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PLANET IN REBELLION !THE BATTLE RAGES "And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel."
Genesis 3: 15
The lines were drawn; on one side the haughty, selfish rebel and on the other side the humble, loving, unselfish, Creator God. God saw that some men, if given a second chance, may choose to return to loyalty to the loving Heavenly Father. SO THE KINGDOM OF GRACE WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE BLOOD OF THE 'LAMB SLAIN FROM THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD.' Revelation 13:8 COMMON GRACE: The Battle would be set up in the heart of man. Satan would seek to hold all people as slaves to Pride, Sin, Selfishness and headed for eternal Death. But God through His Holy Spirit would strive in the heart of each person seeking to lead him to Freedom, Light and Life! If it were not for God stepping in between the vicious rebel and his duped subjects, mankind would have been rapidly destroyed forever. Satan's enmity and rabid hatred against God is so great that he delights to cause suffering and death and degradation to thus hurt the heart of God. He doesn't hate us personally, but because God loves us, he hates us and wants to degrade and destroy all of us.
... He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. John 8:44 He even deceives and destroys his closest followers. He teaches them to delight in death and ugliness because, after all, that is ALL he has to offer anybody! The 'pleasures' of Sin- for only a short season. Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. The state of Common Grace is the power that heaven uses to protect mankind from the onslaughts of the Satanic hosts so as to allow man to live and be able to learn the issues and make his choice whether to remain in the clutches of the rebel leader or to accept rescue through the loving Savior. Of course to us, until we know the truth about it, it SEEMS the battle is between us wanting our own way and our conscience showing us the better way. The urgings to good and the pricking of guilt in our hearts are part of the wooing of the Holy Spirit seeking to win us away from the kingdom of darkness! Galatians 5:17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. One of the big tricks Satan has played on man is to get him to think that people are naturally good. This is a lie, since man fell into sin and joined the rebel in his fight against God, it is more natural for him to be evil and selfish than to be good. Romans 8:7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. But still the Grace of God strives in us and puts in each heart a desire for improvement. That is the source of goodness in man, the only source! God patiently seeks to teach man the right ways, the ways of His Law of Love, the Ten Commandments. 1John 2:15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. No created being has life in itself- Satan does not have life in himself- so he can't give life to anyone. God's universe is set up so that to willfully separate ones self from God would automatically lead to chaos and death. God's power is what keeps us alive and what holds the universe together.
SO How come Satan and sinners are alive? God saw that unless he allowed the rebel to demonstrate his schemes to the universe, other of His created little ones might serve him out of fear and not love. The service born of FEAR and FORCE is offensive to our Loving God! So through the intercession of Jesus, God is allowing the rebels to demonstrate their form of 'government' to the universe. Things must be so plain that all His creatures could understand the issue. THE BIG GIFT OF GOD TO ALL US INTELLIGENT CREATURES IS THIS- FREE CHOICE! The power to choose. NOTICE! We Don't have power to obey - BUT we have power to CHOOSE. As we CHOOSE to go God's way, to resist Satan and evil and to subdue our selfishness, JESUS' Mighty Power comes to us to make it so. His victory is not only credited to us for past sin repented of and forsaken- But His VICTORIOUS LIFE is given to us to allow us in place of our selfish, rebellious one, if we choose to have it! Thus we are enabled to break free from the bonds of Satan and sin. Matthew 1:21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. Notice it saves He shall save them FROM their sins not IN their sins!
God's Common Grace is what keeps this earth a place where life can continue. Day after Day, year after year His love is around us like the atmosphere, upholding comforting, sustaining, blessing. Both the wicked and the godly partake of his blessings. Satan is constantly trying to hurt, and destroy and he would do it but as LONG as there is a CHANCE of repentance- God's mercy holds him back and protection lingers. And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree. Revelation 7:1
HEAVEN is much closer to us than we ever imagine! Every day the mighty angels of God are on the job shielding and driving back the forces that would destroy us. From the beginning of life to its end Angels that excel in strength seek to teach us and lead us to the Light of God's Truth. NOW- HERE IS THE BIG POINT! This applies to NATIONS and INSTITUTIONS as well as people! BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN GOD SEES THAT MAN'S HEART IS FULLY SET TO DO EVIL AND ALL HOPE FOR REPENTANCE IS GONE? Genesis 6:5 And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually
Some times God has to send judgments Himself- to protect the innocent or to stop man from annihilating the whole earth! The ways of sin an incompatible with LIFE! That is why God cannot allow it to continue unchecked. We see what happened at the flood! and at Sodom. Also There comes a time when God begins to withdraw the protection. NOT because He wants to, but because all efforts to get man to choose the right fail and man insists on having his selfish way! He finally is left to reap what he has sown. There comes a time when the line is crossed! Mercy can plead no more for the guilty, and the protecting forces of heaven reluctantly withdraw. THEN swooping in like the foul fiends they are, Satan and his hosts bring misery and destruction.
For an example of this read the first chapters of JOB. When God agreed to remove part of His protection from Job - see how swiftly Satan swept all away and afflicted him!
Matthew 24:7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
WHY? 2 Timothy 3:1-5 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
You see, dear readers, God does everything a God of love can do to win the people back to obedience to His Just Law - the Law of Life! BUT HE WILL NOT FORCE MAN'S CHOICE! The time is HERE NOW when God is beginning to let the protection slip - just a little at first to try and wake people up - but soon that SWEET SPIRIT OF GRACE will depart from the unrepentant ones - NEVER to return. OH DREADFUL DAY! NOTICE the Bible says they will have a "form of godliness!" These hardened sinners will go to church! They will have a 'zeal for God' they will try and FORCE others to follow THEIR idea of right. WHAT will bring the final wrath upon this earth? It will be when men set themselves up to be as God- and seek to FORCE all to obey laws that go AGAINST the LAW of GOD! They will then persecute and kill those who are faithful to God. The Nation of AMERICA which has been so blessed by God will speak as a dragon (Read Revelation 13) It will decide to force all people to follow the papacy in breaking the Sabbath of God and instead enforcing the keeping of Sunday. These plans are well under way - this is why the protection is beginning to be withdrawn - Satan is getting his chance to ravage and destroy. AND it is OUR CHOICES that are setting him loose.
Earthquakes and natural disasters are increasing incredibly ! Famine, pestilence and plague are rampant ! Whose side are YOU choosing to be on?? A story: true and recent- but names left out. - A small country had a mixture of churches- the people were believing in the Bible and God. A group came in and taught them that Jesus was dead and there was no need to obey the Bible. The people turned to open vice and wickedness. By doing this they lost the shelter of heaven. A Tidal wave hit - killing thousands! In India several horrible disasters have struck; a few years back deadly gas leaks in the insecticide plant killed hundreds. India in late years have been persecuting protestant Christians and casting out true missionaries. In South America - devastating natural disasters have hit. Thousands have died. In that part of the world true believers are being persecuted and driven out. Another true story with names removed. An area in South America. Missionaries came to preach but this whole area was following the practices of various kinds of witchcraft. The people mocked and ridiculed the preachers of Bible Truth. Finally the Holy Spirit impressed the missionary group it was time to leave. Right after they left a terrible mudslide completely buried that area! Coincidence? No Way! as long as even a few that serve God are in an area, His protection lingers - but when they are cast out or killed - evil is turned loose.
We are loosing the protection of the Common Grace - the Holy Spirit is being withdrawn as men stubbornly refuse to heed and return to the truth of God's Word. it is time to wake up! Most of mankind are sinning away their last moments of mercy! The great day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly. Zephaniah 1:14 Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD'S wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land. Zephaniah 1:18 Before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the LORD come upon you, before the day of the LORD'S anger come upon you. Zephaniah 2:2 Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD'S anger. Zephaniah 2:3 Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come. Joel 1:15 When the sweet Spirit of God is beaten back from hearts as hard as rock and determine to 'do their own thing' no matter what - When mercy takes her flight never to return. These terrible events like we saw September 11 will be everywhere! It is a warning ! WILL THINGS LIKE THIS HAPPEN AGAIN? They will ! IS THERE ANY HOPE FOR ME? |
