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The Beauty of the Ascended Christ

THE JUSTICE OF GOD!

Publication of Endtime Ministries ... Women for Christ

Personal Revival

JUDGEMENT IS COMING - SOON


Greetings in the Precious Name of Jesus Christ, our Saviour and Lord. To all the wonderful saints out there God bless and keep you in His peace! GOD is on the Throne, HE is in control of this world, it belongs to Him.

No evil New World Order can oppose His majesty and authority, be still and know that He alone is Lord and King:
Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses. I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession; That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ: Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;

Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen. 1 Timothy 6:12-16. The period we are living through may well develop into perilous times beyond our present scope of apprehension! The ingredients are already mixed in the bowl, the oven is heated, the cake is ready to be baked - it is a devils food cake, about to be devoured by the earthdwellers. The ingredients cannot now be unmixed. It is getting too late even to alert anyone. However, the true believers of the true Church are not walking in darkness and can see the events in the light of God and His Word. Even the secular members of society are seeing how amazing are the world events going on. Never have we seen anything like this in history. Despatch magazine has dealt with a few of the atrocious trials on earth at the moment, but we can only deal with the mere crumbs of the real scene world-wide. Jesus Christ will soon take away His called out ones the saved ones, washed in His Blood, and Gods wrath will pour out on the planet.

IT IS FIT AND RIGHT FOR US TO GIVE GLORY TO GOD ALMIGHTY.


At a time like this we can simply worship and adore the One Who is our Creator. This world is going to get what it deserves. We are of a fallen race who have transgressed against High Heaven and have raised ourselves up in pride against the Almighty Lord of Eternity. These are not religious-sounding words, but the Truth. The enmity against God in our own society has grown and grown in past years, so that even a small change in the National Anthem by Christian schools in Australia, to include Jesus Christ in the words, has caused fury and denouncement by the wicked population of our nation. Gay marriages will soon become legal, and the final nail on the coffin of Australia will be hammered in. Notice in this next Bible portion that God gives up a society when the death instead of life sexual system comes into full play. Homosexuals cannot bring forth life with babies being born, and

they become symbols if you like of that giving up by God the Creator of life. Let us read all of this passage from Romans carefully, for it sums up Australia in 2011-2012 so well, even to the unholy glorification of creatures and creation rather than God Himself - this Creation is God concept is now ruling our nation. GAIA, Mother Earth: For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature [creation] more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, Without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them. Romans 1: 20-32.

In the midst of it all, we as Australians, are still here living as people who are citizens of the nation. But, we are not really citizens of this land, we are citizens of Heaven, and we are just passing through: 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. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever. 1 John 2:15-17.

THE BIBLE DECLARES THE GLORY OF GOD.


As Gods people on earth, at this period of distress, we should declare before Heaven and the angels our submission to the Creator of all, and our adoration of Him. He has shown such mercy towards us by sending His only begotten Son to die for the sins of this world, we should be humbly bowing to Him at this time in gratitude and reverence. If Jesus Christ had not died for our sin, we would be about to suffer the wrath of God along with the other rebels against God that live on this planet! It will not be pretty; it will be awesome to live on earth soon. Let us take time to realise what the Word of God shows about the future plans of the Almighty, and His unchangeable purposes. It is coming to a crisis now, dear friends. Gods Judgements are ahead, we need to find heart-felt, holy acceptance of this and be prepared before the Lord. There are those who will tell us to get food into storage, water and other necessities prepared, as the times are evil. No, we need to realise Who is in control and submit. We are a few, only a few will be saved, but we have the privilege of being among this little number. Show by your seeking the Lord Gods Presence and your obedient reverence that you acknowledge the unseen dimension and

realise the Sovereignty of God. Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present us with you. For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God. For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; 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. 2 Corinthians 4: 14-18.

THE JUDGEMENTS.
These fa cts should never distress the Christians, for they are redeemed by the Precious Blood of Chr ist. We hav e already accepted the Judgement of God as to Believers SIN. We will look at this Judgement, its Time, its Place, and what happened when SIN was judged. 1. SIN was judged in A.D. 30. PLACE was Calvary. The Judgement was completed by Christs FINISHED WORK. THE RESULT was accomplished. Death happened to Christ. Justification was the result for the Believer. Justification means: The act of God declaring men free from guilt and acceptable to him. Declared perfect before God. This Judgement is PAST.

For Christ is the END OF THE LAW for righteousness to every one that Believeth. Romans 10:4: Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on Him that sent me, HATH EVERLASTING LIFE and shall not come into condemnation (Judgement) but IS PASSED From Death Unto Life. John 5:24. Let no man deceive you, someone who has received Christ as Saviour and Lord and is under the Blood Covenant HAS GOT everlasting life and cannot ever come under condemnation. We have already PASSED from death to Life in Him. As soon as a person accepts Christ as Saviour that ends the SIN judgement forever for that person. If our iniquities are laid on Him, they are not laid on us. Isaiah 53: 5, 6: But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. BUT, we must self-judge our sins which are the product of the old sin nature that can still hold sway in our lives after we are born again. Unless we enter deeply into the Gospel of Christ, and we reckon ourselves dead indeed to sin, and allow Christ to fill us with His own Life, which is the New Nature. (Study Romans 6 carefully). If we are careless and let the old nature rule our lives, we will be judged on the unconfessed sins, even in this life. God has to chastise many Christians because they let unconfessed sins reign. But, we will never be judged ever again for SIN, We cannot be judged again for SIN and so lose our salvation: If we would judge ourselves we should not be judged. But when we are judged we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned (Judged) with the world. 1 Corinthians 11: 31, 32.
2. Believers who are safe in Christ and under His Blood will be judged for their WORKS. TIME will be, After the Rapture has occurred. PLACE IS, The Judgement Seat of Christ. It will be in the air. The centre of this judgement is NOT about salvation or loss thereof,

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it is about WORKS done in the flesh. The result will be Reward for those Works, or loss of Reward. I consider indeed that getting right with God as Christian believers whilst we still have time is far more essential than stacking up food and water in storage sheds etc. We need to prepare for the NEXT LIFE, the other dimension with God, much more than preparing for trouble on this planet. All who are truly born-again must appear before the Judgement Seat of Christ, be aware of this: For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. 2 Corinthians 5:10. IN THE AIR? Yes, the Bible tells us that the time of judgement for the Believers in regard to their works is when Jesus comes back to Rapture us. Rapture, then Believers Judgement. And the place is in the air. This could mean in heavenly places, it suggests certainly the place where we will ever be with the Lord: Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God. 1 Corinthians 4:5. Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. 1 Thessalonians 4:17. THE BEMA SEAT OF CHRISTS JUDGEMENT can be likened to a Judges stand at a flower and vegetable show, or the place where the awards are given at the Olympic Games. It is not about being found guilty or innocent before a Judge in a court room, it is a judgment of the saved ones only! It is not a judgement for SIN, this is already over at the Cross of Calvary, but for a judgement of what you have done with Jesus, have you built upon the foundation of Christs glorious sacrifice great works of valour and service for the Lord or not. See the scene in 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 The word CASTAWAY in the KJV does not mean that Paul thought he could lose his salvation! He meant he might not be

approved of God re his service and life. Here is the Greek meaning: adokimos {ad-ok-ee-mos} 1) not standing the test, not approved 1a) properly used of metals and coins 2) that which does not prove itself such as it ought 2a) unfit for, unproved, spurious, reprobate. Now on to 1 Corinthians 3:11-15: For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; Every mans work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every mans work of what sort it is. If any mans work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. If any mans work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire. The rewards at the Bema Seat will be CROWNS. The Bema Seat in Grecian G ames ga v e circles of laurel leaves as crowns. If you ha d no rewa rd y ou did not get a crown, but you were not punished. We are aiming at receiving an incorruptible crown, one that does not just r ot away as laurel leaves do. No one is ca st out of Gods presence because they did not get a crown. However, if ther e is no crown there is shame and the suffering of LOSS. How have you lived your life?

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This is the time of reflection. Make sure you have confessed all sins to God, be washed in the Blood. If you have grudges and will not forgive someone, confess and be washed. End broken relationships as God leads you. 1 John 1:9. If you have lived a careless, worldly sort of life up to now, move out of this shocking state and seek Gods will. Pray for the lost, speak to those unsaved neighbours and relatives about salvation in Christ Jesus, be in every way the Christian you should be in the Strength of the Spirit.

As you look at the world in 2012 be aware that no matter what, it will all come to an end, and what is important is the reality of the eternal dimension. Floods, cyclones, economic collapse, trials and problems massed up like mountains in 2012? - this will end soon and Gods eternal world will be our home. Remember how important little things were when you were a child? Mum would not buy you an ice-cream cone - does it matter to you now? This world and its rebellion, suffering and sin will not be important to you in the soon coming dimension of Reality in the Heavenlies.

CROWNS AHEAD.

What crowns might you win? To cast at Jesus feet?

This is the Martyrs crown. For those who remain faithful even to a martyrs death! James 1:12. You may have to face a trial one day, who knows, where it is demanded of you to denounce Christ Jesus or suffer death! Will you stand on the Lords side even so, as many, many other saints have done in Church history over two thousand years? Fill us with your boldness and bravery, Holy Spirit.

The Crown of Life.

This is for a leader, a Pastor, or an elder perhaps. The Chief Shepherd will award this to under-shepherds at the Bema Seat. Many today have gone after money and power, self-glory and pride. They will not get an award, even

The Crown of Glory.

if they are truly saved, because the Bible tells us they served filthy lucre and lorded it over Gods heritage: Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; Neither as being lords over Gods heritage, but being ensamples to the flock. And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away. 1 Peter 5: 2-4.

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The soul winner will receive a crown. Those people whom you have won for Jesus will be our crown of rejoicing at His Coming. What happiness will be ours when we see them safe and sound in Jesus Presence. For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming? For ye are our glory and joy. 1 Thessalonians 2:19-20. Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved. Philippians 4:1.

The Crown of Rejoicing.

This is a crown that many of us living through these terrible days will certainly receive. It is a crown for loving His appearing, longing for Jesus Christ to take us in the Rapture, looking for Him, crying for Him to take us away with Him. This October at the Feast of Trumpets period many Christians felt very strongly that the Rapture would come at last. It did not, but there is a reward for you for longing for Him to appear. Take heart, and cry even so, come Lord Jesus as Revelation 22:20 cries, the last prayer in the Bible. It is the last promise in the Bible as well, Surely I come quickly, Amen says our Lord.

The Crown of Righteousness.

Here we see the Victors crown, for those who have kept under their bodies. For those

The Crown Incorruptible.

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Christians who did not yield to smoking and drinking, or taking drugs, and who did not let themselves be pulled away from their Christian duties by worldly pursuits. Pleasure, amusing activities, trips here, there and everywhere, eating too much, engaging in too many entertainments. This is often the modern day Christians way of life, and they will not get the Crown Incorruptible. If we do not want to be ashamed at His Coming, let us keep our bodies under and our fleshly desires in check. And we can still win a crown: And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming. 1 John 2:28.

THE JUDGEMENT OF THE JEWS.

THE GREAT TRIBULATION IS NEAR!

Time is running out, beloved of God. When you look with amazement at the events going on in 2011-12, remember, God is not mocked. His Plan is the only one that will be accomplished, all the events happening now will only lead without any exclusion into the ultimate Plan of the Creator God. God is about to bring His Judgement on this earth of unrepentant sinners, beginning with the Jews, then after that the Gentile nations. Let us consider the Jews first of all. This judgement of the Jews is the paramount reason for the Tribulation period of seven years. Why would God judge Israel severely in the Great Tribulation? The basis of His judgement against the Jews is the Rejection of the entire Godhead, all of the Trinity, the rejection of the Father, the rejection of Christ Jesus the Son, the Messiah Who is God come in the flesh, and the rejection of the Holy Spirit. This is certainly not a light matter! Israel was chosen of God to be His people. They have done deadly evil in His sight. However, God is not finished with the Jews yet, as the Replacement Theology heretics tell us! God will raise them up in the Millennial Reign of Christ and they will be the head nation of the earth. BUT, there is a lot to be done with the Jews before that time comes. How do we know this? The Bible tells us so:

1. REJECTION OF GOD THE FATHER. The Jews are Gods earthly people, and their judgement must be of an earthly kind. 1 Samuel tells us that in his day they rejected God the Father: And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them. 1 Samuel 8:7. 2. REJECTION OF GOD THE SON. In the days of Christ on earth the Jews rejected God the Son: And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man [Jesus Christ], and release unto us Barabbas: Luke 23:18. Read Acts 7:51. 54-60.

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3. REJECTION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. The Jews have rejected the Holy Spirit, as seen in the days of Stephen: Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye. Acts 7:51. When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth. But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God, Acts 7:54-60. The Jews had been scattered amongst the nations for their awesome Sin against the Godhead, but God has brought them back to the Promised Land in our times. This shows that the Times of the Gentiles have almost ended. The Times of the Gentiles are the ages when the Gentile nations rule on the earth is in operation. The Jews have been brought back to the Holy Land as yet unconverted but they will be caused to pass under the rod. This talks of judgement, they will be cast into the Lords Melting Pot and enter through the horrors of that which is spoken of by Jeremiah and Daniel as The Time of Jacobs Trouble. Jesus Christ called it the GREAT TRIBULATION. Read carefully what the Bible says about this appalling time period in: Jeremiah 30:4-7; Daniel 12:1. Both Christ and Zechariah associate this

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period with the Return of the Lord. For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. Read the whole passage of Matthew 24:21-31. Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee. For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city. Read the whole passage of Zechariah 14:1-11.

He will be used by God to bring judgement on the Jewish nation and the Gentile nations!!! Gods Plan will swallow up all the Antichrists arrogant agenda! The vials of Gods wrath will be poured out upon the earth. BUT the CHURCH OF GOD will be in the heavenlies being judged at the Bema Seat whilst this is all going on upon earth. The Church, or the Bride of Christ, will NOT be judged on earth with the earth-dwellers while the Tribulation is proceeding: Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation [the Tribulation], which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth. Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown. Revelation 3:10-11. And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come. 1 Thessalonians 1:10. The word for wrath in the Greek is orgre which refers to the period of time when Gods wrath is poured out upon the earth in the Great Tribulation. READ carefully Revelation 15:1, 5-8; 16:1-21. THE JEWS will be so distressed and in despair because of the judgements against them that they will cry out to the Lord in the agony of their situation. Wonderful things will then happen to them!

THE ANTICHRIST.

And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn. Zechariah 12:10. Christ will come back to the Mount of Olives, and the Israelites will gaze upon Him who they pierced or caused to be crucified, and the whole nation will be born [or converted] in a day. Then the Judgement of the Jews will be ended: And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south. Zechariah 14:4. Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? or shall a nation be born at once? for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children. Isaiah 66:8.

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THE JUDGEMENT OF THE GENTILE NATIONS.

W hen you look around you at the disasters that are happening on the earth, ma ny , many aw esome ev ents hav e been caused directly by the rule of the Gentile nations, united under one

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authority - the United Nations. This authority is basically a World Government Body. The New World Order, or the New International Order, is REAL not conspiracy theory. The conspired destruction of nations and cities, the murderous activities, the outrageous elite power structures of greed that make up the U.N. have been exposed by investigators over decades. Keep in mind as we proceed into the future that GOD is in control of the powers-structures of the earth, and His judgement on the NATIONS cannot be stopped by the wealthy and powerful human leaders of the planet. There is judgement coming, not only for individuals, but for Nations. Soon the wickedness and injustice reigning arrogantly supreme in our times will be at an end, and God Almighty will show Who really rules. There is no Conspiracy Theory as some laughingly protest, but there is obvious Conspiracy FACT. Note in Psalm 2 that the earths rulers have conspired together against the Lord God - seeking to rid the earth of the imagined bondage of the God of the Bible and His Son Jesus Christ: Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure. Psalm 2:1-5. The time when this harshest of harsh, but Righteous, Judgements, the Judgement of the Nations, occurs will be just before Christ comes again, and when Jesus Christ comes in His Second Advent at the end of the Tribulation period. The Gentile nations will have gone through hell on earth during the Tribulation, especially the last three and a half years. The awfulness of the Battle of Armageddon will happen in the ancient valley of Megiddo, west of Jordan in the plain of Jezreel. The Lord will come in His glory to deliver the Jewish remnant who are besieged by the Gentile world-powers, the nations have been amassed together by the Beast or Antichrist and the False Prophet (Revelation 16:13-16; Zechariah 12:1-9). This Battle of Armageddon is the first event in the day of Jehovah, and is the fulfilment of prophecy, the mighty smiting-stone prophecy of Daniel 2:35. See Isaiah 2:12 and Isaiah 63:1-6.

This judgement of the Nations is NOT a judgement of individuals. The Nations will be judged before the Millennial Reign of Christ, the Living Nations will be judged on earth. Some nations will be SAVED and others will be DESTROYED. Only some nations will be left to go into the Millennial Reign. The Throne of His Glory will be the place of this judgement, on the earth at the Valley of Jehoshaphat. The account of this Judgement is given in Matthew 25:31-46. The description of the Judgement is often linked with Revelation 20:11-15, and it is made to appear as though they were one and the same Judgement. This is not so. Clarence Larkin has done a great job of separating these judgements and making good, simple sense of the separation of the events. Here is his OUTLINE: Matthew 25:31-46. 1. No resurrection. 2. Living Nations Judged. 3. On the Earth. Joel 3:2. 4. No Books Mentioned. 5. Three classes Named. Sheep, Goats, Brethren. 6. Time - before the Millennium. Revelation 20:11-15. 1. A Resurrection. 2. Dead Judged. 3. Heaven and Earth are Gone. 4. Books Opened. 5. One Class Named. The Dead. 6. Time - after the Millennium. When the Judgement of the Nations occurs the rule of the Gentile Nations will be over forever. NO MORE New World Order, NO United Nations and shadowy elite power bankers in the back ground, running all the global affairs. The Sheep represent one kind of nation, the Goats are another kind of nation. The Brethren are the Jews who are Christs Brethren, as He was a Jew in His earthly lineage. The Nations will be judged on their treatment of Israel and the Jews on that day of Judgement, when Christ comes to set up His glorious Millennial Kingdom on earth. It will

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all happen in the future of this planet called Earth - very soon to come to pass, it would appear by world events right now! Praise God for that! Note in the following verses the reference that the Gentile nations parted the Holy Land. Palestine is seeking the right to part the Holy Land in 2011, using the United Nations to do this: For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem, I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land. Joel 3:1, 2. Bible Prophecy shows that there will be a horrendous Judgement of the Nations on the earth in the Valley of Jehoshaphat, when the Jews hav e been restored to their own land. They have already been restored to the Holy Land - the rest of the prophecy will happen as well. The Sheep nations will inherit the Kingdom on earth, because they have been kind and protective towards Israel in the Tribulation period. The Goat nations will at once be destroyed as Nations, none of those nations will be in the Millennium Reign of Christ. The wicked individuals who have made up those nations will perish and be eternally lost. Study carefully Matthew 25:31-46.

Those who refuse to accept Jesus Christ and Saviour and Lord will have to suffer the consequences. God is a Holy God: He that despised Moses law died without mercy under two or three witnesses: Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace? Hebrews 10: 28, 29. THE UNSAVED SINNERS will be Judged one thousand years after the Judgement of the Nations, when they will face God Almighty at The Great White Throne. Read Revelation 20:11-15.

WHAT ABOUT THE UNSAVED MASSES OF LOST SINNERS?

Where will this Throne be? It will NOT be on earth, for the earth itself will be undergoing a mighty renovation by fire at that time. 2 Peter 3:7 tells us: But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men. Remember, there has been one thousand years of human habitation of the planet before The Great White Throne Judgement happens. The unsaved will NEVER be Judged to decide whether they are entitled to go to Heaven eternally or go to Hell. They are already condemned because they refused to accept Gods wonderful offer of Mercy and Grace, which cost the Precious Saviour His life on the Cross. These will Judged to decide the degree of their punishment. Some people tha t y ou know well could end up at that Judgement, people who think they are good and loving, who laugh and joke now. They pay their taxes, they are friendly and kind to others, they are liked by other people around them. But, they will not repent and turn to God and receive the Death of Christ as their own personal sacrifice for Sin. They will end up along side the sinners like Hitler and Judas! The Books will be opened; angels have kept the records of every humans life. They wanted to be judged

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LAKE OF FIRE

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according to their own works - and they will be! And found guilty, then to what degree? The greater the sins the greater the punishment, it certainly appears from Scripture. NO unsaved person will get a second Chance of Salvation through the shed Blood of Christ. Since this is the case, then the Judgement of works must have to do with the degree of punishment. THE FALLEN ANGELS will be Judged at the Great Day. They have been reserved in chains under darkness, shown in Jude 6: And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day. THE BOOK of LIFE will be at The Great White Throne Judgement. It is there to answer any who plead for Justifica tion by their own wor ks a nd supposed acts of righteousness. The answer will be an awesome BLANK in the Book of Life, wher e their na me should ha v e b een, c o u l d ha v e b een if they ha d receiv ed Christs sacrifice for Sin as their own payment for Sin. Pray for your relatives and friends, seek to win the lost, time is running out.

THE BELIEVERS SELF-JUDGEMENT.


For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged. But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world. 1 Corinthians 11: 31-32.

If we walk prayerfully with the Lord every day, honestly judging our own ways and habits before God, then we can avoid Him having to judge and discipline us for any sinful ways and wrong doings. A bornagain believer is never condemned by God with the unsaved of the world. But, chastisement or punishment can be severe if we are giving a bad witness before others, causing dishonour to the Lord Jesus Christ and so forth. God, our Heavenly Father can even remove from the earth by physical death seriously disobedient Christians. The Truth we teach and speak is commended by the life we live, or it is disgraced by the life we do not live in godliness: Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not; But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every mans conscience in the sight of God. 2 Corinthians 4:1, 2.

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Beauty for Ashes has been a heavy session this time. I did not intend to write about Judgements when I first sat down to begin this issue. But the Lord Jesus Christ led me on into this important conversation with you. There is no time left to be foolish in our evaluation of our own lives, and of those we love and care for. We live on a Fallen Planet, heading quickly on to crisis time. How then are you and I to face the coming days on the Earth? What does the Bible show us about our personal needs and fears? THE BIBLE urges the Christian believer to have no worries about anything, but to rest with peace in the Lord Jesus: Be careful [anxious and worried] for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6, 7. GOD IS MYSTERIOUSLY PRESENT in everything we go through, and wants to show His power on our behalf in all matters. Let Him keep your emotions, thoughts and actions under His will, and lead your paths in every way. All is well in Him. I heard a thrilling true story

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recently, on the radio as we drove along in our car. I cannot remember the extraneous details exactly, but the main story is etched on my little grey cells. The story was printed in Readers Digest, 1948. Three years after the end of World War 11. A Christian man in Boston awoke one day, a day like any other, and went off to work. He went down to the train station and caught a train he had never used before, and never did again. The train door opened and it was packed with travellers. The man, I will call him John, saw there were no seats left empty and was about to step back, when a man rose from his seat and motioned John to take it, and then he disappeared into the packed train. John took the seat, and found himself next to a sad looking fellow and they began to speak. He, I will call him Frank, spoke Hungarian, and John also spoke that language and soon they were chatting away. Frank told John his tragic story, of his life of suffering. He was a war refugee, originally from Hungary. He had been in Germany as a soldier when the Russians had taken over, and Frank was forced by the Russians to help bury mountains of the German dead! At last Frank managed to get back home to Hungary, only to find that nearly his whole family had been killed in the war, and his beloved wife had been taken to Auschwitz, the Nazi death camp. Frank searched and searched for her, but no trace was ever found. Finally he had emigrated to the U.S.A. to try and make a new life for himself. Frank mentioned the name of the small Hungarian town he had lived in. John suddenly blurted out, was the street you lived in such-and-such? It was: Frank had lived in that street. Was your wifes name Mary? Yes, that was so. The train stopped and John grabbed the hand of Frank and dragged him to a phone. In his pocket John had a name and telephone number of a woman called Mary. it had been given to him the night before by a war refugee assistance group. She had lived in the same street as Frank, in the same town. Mary answered the call, and soon Frank and Mary were weeping tears of joy for she was the darling wife who had been lost to him over many, tragic years of suffering! God had reunited them. Think of all this. Why did John go on that train, he never had before? Why did the man get up and motion John to the seat right next to Frank?

Who was that man, was he an angel? Why did the two men start talking, they were complete strangers? Why had that particular womans name and details been given to him? How come John had the name and telephone number of Mary in his pocket? Was it all co-incidence? NO, God acted in the situation in His mercy and love. He can do this for any of us, trust Him with your life and He will do the impossible: O For with God nothing shall be impossible. Luke 1:37.

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TO REST IN GODS REST is to cease from your works! God does not get anxious, He is never frightened and depressed, He does not fear the future nor is He distraught over the state of the world. Does God want us to enter into His own rest and be in sweet peace? Yes, for He tells us so, He invites us into His delightful rest. He promises we can enter into His own rest: Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it. For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it. For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world. Hebrews 4:1-3. Who are the them mentioned in this passage? It is the Hebrews who came out of captivity in Egypt who would not enter the Land of Rest, who would not cross the Jordan River and enter Canaan, because of unbelief. It is a type of the Christian life presented here. Egypt stands for the unsaved state of the lost sinner, he becomes saved and comes out of Egypt or the lost world system, but he will not enter Gods rest from ALL his own works and labours - because of unbelief. The works God has prepared for us in His rest were finished before the foundation of the world. This is the TRUE SABBATH, not a day of rest as in the Old Testament times: For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works. And in this place again, If they shall enter into my rest. Seeing therefore it

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remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief: Again, he limiteth a certain day, saying in David, To day, after so long a time; as it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts. For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day. There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. Hebrews 4:4-9. Just as God worked in Creation making the earth and all that is therein, and He rested from His labours on the Seventh Day, so Christians are invited by God to cease from their labours and simply rest from struggle, strain, trying to be righteous and striving to overcome evil in their own strength. Jesus has done all the work of salvation for us, now it should be our Sabbath rest in a very real and spiritual sense. Jesus cried It is finished as He died on the Cross, because He had completed the total salvation for the whole world, but we have free will, we must enter into this ourselves. (John 19:30). Rest in Gods rest is entering deeply into Jesus prepared salvation, letting Him save us to the uttermost. Letting Him provide all things for us. Freedom from the dominion of the old sin nature is ours by Blood-right, and letting Him fill us with His own righteous Life is being saved to the uttermost from our own inability to do good works: For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace. Romans 6:14. Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. Romans 6:4. Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. Matthew 5:6. Gods rest is when we give up our own efforts to be good, to try and trust Him, struggling to be brave, fighting to manage our little lives. Notice above that if we hunger and thirst after righteousness we shall be filled. No self-effort here, just an acceptance of God as the provider of righteousness, through His indwelling Son. Here we should compare the Old Testament (Covenant) with the New Testament (Covenant.)

The Old Covenant with its Law principle showed what MANKIND could do, and humanity utterly failed to keep the Law. The New Covenant shows what GOD can do for helpless humans who can only fail - HE does it all for us. He gives Eternal Life, He gives deliverance from the Old Adam life, He provides a holy, righteous life. We just rest and receive. Come to God and say I am helpless, hopeless and will never be anything else but a failure and then receive all you need from Him - provided already in Christ Jesus. THE OLD TESTAMENT (COVENANT) was based on the blood of bulls, goats and lambs. THE NEW TESTAMENT (COVENANT) is infinitely higher than the elementary religion of the Old Testament. It is founded on the Blood of the Son of God. It is secured on that glory.

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Will you face the future trying to show what you can do to be good, to be trusting, to have faith? Or will you cease from your own labours and enter Gods own rest, and let HIM give you everything you need from His vast resources in Christ, under the New Covenant in Christs Blood: Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: Ephesians 1: 3, 4. Entering Gods own rest is ceasing from our own struggles, to let Jesus Christ provide everything for us. The Sabbath rest is not about a day in the New Testament, it is about a REALITY. ALL is free in Jesus Christ, not just initial justification, but sanctification for our daily walk as well. Make an ABSOLUTE SURRENDER to the Lord, to obey in everything moment by moment. And let HIM fill you with His own righteousness: There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. For he

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that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his. Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief. For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do. Hebrews 4:9-13. HERE IS PEACE in the scary world of 2011-12, under the rest and power of God Almighty - totally controlled by Him. Where else could one find such safety - hid under His wings: I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. He shall cover thee w ith his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. Psalm 91:2-4.

There is a spine-tingling passage in Daniel, 7:13, 14. It is a scene in Heaven before the Second Coming of the Son of God. It is preceded by verses about the vision Daniel had of the actual Coming Again of the Son of God. Read them carefully, the Ancient of days is the GOD ALMIGHTY Whom you trust and serve. Do you feel safe under His wings? You should do! (Daniel 7: 9-12.) Daniel 7:13 talks about the Son of man (Jesus Christ) coming in the clouds of heaven. These clouds are often mentioned in Scripture, and have awesomely spiritual connotations. Look some of them up: To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old; lo, he doth send out his voice, and that a mighty voice. Ascribe ye strength unto God: his excellency is over Israel, and his strength is in the clouds. O God, thou art terrible out of thy

CLOUDS OF GLORY.

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holy places: the God of Israel is he that giveth strength and power unto his people. Blessed be God. Psalm 68:33-35. ...Clouds at the giving of the Ten Commandments: Deuteronomy 4:11. ...A description of the Almighty in clouds: 2 Samuel 22:11-12. ...Thick clouds are a covering for God: Job 22:13-14. ...The clouds of Heaven are much higher than sinners: Job 35:5. ...Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty. Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain: Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind: Psalm 104: 1-3.

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JESUS CHRIST will come soon to take His Church home, to be with Him forever. The RAPTURE cannot be far away, be of good cheer. Some wonder if there could be a partial Rapture, with unworthy Christians being left behind because they did not walk the talk. This can never be. None of us are worthy to be saved or Raptured, we are all saved only by Grace through the shed Blood alone. We are a completed Body of Christ together, the whole Body will join the Head, which is the Lord Jesus. How could His Body, His Bride, ever be dismembered by leaving some of it behind? Never! Jesus will come in the Glory Clouds of the Almighty. He is God, and He will cause us to walk upon the wings of the wind, we will be in the clouds of His chariot. There is no partial Rapture, we will all depart: Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven. Matthew 26:64.

And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven. Acts 1:9-11.

He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.
Revelation 22:20.

CHRIST IN ALL THE SCRIPTURES (1909) by A. M. Hodgkin p.135-6

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... THE INTERPRETER OF PROPHECY .


It is evident that the, prophets did not always understand the message themselves. We see this fr om the pa ssa ge a lr eady quoted (1 Peter i. 10-13); also from various other passages (Dan. vii. 28, viii. 15-27, x. 7-15; Rev. i. 17, vii. 13, 14, xvii. 6). It follows from this that the very words must have been given them. Prophecy is an unimpeachable evidence of the inspiration of the Bible. To understand prophecy we must follow the principle of interpretation always implied in the New Testament that the Bible is an organic unity and Christ is its centre. We also need to depend continually on the Spirit of God who inspired prophecy, to be to us its Interpreter. It is a common saying that history is the expounder of prophecy, and that we must await its fulfilment to understand it. This view confounds the interpretation with the confirmation. If prophecy can only be understood after it is fulfilled, how can it be a lamp shining in a dark place for our guidance. Prophecy is intended for all Gods people. But all cannot know the worlds history; hence history is not its only interpreter. Moreover our Saviour censured His disciples for not having understood from the prophets the things that were to happen to Him. 0 fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken: ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into His glory? And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, He expounded unto them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself (Luke xxiv. 25-27). In like manner His second coming has been clearly foretold, and we shall be deserving of the same censure if we are not watching for it. Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of Man cometh (Matt. xxiv. 42, 44). ...

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Our Standing IN Christ and the Mystery of the INDWELLING Christ.

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