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ACTS 29 TODAY
coming to the knowledge of the TRUTH
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In Math 24 the disciples ask Jesus what would B the sign of His coming and the end of this age (the age of the gentiles). The first thing Jesus said was…. DON’T B DECEIVED…. I believe that…. DECEPTION…. IS THE GREATEST ENEMY WE WILL FACE IN THESE LAST DAYS. Greater than persecution, natural disasters, wars, famine, or any other thing you could think of.
Then Jesus said, for MANY WILL COME IN MY NAME, SAYING….I AM THE CHRIST…..AND DECEIVE MANY AND LEAD MANY ASTRAY.
unbelievable but happens all over the world.
He said then, there…… WILL BE WARS …….. AND RUMORS OF WARS……but don’t B frightened or troubled, for these things…..MUST TAKE PLACE……BUT THE END IS NOT YET.
Nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom and earthquakes and famine in place after place, this is but the beginning of BIRTH PAINS.
These R things THAT MUST TAKE PLACE and …..WE CAN NOT PRAY THESE THINGS AWAY…THEY MUST….AND MOST ASSUREDLY WILL TAKE PLACE, AND R TAKING PLACE AS I WRITE THIS TODAY.
Things R not going to get better N this world….THEY R GOING TO GET WORSE….and this is conformation that the Bible is true. THEN (as the birth pains get stronger and more frequent) THEY (the people who hate Jesus and you, because you believe in Jesus) will hand you over to [endure] tribulation, and will put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name. At that time many will be offended and repelled [by their association with Me] and will fall away [from the One whom they should trust] and will betray one another [handing over believers to their persecutors] and will hate one another. Many false prophets will appear and mislead many. Because lawlessness is increased, the love of most people will grow cold.
But the one who endures and bears up [under suffering] to the end will be saved. This good news of the kingdom [the gospel] will be preached throughout the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and…….. then…….. the end [of the age] will come.
We all know what happens after the birth pains start to happen, the NEXT MAJOR EVENT IS ……A BIRTH. When my first wife was beginning to have birth pains, I did not call the doctor and say, my wife is having awful pains can you come and stop the pain.
WHY NOT? BECAUSE YOU WANT THE BABY……….
DO WE WANT TO STOP THE PAINS? OR……………. DO WE WANT THE BABY?……
THE BIRTH OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD ON EARTH…..MUST AND WILL B ….PROCEEDED BY THE BIRTH PAINS.
IF YOU R AFRAID OR BOTHERED OR TRYING TO PRAY THE BIRTH PAINS AWAY.…..
YOUR NOT REALLY TO EXCITED ABOUT THE BABY !!!!!!!!!!!!!
BUT IF WE WANT THE BABY (KINGDOM OF GOD ON EARTH) WE WILL…WELCOME THE BIRTH PAINS BECAUSE WE WANT THE KINGDOM OF GOD TO COME TO EARTH.
So I have to ask myself WHAT IS MORE IMPORTANT? THE COMING OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD ON EARTH? OR MY NOT BEING INVOLVED IN THE BIRTH PAINS?
WELL WE MIGHT AS WELL B EXCITED ABOUT THE BABY (THE COMING OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD ON EARTH) BECAUSE WE R GOING TO B INVOLVED IN THE BIRTH PAINS ANYWAY. ( sorry no secret rapture bus)
So I know these things are / and will take place, and in the natural I am not looking forward to these things, Jesus was not looking forward to His death on the cross, He prayed 3 times IS THERE ANY OTHER WAY, BUT IF NOT……NOT MY WILL BUT THINE B DONE.
Jesus ENDURED THE CROSS DESPISING THE SHAME, HOW? FOR THE JOY THAT WAS SET BEFORE HIM. HE KNEW WHAT HIS DEATH WOULD BRING TO THE WORLD, AN OPEN DOOR FOR HUMANITY TO REGAIN THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD FOR ETERNITY.
KNOWING WHAT IT WILL HAPPEN WHEN THE KINGDOM OF GOD COMES TO EARTH, WILL WIPE AWAY ANY PAIN WE WENT THRU BEFORE IT CAME. (Paul called it a MOMENTARY LIGHT AFFLICTION)
WHEN THE BABY COMES, THERE IS SUCH JOY, THAT THE BIRTH PAINS R ALL FORGOTTEN ABOUT, WHEN THE END OF THIS AGE COMES, ANYTHING WE WENT THRU TO GET THERE WILL B GONE FOREVER.
SO WHAT DO WE DO TO GET READY FOR THESE EVENTS……
STAY READY
STAY BEING FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT, DAILY, NOT OH BROTHER I WAS SPIRIT FILLED IN 1972, NO THAT’S NOT EXTRA OIL, EXTRA OIL IS STAYING FILLED THRU THE WORD, PRAYER IN THE SPIRIT, AND PRIVATE WORSHIP, DAILY WATCHING AND NOT SLEEPING, AND IT WILL…..COST YOU, YOU WILL HAVE TO BUY THIS KIND OF OIL.
OK ENOUGH
AND REMEMBER…NO ONE CARES….HOW MUCH YOU KNOW.
UNTIL…..THEY KNOW….HOW MUCH YOU CARE.
BRO LARRY