September 2000

[Part Six]

                Christ-professing religions today preach a “faith” that centers more on the power of MAN than on the Power of ALMIGHTY GOD! They worship at their self-conceived idol of “free will” more than at the “Foot of Christ’s Cross”! They exalt satan’s spoiled kingdom of “SELF”more than the Kingdom of satan’s Spoiler, JESUS CHRIST! Their fertile carnal minds paint cartoonish images of a horrific Hell and a Hollywood heaven that are so far from Truth, it is no wonder God calls their systems “harlot”(lit. prostitute) and “Babylon”(lit. “confusion”, Rev 17:5) But be clear on one salient point, beloveds, God ordained this apostasy for these times. He is just providing a “damsel in distress” for His “Hero on the white horse” to rescue! And Rev 19:11 identifies this “Champion of the vanquished’ as “FAITHFUL AND TRUE” saying, “He judges and makes war in Righteousness; His eyes are as a flame of fire; on His Head are many crowns [Rev 4:4,10 says these the gold crowns of 24 elders (24 = priesthood; and WE are those priests; Rev 1:6); which they have happily cast before the Throne) to replace Christ’s single Crown of Thorns)! He had a Name written that was unknown to all but Himself! He was wearing a vesture *dipped in (His) Blood; and His Name is the WORD OF GOD! The armies of heaven (Sons of God) followed Him on white horses. They were clothed in **fine linen, white and clean!! Out of His mouth goes a sharp sword (“Word” Eph 6:17) He uses to smite the nations. He shall rule with a rod of iron; and shall tread the winepress of Almighty God’s fierceness and wrath! The Name on His vesture and thigh (symbolic of loins, as the reproductive organ) is KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS!!”

*Dipped, used here, comes from Gk 911 bapto (the root for “baptize” in 907) which lit. means: “To whelm; cover wholly with a fluid; to moisten (as part of one’s person); to stain, as with a dye!” Once before Jesus was “dipped” in the murky waters of the Jordan River by John the Baptist (907). But that Baptism symbolized the laver washing of the sacrificial offerings in the outer court of Moses’ wilderness Tabernacle. This “Baptism” in His own Blood displays an Overcomer’s triumph- as One Who has given His all, and is now clothed and armed with its life-giving strength!! ALL SONS OF GOD ARE CLOTHED AND ARMED IN THE SAME BLOOD-DIPPED ROBES!

**Fine linen white and clean, is defined in Rev 19:8, “The wife of the Lamb has been permitted to be arrayed in fine linen clean and white; for the ‘fine linen’ refers to the Righteousness of the saints!” Rev 7:14 adds, “These are they who overcame (not were “raptured” out of) great tribulation and who have washed their robes and made them white in the BLOOD OF THE LAMB! Therefore they are before the Throne of God, and serve Him, day and night in His Temple (and remember, WE ARE His Temple; 2 Cor 6:16); and He that sits on the Throne shall dwell among them! No more shall hunger and thirst; nor shall the sun or heat light on them; for the Lamb in the midst of the Throne shall feed them; and shall lead them into His Living Fountains of Waters; and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes!”

                Apostate believers are the 5 virgins who waited to enter the Bridal chamber to consummate their marriage to the Lamb, but because they had no oil in their lamps they could not enter in. They were turned away and told to go buy more oil! This will be a sad day for these disillusioned ones. They want to be one with the Bridegroom, but their fear of tribulation has blinded and deafened them to God’s Truth, so now His Truth must say to them, “I do not know you!” (Mt 25:1-12)

[TO BE CONTINUED]