A. 1c,§1-3
Book Revelation §1,2,3, Churches: State of the End-Time Church
Shalom,
^ This time a part of my testimony.
Prayer, even in our weaknesses (2Cor. 12:10), Bert
¤ Last time I wrote about the church in Laodicea and its significance for us end-time believers. For decades, this had been a familiar explanation to me. But in the spring of 2012, I noticed that my spiritual state had become similar.
The spiritual fruits of my life were too little or too small. Something did not work. I was even depressed.
¤ I was a similar spiritual child, what had been predicted. Also I had given too good a picture of myself, Rev. 3:17a, <For you say, ‘I am rich; I have grown wealthy and need nothing.’ ….>
There had come across what I had been trying to avoid. My facade did not work. I did not (longer) feel that the Lord God was with me.
¤ A year earlier, I had felt guided by the Holy Spirit to join a church. Before that in Finland, I had not been a member of any church. However, everywhere we need each other, especially when the day of Jesus' Coming is very near (Heb. 10:25, 37).
The best way to help myself was to learn to participate. My best act of repentance was to accept that I am as bad or good a believer, as this church and other end-time churches look like in the eyes of God.
¤ But e.g. the following things the Holy Spirit demanded of me. I had to begin to testify with cold or hot words and deeds. To neighbors and so on (cf. Rev. 3:15).
In addition, It instructed me to tell believers that the Second Coming / Presence of the Lord Jesus in the air will take place within a year. Then the believers who are ready, are raptured into heaven (Mat. 24:36-44).
¤ As the prophet Jonah I have had to proclaim God’s proclamation {Jonah 3:1-4 (also 0c_SumEx)}.
Thus I was made ready to speak, act, and write down everything you read here, in accordance with God's instructions.
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¤ In our end-time, Jesus Christ stands before the door of the church of Laodicea, Rev. 3:20, <“…. Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me. ….”>
He, the written and living Word of God, is no longer accepted as such in the churches of this end-time (cf. John 1:1-3, 14).
¤ Although the gifts of the Holy Spirit had been rediscovered (1b§1-3, Rev. 3:14-22).
But if the Giver of the gifts is not served as the first one, whatever kind of heavenly gift is not relevant.
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¤ Where is Christ when He is no longer in the church? But the revival would not have gone out, because He is still visible. Only the revival would have moved to somewhere else.
Confirmation for this claim is, that also from the age of Laodicea believers are raptured to heaven, Rev. 3:21-22, <“…. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to sit with Me on My throne, just as I overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne. 22. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”>
¤ Every believer is exhorted to act, Rev. 3:18-19, <“…. I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, white garments so that you may be clothed and your shameful nakedness not exposed, and salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see. 19. Those I love, I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent. ….”>
You are worth gold, when you are in the Body of the Lord Jesus in harmony with your position. When you are in God’s Clock the little movement, what is needed there, then people can see what the right time is (cf. 1Cor. 12).
¤ White robes are your righteous acts (Rev. 19:8).
Passport, ticket, instructions, etc. must be picked up at the correct locations. Eye-salve is needed to know these places.
¤ We must always be ready to leave for the land of Israel, which is the Land of God (for example Lev. 25:23), and whose future Capital Jerusalem awaits in heaven {cf. Gal. 4:26 (11b§19-22)}.
Even today, in the blink of an eye, that Moment of Departure may come {1Cor. 15:(50-) 51-52 (-53) (2a§45 and 5d§6(8)10)}!
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¤ In the Gospel according to Matthew the Lord Jesus got three questions about the future, and before He answered He gave words of warning {Mat. 24:1-3, and 4-14 (6h§6(8)10)}.
As the first answer, He gave details of the moment of the destruction of the temple {Mat. 24:15-21 (3e§12)}.
¤ As the second answer, He spoke of the sign of His secret coming/presence. When the rapture will take place, it is like a lightning message to the loved ones and to the closest friends of the raptured believers who are left all over the world (Mat. 24:40b ja 41b), Mat. 24:(21-)27-28, <…. 27. For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming/presence of the Son of Man. 28. Wherever there is a carcass, there the eagles/vultures will gather.>
Eagle believers fly higher. They see Christ outside of the churches.