Day: March 26, 2017

BEING IN CHRIST AND THE RAPTURE OF THE CHURCH

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DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT 03-27-2017 By Fred Trokie 1 Thessalonians 4:16 tells us: For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God, and the dead in Christ shall rise first. Please notice the phrase “in Christ”. It is a term that is applied to only those who are a part of the Body of Christ. Now let’s look at verse 17 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 …

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The Restoration of Israel to the Land PT II

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The menstruating woman was declared clean after seven days of being unclean. She then takes a sin offering and a burnt offering to the priest and he makes atonement for her and then she can resume normal complete relations with her husband. (Leviticus 15:25-30). What is so important for us to see in this simile of the nation Israel to a menstruating woman is that the length of the tribulation which the earth will be defiled is seven years. At the end the Jews cry out to the one who sacrificed Himself as a sin offering for them to save them. The menstruating woman in the Mosaic Law was the one to perform the act of purification not the husband. So during the Tribulation it will be the wife of Jehovah (Israel) who is responsible for repentance not the husband (Jehovah). God will not act to force purification upon a sinner, they must change themselves. He provides the atonement of Himself for the sinners but, they have to come to Him. God longs for Israel to repent so that they can again be fully united to Him. Unfortunately it will take a massive seven year world war to cause the Jews to cry out to their Messiah Jesus, Blessed is He that comes in the name of the Lord (Psalm 118:26; Matthew 23:39).

Beloved, you are free in this Day of Grace!

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Enter into this Heavenly “Now” of God. Yield to the power of His Resurrection, that is,- His Life within you, to lift you up in spirit, out of this present evil age, to abide in Him in heavenly places. God would lift your spirit out of time into His Eternity, into His Now. We which believe do enter into the “Sabbath Rest,” for the works are finished. And out of that heavenly position of “Rest,” triumphs faith energised by love. Austin-Sparks

THE SEVENTY SEVENS OF DANIEL by Dr. Arnold G. Fruchtenbaum

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Each item is linked for your convenience INTRODUCTION I. THE DECREE OF THE SEVENTY SEVENS – DANIEL 9:24a II. THE PURPOSE OF THE SEVENTY SEVENS – DANIEL 9:24b A. To Finish the Transgression B. To Make an End of Sins C. To Make Reconciliation for Iniquity D. To Bring in an Age of Righteousness E. To Cause a Cessation of Prophecy F. To Anoint the Most Holy Place III. THE PROGRAM OF THE SEVENTY SEVENS – DANIEL 9:25-27 A. The Starting Point of the Seventy Sevens – Daniel 9:25a 1. Four Possibilities a. The Decree of Cyrus …

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Let it Go!

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Let it Go! Luke 9:57-62 (KJV) 57 And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. 58 And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. 59 And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. 60 Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom …

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Becoming Whole

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Modern culture offers a lot of “solutions” for emptiness, but only a relationship with Christ can make us whole. Romans 8:33 – 8:39 33 Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? [It is] God that justifieth. 34 Who [is] he that condemneth? [It is] Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us. 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? [shall] tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36 As it is …

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When He cometh in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.”—Mark 8:38.

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IF we have been partakers with Jesus in His shame, we shall be sharers with Him in the lustre which shall surround Him when He appears again in glory. Art thou, beloved one, with Christ Jesus? Does a vital union knit thee to Him? Then thou art to-day with Him in His shame; thou hast taken up His cross, and gone with Him without the camp bearing His reproach; thou shalt doubtless be with Him when the cross is exchanged for the crown. But judge thyself this evening; for if thou art not with Him in the regeneration, neither shalt …

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LIVING EXPECTANTLY

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Christ’s sacrifice allows us to hope as we live between “the already but not yet. Mark 14:42-46 (KJV) 42 Rise up, let us go; lo, he that betrayeth me is at hand. 43 And immediately, while he yet spake, cometh Judas, one of the twelve, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders. 44 And he that betrayed him had given them a token, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he; take him, and lead him away safely. 45 And as soon as he was come, …

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Spiritual Discernment

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Reflections But strong meat belongs to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil. (Heb 5:14) Discernment is not merely the ability to compare teaching against scripture, and from that, to determine whether it is the Truth. That is not without value because all true teaching will agree with scripture. But all cults and heretics and false teachers claim to do this. The problem is a person’s heart – a heart that cannot see Jesus Christ. Unless we see Jesus Christ and have a single …

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Our Ultimate Hooray

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What gives a widow courage as she stands beside a fresh grave? What is the ultimate hope of the disabled, the amputee, the abused, the burn victim? How can the parents of children who have brain damage or physical handicaps keep from living their entire lives totally and completely depressed? Why would anyone who is blind or deaf or paralyzed be encouraged when he or she thinks of the life beyond? How can we see past the martyrdom of some helpless hostage or devoted missionary? Where do the thoughts of a young couple go when they finally recover from the …

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The Passion of the Christ -You Love Me Anyway

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“You Love Me Anyway”
The question was raised
As my conscience fell
A silly, little lie
It didn’t mean much
But it lingers still
In the corners of my mind
Still you call me to walk
On the edge of this world
To spread my dreams and fly
But the future’s so far
My heart is so frail
I think I’d rather stay inside
[Chorus:]
But You love me anyway
It’s like nothing in life that I’ve ever known
Yes, You love me anyway
Oh, Lord, how You love me
How You love me
It took more than my strength
To simply be still
To seek but never find
All the reasons we change
The reasons I doubt
And why do loved ones have to die?
[Chorus:]
But You love me anyway
It’s like nothing in life that I’ve ever known
Yes, You love me anyway
Oh, Lord, how You love me
[Bridge:]
I am a thorn in Your crown
But You love me anyway
I am the sweat from Your brow
But You love me anyway
I am the nail in Your wrist
But You love me anyway
I am Judas’ kiss
But You love me anyway
See now, I am the man who yelled out from the crowd
For Your blood to be spilled on this earth shaking ground
Yes then I turned away with the smile on my face
With this sin in my heart tried to bury Your grace
And then alone in the night I still called out for You
So ashamed of my life, my life, my life
[Chorus:]
But You love me anyway
Oh, God, how you love me
Yes, You love me anyway
It’s like nothing in life that I’ve ever known
Yes, You love me anyway
Oh, Lord, how You love me
Yes, You love me,
Yes, You love me
Yes, You love me,
Yes, You love me
How You love me
How You love me
How You love me