MIDDLE-EAST PT2

TURNING POINT MINISTRIES

Over 6000 years ago “there was ‘war’ in heaven,” this ‘war’ was between “Michael (JESUS) and his angels…” and “…the dragon (Devil)…and his angels” and because of this, that “great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which ‘deceiveth the whole world:’ he (The Devil) was cast out ‘into the earth,’ and his angels were cast out with him.” REVELATION 12:7-9. And today; 6000 years later, “The Great Controversy between CHRIST and Satan” goes on! It was not long after the Devil was cast to this earth; that he deceived Eve into eating from the forbidden tree, and then Eve in return gave that which was forbidden to eat, to her husband Adam, and he ate also! “Wherefore, (says the Apostle Paul) as by one man (Adam) sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned.” ROMANS 5:12. In other words; we are all born with a sinful nature, and we love ‘SIN MORE’ than ‘RIGHTOUENESS.’ And it is for this cause; that the GOD of Heaven said to Solomon: “My son, give me thine ‘heart,’ and let thine eyes observe my ways.” What is it; about our hearts that JESUS is asking US to give it up? Our: “heart [is] deceitful above all [things], and desperately wicked: who can know it?” JEREMIAH 17:9. Friends; there is someone who knows our heart, that someone, “IS JESUS!” This is the reason why we are having: “wars” and we hear of “rumours of wars.” Yes friends, the ‘war’ in the “Middle-East,” Iraq, Lebanon, Hezbollah, is all taking place because of the hardness and the wickedness, of men’s minds. This is why the Bible said: “Let this ‘mind’ be in you (and I,) which was also in Christ Jesus.” PHILIPPIANS 2:5. It’s only when WE-ALL- HAVE the ‘mind of Christ’ we can fulfill the words of CHRIST, when HE said: “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind…” and “…Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.” MATTHEW 22:37-39. How are these two principles applied too our lives? “…With men (says JESUS) this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.” MATTHEW 19:26. The question is friends; do we believe what JESUS said? Because if we don’t; the Devil will be happy for US too walk, with-him! There’s NO middle ground friend, either: “light or darkness, righteous or unrighteous, just or unjust, un-filthy or filth, Perfect or Un-Perfect and holy or unholy.” So; light, righteous, just, un-filthy, Perfect and holy are apart of those who are “In CHRIST JESUS,” this is the standard of those who will receive “…the seal of the living God…” which comes down from “The East,” and we can be sure, if our lives are not in-line with CHRIST WE will not be receiving “…the seal of the living God…” because “the seal of GOD” dose not go with SIN! For the Bible said; where ever SIN is “our God [is] a consuming fire.” HEBREWS 12:29. When the: “angel (of the LORD) ascend from “the east,” having the “seal of the living God” our lives must be inline with the testimony and law of GOD! For the Bible said: Bind up the ‘testimony,’ “seal” ‘the law’ among ‘my disciples.” ISAIAH 8:16. What is this testimony? The testimony is; The Holy-Bible which runs from: “Genesis to Revelation.” For JESUS said: “It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.” It is because of the rejection of the Bible that the world is out of control and we are at war! For men and women no longer want to live by every word, which is written in the word of GOD! But there are some Christians; who know they are out rightly breaking the LAW of GOD, saying, we are “Walking in Victory.” But how can this be? When the Bible says: “He (or she) that (say,) I know (JESUS,) and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him (or her).” 1 JOHN 2:4. The sealing time will soon be over, and when the angels of the LORD will return to heaven, and say to the LORD, LORD, our work on earth is done! Then the world will hear these words: “He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.” REVELATION 22:11. If the Holy One; should speak those sobering words today, how will WE stand???