THE FINAL HOUR

And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down.
(Mark 15:36)
　
We here at Watchmen of the Wall Ministries have calling out to you for many months of the coming storms. We have been showing you, by the scriptures and by the spirit of the Lord, the sign of the times and of the soon coming return of our Saviour and king, Jesus Christ. I dare say, reader, that you are without excuse on what is going on in the world and in the church regarding what is happening right now, if you have been following our warnings.

We have been warning you of the signs happening to the world. The coming rash of earthquakes, the rise of demons and evil activity, the soon coming famine for food and necessities and eventual destruction and judgment of this wicked world (read Matthew 24). We also have been warning you of the coming judgment to the church, something the Bible plainly says would happen before anything else; "For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?" (1 Peter 4:17).

Truly, God must judge a system that has turned from what was in the beginning, "what can I do to serve you Lord?"- to a system that preaches and teaches the same poison the prodigal son fell prey to; "And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living." (Luke15:12). A system that says I want what God has for me now!, notice all the times that selfish little word "me" keeps popping up here. This trap the orgainized church has fallen into of the selfish, self-centered "it's all about me" gospel has caused us to become powerless and ineffective to a world lost and racing toward Hell and will be judged.

But I am here today to speak, not of the sirens and trumpets to blast at the world, not the shaking and persecution coming to the church, but of the final test you, dear reader will face. And, no matter who you are or what part you may play in these end times, this one test all must face and I hope you will listen to me as I make this as short and to the point as I can, your life depends on it!

There came a point in the life of Jesus, in the final hours on the Cross, when all forsook him. From the disciple who loved him and laid his head on his breast, to the gallant, cheast beating Peter, who with self determination cried; "Thou all forsake you, I will never do it!", to the huge crowds of people who worshipped him as King. Everyone, even his mother, though standing near by, did nothing but watch. And just when that type horrible lonliness was crushing down on him, the worst possible feeling of left for dead that could ever be came crashing in our dear saviour, when he felt God the father turn his back to him, leaving him TOTALLY alone; "And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" (Matthew 27:46)

What will be your greatest test will not be the shaking of the world, nor the shaking of the church, for all these things a person can weather when he or she can rely on friends and family and ministers to find strength and encouragement. Your greatest test will come, when there is no one around, no one to call, no one to run too. And I warn you here and now, it will feel as though even God has left you for dead. How do I weather this you may ask? The same way Jesus did, of course! For though he cried aloud in his flesh,"where are you God?" under the weight of the curse, in his heart he had a promise! And he carried this promise with him to the Cross. We find it in John 16:32, "Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me".

I ask you, when this time of testing comes, and it will come to you, will you enter it with a promise to God, or will you end up believing the lies of your flesh. Will you believe the poison that Satan will bring, "your alone, finished, washed up! you have no one and no help and you will die!". Let me give you something that will help you win in this time of testing, and it is this:

IT IS NOT THE PROMISE FROM GOD THAT WILL SUSTAIN YOU, IT IS THE PROMISE YOU MAKE TO GOD THAT IS THE THING THAT WILL CARRY YOU THROUGH.

Think about it, the three hebrew boys made a promise to God right there at the furnace, "He is able to deliver us-but if not we will not bow oh king", Paul made a promise facing the choping block, "I am persuaded he is able to keep that which I have commited to him against that day". These and many others made a promise and made up there minds to follow God and his promises before the time came. Dear reader, it is time, now, before the final hour comes becuase then it will be to late. Where do you stand? Get ready and check yourself now, the final hour is approaching, do you have what it takes to stand?