Who are these people called, "THE REMNANT?" ( THE MESSAGE)

 

"In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight." (Matthew 3: 1-3)

 

　 

In this chapter, we will explore, "the message" of the Remnant leader. Let us quickly review what we have learned up till now. It is very important that you recieve, and remember, what this series is opening your eyes too.

 

We have learned:

• that God uses the "Cycle of the Remnant" to bring back broken, rebellious leadership and people to restoration
• That God will raise "David" remnant leaders to stand and oppose the "Saul" leaders of the church world today.
• That David's calling will send you, the follower, striaght to the valley of Elah, and showdown with Goliath.
• That the showdown between "David and Saul" will happen before your eyes, and you must choose who you will follow.

We have learned much through these chapters. Now we come to point where I must show you the message that the leader of the Remnant believers, carries. As stated in the previous chapter THE TRANSITON, You will tell the difference between the fallen "Saul" preachers and the remnant "David" leaders by their message, and lifestyle of compromise.

 

Let us begin THE MESSAGE by seperating, and breaking down, both "Saul" and "David's" words that you may know the difference.

 

 

  THE "SAUL" (CHURCH) LEADER MESSAGE

 

 The "Saul" ministers will never preach on sin. Never a word is mentioned, in their many "marshmallow" messages of the dangers of sin and to stay away from it. Never a warning comes from the pulpit of these wolves in preachers clothing about holiness, righteousness and devotion of body and soul to the living saviour. Their messages are one that ultimately brings glory and honor to themselves. And, one that is a "Toys R Us" shopping spree in the kingdom of God that says, "You can have it all now, take it! and worry not of any dangers". Saul leaders have no answer or power to help you overcome the "Goliath" in your life. When Satan sends his champion Goliath, these leaders fold in fear, and studder for a reason why things are happening.

 

Let me give you some points to look for to recognize a powerless, "Saul" church leader: 

• they preach a message of wealth. they only minister to you, when you pay them too.
• they preach a message of compromise. All denominations lead to God, everybody has some truth that will get you into Heaven.
• They preach a self-help gospel. It's all about you, and what you can do to make "you" better, in the shape you are in. Because that's what God is into.
• They never preach on Sin, at anytime. They do not preach on the eternal dangers of Backslidding. There is no need of repentance in prayer for sin. It is all about how blessed you are, all the time.
• The Father God, and Jesus Christ, are preached as mostly powerful "Genies", that with the right wording, and faith in your commanding them, you can get rich, get what you want, and by-pass all trials of life.
• There is no talk, or allowance to move, of the third person in the Trinity, the HOLY GHOST. The gifts and baptism mentioned in ACTS and 1 Corinthians 12 are not real, and not for today.
• There is no push for the believer to make a personal connection with Jesus Christ, radically making him your Lord and Lover, as in the Song of Solomon. Only on total dependancy on them to preach you the word, and never miss coming to there church, so you can pay your tithes there.

 

Beloved, I could go much deeper and complex, but essentially, you have enough. These "Saul" leaders messages will contain one, or more, of the points mentioned above. Their message of "Hybrid" poison will not flash, DO NOT LISTEN, THIS IS POISON, at you. But, interwoven in their messages are the lies mentioned above. If you are a true believer in Christ, it is easy to spot the Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormons, or any cult of that nature a mile away. But it is the contemporay, denominational leader of today, spreading his message of "HYBRID TRUTH", that traps your soul down a road to Hell.

 

Let me explain the definition of "HYBRID" truth here. The "Saul" denominational leaders of today use a very subtle, but effective, poison. They will mix a little truth, from the word of God, with one of these points above, twisting the scripture to fit there denominational lie. It will sound right, look good and smell like it should, to an undescerning believer. But, it is poison, that centers on you, instead of Jesus. Listen to the warning of the Apostle Paul :

 

 "Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron."

(1 Timothy 4: 1-2).

 

 My brother Jude, in his small, but powerful, letter wrote this warning of these coming apostate, rebellious leaders:

 

 "But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ; How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts. These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit."

(Jude 1: 17-19).

 

Here we see the prophecy, that false, or backslidden, leaders would arise. They would seperate themselves from the Holy Ghost of God, and the truth of the word of God, to bring "Doctrines of Devils", or Hybrid Truths. That means just a little truth, mixed with poisonous lies, to damn your soul to Hell.

 

Beloved, I have but one instruction for you. RUN! Run for your eternal life!

 

If your chruch, or leader, has been guilty of this, or if the precious spirit of God is convicting you right now of this trap, leave. Do not rebel against this warning. Find you a Remnant leader, right now. Let me show you how to spot a "David".

 

 

 THE "REMNANT" LEADER'S MESSAGE

 

Remember our scripture reference at the beginning of this message? John the Baptist (not a denominational reference, just what he did, baptise), was coming out of the wilderness on fire of the Holy Ghost with a message. His message has been preached many ways, with many meanings and some very wrong. But, essentially, it was this:

 

REPENT! AND PREPARE!

 

John's message was to prepare the way for the coming of Jesus Christ. That meant telling all of that generation to first:

• Repent (turn around) from the way you have been serving God, ask for forgivness for the sins you have not stopped doing.
• Prepare your heart, and mind, to receive the coming of the Saviour.

His message was, simply, one was coming that was to fix all this mess. The Pharisees, (church leaders of that time), were corrupt and leading them astray. Repent of your sins the leaders had failed to warn you of, then prepare to recieve Jesus as your new Lord and lover.

 

Dear reader, you will be able to spot a Remnant "David" leader by this very same message. He, or she, will be preaching this very message to you. Let us not forget, John the Baptist also did one more thing. He attacked the corrupt leaders of his time. Remember what he said to King Herod, leader of the Jewish nation:

 

"For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife. For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her."

(Matthew 14: 3-4)

 

John would attack the Pharisees and Herod, the corrupt leaders, for their sin openly. He never backed off, or cowardly kept quiet, to rebuke them in front of the congregation. Ultimately it cost him his life, but that is the price of a remnant leader. He will be made fun of, talked about and come against by the ruling leaders. And, many times, it will be just one or two voices speaking against the mainstream leaders. They will be just a voice, in a certain geographic location, proclaiming boldly the leaders have failed, it is time to repent and prepare.

 

let us give you a few points here, to spot a remnant leader, and his message.

• It will be one of repentance. Sin will be mentioned, and he will preach on it's poison.
• He or she will be telling you the path of the mainstream church has failed, and will push to bring back the old paths of worship. (Jeremiah 6:16).
• Living, moving and walking in the Holy Ghost, (Romans 8:1) will be preached. The real Power of God will be put back in the church.
• He will not be ashamed to preach on the Holy Ghost, the gifts of the spirit, and a return to the spirit's leadership completely.
• The message will be a return to Jesus Christ as the lover of your soul, He will be come your love, your life, your friend. And to look to him for every need.
• He or She, will warn you that a great tribulation is coming, not another "revival" like the church has seen before, and to prepare for it by returning to a personal connection with Jesus and the power of the Holy Ghost as the only way to make it through.

  

THE CHOICE

 

By any means this is not exaustive and complete, but enough has been given you to understand. Dear saint, I beg you today to recieve this teaching. You now understand enough of THE MESSAGE to make a choice. You must make a choice. God no longer accepts living in the failed leadership. He will no longer tolerate you trying to listen to the "saul" preacher and the remnant leader at the same time. You must decide, today, to turn from the mainstream denominational leaders of today:

• Kenneth Copeland
• John McArthur
• Joseph Prince
• Joel Osteen
• Adrian Rodgers
• Charles Stanley
• Josh McDowell
• Peter Poppoff

These, just to name a few, and their many disciples are the example of the fallen, rebellious leaders of today who have become "Eli" and judged in God's plan. God's man for today will be in showdown against these leaders, condemning them while asking you to repent and prepare. Judgment is coming. The tribulation is coming. The Anti-Christ and his many lying signs and wonders, is coming. To follow these leaders and their message is a one way ticket straight to the lake of fire, (Revelation 19:20 - 20: 10-15). You must choose.

 

I pray today you make the choice to follow the Remnant. It won't be easy. Jeremiah was persecuted for his stand. So was John, and all the Apostles. Many will mock and condemn you, but remember the words of our Saviour, "Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake. Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets." (Luke 6: 21-22).

 

The choice of the remnant, and its message, is the only way out of your valley. It is the only way to defeat the "Giant" standing in your life. The only way to make it thru the coming tribulation on this earth. The only way to prepare for THE RAPTURE, of the saints and make it into Heaven. Run from the "Saul" ministers. Run from the Pastor and his church that refuses this message. Pray to the God of Heaven, in Jesus' name, to send you to a Remnant body of believers and follow his leadership, now. The Lord is calling, "who is on my side? let him come to me!". I pray you make the right choice today.

Who are these people called, "THE REMNANT?" (THE TRANSITION)

 

  And the LORD said to Samuel, Behold, In that day I will perform against Eli all things which I have spoken concerning his house: when I begin, I will also make an end. ( 1 Samuel 3:11-14) 

In the last installment of this series, "The Remnant", we laid the foundation of the, "Cycle of the Remnant". We understand that there is always a plan when God's annointed leaders and institiution fail and rebel. That God has prepared a people within a people, to take over and restore the will of God on earth, and judge and wipe out the failed institiution. God has used this many times in the bible as his means of restoring his church, and people, back to the purpose and glory he wants in the earth. It is THE one and ONLY way he uses, when leaders refuse his warnings. In this section, we will explore the stage in the cycle, "The Transition", that you may understand the beginnings of this judgment, and recognize the leaders that will be coming out. Your very eternal life depends, during this time, that you recognize this transition, and who the Remnant leader is speaking out. To follow the wrong leader is to bring certain spiritual death to you.

There are two instances of this transition mentioned in the bible that I will use here to illustrate my point. But of course, the ultimate and perfect transition that there has ever been on this earth was Jesus Christ. Let me interrupt just a moment to Glorify him. Jesus' transition from the old covenant institution, under Moses, to his glorious New Covenant under his leadership is the greatest of all, praise his name! It would take a whole new series of teachings devoted to this topic alone to explain the glory, the benefits, and the power of this, the ultimate transition. Now, let us return to the two main examples to show you what is happening in today's church.

 

  

We will start with the first example, in the scriptures given above. This first example is found in the book of 1 Samuel chapter 3. Briefly, we see that the Levite institution set up by God hundreds of years ago in the book of Exodus, has become corrupt, self-centered and lost by this time. The very institution that was set to lead the people and take care of the house of God, was broken. Let me introduce to you Eli the high priest here. Eli was the ruling leader over the house of God and the people at this time. He could trace his family tree all the way back to Aaron, Moses brother, and the first High Priest of the house of God. After the death of Moses and Joshua, it fell on the office of High Priest to fill there shoes. And it didn't take long after the death of Joshua, for these men to become corrupt and evil. God in his wonderful grace, would send prophets and judges to warn and plead to repent and turn back on course. Sadly, we've come to the place now of the final stage.

 

 A transition was occuring. Let us stop a moment and define the word we are using. Merriam Webster's Dictonary defines the word transition in this way:

 

 

 

1. A passage from one state, stage, subject, or place to another.... "change"

 

 b. a movement, development, or evolution from one form, stage, or style to another.

 

 

The word simply stated is what it reads. Here we see Eli and the old high priest leadership, already judged and "done away with" by God, beginning to crumble. And, at the same time, the new leader of the new institution already being called out and coming to life, at the same time! Beloved, do not miss the significance of the moment here. This is a part of the "Cycle of the Remnant" that happens many times. Eli, still alive and in power, even though judged and condemned, is watching before his very eyes the change of leadership occur. And not only that, but the newly annointed leader of this remnant move carries with him the message of judgment on the former leader. This is the way the cycle begins:

 

  

• Old, corrupt and rebellious institution and leaders warned to repent, turn back on course.
• that leadership fails to repent, God in the mean time has a Remnant leader coming just in case they refuse
• Remnant leader and "Eli" leader are alive, and together, at the same time in showdown much like Elijah and the Mt. Carmel showdown.

 

　  

 Now, let me give you the final example of this, the transition. The "Eli" and "Samuel" example serves to show us the transition from one leader to the other exists. And, that this transition occurs with both leaders alive and standing. Sadly, this is not how the transition interacts with each other. We find the example of this with the transition of King Saul and David. Let me stop here and show you a distinction you need to know. Again, it is important that you understand the difference in leaders. Saul is a type of the man-made denominational leader of today. let's take a look at the scripture below:

 

 

 "But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was good, and would not utterly destroy them: but every thing that was vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly." (1 Samuel 15:9).

 

 

Saul was commanded to destroy Agag, the king of the Amelekites, a very wicked and sinful people. His specific command included sparing nothing, not even the children. But Saul rebelled against God's command and spared the best of the flocks and saved king Agag alive. As you well know, this cost Saul the kingship of Isreal and ultimately complete rejection from the presence of God. As far as we know, today Saul is lifting his eyes up in Hell for his disobedience and compromise to the word of God. Beloved, the same thing is true of the demoninational leaders today. You will tell the difference between the fallen "Saul" preachers and the remnant "David" leaders by the message and lifestyle of compromise.

 

 The "Saul" ministers will never preach on sin. Never a word is mentioned, in their many "marshmallow" messages of the dangers of sin and to stay away from it. Never a warning comes from the pulpit of these wolves in preachers clothing about holiness, righteousness and devotion of body and soul to the living saviour. Their messages are one that ultimately brings glory and honor to themselves. And, one that is a "Toys for Tots" shopping spree in the kingdom of God that says, "You can have it all now, take it! and worry not of any dangers". The "David" leader's message is diametrically opposed and as different from this as night is to daytime. But we will explore, in detail, the message in the coming chapter. For now, recognize Saul on TV, radio or whatever you are listening and watching for Gospel, and run. Turn from listening to him and don't look back! He is not your leader.

 

 Let us continue with the transition. I want you to focus on the interaction of Saul and David here. Take a look at the feelings in Saul recorded in the Word of God:

 

  "And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands. And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom? And Saul eyed David from that day and forward." (1 Samuel 18: 7-9).

 

  From the day Saul crossed paths with Jesse's son, his motives became darker and more evil. Saul had just enough sense left to know the annionting was gone. And, that it had passed to David. After the great victory against Goliath, proving David was the new leader for God, Saul became jealous and fearful. And it was from this point on, that Saul tried his best to destroy David and his ministry. David and Saul cannot work together! David and Saul's message will never be the same! The "Saul" ministers will mock and speak against "David" leaders and anything they try to say. They will try to stop any podcast, website or preaching that has anything to do with the Remnant leader.

 

 

 Dear reader, I pray you understand the importance of your decision now. No compromise can be made between these two leaders to work together. David will always be judgment to Saul and nothing else. David's calling will always be to pronounce judgment on the failing, rebelling institution that call's itself, "the church" today. He will always look outnumbered and small in number. The "Saul" leaders with their daunting authority, although temporary, will be used to mock, ridicule and speak evil of these leaders. These leaders will not be plentious. They will be tucked away in the nooks and creavases of the world in geographical locations by God. And by comparison in every way phsically, they will look like David standing up against Goliath. But I say to you now with the Amen of God, it is only the "David" Remnant leader that carries the power, the word which you must have to make it in these end times.

 

 Now comes the time to choose precious reader. We have told you of the coming "Cycle of the Remnant". We have explained the warning of Goliath coming. And, we have just explained the "transition" that will occur before your eyes, and how it works. Now comes the time for you to choose whose side you will follow. Will you continue to follow the affluent, self centered, wolf that is the preachers of today? Will you continue, in defiance, to absorb their messages on media, internet and TV, as they proclaim a sinless gospel of get wealth and all you can, now? Or will you seek out, in prayer and the Holy Ghost, a David? One who carries the mandate of God and the power to deliver your soul to Heaven's gates.

 

 We have shown you how to spot them. They will be the ones proverbially, coming out of the woods dressed in camel's hair, eating locusts and wild honey, proclaiming a radical message of repentance and pulling back to the old paths, (Jeremiah 6:16). I pray the Lord shows you the wisdom of the statement just made, and follow it.

 

 

Although much detail is left out here for times sake, enough is given for you to now choose. The transition is beginning. The showdown of the leaders is taking place before your very life. But God, in his grace is allowing you to choose which path, which leader, you will follow. I pray to today you make the choice to be on David's side. It will not be an easy, trouble free, road. But it is the only way out of this world, and into a world everlasting and full of eternal life. Make it your priority to call on Jesus and ask him for a "David" to come into your life. Follow him, and don't look back.

 

Who are these people called, "THE REMNANT?" (Goliath warning)

And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together... (1 Samuel 1:10) 

　We must stop a moment and insert a warning here. In this series, "The Remnant", as we expound to you the cycle God uses to judge and redeem a people who will serve him, I must give you this truth. Goliath is coming!

 
Goliath is coming! And he is coming for you!

 
You see, God does something very wonderful in the midst of this "cycle of the Remnant". While judging the corrupt, backslidden, manmade institiutions that will not repent, he brings up the remnant leader to take charge. And while these two are in a showdown, if you will, God at the same time is gathering a group of believers who will follow this remnant leader. These often ragtag, misfits of society, hear the message of this remnant leader, and follow him. God, in his infinite wisdom, uses this misfit team as a mighty army in these last days that walk in the power of his resurrection, and not afraid to fellowship in his sufferings.

As this remnant leader and group charge forth, God again orchestrates a plan. Instead of sending this team to preach on TV, Radio or the Internet, he sends them straight to a place called the valley of Elah. As you should know, Elah is the valley in Isreal where King Saul and his army faced off against the Phillistines and the giant Goliath. For forty days, the evil giant taunted, tortured and verbally abused this, God's army, with no response. Let's put it this way, the manmade institution and leader (Saul and his reign) had not the courage, the means, or the answer to defeat the devil's man. It wasn't until David came to the valley that hope had finally showed up! David, now maybe 16 years of age, saw the army of God quivering in fear and at a stand still. This does not sit well with a remnant leader.

Briefly, the Remnant leaders, (The David's) have a call on their life to stand and face the giants in Elah. They are charged with a clarion call that pushes them to the valley, and stand against the Sauls and Goliaths of this world. Dear reader, you must understand this principle, if you follow David, you will face Goliath. If you want to join the last days army, and be on the Rapture ready side, you must face the giant. Goliath, is coming!

Goliath, in this instance, is used by our Lord to do two specific things. One, he is used to judge and destroy the failing, manmade institutions today. You see, Golaith, in essence, will be problems the churches today cannot handle. Situations, problems with perplexity, will arise that these misguided and false leaders will have no answer for. Also, just as the prophets of Baal for Elijah, they will call on God, whom they do not know and have no answer to give, and no power or annointing to help the troubled believer through. To continue to stand with Saul ( today's church), is asking to never leave Elah. You will die in your valley.

Two, the giant also represents the next level for the remnant follower. To the believer who will follow David, Goliath, in essence, is THE THING that you fear the most. He is the thing your afraid to talk to God about in prayer. He is that besetting sin you can't stop, and your afraid you will never be free. He is that thing that whispers, "you know God can do it, but will he do it - for you?". Understand, God wants to build an army in these last days. Gone are the times of "wishy, washy" pew sitters with no relationship to God or any backbone in hard times. God is building a people who are truly free from fear, torment and bondage. They will be a people like the three Hebrew children, not afraid to go through it, and never will they bow to it. This only comes by the power of the Holy Ghost (Romans 8:1). To do this dear reader, you must follow David, and you MUST face the giant. To run away is defeat, and to bow is spiritual death.

Goliath is coming!

You are headed to the valley of Elah!

Saul, (the present day church) has no answers for you!

But, there is good news. God has already annointed the last day leaders to stand and defeat the giant. He will be with you to defeat the giant in your life. You will overcome because our high priest, Jesus Christ, overcame and has all power over every giant the devil could ever throw at you. Now comes the time to put "crazy trust" in God. Now is the time to have "crazy faith" in his promises. What I mean by that statement is this. Now you must put faith in him when it doesn't make sense too. You must make a decision, today, to blindly trust him when your flesh says you should not. Believe the words and instructions God has given this ministry to give you, and follow them. Remember, that day the giant was destined to fall. The rock that smashed his skull in was already planted in the brook, waiting for david to get there. What you need to defeat the giant in you life has already been waiting for you, his name is Jesus. Call on him today and he will answer.



Who are these people called, "THE REMNANT?"

 

Except the LORD of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, and we should have been like unto Gomorrah. (Isaiah 1:9)

We here at Cry of the Watchmen ministries have been proclaiming that the last days are upon us. With many infallible proofs, we have shown you that the beginning of the end is near and all things are prepared. Let me stop here and say this, I pray that you are taking heed to these warnings and preparing your heart and relationship with Christ to be ready when He comes. There is only one shot to get in to this thing called "The Rapture", I pray that you do whatever it takes to make it in, and not get left behind.

One of the the evident signs we have shown you is the cycle of the Remnant. God has always used this "cycle of the Remnant" when he has needed to start over. All through the word of God we see, when the ruling body of leaders for God's people had failed, that he had a small seed of people who did not become backslidden, corrupt and rebellious as the leaders had become. They did not turn a deaf, self-centered ear to the cries of the Holy Ghost warnings. They prepared themselves to have, and keep, a heart to love the Lord with all their soul, and follow him all the way, even to death.

The cycle would go something like this. The leaders and religious institution of the time would become corrupt through selfishness. They became greedy for money and fine things. They became drunk with the power and position to command the people, till they became legalistic tyrants. They stopped warning and preaching on sin. Soon, there became no difference in appearance between God's leaders on the earth, and the sinful, lustful kings of the world. This is when the warnings of Judgment began.

These leaders had lost the annointing and the ability to hear the voice of God. So then God would raise up watchmen, a Jeremiah or Elijah, to warn and proclaim repentance. But other than the one instance of the story of Nineveh, (Jonah chapter 3), these leaders would not listen or take heed. Because of this, God would begin to judge and destroy the ruling institution and its leaders. This would be a very depressing situation, if not for this one fact. That is, GOD ALWAYS HAS A SEED! Even before the leadership became corrupt, He had a remnant. Even before the institution became backslidden, selfish and corrupt, He had a remnant. Long before the ruling chuch body lost it's way and ear to hear, God had been building and preparing a people to carry on.

I suggest you read your Bible, dust off it's unused pages and turn to the scriptures I am about to give you as proof, that the cycle I am showing you here is true:

Isaiah 1:9 - 4:3 - 11:16 - 37:4

Jeremiah 6:9 - 23:3 - 31:7

Ezekiel 14:22

Micah 2:12

Zephaniah 2:9

Romans 9:27 - 11:5
These are just few of the many times God had judged a ruling body, or ruling institution of the time, and brought forth the Remnant, and it's leaders, to take center stage and shepherd God's will on the earth. Many times this transition occurs while the judged, broken leadership is still alive. We are NOW headed into that very same era. This is the reason I am writing this teaching to you.

Just as Elijah and the prophets on Mt. Carmel, Jeremiah, and the false prophets of the King, we begin to see two voices crying in the wilderness. Two proclaimations begin to fight each other in a showdown. One is God's word now being spoken through a Remnant leader, while the other is the corrupt, self centered rantings of a lost leadership still looking to hold control of their position and people. You, dear reader, need to know how to recognize what a Remnant and its leader looks like. Because to follow the other will only lead you to gates of Hell.

You, dear reader, must understand that, not only are we living in the last days, but we are watching a transition occur. Before your very eyes, a switch of leadership is happening. The very church institutions that you have grown up with have been judged and declared dead and powerless due to leaders who refuse to repent and turn back to God. Now, therefore, God is raising up voices in the wilderness who look not like the regular "preacher" with a message to, "Repent, for the kingdom of God is at hand!". These leaders are proclaiming a message in direct opposition to what you hear in churches, on TV and radio today. They look like they have just been spewed out of the mouth of a whale. They smell like one just coming out of the wilderness with dirty, tattered clothes. And dear reader, God sends these types leaders so that the glory and the excellency of his power will be to his glory only, and no one else.

In this series, "The Remnant", just as we have explained the cycle, we will explore the three other topics to understanding who these people are, and what they have to say. We will explore such topics as:

The transition

The message

The Remnant (who exactly they are)

I pray you read and study the entire series as we explore the "The Remnant", who they are and what they have to say. Dear reader, your very life depends on the hearing and recieving of this message today.

SUDDEN TERROR IS COMING (PART #4)

And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven: And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? (Acts 9: 3-4)



We now come to the last key in this series. We have been warning you of an unleashing of supernatural fear and terror coming on this earth. This fear being brought on by spirits from Hell, is not something made from man, nor can man’s strength combat against it. And it is coming as part of a last ditch effort by Satan to destroy as much of the bride of Christ as he can, in these last days.

In our scripture today, we see another example of fear and terror, but this one is the good kind. Saul of Tarsus was on his way to Damascus, with letters from the religious leaders in Jerusalem, giving him authority to destroy this new extremist group called Christians. En route to the city, a sudden burst of light knocks him off his horse to the ground, and there he has his first encounter with the one he was trying to destroy, Jesus Christ. In trembling fear he calls out to the Lord, and receives what we can call; HIS OWN PERSONAL WORD from the Creator of the Universe.

By now you should know I am talking about the conversion of Paul the Apostle. And if you are a follower of his life and teachings, you also know Paul never got over that Damascus road experience. It changed his life, even to the point of changing his name, forever. In all his epistles, this event is there, whether lurking behind the scenes, or in plain language, that personal experience with Christ not only changed him, at that point in his life, it also drove him forward everyday thereafter. It motivated him to endure shipwrecks, snakebites, beatings and caused him to preach Christ all over the known world of the time.

Beloved, this is the prime example of the difference in the “personal word” from God we have been begging you to get, and some word from a Pastor, book or televangelist. This “personal word” is not the same word you got 20 years ago, that you have been holding on to like an exhibit in a museum. That word doesn’t move you anymore. The word from God we are talking about wakes you up in the middle of the night, driving you forward thru the day, causing you to sleep thinking about God, living thru the day like he could come at any minute. This word not only strengthens you in trials and troubles, but propels you thru them because your spirit is strong and your heart burns to pursue him like a thirsty deer looking for water.

Again, this word is just for you, personalized from Jesus Christ because you have been in prayer receiving it in his presence. It is not a random promise you pulled from the Bible because you like that one. It is a word from God himself to you. And it is made up of God speaking to your soul like this; “(insert your name here) – be strong and of a good courage, I am with thee - (insert your name here), I will not fail thee nor forsake thee”. God is alive and well, and he still speaks today. He speaks thru his word and directly into your soul with a still small voice by the power of the Holy Ghost.

Can you honestly say, today, you carry such a word in your soul? Does it drive you forward to pursue God every day, no matter what comes your way? Dear saint, please, no cost is too great to seek God for this “personal word”. It is the only thing that will save your soul and your sanity from the sudden (supernatural) terror that is coming.

SUDDEN TERROR IS COMING (PART #3)

“And he requested for himself that he might die; and said, it is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.” (1 Kings 19:4)




In this passage today we find Elijah, one of the greatest Prophets God ever anointed, running for his life from the evil Queen Jezebel. Elijah had just come from a showdown on Mt. Carmel with these prophets of Baal. We are all familiar with this story, how Elijah challenged the prophets of Baal against the one true God of Israel. He had just called down fire from the sky after these false prophets cried aloud to Baal to prove himself real all day. Then after Elijah showed the children of Israel that the God of Abraham was the real thing, he systematically destroyed all these prophets with the sword.

It was one of the greatest showdowns of power against evil the world had ever known. And as soon as news came to Jezebel that her favorite prophets had been killed, she sent word to Elijah that she would kill him also. Now we come to our scripture. As Elijah fled to the wilderness of Beer-Sheba, he sat under a Juniper tree, in utter terror, praying to God that he would take his life. How could this be? I must admit that ever since I first read this story, I was dumbfounded at Elijah’s fear. How could a man of God, so anointed with power that he could call fire down from the sky, pray for rain and cause it to be so, and part rivers like Moses, become afraid of one little woman’s threat?

God has shown me recently, that this was not normal fear. Beloved, this was SUPERNATURAL TERROR! Satan, wanting revenge, unleashed a supernatural attack of fear and despair on this man. So powerful was this spirit of fear, that it could take a man of God, which has just moved in the power of his spirit, and utterly destroy his confidence in anything. Think about it! How could you go from calling fire down from heaven, and in five minutes running for your life in horrid terror? It would take a fear and hopelessness unleashed from the bowels of Hell, not drummed up from a man made fear or worry. How did Elijah come to his senses? How did he find the courage to face Jezebel and her evil army again?

It is simple; it took God coming to him personally with a word to strengthen him. The bible records a strong wind coming by, but God was not in the wind, then a great earthquake, but God was not in that either. Finally a great fire came through, but no presence of God was in the fire. It wasn’t until God passed by Elijah in a still small voice, telling him what to do and encouraging him he was with him, that Elijah could destroy the supernatural grip of fear and terror in his mind. This word, this still small voice, was tailor made just for Elijah, it belonged to him. It was given to him by God and it belonged to no one else. I tell you now, as I have told you before, Get into the presence of Jesus and ask him for a personal word from him to you for these last days.

Ask him beloved, and he will give it to you. And when you get it, you will find strength to fight against the fear and worry and terror to be unleashed on this world. When everyone is crying and weeping with no hope, you will stand with confidence that the Lord is with you, and will not forsake you. You have a personal promise from the Creator of the universe!

SUDDEN TERROR IS COMING (PART #2)

“Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.” (Joshua 1:9)




In the last devotional, we warned you about a coming terror so great, so powerful you will not be able to stand it. Satan, knowing his time is short, is throwing everything at the children of God to stop them. This fear is supernatural. It is not anything made from man, nor can man’s strength fight it. And Satan knows fear and worry breed doubt and unbelief, therefore stopping you from doing anything or getting anything from God. It is designed to cut off all your abilities from working, and cut off your lifeline from God.

This devotional will be centered on the key, THE ONLY KEY, to fight it. We can find our first example in the book of Joshua. Joshua, as you remember, was the sidekick to Moses in the wilderness. He was with him on Mt. Sinai when God was there; he was one of two spies that actually believed God could deliver the land of Canaan. And in our passage today we find him in paralyzing fear. Moses has just died, and he is standing there, without the leader he has leaned on for forty years. I can hear him saying; “what am I to do now?” But God came to him with a word, A PERSONAL WORD, just for him. And this personal word rebuked all fear in his mind. I could see as God spoke a promise to him, all terror and worry melting away like butter. God told him that he would always be with him, to be strong and full of courage, as he was with Moses, in all that power and glory, he would be with him, leading him all the way.

Do you see the key beloved? What will cause you to make it thru this mind boggling terror, this supernatural fear that screams in your mind, is a personal word just for you. This is why your Pastor’s god he speaks about will not deliver you. A televangelist or book will not bring your mind back to sanity. It will be you, getting into Jesus’ presence on your own, and him speaking a word, a promise, just for you. This was what Joshua leaned on as he battled for the land of Israel. This word is your only key to rebuking the terror.

Hurry, get in his presence now, don’t wait a second longer. The supernatural terror is on its way. It could happen at any minute. This world is reeling ever closer to the end, and Jesus’ return. Things are happening at light speed. Get your word, your promise from God now!

SUDDEN TERROR IS COMING

"thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day." (Psalm 91:5)


In past devotionals, we encouraged you that your faith is the key to standing in these last days. Satan is setting loose spirits of fear, worry and doubt. The Bible states Men’s hearts will fail them, for fear of the things that will come on this earth (Luke 21:26). These spirits of fear and worry are supernatural! These spirits of evil WILL cause you to worry and fear. When the stock market crashes, you WILL worry. When you can’t get your medicine anymore, you WILL fear. When you don’t know where your next meal is coming from, you WILL faint with doubt and worry.

Let me emphasize this again. THIS IS A SUPERNATURAL FEAR AND TERROR! This is not the ordinary man made fear you feel at a good horror movie. It is not one of the many phobias and fears we carry in our mind like the fear of heights. Satan is setting loose the most horrible fear, the kind that makes you feel desolate, hopeless, and worried beyond any ability to cope. The Lord has shown me what kind of terror this is, and friend, without the intimate relationship with Jesus Christ, we have been warning you to get, YOU WILL NOT STAND AGAINST THIS FEAR, WORRY AND TERROR!

This is the beginnings of the end. And this terror is about to be set loose on mankind, as a judgment against their evil deeds and choices against God. It is supernatural. You do not have the strength to fight it. A preacher’s word of encouragement will not help you, you will die with it. A pastor’s book or sermon series will not give you any relief. You will die with it. Words and visions and dreams you have held on to for the last 20 years will crumble before you, as the pressure of this terror becomes so strong. You will die with it in your hands. Imagine the worst terror you have ever experienced, then multiply it by one billion times, do you think you are ready to stand, right now?

But there is hope! There is a way of escape! God is such a wonderful God, that he has made a way to fight against this supernatural fear and terror coming. For those who will listen to us at Watchmen of the Wall.com, Jesus has shown us the key to standing against this wicked supernatural power. But you must listen to us right now. In the coming devotionals, I will explain the key to standing against this terror, it is the ONLY way to stand, there is no other. Please, be watching for the next devotionals, then you will be equipped to stand against the TERROR that suddenly comes in the night.

PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE

And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD. (Joshua 24:15)




In the last lessons titled; "THE HOUR BEFORE THE HOUR", we spent time finding out about the terrible hour of persecution coming to the church and saints of God. We learned that know one is escaping this, and that you must prepare NOW, to have the strength to stand, then. We learned of the weapons Jesus gave us to become warriors, standing strong, when the trouble comes. These weapons are:



• PRAISE AND WORSHIP (in church and in our everyday lives)

• PRAYER ( a time set aside everyday for one on one relationship building - not just at church or mealtime)

• PRECEPT- THE WORD OF GOD (the logos or written word of God that we should be reading and studying everyday)

I suggest you re-read these 4 part lessons as much as possible and let only your Bible reading time out number the times you read these. Who I want to talk to now are the people who have took this series to heart and are doing it. I am talking now to the people who are worshipping God with song, with dance, and with love and affection in their prayer time everyday. I am talking to the people who are listening to the call to prayer. Who are finding time alone with God every day, sitting at his feet to listen and love on him the way Mary did. And by the way, you will know you are doing it right when the "Martha's" of the church and world get mad. And, I am speaking to the ones who have took up the call to grab their Bible, dust off it's unused pages, and began to breathe it in to their soul as an astronaut consumes oxygen on the moon.



NOW THAT YOU ARE DOING IT............WHAT IS NEXT?



When once a house is built, then all that is left is what is called in the construction world; "PREVENTIVE MAINTAINANCE". The owner of the house will inspect said house every so often to check for leaks, cracks, termite damage and wear and tear that would cause the house to eventually rot and fall. When a bridge is finally built to span a chasm uncrossable, crews will come in to inspect its support beams and structural integrity for coming failure and possible castastrophe.



When the I-35 bridge in Minnesota collasped in August, 2007, it fell at the busiest, most crowded, time during the day. As people were rushing home from work, around 6:00 PM, that day one hundred people's lives would change forever. The bridge, built in 1964, hadn't had a "preventive maintaince" check in a long time. Because the bridge was took for granted it was working good, and had never had any problems before, inspections became fewer and far between. And because of this lethargy, un-noticed to the many children, dads and moms crossing this bridge every day, a crack had formed in one of the support beams holding this massive, 1,900 foot long, span up.



Wear and tear of everyday use, rain pounding on it's structure, the cold and heat making a cycle of freezing and swelling bolts and connections, finally formed a small, tiny crack. In the image below, taken from the bridge itself, is where inspectors of the disaster traced the failure....

  Above is the actual picture taken from the wreckage of I-35, showing the actual crack, just a few inches long, that caused the deaths of 13 people and injuring 145. Think of it! this little, tiny crack, caused 100 cars to plummet 115 feet to the river below, some to their death. In an instant, in a blinking of an eye, a bridge which stood proud for 40 years was lying at the bottom of the river, with 100 cars, mangled and twisted bodies, and 81 feet of bridge on top of them.


Beloved, this little crack did bring down the mighty I-35 bridge, but this crack is not what killed them. What killed 13 men, women and children that day? What sent 145 people to an emergency room was not a 4" inch long crack, not really. It was the utter failure and apathy of a crew, commissioned to stand watch over and inspect the mighty I-35, that ultimately is to blame. Slowly, over time, as wear and tear worked it's magic, as little droplets of rain pounded its joints little by little, the crew charged with keeping I-35 safe, over time, cared less and less and took for granted it's strength more and more. And at the very end, a small crack caused such loss of life


I don't blame the rain, it was just doing its job. Nor the elements or wear and tear, that also is a natural progression of time and physics. Who must bear the burden the rest of their lives of the many who perished that day were the leaders who were in charge. Beloved, what do you think would have happened had the crews been out there, inspecting every day? Combing over its beams and structure, keeping a trained eye on anything unusal or out of the ordinary? I can tell you this, that bridge would not have crumbled, and no one would have died.


So is with our spiritual and eternal lives dear reader. In the coming lesions we will describe to what our Lord requires of us in “preventive maintenance”. We will learn why the above scripture is key to your survival in this, and, you will see just how much you, and that bridge, have in common.

THE HOUR BEFORE THE HOUR (PART #4)

" My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children."  (Hosea 4:6)

 Now we come to the final weapon in this series, "The HOUR before the hour". In the last lessons we learned, there is an hour coming, a time of great trouble that the world has never seen before in its history. Diseases running wild with no cure. Famine in the earth with millions starving for food. Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, floods and other natural disasters on an unprecidented scale. We learned that this HOUR must come upon every human on this people planet, saved and unsaved. We also found out that in this time, which by now you know is not a literal "60 minute" period, but an undetermined amount of time of trial, persecution never before witnessed, that God will seem as though he is silent and far away.

But we also learned some good news. In the last lessons, we learned that our Lord, Jesus Christ, has left us weapons to stand in this evil day. We learned of  the weapons of:

• PRAISE AND WORSHIP- Which brings down the presence of God
• PRAYER - Which builds the personal relationship with God that will must have

And now we come to the final weapon, PRECEPT. Another word for this THE WORD OF GOD, your Bible. Again, like PRAYER, there are hundreds of books on this subject and many ways that this weapon has been presented. For time's sake I will bring out only two points on this issue that you need to know to use this as a weapon.

Look at our reference above. God was speaking to the prophet Hosea about the backslidden, rebellious condition the children of Isreal were in. No longer would they listen to the instruction of the word of God already given to them in the books of Moses and existing writings by other prophets. No longer would they listen to the words of prophets and priests that stood up right then with a word from God. They came to the place where "every one did that which was right in their OWN eyes". So God was giving Hosea this eternal truth, that his people were being destroyed by a lack of knowledge. This is not meaning there were not any smart people in Isreal, or any schools or books of knowledge. God was saying that the people were perishing in the sin of their disobedience and rebellion because they refused the knowledge of God.

They did not any longer wish to know what God thought about right or wrong. No longer cared what God said to do and not to do, but came to the place where they wanted only to do what they thought was ok and right. Beloved, this evil has never left us. Turn on your TV, read a newspaper or listen to the commentaries of our political and even church leaders today and you will find a hatred for this book called the Bible like has never been. Political leaders like President Obama, celebrites like Oprah Winfrey, and many others in power believe there is not only ONE truth. They all push an agenda in our society and schools that say there are many ways to God, truth is relative ( meaning depending on how you want to look at it). And they say that the Bible is a fallable book, containing no truth and written only by men who made mistakes.

I want to boldy stand and proclaim this TRUTH right now!

• THE BIBLE IS THE ONLY GOD AUTHORED, GOD INSPIRED, AND HOLY GHOST BREATHED BOOK ON THIS PLANET...PERIOD
• THE MEN WHO WROTE IN ITS PAGES WERE MOVED BY THE HOLY GHOST, TOLD WHAT TO WRITE BY THE HOLY GHOST. NO HUMAN AUTHORED OR WROTE THIS BOOK
• IT CONTAINS THE ONE, THE ONLY TRUTH IN THE UNIVERSE. ANY OTHER BOOK OR SOURCE IS A LIE.

Beloved, the Koran is a lie, the catholic bible is a lie, the book of Mormom is a lie, the Jehovah's witness bible is a lie. Your KJV bible, ( and any translations that are older) contain the only truth about who God is, the only way to heaven, and the ways to stay out of Hell. Many people have given their lives to protect this truth, distribute this truth to the common man and I encourage you to read the history of your Bible. Maybe we wouldn't use it for a decoration on our coffee table if we knew the men and women who were raped, beheaded, set on fire and their children tortured and killed for believeing, preaching and copying this Bible to give to others.

Your Bible contains the only way to stand against Satan. Contained in this book is the truths that reveal how Satan works, the power we have to not only stand against him, but to cast him out in Jesus name. Without your bible, how would you know Jesus gave us power to cast out demons and devils in his name. Without your bible how would you know Jesus defeated Satan forever on the cross and destroyed his power to chain souls in their sin. Without your bible how would you know the traps he uses to destroy you, to stay away from hatred, anger, fornication, adultery, murder, backbiting, and know that Jesus has gave us power not to fulfill these lusts in our lives. My friend, you would be blind and easy pickings for the Devil to destroy without knowing these promises and wind up on a road to eternal Hell you never knew you were walking on.

That is point one, my final point is this. Without The WORD OF GOD, we would not know the promises of God to us from him. We would not know how much he loves us with an everlasting love, that he is and always will be faithful to us. That he is not an "Indian Giver", someone who promises something and never makes good or delivers. But we see time and time again, in the WORD, how God promised and whatever it took to make it come to pass, he did it. We see how he never failed Abraham, Moses, Jeremiah, and all who put their trust in his promises. We see how he sent the greatest promise of his love and power, Jesus, to this earth to redeem us from Satan and a road to Hell. We see how God's love is so great that he sent his only Begotten (birthed by God himself) son into this world, than gave him to be tortured and killed, just for us! It reminds me of the words of the great song; "Because he loved me my saviour died......he suffered it all, because he loved me". My friend, you would have no knowledge of this, none. You would be left to your own devices and intellect to figure God out without your Bible. And know this, your devices, all your intellectual prowess, would never figure out the truths that a holy God knows. You would fall to every trap Satan would bring, you would not believe the faithfulness and power of God, and you would die in your sins.

I close with this. When all else fails, when the world crumbles, and when no one has any answers, only those who have got alone with God, know his voice now, know his word intimately, now, and know his promises by heart will be able to stand in this coming hour. Every preacher, pastor, world leader, every person will shake and quake and fall over in fear because they have no understanding, no knowledge of God and his word. Pick your Bible off of the table, pull it out of the nice little bookstore cover you have it in and begin reading and memorizing those precious promises. they will never fail you. Learn what God is, what he wants and demands, before it is to late. My friend, don't stand on judgement day and perish in Hell because you had no knowledge of God. Read his word, and live.

THE HOUR BEFORE THE HOUR (PART #3)

"....The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much."  (James 5:16)

We will not focus on the other half of weapon number one today, prayer. In the last lesson we showed the power and application of the first half of this weapon, Praise and worship. Don't forget that these two weapons go together and cannot be seperated from each other. You must be using both together and not focus on having one more healthy than the other. All these weapons, PRAISE AND PRAYER - PRECEPT go together and work together. Let us begin breaking the weapon of PRAYER down now.

First let me say this, there are hundreds of books and teaching on prayer today. You cannot walk into a bookstore without a huge section devoted to the subject. Preachers have preached many sermons on this weapon. I'm sure you've heard at least one sermon this month on this topic. I don't want to get into the hundreds of aspects and benefits and the do's and don'ts of praying here. What we will learn are the points contained in our scripture reference above, all you need to know is contained in this verse, to begin.

Point one, let's take a note that James is talking about a man who is praying, every day. It escapes me to understand how we can call ourselves a christian, the bride of Christ, and not take time to talk to our husband, God. How long, in a marriage, do you think would last if the man and woman never spoke to each other? My friend, it would soon crumble to the divorce court! Without talking to each other there would be no connection built. They wouldn't know what each other like or disliked, loved or not loved, or even if they were compatable for a lifetime relationship. Most important, without communicating their love for each other, how would they know they ever cared? Beloved, just having love for someone is god, but not enough! It takes communicating this love verbally, physically showed in some way, or it is useless.

So without daily communion with the Father, Son and Holy Ghost, how do you know they love you? How will He know you love him? How will you know God's heart? What he wants and thinks about himself, and about you? How will you recieve the things you need, problems you need solved, if you never spend quality time with God? I will say it again, this one on one time I speak of builds the relationship connection that will give you the power to stand in these last days. You will not make it without your own one on one relationship with God. The one your mother had will not cover you. The one your Pastor has will not save you. It must be you and him getting to know each other that will give you the faith, the trust, the power to stand in this evil day. NOTHING LESS WILL DO.

I must move on, but i will say this to finish this point. When I speak of quality time I do not mean the two minutes it takes to thank God for your dinner tonite. I do not mean the quick "grab him and go" prayer you give him when you run into trouble. Those things do not, and never will, build the intimate personal connection I speak of.

James is speaking ohere of a man, no matter what the cost, that is making time every day to spend time with God alone. Think of Daniel. He was a man who was busy every day running a country, and on the board of advisors to kings, and still made time to pray to God three (3) times a day to God! Imagine what would happen if we took our lunch time at work and gave it to God in prayer! Imagine what would happen if we sacrificed the time we preserve to make sure we don't miss that hour long TV show each week, and gave it to God in prayer! Yes, it will cost you, turning off the cell phone, giving up all that time on facebook, and getting away from the aimless time spent with family and friends to do this. You might even have to jump into your walk-in closet at home and shutting the door to get alone, but it is well worth it!

Beloved, the benefits will always outweigh anything you must sacrifice to spend time in prayer. James in essence is telling us one who is praying, everyday, one on one with God, FERVENTLY (that means with all your heart and strength) will avail much! Let me break that down for you.

He or she will AVAIL (produce) this:

• Hear the voice of GOD almighty ( imagine that!)
• Destroy fear, depression, worry and anxiety
• Protect themselves and loved ones from danger and harm
• SEE MIRACLES! (imagine that one!)
• See your church and leaders preach with power and annointing, and have his presence in your service for a change.

I could go on and on with the benefits here. But I will stop with the greatest one of all. It will cause you to fall in love with Jesus, like you never have before. As the presence of the Holy Ghost overwhelms you in love, and you allow time for your Father to speak to you, and the tears flow and your hands shake under the power of his love, and he whispers sweet peace to your soul and loves you like only a father can. I think once you get into this presence in prayer, you won't have to be prodded anymore to go and pray. You will be running with giddy anticipation every day to get into the lap of your heavenly father.

I close with this. Prayer is a weapon. It destroys enemy strongholds, casts out devils, heals the sick, raises the dead and delivers anyone from anything on earth. But most of all, it builds an connection with a holy god that causes you to become one, in love, knowing each other personally and intimately. Believe me, when he comes back again to gather his own, he will not forget those who  have entered his bedchamber in prayer and have a personal, intimate, first name basis connection with him.

Beloved, find time with God. Make time, every day, for your lover, your master, your lord Jesus. If it takes literally going into a closet and shutting the door to get alone, do it. He promises what we pray, alone with him, he will reward with his presence being there. Give him time to speak back to you! Don't rush off once you have finished talking. I promise you will see your life change, wonderous things happen when you begin to pray. I challenge you, take this time and try God, and see just how wonderful God is, alone with you.

THE HOUR BEFORE THE HOUR (PART #2)

"PRAISING GOD, and having favor with all the people, and the Lord added to the church daily, such as should be saved". (Acts 2:47)

This is part two in the series, "The HOUR before the hour". In this lesson we shall expound on one of the two weapons Jesus used, and left us to use, to be able to stand in your coming hour. First, let us recap the reason for this series. In the previous lesson, we learned there is a coming HOUR for everyone, Jesus our Lord was not exempt from this hour. It is an hour coming upon this earth of tribulation and trouble scheduled in the life of every believer. For Jesus, it was the horror and suffering of the cross, for you and I it will be some type of trial or trouble that will be the hardest, strongest, we have ever faced. It will destroy, as it is designed, any type of half-hearted life to God. No type of doubt filled faith, lukewarm or middle of the road christian lifestyle will stand in this hour. One thing is for certain, it is not a 60 minute time period, but an undetermined time of testing and trial, and when it will come to you and me I do not know, but it will come.

The good news are the weapons Jesus left us to stand in this hour. These weapons are mighty and powerful to the pulling down of strongholds, the kind that will try our faith and lifestyle to God in this coming hour. These weapons are annointed to help you to stand, victorious, in this hour, and at the end be standing strong in the grace and favor of God. You can make it thru the coming "hour", but only by using these weapons and them only. let's begin with the first weapon: PRAISE AND PRAYER.

For time and space sake, I will focus on the topic of PRAISE here, and PRAYER in the next lesson. Webster's dictonary defines the word praise as this; "To adore, to hold in deep affection, to love intensely". Praise is a powerful tool that throughout the Bible was used to bring down the presence of God in a place or situation, to drive out demons and devils from a person or place, and to win important battles and defeat armies. King Saul, after being rejected by God for disobedience to his command, was given a demon from Hell to torment him day and night. This demon was driving Saul to a nervous breakdown, and he had no peace day or night until he would call on a young king to be, David, to come play his harp and sing praises to God in his presence. David's praise would drive out the demon, every time, and give Saul peace in his soul.

Praise and worship is NOT just a function in a church service. It is not twenty minutes of singing red hymnal songs that makes praise and worship. It is a weapon of war, It is a lifestyle, it is a heart that is so full of affection and love that it cannot contain it and must come out by lifting a hand in the air, by shedding tears till your eyes are red as stop lights, by using your mouth to sing and shout aloud the wonder and love and adoration that is in your heart and soul for a God and father that has loved you with a love that you did not deserve.  Look at our definition, praise is to love intensely, passionately, as the woman in the Song of Solomon. Praise is not a noun, it is a verb, which means it requires physical action and response. The days of those who just sit in a pew, fold their arms, and never move one muscle to sing, shout, cry and phsically praise God are gone. The true worshippers, the ones that have the power and grace to stand, are those you will find that are beating there chest in service, crying tears, dancing before the Lord, and have a heart that knows to whom much has been forgiven, must love out loud and physical.

Praise is commanded and desired by God. The Bible tells us he wants us to enter his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts (Church) with praise. Priests were commanded in the Old Testament to have a job day and night to only sing a praise God in the temple. To approach him before this action was done would cause some serious problems for you. The Bible also tells us to praise him with our lips, with our musical instruments ( God help our church of christ brothers who are wrong), and with our hands and with a lifestyle dedicated and consecrated every day to a Father who forgave us and bought us when we didn't deserve it and he didn't have to do it. The victory of praise and worship to God in your prayer life, at church and work is this: IT BRINGS DOWN THE HOLY GHOST INTO THE PLACE YOU ARE IN.

I want to say something here to any preacher, teacher or singer reading this; it is not how loud and good you preach, it is not how deep and intelligent you teach, it is not how good and pretty you sing that makes any difference or moves a devil one inch off of a believer. It is the power and presence of the HOLY GHOST that breaks bondages, saves souls, destroys the enemies plans and drives Satan out of your church and life. All your plans, programs and denominations mean nothing and do nothing. It is only when we praise and worship God till the same presence that formed the worlds, raised Jesus from the dead and filled the disciples on pentecost comes down will people be healed, saved and delivered. Without him preacher, teacher and singer you are as blind, poor, wretched and naked as the Laodicean church in Revelation. God help us to get this back into our services, churches and personal lives.

One of Satan's main devices thru the ages has been to stop the Praise and worship in our church. Stop the flow of the gifts of the spirit mentioned in 1 Corinthians 12. Stop the physical action of lifting hands, crying at the altar, laying hands on the sick and depressed and singing till the Glory of God comes into the house. Now, he has placed hirelings, leaders with no sense of the moving of the spirit in charge, and they have confined this into 2 songs and take up an offering, very dignified, service. Everything is planned down to the minute. All the while the people recieve no power, no presence, and dry up and die under such devilish devices. Dear reader, if you are in a place of worship where you are not allowed to let the Holy Spirit move you to tears, move you working in the spiritual gifts, move you to go to the altar, move you to lift your hands in praise I have a word for you; GET OUT! RUN AWAY AS FAST AS YOU CAN!. Find you a place where you can move in liberty.

I pray today, make praise and worship part of your every day life. In your prayer time, begin with Praise first. Thru the day, every day, praise God by living a life and talking a talk that would not make God ashamed of you on judgement day. It doesn't take a pretty voice to sing, it doesn't take a minister to talk out loud of his praises. It just takes you, making the decision today, now. to say I will praise him with everything I have every day. Start now child of God, your life depends on it.

THE HOUR BEFORE THE HOUR

"These words spake Jesus in the treasury, as he taught in the temple: and no man laid hands on him; for his HOUR was not yet come"....(John 8:20)

The story above is a very compelling one. Jesus was rebuking the religious leaders of Isreal for their evil plan to kill him. I love how Jesus comes straight to the heart of the matter and plainly, in front of many witnesses rebukes them so hard they wish to grab him then, to kill him. This is where our scripture above comes in, and the pint of our lesson today.

These leaders were so angry at Jesus they wished to grab him then and kill him, but could not, because Jesus' hour was not then. God's protective hand was on Jesus, and no power of man or demon could touch him, until the APPOINTED HOUR for Jesus to be taken and crucified. When the Bible speaks here of an hour, it is not meaning a literal 60 minute time period. It means a fixed point ahead, an event in the future pre-planned, that will come at the time appointed by God. Even though Jesus could pass thru crowds, raise the dead, and deliver many people, in the back of his mind, forever looming closer, was an event he knew he could not allow himself to escape. And that would be the suffering of the cross. All the lives of every human ever born would depend on that hour.

I praise God that he endured that hour. A time of tribulation and suffering so harsh you and I could never have endured it. But beloved, though it looked like Jesus was powerless in that hour, that was far from the case. He used two (2) powerful weapons all through his earthly life, and he left them for us to use!....let me explain.

First, I must warn you...... YOUR HOUR HAS NOT YET COME!

Now you must be saying; "but sir, I already have endured suffering!". I am not talking about the trials and troubles of normal living that this broken planet brings. There is coming an HOUR, on this earth, for the children of men living, that has never been before. Where the earth will reel and rock under the judgement of God. Where Christians will be killed, and their families, for their faith. Children will be killed for their faith in Christ. Earthquakes and disease spread like flies on a dead carcass, with no hope of cure or prediction in sight. Women and men and children starve because they refuse to accept the currency of a devil possessed world leader who would damn their souls to hell with it.

And in this very same HOUR, it follows an erie silence from God. No word coming from heaven, no "goose bumps" of his presence to feel....nothing. But, in reality, God has not relinquished command and has not left you without any weapons to survive. This hour is coming for every church, every pastor, teacher, and every person that warms a pew. Their is no escape for us alive today. But their is good news, for you have two very powerful weapons that our Lord left us. These weapons carried him thru the horror of the cross, and it will carry you thru your coming hour. One last thing, you must get and use these weapons for without them you will not stand.

WEAPON #1 = PRAISE AND PRAYER

WEAPON #2 = PRECEPT (THE WORD OF GOD)

Please understand this universal truth:.. YOU MUST HAVE BOTH. One will not work without having the other as well. You cannot have just one, both must be present. Think of a gun without any bullets, or having a box of shells without any weapon...USELESS! So is praise and prayer and no reading of the word. The same holds true for lots of devotion to reading the Bible, and very little to non-existant prayer life. Without both the imbalance of your walk with God will implode on you, causing you and your faith to fail. And that could cost you your life in the coming "HOUR".

We will brake down these weapons in the coming lessons to show you what they do exactly, and how to use them. I pray that you read and follow this series "THE COMING HOUR". I pray that you listen and do what is said. I pray you begin to use these weapons now, your life here, and after, depend on it.