Jerusalem Compassed

Tape 1062

This particular setting is going to synchronization. That is to say, let us all set our
watches for the attack. Because, you have to work together to get something done if you
are serving to the Lord. And He has many people going in different directions but you
must go by the one sign and that is God's sign. He tells you when. He tells you how. And
probably, one of the things that pulls more people off is when you start listening to one
verse revs or people that don't know what they are talking about. Trying to translate
prophecy. And they will say, `watch the united nations. That's the beast.' `watch the big
computer in Belgium. That's the beast.' where is there any foundation for nonsense?
There isn't. when some people would even publish something like `America is really
Babylon'. yeah, if you would listen to someone like that, you would listen to anything.
You could be had, friend. Well, how do you prevent that? You stick to God's Word. ALL
PROPHECY CONCERNING THE END TIMES CENTERS ON JERUSALEM! Don't
ever forget it and you won't be lead astray. Jerusalem is the barometer of the end times.
Its not Rome. Anyone who would listen to that has been had. The Bible, all the teachings
of Christ concerning prophecy points to Jerusalem. So get that set in your mind and let
that sink in real good. That basically is what this particular lecture is about. Jerusalem
and how it applies.Jerusalem has been occupied up til the year of 1948 for a 1300 year
period by one particular people. That's a long time. But there was a change and there
hasn't been a day the same since. The fig tree. Both the evil and the good were, the plant,
the shoot was set out in Jerusalem. So don't get your eyes too far away from it when it
comes to prophecy.
Open your Bibles to Luke. Let's ask a word of wisdom from our Father. Open your
Bibles to Luke chapter 4. And this is going to be ever so simple but for lectures that are
going to follow I want you all at least to be, I want you to have your watches set. That is
to say, where we are all on the same page. So that we know what our Father is relating to
us. Okay. Let's pick it up, if we may. Jesus has incidentally in this fourth chapter, has just
been tempted by satan. And satan does that to you every day if you give him the
opportunity. So that falls in place and especially as you begin to serve God with a closer
walk, he is going to tempt you more so. You must work as a unit. You know, destroyers
are satan's little children. They like to destroy the work of God. And maybe they do it, as
Jesus would warn you, in the name of God. So as satan has quoted scripture to pull
people off, and in this case, even attempting to pull off course, the Lord Jesus Christ
Himself. So, why do you think you would frighten him as thinking that you were tough to
pull off course. So he is going to try you with ever seemingly wonderful great swelling
words. Stick to the Word of God. Stay focused. But that is so simple. That's because God
loves you. He wants it kept simple so that we can all be on the same page so that we
conquer satan and have the victory.

Chapter 4 verse 17 and it reads. "and there was delivered unto Him" being Christ "the
book of the prophet Esias" that is to say Isaiah "and when He had opened the Book, He
found the place where it was written, 'the Spirit of the Lord was upon Me because He had
anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor" that is to say, to the humble "He hath sent
me to heal the broken hearted" that is to say those that know better, that know something
is wrong and it breaks their heart to see people mislead. "to preach deliverance to the
captives" those that satan might have wrapped up. The whole families in some cases. To
teach you how to break free from that. To teach you how to be a servant of the living
God. "and recovering the sight to the blind" that is to say, the blind to the truth and in
many cases where they can see that light. See that truth "and recovering of sight to the
blind. To set at liberty them that are bruised" bruised for what? Bruised for serving God.
Just because you serve the Lord and because you plant seeds occasionally, you are going
to get bruised for it. You are going to have some knucklehead come along that will try to
draw you off course or have his own agenda. Not God's agenda. God didn't send any
heroes or special people. We are one body. This is what is special. It is the Word of God.
And a person that is not in it, just isn't with God. Period. But to wound those that are
bruised or that suffer, what does that mean? it means, He is going to take care of you.
That was His first advent. And that is what we are talking about here.

And then He says, verse 19 "to preach the acceptable year of the Lord" comma. Now He
stopped in the middle of the verse. And satan had just been quoting a lot of verses and I
know you that have studied with me, you know what the rest of that verse is. And you
know why He stopped right there. Because that is setting your watch. That is letting you
know where you are. What He is talking about. Why? So that you are not deceived. He is
talking about the first advent.

Verse 20 "and He closed the book and he gave it again to the minister and He sat down.
And the eyes of all of them that were in the synagogue were fastened on Him. And He
began to say unto them "this day" set your watch friend in your mind "this day is this
scripture fulfilled in your ears" that is the first part. Now we got part number two and you
are very much involved with part number two. That's why it is important that you pay
attention to God's Word because there are prophecies unfolding daily and you have to
know where to look to see them. Not through another man's eyes but through your own
eyes because Christ came the first time to open your eyes to what is happening. Whereby
you are not blinded to it. Where you are not deceived. That you are a child of His. Able
to function as a servant of the living God.

Verse 22 "and all bear Him witness" they listened "and wondered at the glorious words
which proceeded out of His mouth. And they said `is this not Joseph's son?' now many of
you when you learn a Truth, you mention it in your family. `you surely don't believe
that?' `well, it is written right here in the Bible' `well, you surely don't believe that?' now
that is pretty dangerous stuff, friend. When people will not see what is plainly and simply
written on the pages of God's Word. Of exactly how it is going down in the end
generation. It's not going to be nice when your family doesn't listen to you. But should
you cry a lot about that?

Let's see what happened to Christ about this. " and He said unto them, `ye will surely say
unto me this proverb `physician, heal thyself' whatsoever we have heard done in
Capaurnum, do also here in thy community." in other words, Christ had quite a reputation
at this time for healing the sick and so on and so forth. For teaching the Word. They
didn't believe it. And if there is another way that you want to put it, they are challenging
Him. `show us a sign'. that's a cry of so many people when He has given you the whole
book. And you would ask for a sign. What you need to do is familiarize yourself with
what the signs are and read them for yourself. That's why we are here.

Verse 24. "and He said `verily I say unto you, no prophet is accepted in his own country'"
so may of you, I know you have problems with some of your own families. Do you think
you are better than Christ? You think you can tell it better than He did? Naturally, you
are going to have some problems. That in itself will ultimately works to the positive as it
is written in Mark 13 for your own family deliver you because they think the false Jesus
is indeed Jesus. Why? A bunch of yo-yo's told them. Don't listen to yo-yo's. listen to the
Word of God.

Verse 25. "but I tell you of a Truth," Christ speaking. "many widows were in Israel in the
days of Elias" in the days of Elijah. When the heaven was shut up three years and six
months." the same equivalent of time as the final days so to speak, to give an example.
He is drawing and using the analogy. "when great famine was throughout the land." and
you know what the great famine is today. It is for people hearing the real true Word of
God. Not bread. Amos chapter 8 verse 11 documents it.

Verse 26 "and to none of them was Elias" Elijah "sent save unto Sereptah a city of sidon
unto a woman who was a widow." what made this widow different then? Well for one
thing, she only had enough for her and her son, one meal. and then they were going to
die. She was willing to share that with a man of God. And of course, he blessed her. God
blessed her through that one. Well, why did God pick her? Because the son and her was a
sign unto you.

Verse 27. "and many lepers were in Israel in the time of Elisias" which is the Greek for
Elisha, of the servant of Elijah the prophet. "but none of them was cleansed saving
Namon the Syrian." well, he wasn't even of the house of Israel. And old Namon almost
missed it. You know why? As it is written in 2 Kings, the prophet told him to go out
there and dip seven times in the water. And he said, I have come all of this way and have
brought all of these goods and that is going to heal me? You see, it is obedience and it is
the Word. So he went and he finally dipped himself seven times and he was white as a
newborn child. That is to say of leporasy. He was cleansed of leporasy, the scaly
substances were gone. Why? He obeyed God. Did God do that for everyone? No. well
why did he do it for him? Because he finally mustered up the faith to go and dip seven
times. Its much like some of you, you do what many so called hearers do in this
generation, the Word is very clear that you should annoint with the oil of our people.
They spit on them and blow on them and kick them and shove them and have men catch
them and roll them. You know, so help me God, I am not making fun of them but it is
kind of funny, isn't it? Really. But you are supposed to annoint them and let God do the
rest. That is His promise and He will do it. And so help me God. I like all our dear
brethren of the cloth and so forth, I think, and whatever but it is just not Biblical. Do I
think they are healing anyone? Not really. Because no man heals unless he practices the
art. God does the healing. Man just likes to take himself for something he is not, if you
are not careful. We serve God.
So, there we have the Lord Jesus Christ immediately after being tempted by satan giving
the time period of that time. Time is very important. And He wants us to set our minds,
the clocks of our mind prophetically to that particular time. Now turn with me to Luke
21. Now as I said, this is basically to synchronize our minds for what is about to follow. I
know you have been over it but pay attention or by tonight or tomorrow afternoon you
are going to wonder which way the herd went. Synchronize yourselves.

Chapter 21. And what has happened here. You are all familiar with it. This is where
God's elect are delivered up. They are not to premeditate what they will say beforehand
but what you are given at that time by the Holy Spirit, speak. And Jesus, in Matthew 24,
Mark 13 and here gave seven signs which are the seven trumpets. You don't have to
worry about it. They are here. They are written. I guess the question is, have we read it
with understanding?

Verse 19. And very bit of wise information. Advice. "In your patience possess ye your
souls." be patient. Cover God's Word. God has patience. You must have patience. It is
very difficult to be patient when you see such exciting prophecy transpiring around this
world. But be patient. Our time is not yet. Set your clock.

Verse 20. "and when ye shall se Jerusalem compassed with armies" now this is a sign for
you "and when ye shall se Jerusalem compassed with armies, then you know that the
desolation thereof is nigh" that means the desolator is on his way. Well, who is he? Satan.
The same satan that tempted Christ in the wilderness is coming back again. I guess the
question is, are you locked and loaded for him?

Verse 21. `then" what am I to do? "then let them which are in Judea" where is that?
Jerusalem. Look at it. Face it. Don't let some numb skull pull you off track. All prophecy
points to the barometer of prophecy Judea. Jerusalem. "flee to the mountains and let them
that are in the midst of it" where? Jerusalem "depart not and let not them that are in the
countries enter there into." in other words, it is going to get rough. Why? The desolator is
coming.

22. "for these be the days" well, what days are that? "these are the days of vengance. But
all things which are written may be fulfilled." do you know what they are? Well that
makes it very important. Quite frankly, that's the rest of the Scripture Jesus didn't read.
Why? It wasn't the day of vengeance. But, bless your hearts, listen. That day is so close
upon us now that you better be on guard. You better be alert. God is not going to put up
with this stuff forever. You understand? I said, your Father is not going to put up with
this stuff that is going on in the world forever. He will not be mocked.

Well, let us read the 23rd verse. "but woe unto them that are with child, unto them which
give suck in those days for there shall be great distress in the land and wrath upon this
people." well, what's that wrath? And that sounds kind of frightening. It isn't to a child of
God. That wrath goes to the enemy. The wrath goes to satan. Is that who you are of?
Well, if you are, you are in the wrong place friend. God loves His children. His wrath is
not appointed at them and it does come on the day of vengeance. That's what it amounts
to. But His touch to you is not wrath but a gentle glow that is called the Holy Spirit. And
that touch anoints you whereby you can then understand the Word of God. His direction.
So it is important that you take that sign. Well, I wish He would show me. He already
has. Listen to me. When you see Jerusalem encompassed. I hope you are watching. I
hope you are keeping up. I hope some nut hasn't pulled you off into some boom boom
land somewhere and you have taken your eyes off the barometer. That would mean that
you haven't been studying God's Word. You haven't remained focused on where the sign
does take place. You would not recognize it when it transpires before your very eyes.
And listen to me closely, God's elect have a very important role to play within this. That's
why it is so important. But yet it is so simple. That's right. He wants to make sure that
you understand because things that are really, really difficult we just have trouble
understanding, don't we? But God teaches in simplicity and He is a realist and some
people get too boom boomy and overlook what it happening before their eyes. `o, if only
I could be sure' they say. Well, God has warned us. He gave us a sign. There it is and we
will be talking about it a great deal more, about that statement, that verse that we just
read before this weekend is over.But for the time being, what did Jesus leave out of that
scripture we read? They handed Him the book of Isaiah and He was reading from Isaiah
61. Turn there with me, I'm sorry, we're going to make another stop in the new testament.
I want to go to 2

Thessalonians. 2 Thessalonians just for a quick rest stop. For knowledge. So that we get,
this day of vengeance I want to nail it. I want you to see the signs of it. The Pauline
doctrine is no different than the gospels. That's what I want you to know. Well, maybe
Paul taught something different. No, he didn't. So stay focused.

2 Thessalonians chapter 1 verse 5. "which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment

of God" this is to say, well, let us back it up to four so that we get the whole thought. "so
that we ourselves glory in you the churches of God" we will be talking more about the
churches of God. That simply means the assemblies that truly love God and worship and
study with Him "for your patience and faith in your persecutions" you're going to be
persecuted, so what? Satan can't kick up enough dust that I can't get his name and kick
his dragon before he gets turned around twice. Because Christ has given us that power.
People worry too much. He that created all things gives us powers…have you used it? Or
do you just talk about it? I don't want to talk about it. I like action. "and tribulations that
you endure" well, what are those tribulations? What does it mean, when I have to, when
somebody says 'you surely don't believe that. That couldn't be true' or something like
that. It hurts your feelings in the spiritual sense. What does it actually mean though?

Verse 5. "which is a manifest token" it is plain evidence "of the righteous judgment of
God that you may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God for which ye also suffer"
naturally, I mean, don't be blind. Satan has been given a little space in this world to fool a
few people if they will listen to him. He's kind of in charge here. Do you think he is
going to let you come down here and mess up his playhouse without squirming a little
bit? Of course he's not. Don't be a dreamer. But why would you worry about it? You
don't. God gave you power over all of your enemies including him. You don't have to
tolerate it. Why? Do you think that God doesn't know what is going on in your life today?
If you are really working for Him. He knows. Why? Listen.

Six. "seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that
trouble you." o can He dish it out. Do you think He waits until the wrath spills over? Not
if they touch you. They are going to get it. That's why you can almost pray for your
enemies because they are going to get it.

Seven. "and to you who are troubled, rest with us" relax. Ease your pack down. I started
to say 'light them up if you've got them' but I guess that, we can't say that anymore, that's
an old military…relax. "when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with His
mighty angels" it is going to happen, beloved. Listen to me. It is going to happen to this
generation. Well, what day? Nobody knows the day. He's giving you the sign so that you
can set your clock. So that you know the seasons. Have you read it?

Verse 8. "in flaming fire, taking vengeance on them that know not God and that obey not
the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ" hey, you play, you pay friend. Don't you think that
God doesn't keep good records. They are perfect. Not like something that we might keep.
And those that will mock God, I feel sorry for them. But they made their own bed and let
them sleep in it. All you are responsible for is to plant seeds. If they insist on letting that
seed rot under a clod, let it. Or let them put it to use and produce fruit for almighty God
and have a family that is blessed. That is our choice. That is each one of our choices. Is to
chose if we want God's blessings and protection or whether we want to play and
disregard the gospels.

Verse 9. "who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the
Lord and the from the glory of His power" listen, only God's elect are allowed around the
throne. They are called the princes in the millennium and they lot is by the Father. Some
people will pay for ever and ever. Well, I am going to repent at the last minute. O you
poor mislead succor.

Verse 10. "when He shall come to be glorified in His saints and to be admired in all them
that believe because our testimony among you was believed in that day." did it say you
should believe John Doe or Jim Fodderbust or some thing…no, our word. God's Word.
He didn't say you should believe Arnold Murray or somebody else, he said believe our
word, which is God's Word.

Verse 11. "wherefore also we pray always for you that our God would call your worthy
of this calling and fulfill all the good pleasure of His goodness and the work of faith with
power." I don't know. Do you have the power? Beloved, that is a serious question. If you
just read and sometimes say `that is nice'. no, exercise it. Well, I wish I didn't feel so bad.
Use the power! Don't be an old dragon do nothing in your own life. Well, I pray for other
people but I don't pray for myself. Well, suffer. It is difficult for me to see, well, anyway.

Verse 12 "that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you." beloved, that
is a wonderful purpose. Can someone look at you and the Lord Jesus Christ is glorified in
your life, the example you set. I know there is none of us perfect. Lord only knows. We
all fall short. "and ye in Him, according to the grace of God in the Lord Jesus Christ"
what a wonderful calling you do have and it is a calling. And there isn't one of you who
hasn't known basically since you've been a child that there was more to God's Word and
that you were a part of it. And we are closing in on that time when that part must be
played, must come to fulfillment. And it shall.

Now turn with me to Isaiah 61. Now, I just wanted to nail that day of vengeance. That's
kind of our topic, with the city being encompassed. Let's go back and see what Jesus was
really talking about in Isaiah 61 so that we can better understand, so that we can get a
grip of the sign of that particular day. And it is important that all Christians recognize
that particular day. And let's go with 61 and pick it up with verse 1 and it reads "the Spirit
of the Lord God is upon Me." these are the words that Jesus spoke in Luke chapter 4.
"because the Lord hath anointed Me to preach good tidings unto the meek" that is to say
the humble "He hath sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted" that's those that it breaks
their heart to seek satan take advantage of their family "to proclaim liberty to the captive"
to show them how to free themselves "and to the opening of the prison to them that are
bound" bound in the traditions of this world. Sets you free unto the truth. No fly away
doctrine but to be an able working servant for the living God.

2. "to proclaim" what is proclaim? It means to make known. I mean no, just think about
it, say it out loud "to proclaim the acceptable day of the Lord" there is where He stopped.
Now what is the rest of that? Because that is the part that is important to you today. "and
the day of vengeance of our God. To comfort them that mourn" in other words, it was
very important to Him as Messiah to make both days known, to proclaim both of them.

The day of vengeance and that's why He would say in Luke chapter 21 "when you see
Jerusalem, Judea compassed" well, now you know, 1300 years, and there was squabbles,
yeah all families have squabbles but there really wasn't any wars that really were
endangered the city. It wasn't surrounded. And then bingo, all of the sudden, in 1948,
how many days of peace have there been since that time? How many body parts did they
pick up today? Peace, peace, peace. And what? There is no peace there. Gotta watch. He
wants to proclaim that day. Hey, our Father is getting tired of it. You do not mock God.
Well, let's see what else He says "to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion. To give unto
them beauty for ashes" well, that sounds good doesn't it? "the oil of joy for mourning.
The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness that they might be called trees of
righteousness, the planting of the Lord that they might be glorified." do you take it from
that as the day of vengeance approaches that He intended for you to be a sad sack? I don't
think so. It should be a joyous occasion for you. It means our Redeemer draweth nigh. It
means that we have work to do. It means that you can put off that which satan maybe
tried to put on you and your family and be joyous. We've got something to celebrate.
That's that our Father loves us and that He gives us the time. He gives us the signs if we
pay attention to Him and watch the place he wants us to watch.

Verse 4. "and they shall build the old wastes and they shall raise up for former
desolations and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations" in
other words, after a long period of time "and strangers shall stand and feed your flocks
and the sons of the aliens shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers" let me ask you a
question, what are we going to be planting, and growing and sowing in the millennium?
Truth. That means that all people, kings and queens of the ethnos, which are election are
going to be planting, teaching and working the fields to save God's children as many as
can be. Pull forth from those ashes.

Verse 6. "but ye shall be named the priests of the Lord. Men shall call you the ministers
of our God" not satan "ye shall eat the riches of the nations" may I properly translate "and
in their glory shall you boast yourselves" it will be something to take joy in, to be happy
about. Just to save, you see, many of you have planted seeds recently and they were
snuffed out. But when they see you standing with the Lord, they are going to say `woa! I
should have listened' that's important. You see a prophet must always declare before the
event or he or she is no prophet or prophetest. Therefore, when you plant seed, you are
not wasting time. Whether it is received or not. There is a day coming very soon they are
going to know that you know what you are talking about. Why? You listen to some man?
No. you listen to the Word of God.

Verse 7. "for your shame, you should have double" you think you could out give God in
love and caring? No, He doubles up on you. It makes His day. It makes Him so happy
when you stand with Him "and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion. Therefore
in their land, they shall possess the double. Everlasting joy shall be unto them" what a
beautiful thought. You know, is it worth it, friend? Is it worth it to go through this age
putting up with people who will not receive the Truth to have double joy forever? I think
so. My word, this is just a drop in the bucket, friend. You know, if you are already
getting tired and discouraged, you haven't seen anything yet. You have to plug in to the
right socket, friend to recharge your battery, to get power. And that is our heavenly
Father. To understand how much He loves you. Now, let's just think on this just a
moment. What has He done here? He's giving you the time it will happen. He's told you
what to look for. He's told you how to spot it, how to see it. And what is in it for you,
double portion. That is always a first fruit offering.

Verse 8. "for I the Lord love judgment. I hate robbery of burnt offerings" I hate people
that play church just to receive a few offerings. That's what He is saying. "and I will
direct their work in truth and I will make an everlasting covenant with them" no more
going out friend, but that covenant is for you today. Latch on to it. Hang on to it. It is a
contract. It is a marriage contract between you and the Lamb.

Nine. "and their seed shall be known among the gentiles and their offspring" translate it
the nations everywhere "as an example" a good example "and their offspring among the
people, all that see them shall acknowledge them" can't help it "that they are the seed
which the Lord hath blessed" well why? Because they are right by the Father. They are
double blessed. Why couldn't you spot one of them? And they all have compassion for
those that are lost. They have compassion on their brothers and sisters that need help in
learning truth. You want to be real careful in this generation. You get some brothers and
sisters that, it seems like the only help they want from you is what you've got in your
pocket. And oftentimes, many times you become a party to their evil deeds for being a
provider or an enabler to help them in their own shortcomings. O but they are so sweet.
Be careful friend. Be very careful. Tough love is hard but it is real love. It lasts.

Verse 10. "I will greatly rejoice in the Lord. My soul shall be joyful in my God for He
hath clothed me with the garment of salvation. He hath covered me with the robe of
righteousness as a bridegroom decketh herself with ornaments and as a bride adorneth
herself with her jewels." I mean the wedding is set. Are you going to be there? Of course
you are. And it is not that bad. There is going to be problems. But hey, it is just good
exercise for a real soldier of God to have a little war with satan anytime. You know? It is
good exercise. It is good mind exercise to be able to overcome someone who is of a
different camp or another way. It's just neat. Don't look at it as trouble. Look at it as you
are blessing them. And another thing. You are showing God, I hate to use this but I am
going to and I am going to make this too long if I am not careful, Job. Remember God
said to satan, o look at my boy Job. Don't you wish you could get him? Satan said, you
take that wall around him and I will have him in five minutes. That is not exactly what he
said but kind of means that okay? And God was so proud of him. God was so pleased
with him. And He knew that satan couldn't buy him. Well, what do you think He thinks
about you? You think you don't make a difference? Of course, you do. When you stand,
and when you take names and when you kick dragon, our Father is up there applauding
you. It makes Him so happy. And I am sure that He says to satan, there's one for us. Hey,
be a good one.

Verse 11. "for as the earth bringeth forth her bud and as the garden causes the things that
are sown in it to spring forth, so the Lord God will cause rightousness and praise to
spring forth before all the nations" and you have a part in it beloved. Think about that.
Don't throw it away. You have a part in it for you are the planting of God. Well, what
does that mean, the planting of God? Well, He planted a seed in your big old mind and it
grew and look where you are in knowing, serving and loving Him.

Let's go back to chapter 34. Verse 1. O we are doing fine on time here. Chapter 34 verse
1. "come near, ye nations to hear and hearken ye people. Let the earth hear and all that is
therein, the world and all things that come forth of it" I want to show you, I'm just going
to give you a little running account here on how Father gives you the time and the signs
and where to look. Don't let some nut cake draw you off. That's important to stay focused
and especially in this generation. You can lose everything you've got if you are not
careful.

Verse 2. "for the indignation of the Lord is upon all nations and His fury upon all their
armies. He hath utterly destroyed them. He hath delivered them to the slaughter" you
know when that takes place. It's God's wrath. It hasn't happened yet, but it is going to.
And you have a part in it. "their slain also shall be cast out and their stink shall come up
out of their carcasses and the mountains shall be melted with their blood." this happens at
the seventh trump and it is time for a change of bodies anyway. Don't get excited about it.
Four. "and all the host of heaven shall be desolved. And the heavens shall be rolled
together as a scroll" hey, He is going to shake things up, friend. "and all their hosts shall
fall down as a leaf falleth from the vine and as a falling fig from a fig tree." in other
words, a big old over ripe fig when it falls plump. It splatters, it busts and that's it.
Amounted to nothing sweet as it was. God is going to do some shaking. If you are on the
Rock, you don't have to worry about it. You can stand because it is immovable. You are
in good shape but you've got to know where you are. You have to be on that rock and that
rock is Christ of course. He is the living Word. You must be well searched within it
whereby you know your place, your position and your duties.

Verse 5. "for My sword shall be bathed in heaven. Behold, it shall come down upon
Idumea" this of course is Edom which is Rush of today "and upon the people of my
curse" who are the people that are cursed? Amos chapter 8 verse 14. The kenite. " to
judgment" it's time. I've waited long enough. This is it. "to judgment" whose judgment?
God's judgment. "the sword of the Lord is full with blood and it is made fat with fatness
and with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of ram of the land of
Bozrah" in other words, our Father is ready.

Skip to verse 8. He speaks of His power. "for it is the day of the Lord's vengeance" it's
what is going to happen. "and the year of recompense for the controversy of Zion." that
controversy has gone on for years and years. We are going to go into that a little later into
tomorrow afternoon to be more specific in part. And what it means to you. But that day
of vengeance is coming. Even as it is written in the great song of Moses that those that
know and understand the mark of the beast. That you are not going to receive his lies.
You are not going to be deceived. Why? You are loaded and locked in God's Word. You
are familiar with it. No one can lie to you and get away with it. Somebody come up to
you and tell you this is what God is going to do this or that. You know what He is going
to do. You've read the Word. God hates robbery. You should too. Robbery for what?
Sacrifices and offerings which means playing church. Playing house of God. If God's
word is not taught in a house, it is not a house of God. It is probably one of those things
He calls a house of harlotry. Because if you mess around with satan`s traditions, that's
what you are doing. You are practicing idolatry which is a type of harlotry. Selling
yourself for false teachings. Don't fall into that trap. We are too close to the end, my
friend. Stay on solid ground. You know, in helping people, never be afraid to wade in but
know before you wade in you are not going in over your ankles. I mean, you play a
packed hand, that's probably an old terminology that I shouldn't have used. Well, it's nice
to have a packed hand, it is. Anyway, we have one actually. That means a winning hand,
I will put it that way for the young people. I mean you really have a winning hand and
you can count on it. Hey, double everything. Double everything is pretty good blessings
and our Father certainly grants that.
Let's see. We were in 34. Let's go to 35. Let's read a little further. Chapter 35. Verse 1.
"the wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them and the desert shall rejoice
and blossom as a rose" boy that hasn't happened yet. But it is going to. When? Right at
the day of vengeance. "It shall blossom abundantly and rejoice even with joy and singing.
The glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it the excellence of Carmel and Sharon" those
are gardens, okay? It means just really plush "they shall see the glory of the Lord and the
excellency of our God" everything about Him is excellent. Everything about Him is fair.
Well, He was so hard on those people. Hey, they had it coming. That's fair. When you
play, you pay. Period. That's it, alright? But He is excellent. Totally fair in judgment. He
makes sure that a person gets everything that they've got coming to him, all in one day. I
don't know. What's in the book for you? Its something to think about, friend. I say that
not to frighten you, but I want you to be on the side that has double everything.
"strengthen ye the weak hands and confirm the feeble knees" comfort with the good
news. That's what He is saying here. Comfort your family. Comfort those that will listen.
Don't become a religious fanatic or make a fool out of yourself but comfort "say to them
that are of a fearful heart, be strong. Fear not because your God will come with
vengeance. Even God with a recompense. He will come and save you" now should that
cause you any worry? Is it something that you should worry about? He is coming alright.
With vengeance and with wrath. But what was His purpose concerning you? To save
you. To kick them off of your back. And you know, its kind of like when you are down
and out and have gone all the way to the devil, maybe they will listen through the
millennium. You know we are sure going to try and we are going to see what happens
there. But it still always comes back to one point. It is between each entity and our Father
Himself. They make their own bed. Guess what? They sleep in it. That's the way it goes.
You make your bed. You sleep in it. That day of vengeance is coming. Well, how are we
supposed to know? He told us. He gave us the geographical location to observe and He
said to be patient. What does that mean? it means that you don't have to worry about a
thing. When you are supposed to know, He will tell you but you have got to watch and
you can't be made a fool of. You can't play the fool. Do you know what happens when
you listen to a fool? You become a bigger fool than he is. Well, how do I prevent that?
Stay in God's Word. Stay focused. Its going down exactly the way it is written.

Five. "for the eyes of the blind shall be opened and the ears of the deaf shall be
unstopped." who is going to do that? The Lord Jesus Christ. There's going to be a change
of bodies. There isn't going to be any, well,

verse 6. "then shall the lame man leap as a hart." like a deer. A man that had no legs at all
in the flesh body is going to run and jump fences like a deer. Well, I don't know about
jumping fences but maybe there won't be any fences there hopefully but " and the tongue
of the dumb sing for in the wilderness shall waters break out and streams in the desert"
Christ is going to do that whenever He touches that moment at the seventh trump and we
are all changed into those spiritual bodies. No aches. No pains. Everything on the up.
And guess what? Some of you get double. Boy, that is something to think about "and the
parched ground shall become a pool" there is going to be water, life "and the thirsty land
springs of water, in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass with reeds
and rushes" the dragon is our enemy, of course. Where he was there is going to be
nothing but peace " and an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called the
way of holiness, the unclean shall not pass over it, but it shall be for those, they
wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein" in other words, why will fools not err
therein? There isnot going to be any. They are gone. They are not allowed on that road.
That's why it is so important that we plant seeds as we do to save all that can. "no lion
shall be there, or any ravenous beast shall go up thereon. It shall not be found there. But
the redeemed shall walk there" why? In the spiritual body, the lion, a child can play with
one. They are a pet. God loves animals. Well, document that. Go back to Isaiah chapter
11 and read it for yourself. Different time. Different subject.

Ten. "and the ransomed" well, who is that? The elect "shall return and come to Zion with
songs and everlasting joy upon their heads, and shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow
and sighing shall flee away" there is just not going to be any tears. Not going to be any
sorrow because at the end of the millennium when this total restoration takes place, there
is going to be another way besides this one. Do you know what that way is? It is a
swimming pool and it is hot. It is one of those hot tubs that I mean that sucker is really
hot. It is called the lake of fire and they are going to walk that walk. And hey, but
everyone that walks it will have been fairly judged, will have had every opportunity to be
as you. To change as you or they would have from day one. Let's put it that way. It is a
little late for one of those to have the same opportunity for those that have been chosen
from the foundations of the world but, God still loves His children.Okay, I want to go to
one more place. And I want you to remember something very carefully. Go to the last
book in the old testament. I want to read you something special and we are going to be
touching on this again on Sunday afternoon so remember this prophecy. Malachi and do
you know what Malachi means? It means messenger. God's living Word is a message to
you.

Chapter 4 verse 1 of Malachi, the last book of the old testament. Listen to it very
carefully, this first verse "for behold the day cometh" it is going to "that will burn as an
oven, and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble, and the day that
cometh shall burn them up saith the Lord of hosts that it shall leave them neither root nor
branch" do you know that that has never happened before? That didn't happen at the close
of the first earth age. There is a special ingredient involved within that statement and I
will bring that right to the surface for you. I just want you to make a mental note of it. I
will be calling on in again for you mentally.

Verse 2. "but unto you that fear My Name, shall the Sun of righteousness arise with
healing in His wings, and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall" which
means you are not going to be penned anymore in stalls. You are going to be free. Free to
go wherever so you choose. This is a terrible day He is talking about here for the wicked.
You understand? It is the day of vengeance. "and ye shall tread down the wicked" now
wait a minute. God's elect are going to do what? What I want you to know is there is a
part that some have thought that they have escaped, that you have a part in. let's read it
again. "and ye shall tread down the wicked, and they shall be ashes under the soles of
your" I repeat your "feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the Lord of hosts." o man.
Well, I thought that all I had to do was plant seed. That is. But the day of vengeance is
coming and you are a part of it. God didn't say that I was the one who was going to do
this. Not all of it. So, just make a mental note of that. In passing. We are going to come
back to that. Not to the verse but you will understand Sunday afternoon.

Verse 4. "Remember ye the law of Moses, my servant which I commanded unto him at
Horeb for all Israel" for how much? All. "with the statutes and judgments" it is still there.
It still applies "behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great
and dreadful day of the Lord. And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children,
and the heart of the children to their fathers. Lest I come and smite the earth with a
curse."Do you know? Elijah never died. So he will not be born of a woman as we all have
been. God took him off in a fancy vehicle. Boy I would love to fly that sucker. It would
be fun. Wouldn't it? Zip. Zap. There's things that I don't think you can ride in in a flesh
body but I will say that much, transfigured, fine. But anyway, be prepared. God has that
messenger. John the Baptist only came in the spirit of Elijah. Elijah did not come. John
the Baptist was born of Elizabeth. He was a flesh man. So was Elijah quite frankly but
originally he was born of a woman. I have to be careful here. I'm saying reborn. That
doesn't happen. Alright? So many might say. Well, I think I am Elijah. I'm sorry, we have
already got one. He is with the Father. And the Father promises that he is coming back.
So don't listen to goof balls and nut heads. Alright? That try to make themselves
something, God only knows, I guess they need something in their life maybe, I don't
know but anyway. We have him. But you are kind of in the ministry that does change the
hearts of the children to the fathers plural. You are going to drive them to the devil or to
God. One or the other. You always make sure that you leave the choice up to them. Let
them pick their own course. It isn't nice to tell somebody to go to hell, very often. You
might suggest that if they are not careful that they might be getting a ticket. Or something
of that nature.

In closing. Back up to chapter 3. This is beautiful because Malachi meaning messenger,

there is a special message for you. Verse 1 chapter 3 Malachi "behold, I will send my
messenger and he shall prepare the way before me and the Lord whom ye seek, shall
suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant whom ye delight in,
behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts" not maybe. Not perhaps. And you would
be afraid? God has sent you a message. He has given you the Word. He has given you
power of all of your enemies, now what in the world else would you want? Other than
that loving touching hand of God. I guess the question is, do you exercise it? Exercise
your power and authority over evil. Something evil comes on around your home, don't
pet it. I mean, kick it out. Do not put up with it. Anoint your home and tell satan where to
go. Its alright to tell him to go to hell because he has already got a ticket.

Verse 2. ""but who can abide in the day of his coming?" you can. It is not going to burn
you at all. But it is going to touch you and it is going to be wonderful. "and who shall
stand when he appeared? For he is like a refiners fire, and like fullers soap" I want you to
make a mental note of that. Fire is a very cleansing thing and everything you have ever
done is going to be tested by fire that you have not repented of if it be evil. If it is good,
even your righteous acts are going to be tested by this fire, like if your righteous acts are
as silver or gold, fire can't hurt it. You are in good standing. So it is going to happen. But
boy is it bad if you are wicked. If you are one of these that say 'God doesn't notice me'.
He is your Father. You are the only one like you that He's got. The only one that has your
particular DNA or your fingerprints. You are special to Him. Act like it.

Verse 3. "He shall sit as the refiner and purifier of silver, and he shall purify the sons of
Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in
righteousness. Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the Lord,
as in the days of old and in the former years." do you know what is going to happen to
some? Listen carefully.

Verse 5 to conclude "and I will come near to you to judgment" and that is good, beloved,
because do you know what judgment is for you with righteous acts? Its reward, payday.
And to those that have a load of dirty laundry, payday also. You get everything that you
have coming to you in one day. Bang. "and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers,
and against the adulterers, and against false swearers" those that would say that they are
teaching my Word and are not "and against those that oppress" or defraud "the hireling in
his wages, the widow and the fatherless and that turn aside the stranger from his right,
and fear not me" that is to say loves not me "saith the Lord of hosts" Our Father even
though He is the Creator of all things and is the Father of every soul that has ever lived,
He is really pretty easy to please. All you really have to do is try and seek His guidance.
He will give it. He will lead you and guide you. Now what was my point in this particular
lecture? I want you to watch Jerusalem. All prophecy concerning the end, the day of
vengeance hinges on Jerusalem. Don't let some idiot pull you off track and have you
gazing off somewhere else. I might say Jesus would say it better than in Mark 13 'hey if
they tell you he is in the desert, if they tell you he is back there behind those boonies over
there or something like that, don't you believe it' Why? Because He already told you that
it is going to be in Judea. So it is important that you let that settle in your mind especially
now. And that was the point. That the day of vengeance is fast approaching and there are
so many teachings that I felt it necessary to teach a message strictly on focus on prophecy
on watch. If Jesus said it was Judea, if Jesus said it was Jerusalem, why would you look
somewhere else? I mean they are writing books, idiot sheets, this is going to happen and
that is going to happen but it has nothing, no resemblance to God's Word. I don't like to
see people deceived. Simply observe God's Word, where He says it is going to happen
and friend you can count on it. And I am going to tell you something. When you don't
focus, do you know what happens when you look away? When you get side tracked?
There is a whole lot that is going to go on that you are not going to know about. And
there could be a day coming that where that could be real harmful to you, to miss a sign.
To not be prepared spiritually and mentally to what is going to be going down at that
time. Because is you are not familiar with Father's Word, you don't know what to look
for. Or what is your duty in this? We have touched on that. Let me assure you. You do
have a duty. We will be talking more about that tonight.

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