Lord Teach Us to Pray: Your Kingdom Come - Pt. 1

Introduction

The next section: “Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven…”

A response to prayer: “I know what you need from me son. I hear your prayers, but I have a question for you—what about me? My people ask me to be involved in their lives but what about what I want? I want them involved with what I’m doing”

So What is He doing? What is His will?

Your kingdom come your will be done on earth as it is in heaven: Part 1 The Individual

God’s will for the earth begins with the lives of individuals. In the beginning, God’s word produced everything according to its own kind. Each creation had seed and ability to reproduce after its own kind. Man was created in the image and likeness of God and was intended to reproduce after the image and likeness of God, which would have resulted in the earth being filled with the glory of God.

The fall perverted God’s plan, now the sinful nature in man reproduces a sinful image of Adam’s fallen state instead of the image and likeness of God. But God does not change His mind and as surely as He lives, His glory will fill the earth.

So we, His people pray…“Your kingdom come—Your will be done—On earth—As it is in heaven”

The plan! a created nation from a man named Abraham —Israel. Through this nation, the world was given a  king. God the Son left heaven and was born a man on earth.

And that is the Christmas story. God the Son was born of a virgin, born the King of Kings in the lowest of human circumstances—it shows us His heart. He’s come to save the least of these.

He was born to die, because we were born already dead, because the wages of sin is death. But His death bought sinners new life. They just have to be willing to be born again.

Once they are born again, the Spirit of God lives on the inside of them but this is just the beginning of new life and this is the beginning of His will on earth for the individual.

I. He wants true conversions—His will

1. Ephesians 1:13 In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise

2. John 1:4 KJV In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

When the life of Jesus enters, the light of God is turned on. That happens through the cross. The baby that was born with life gets born in you.

3. 2 Corinthians 4:4-6 4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. 5 For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake. 6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

II.  The cross is an ongoing work—His will

He’s Changing the heart—inside [soul]

    A. Romans 12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Romans 8:28-29

28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. 29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

   B. Philippians 1:6 For I am confident of this very  thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.

    C. Ephesians 5:26 so that He might sanctify her,  having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word,

The word is a mirror that does not lie and reveals to us the condition of our hearts:

III. He is fashioning a body to place His head

2. Fellowship with the Spirit

  A. John 14:16-17 16 I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever; 17 that is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him, but you know Him because He abides with you and will be in you.

The Holy Spirit is the helper

B. 2 Corinthians 13:14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion/ [fellowship] of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen.

Fellowship with the Holy Spirit comes through prayer. As we pray, we draw closer to God through the Holy Spirit. As we draw closer, He reveals His will for our lives, but also what He desires from us as His body.

1 Corinthians 6:13 Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.

He fashions the body into the image of Jesus, because Jesus still ministers to humans through the Holy Spirit. And now He uses our bodies to minister through, because we are His body on earth.

The Holy Spirit wants to fashion and mold a body of unity, but Satan wants to separate. Satan wants to sever and dismember the body piece by piece. You are an individual body part. And he wants you gone.

Vision of hyenas while praying for businesses

Separate

Isolate

Eviscerate—eat the insides out. Satan wants to destroy your insides, your spirit man, which destroys your spiritual connection to God.

As a whole the separating, isolating and destroying the insides of individuals begins to dismember the body. The fellowship or communion of the Holy Spirit is severed. Marriages, parents against children. Children against parents, businesses, churches.

The Cross: An Instrument of Death

Romans 8:1

1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

The flesh—the real enemy of every believer is his flesh. The power of Satan and his sin was defeated at the cross. The old man born of Adam died with Jesus 2,000 years ago when he accepted by faith the sacrifice of Jesus for his sin. The lingering problem is the flesh. The carnal nature. All that I want that stands in the way of what God wants for me.

Let’s try to understand this better—the Spirit

Can these bones live? 37:3 O’ Lord God you knowest. 37:3

Thus says the Lord to these bones, “I will cause breath to enter you and you shall live? 37:4

Ezekiel 36:27

And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.

Jeremiah 31:33-34

33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD,

I will put my law in their inward parts,

and write it in their hearts;

and will be their God,

and they shall be my people.

A believer that is led by the Spirit allows the Lord to search the heart and try the reins. The word of God, the Law of God, becomes more than ink on a page, more than do’s and don’ts, more than rights and wrongs, it breaks through selfishness and self centeredness, it drills through the mantle and reaches the core.

Spirit communicates to spirit and the word of God divides asunder between joint and marrow and soul and spirit and reveals—it discerns the motives and intents of the heart.

But in order for it to work, the believer must not be led by his flesh. An elementary school level understanding of the message of the cross produces a person that is puffed up with pride about their own knowledge of the cross especially in comparison to others and would say to be led by the Spirit means to put faith in the cross, but they never allow their own flesh to be nailed to the cross.

Sin was defeated on Jesus’ cross 2,000 years ago, but your flesh/ my must be crucified daily.

But flesh doesn’t want to die, the self wants to live. The soulish man (1 Corinthians 2:14-3:1), I’m not talking about the pneumatikos that would be the man dominated by the Spirit of God. I’m talking about when the sarkikos and the psuchikos have a Rendezvous. I’m talking about when the soulish man and all his learning and all his beautiful self has a get together with his fleshly man and convinces himself that he’s okay. After all, I don’t drink, smoke, cook meth, or sleep with people.

But what about how you look at the shortcomings of others and view yourself superior to a brother or sister because you don’t smoke or drink, but your mind is filled with lust, your heart is filled with anger that can be hidden most of the time but at the right moment, with the right button—bam! We got a flesh festival now baby!

We talk about the victory of the cross and most of us can quote this:

With His last breath He cried, “It is finished. The earth quaked, the veil was torn from top to bottom signifying that access to the holiest of holies was made available and some of us knowing that are like well, let me go in there, and we enter in and bask in His glory. His presence becomes like a warm wave of love that just wraps me up and man I just love His presence, but do we let Him in here? Do we let Him speak and have His way? When He reveals what He wants, do we yield and submit and be led by His Spirit? Or do we allow the fleshly man to speak to the soulish man and allow the mind to suppress His Spirit?

If we do, then we’re being led by the flesh in that area. And that’s why people that love God can still be full of pride and think more highly of themselves than what they ought.

And that is one aspect of the lust of the flesh. Not fornication, not a desire for drugs or alcohol or internet pornography, a lust for self to live, pride— a refusal to die!

The flesh not only wants mastery over the body for lust it also mastery over the body for law. Just like the flesh lusts to be seen and recognized, it also lusts to perform. It wants to read more Bible than everybody, sing more than everybody, do more works than everybody, heal more than everybody, give more prophetic utterances than everybody. Preach more than everybody. The flesh wants to perform and it wants recognition for its performance.

In a sense, the doing of Law demanded holiness without the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.

Do this and live the Law demands

But gives me neither feet nor hands

A better word the gospel brings

It bids me fly and gives me wings

God never intended that the working of the Law would atone for sin and result in righteousness— righteousness was always the work of the sacrifice.

Leviticus 17:11

For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.

9am, 3pm, every time an unknowing sin came aware, trimming wicks, filling oil, burning incense, changing shewbread, entering holy of holies

and then this word:

Deuteronomy 4:1

Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers giveth you.

Deuteronomy 4:5-8

5 Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as the LORD my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it. 6 Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people. 7 For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the LORD our God is in all things that we call upon him for? 8 And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?

With all this taking place, all the works and self performance, God’s favor shining down on His people, if not careful, the heart of self magnifies itself and instead of staying humbled and reminded that it’s God that does it, it exalts itself and pride has friends.

Pride surrounds itself with the other lusts of the flesh. If love is where the fruit of the Spirit flows, then pride is where the lusts of the flesh. Let me explain what I mean. God is love. His Spirit produces love and from His love flows: love joy, peace, longsuffering, patience, gentleness and kindness. Satan said I will exalt myself Leviathan is the king over all the children of pride (Job 41:34).

Pride says that I don’t have to live according to the word in this area of my life.

Conclusion:

If you’re a believer, you don’t have a sin problem. You have a flesh problem. You have a refusal to lower yourself under the hand of God. What we all need to do is find an altar somewhere. This one works well, but nowadays people avoid the altar. Make an altar in your closet. A place where you can get alone with God and let Him speak to your heart and there when He reveals what He wants gone, let Him have it, let Him put it on the cross in Jesus’ name!

The Blessing

Numbers 6:24-26t

24 The LORD bless thee, and keep thee:

25 The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:

26 The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.

bless thee— hand of favor, the benefit of God is on his life

2 Samuel 6:11-12

11 And the ark of the LORD continued in the house of Obededom the Gittite three months: and the LORD blessed Obededom, and all his household.

12 And it was told king David, saying, The LORD hath blessed the house of Obededom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of God. So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obededom into the city of David with gladness.

1 Chronicles 4:9-10

9 And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow. 10 And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.

— he cried to God, “Oh that you would bless me indeed. Someone has to believe that God is a God of blessing in order to call upon Him to bless one’s life.

keep thee— to guard or hedge about w/ thorns.

In ancient times, a military tactic, was to set up a perimeter of hedges made out of thorns to deter the warhorses from rushing into their space. Spiritually, the Lord promises to keep His people protected. It’s a hedge of protection. The Lord said when you pray, pray this way. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil…

Jude 1:24

Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,

The Lord, in His power, His grace, His mercy is able to keep you from falling. His plan provides everything you need for life and godliness. Your trust in the work of the Lord has purchased grace for power and victory. Your diligence to learn God’s word and willingness to partner with/ Him in obedience to His word releases grace for power over the plans of the enemy.

But unwillingness to walk in obedience to God’s word is rebellion, which is the spirit of witchcraft. This puts us in opposition towards God and His word.

his face shine upon thee— Its a beautiful thing when the light of God shines upon a human life.

Exodus 14:20

And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness to them [Egypt], but it gave light by night to these: so that the one came not near the other all the night.

God’s light for His people is darkness for the world.

1 Peter 2:9

But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

2 Peter 1:19

We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:

If you look a couple verses before this, it speaks of the mount of transfiguration. God’s glory was revealed through Jesus, which reveled to Peter, James and John, the Father’s pleasure with Jesus. If we will follow the Lord closely and walk in the Spirit, according to His word, then His face will also shine upon us.

One last thing that I will say about the glory and splendor of God’s face shining upon His people is the fact that His light provides guidance in darkness. It’s imperative that the people of God learn to distinguish the difference between the voice of God and their own voice. That’s the difference between the soul and the Spirit:

1. I want a wife. The Bible says that a man that finds a wife finds a good thing, so I will find me a wife….

2. The Bible says that He prospers His people, so I will embark upon my prosperity journey….

The problem that we all run into is that we don’t stay in the place where we remain under the shining of His face. We start to map out for ourselves, our own plans. We seek the wife and the prosperity our own way and expect God to bless it after the fact.

gracious unto thee— kindness, favor and mercy. One of the words used is actually [pity]. He is merciful towards us and doesn’t give us what we deserve.

Matthew 9:10-13

10 And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples. 11 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners? 12 But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick. 13 But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

Mercy— good will towards the afflicted. What an act of mercy when the heavens opened and the angels sang that night:

Luke 2:14

Glory to God in the highest,

and on earth peace,

good will toward men.

lift up his countenance upon thee— the countenance is the face. God promises His people that He will meet with them. One thought that comes to mind was the shewbread in the OT the shewbread was known also as face bread. It described the fact that God’s presence was with them, that He wanted to commune w/ them. He desires communion w/ His people.

Ruth

…give thee peace

Philippians 4:6-7

6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

The Soldier

2 Timothy 2:1-6

1 You therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. 2 The things which you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also. 3 Suffer hardship with me, as a  good soldier of Christ Jesus. 4 No soldier in active service entangles himself in the affairs of everyday life, so that he may please the one who enlisted him as a soldier. 5 Also if anyone competes as an athlete, he does not win the prize unless he competes according to the rules. 6 The hard-working farmer ought to be the first to receive his share of the crops.

stratologeō

“No soldier” in active service/KJV warreth

strato—1. encamped); camp-likeness, i.e. an army 2. an army, band of soldiers 3. the hosts of heaven/ troops of angels

logeō—ask, bid, boast, call, describe, give out, name, put forth, say(-ing, on), shew, speak, tell, utter.

An active believer is one that engages the battle. He is like a soldier that is encamped and he speaks forth: speaking forth can entail both:

1. Proclaiming truth

2. Prayer/intercession

Farmer’s share

His share: whether money or food, the farmer’s share drives him to plow, to sow, to harvest…

The farmer’s driven to plow. The athlete’s desire for the prize drives him to compete according to the rules.

And the soldier that desires to please his commanding officer is one who engages the spiritual battle and does not get intertwined with common affairs.

2 Timothy 2:14-17

An Unashamed Workman

14 Remind them of these things, and solemnly charge them in the presence of God not to wrangle about words, which is useless and leads to the ruin of the hearers. 15 Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth. 16 But avoid worldly and empty chatter, for it will lead to further ungodliness, 17 and their talk will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus,

Katastrophe- (KJV subverting) demolition, overthrow, destruction-- as in cities.

A while back the Lord gave me a vision of buildings in a city that had been bombarded by the prayers of the saints. The area was war torn and had been stricken by demolition. The prayers of the saints caused the catastrophe to the kingdom of darkness. So if prayers bombard the kingdom of heaven and useless talk results in catastrophe, what are all the buildings and defenses of the kingdom of God looking like in the spirit when we speak curses instead of blessings on others?

There is something interesting happening in this text:

1. Paul warns against useless words. There is a whole category of conversation that we could include in this. We will just trust that as we move closer to the Lord through prayer and study of His word, that our renewed mind will be more sensitive towards useless talk will become more clear to you and that as you engage in it, you will be convicted and then from there you can be aware.

2. V15 Divide-- handle aright, to teach the truth directly and correctly

My job is to make a straight cut and present it that way to you. Your job is to rightly make the cut for yourself. You are not to imagine in your mind: Pastor Matt taught me right, I’m going to be okay. We’re talking about your eternal reward and your eternal soul. You will have to decide whether you’re going to be a soldier or a civilian. A soldier wars, they are in the battle, they divide the word, and they avoid useless, worldly talk and actions that will result in catastrophe.

3. V 16 avoid empty and worldly chatter it spreads like gangrene. I know that we all know what gangrene is, but let me say it out loud, so we can hear what it sounds like. Gangrene is death that has occurred to a particular body part. Gangrene must be stopped by amputation or else it will spread to the rest of the body and cause death to the whole.

2 Timothy 2:19-21

19 Nevertheless, the firm foundation of God stands, having this seal, “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who names the name of the Lord is to abstain from

wickedness.”

20 Now in a large house there are not only gold and silver vessels, but also vessels of wood and of earthenware, and some to honor and some to dishonor. 21 Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from these things, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified, useful to the Master, prepared for every good work.

The believer who desires to serve the Lord Biblically has some specific responsibilities according to this chapter.

1. Engage spiritual warfare

2. Avoid wrong words

3. A spiritual soldier engages w/ words: prayer and proclamation: he speaks life not death

4. He abstains from wickedness

5. He cleanses himself, making himself a vessel of honor (sanctified)

The main point surrounds the effectiveness of the warrior. If his vessel is sanctified, he is ready for the master’s use. If he is not sanctified and cleansed, then he is a vessel of dishonor.

Let’s be clear in that I do understand that there is both positional and progressive sanctification. But when do we start moving forward in the truth? How long should we wait until we stop addictions? How long should it take before we stop vain babbling or foolish talk? How long until we align our lives with his truth. He is gracious and merciful. How long do we take advantage of his grace and mercy pretending that he’s okay with disobedience when we know from his word that he’s not?

1 Peter 2:4-5

As Living Stones

4 And coming to Him as to a living stone which has been rejected by men, but is choice and precious in the sight of God, 5 you also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house for a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

Revelation 5:10

And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.

Which Art in Heaven

Matthew 6:9-13 KJV

9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. 11 Give us this day our daily bread. 12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever.

… Our Father

…which art in heaven

1. He is exalted, but

2. He’s not far away

He is in the exalted place

Psalms 57:5

Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all the earth.

He resides in the heavenly realm. He is holy. He is powerful, all knowing, and He is seated on the heavenly throne!

Sometimes when we view life from earth, we become discouraged because our situations seem bigger than God. Prayer helps me see through the eyes of God. Prayer reminds me that my God is bigger. The bills get bigger, the checks might seem smaller. The kids are acting crazy. The body feels sick. The husband or wife is mean. These earthly trials begin to take a toll on the human heart. The heart becomes weighted down. The cares of the world begin to wrap around and choke the hope of God’s word:

But

Philippians 4:19

But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

I just declared God’s word to you a word of faith, truth hope! It should have sounded right, felt right, rattled through you weary bones, if their weary, but it’s got to become your word. Prayer will do that for you! Prayer will make God’s word your word for your life!

We say to ourselves that we’re okay, but the weight of the world makes us mechanical, almost robotic. We still go to church, we still read the word, but we’re disconnected from His life.

• Prayer will reconnect us to the heart of God.

• Prayer will make our faith larger than the devils lies

• Prayer provides an opportunity for intimacy. We speak to Him. He speaks to us. He encourages our Spirit to believe Him for what is impossible in the natural. Prayer increases faith!

Satan’s power and ability to affect our lives entered our earthly realm when he deceived Adam and Eve into listening to him and disobeying God. And that is his plan for us also. If he can’t get us to disobey God now, he will work on others around us.

His strategies influence people around us, through them, he inserts chaos and confusion into our lives. He releases lies of hopelessness and despair into our atmosphere. He draws our focus on the problems—But when I read God’s truth, I learn— Satan is cast down:

Luke 10:18-19

18 And He said to them, “I was watching Satan fall from heaven like lightning. 19 Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing will injure you.

And when I pray, it stimulates my faith to believe what I read. No, you’re a liar Satan. You’re cast down. I take authority over you—liar!

The broken Law gives Satan legal right, and the Law gives strength to sin (1 Corinthians 15: 56) Jesus’ sacrifice took away the power of the enemy by taking away the power of the Law:

Colossians 2:14-15

14 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; 15 And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.

Jesus defeated the powers of darkness. He stripped them of their ability to have power over this earthly realm (Make people get up and show them as the earthly realm). He has given His power and authority to us (believers) to trample over the powers of the enemy, so that we can accomplish the work of God on earth. If Satan can keep us burdened, we will be preoccupied with earthly cares and not engaging the spiritual battle, but Jesus said:

Matthew 11:28-30

28 “Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and YOU WILL FIND REST FOR YOUR SOULS. 30 For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

Satan says: “That won’t work!” But in prayer, I hear God’s voice remind us of His word, “Satan is a liar and the father of lies. If you will trust me my child, I will get you through this trial.”

Peter said:

1 Peter 5:7-9 NASB

7 casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.

“That won’t work, you need medicine for this problem.”

8 Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. 9 But resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same experiences of suffering are being accomplished by your brethren who are in the world.

Satan does not have authority over your life. He cannot steal from you, kill you or destroy you. He cannot have his way with you because Jesus defeated him at the cross, and prayer will will give you strength to believe God’s truth and reject the enemies lies.

He’s exalted but he’s not far away:

Psalms 46:10-11 KJV

10 Be still, and know that I am God:

I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. 11 The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

God’s people believe He is w/ them. He lived w/ Jacob (Israel) and He lives in Christian.

Matthew 1:23 NASB

“BEHOLD, THE VIRGIN SHALL BE WITH CHILD AND SHALL BEAR A SON, AND THEY SHALL CALL HIS NAME IMMANUEL,” which translated means, “GOD WITH US.”

Ephesians 2:5-6 NASB

5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved) 6 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:

He’s not far away from us, and we’re not far away from Him. The word of God says that we are in Him, and He is in us. We are spiritually connected to God through the cross. But intimacy is another level of relationship and requires time spent in the presence of another— the cross opens the door to God’s presence, and prayer says, “I’m walking in.”

I’ve noticed that the more time I spend in the heavenly presence, the less I’m bothered by earthly problems, and it becomes harder for Satan to fluster my feathers with carnal cares.

We have to be careful that we don’t allow earthly cares to distract us from what is important to God. God concerns Himself with spiritual matters. Yes, the spiritual affects the physical. But the danger is that we can become so consumed with earthly cares that we lose our focus on the spiritual.

1 Corinthians 6:20

For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body.

1 Corinthians 3:16

Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

John 4:23

But an hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for such people the Father  seeks to be His worshipers.

How will we worship Him in spirit and truth if we don’t seek the truth in his scriptures and connect spirit to spirit through prayer?

God is looking for people to connect w/ him Spirit to spirit.

God made a way to not be far away. Jesus paid the debt of sin so that His Spirit could live in our bodies.

Prayer will make this truth a reality to our hearts. Prayer produces intimacy and intimacy with God results in a desire for consecration and separation from the world. Jesus already died so that we can have victory, but the further we stay away from the presence of God and the closer we remain to the world, the less desire we have to be consecrated and separated and the more we become deceived that compromise and complacency are okay.

James 4:8

Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

The closer you get to God. the more convicted you will be about ungodly behavior. The more sensitive we are to his presence, the more aware we are when we fail and the quicker we repent.

In these vessels He brings His presence from  heaven to earth and through us He changes the lives of others, then we have a heavenly purpose and when we gather here, these buildings now have a heavenly purpose:

Matthew 21:13

And He *said to them, “It is written, ‘MY HOUSE SHALL BE CALLED A HOUSE OF PRAYER’; but you are making it a ROBBERS’ DEN.”

The world is lost and hurting. The closer we draw to God, the closer he draws to us and the more of Him we have to offer the hurting world.

In this Acts passage, we learn from Paul that the world is blindly searching for God, but He’s not far away:

Acts 17:22-27

22 So Paul stood in the midst of the Areopagus and said, “Men of Athens, I observe that you are very religious in all respects. 23 For while I was passing through and examining the objects of your worship, I also found an altar with this inscription, ‘TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.’ Therefore what you worship in ignorance, this I proclaim to you. 24 The God who made the world and all things in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands; 25 nor is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives to all people life and breath and all things; 26 and He made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation, 27 that they would seek God, if perhaps they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us;

He is one call away. The reason that most of you are here this morning is because this truth has settled in your heart. He was right there. There was a time you didn’t know it, but then someone told you and you called on Him and then He was there. He was in you. You could feel Him. Did you hear what I said: “You called on Him, and His presence entered you. Did you hear what Paul said, “There is a whole world of people out there that are like we were, wandering around, feeling around, groping and looking for some new thing to feel our hearts and make us happy and the whole time, He’s right there. He’s not far away and prayer will make that real enough in your heart to where you want to tell someone about it.

“Well, I already do tell people about it.” Well then hallelujah prayer will bring an anointing that will release the anointing of the Holy Spirit into the words that you say for the Lord! Don’t delay start to pray!

The Work of God

Matthew 5:3–12

3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth

10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven

Poor in spirit— is the opposite of pride. The poor in spirit is powerful in Spirit, because he is poor in spirit. He understands the source and the results of His power. Because he understands the source, he cannot be prideful. If he gets confused and thinks for some reason he was the cream of the crop; therefore, he was selected, he moves towards taking some of God’s glory.

The word pauper is used to describe this poor person. Without Jesus, he knows he has nothing. Do you think that sometimes even though we really love our Lord and are genuinely grateful that He saved us that there could be something in us that wants recognition for what we do?

Do you think it’s possible that when we don’t get recognized like our flesh wants that the enemy could use that as an opportunity to cause strife and division? And if you do believe that is possible, what do you think is causing that confusion? Who should I expect to be the author of confusion?

Meek— humble power/ Jesus told Paul, “for my strength is made perfect in weakness (2 Corinthians 12:9)”

The Lord said, “The Son of man came not to be served but to serve and to lay down His life as a ransom for many (Matthew 20:28).” Jesus was full of power but His purpose demanded the greatest humility ever seen. While the power of God knocked the soldiers to the ground in the garden, He also allowed them to bind Him and take Him to the cross. His purpose was to glorify His Father by doing His will. Jesus received His glory in doing the will of the Father. On this side, the will of the Father was that He die as a sacrifice in order to bring many sons to glory

Hebrews 2:10

For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

On the other side, He is seated in majesty and glory

Hebrews 8:1 NASB

Now the main point in what has been said is this: we have such a high priest, who has taken His seat at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens,

Philippians 2:8-9

8 Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. 9 For this reason also, God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name,

1 John 3:2

Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.

We will one day receive glory. We will one day be like He is and have a glorified body. It’s His kingdom, not mine. It’s His glory, not mine. It’s His work, not mine. Why would I try to gain glory now, when even then, it won’t be my own? He’s wanting us to practice exalting Him now. It’s time to fill the earth with His glory now if we plan to be part of His glorious kingdom then.

He said, Matt 5:11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake

Sounds bad when you read it, but then he says:

13 You are the salt of the earth 14 You are the light of the world

13 NASB if the salt has become tasteless, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled under foot by men

Salt that loses its flavor, loses its purpose. Many a Bible student has pointed out the preservative purposes of salt. But salt also has an ability that no other seasoning has in that it reveals the presence of other flavors. If believers lose their saltiness, they lose their purpose. Whether the world realizes it or not, they’re depending on believers not losing their purpose. The purpose of believers is to reveal Jesus to the world.

Hidden flavors are revealed when salt is added. Jesus is on the Earth, and He dwells on the inside of his people. However, if the salt of the Earth, which is his people is left in the shaker, Jesus, the one ingredient that contains hope for the lost and the dying is never revealed. So again, if salt isn’t salty, what purpose does it have? If Christians don’t expose Jesus, what purpose do they have?

When we let our light shine before men, They see our works and it glorifies the Father.

First thing that we need to figure out—what is the work of God?

John 6:28 then they said unto him “what shall we do, that we might work the works of God? “ 29Jesus answered and said, unto them, “this is the work of God, that you believe on him whom he has sent“

I’ve heard doctors say “we do God’s work – no you don’t. When people do God’s work, God gets the glory—not man.

He speaks about the Pharisees

Matthew 23:3

therefore all that they tell you, do and observe, but do not do according to their deeds; for they say things and do not do them.

5 But they do all their deeds to be noticed by men

Mark 14:3

While He was in Bethany at the home of Simon the leper, and reclining at the table, there came a woman with an alabaster vial of very costly perfume of pure nard; and she broke the vial and poured it over His head.

Mark 14:4

But some were indignantly remarking to one another, “Why has this perfume been wasted?

Matt 26:11 … You have the poor with you always.

Matt 26:13… She poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my burial.

Matt 26:13… Verily, I say, where, so ever this is Gospel is preached in the whole world. There shall also this, that this woman has done, be told for a memorial of her.

Memorial— a remembrance – somebody gave all they had, she pushed through the embarrassment, pushed through all of the critical spirits and poured all that she had out in pure worship. Paul told the Corinthian church in regards to communion that they weren’t rightly discerning the Lord’s body.

1 Corinthians 11:29

For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.

She got it. She rightly discerned His body. She was a reminder to a room filled with disciples, that the heart of true worship is all about Him.

Judas complained about the woman’s extravagant worship, and stated that the product could’ve been sold to feed the poor– you don’t want to feed the poor Judas you’ve been stealing the money and the motive of your heart is that it’s about what you want.

And then there’s her and her simple, faith. She believed on the one whom God sent and it changed her. It changed her so much that she pushed through the stares. She pushed through the cares (she was likely saving this for her wedding), scholars believe that the value of this Nard would have been worth a year’s wage, and her act became a memorial in the word of God.

The Truth About Jerusalem: It's Bigger Than You Think - PART 2

Emperor Hadrian BC 135 Palestine

Herodotus BC 5 Palestine — Philistines

Byzantine Empire 330-1453 AD During this time was the rise of the Catholic Church and the power of the popes.

A.D. 632, At the end of the last lecture, Mohammed had died in and approximately. AD 634/638 The siege of Jerusalem was taken by the Muslim army Rashidan.

Sophronius, venerated as a Saint by both the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Western Roman Catholic Church. He was the overseer of Jerusalem and surrendered the city to the Muslim army.

Through the years, the dome of the mosque has been rebuilt and expanded at least twice because it was destroyed by earthquakes.

During these times, the Jewish people were dispersed all over the nations. By the time of World War II, Jews lived all over Europe, in America and in the area of what was being called Palestine. However, during these times, they had no power and were subservient under the empires that were ruling. They lost any semblance as a nation once Jesus’ prophecy was fulfilled(Matthew 24:2).

A.D. 1045 Pope Urban II preached a message that sparked the the first of the so- called “Christian Crusades” It’s important to remember that we made the point last week that the Catholic Church is not Biblical Christianity and that during this time frame the Popes were trying to gain power and control over Jerusalem. Some people may not appreciate me making this comment at this exact spot, but this is what I’m going to do. Why is there such a frenzy to gain control of Jerusalem?

I will make this important point. Satan knows what the word of God says regarding the temple in Jerusalem and the positioning of the man of sin. Jesus said: (Matthew 24:15-16). Paul said in 2 Thessalonians (2 Thessalonians 2:3-4). (Revelation 13:11-18). My main point to all of this is that when we see the chaos that surrounds Jerusalem, and if we are going to say that this is a signal of the end— maybe it is and maybe it isn’t time will tell. If it is though— all the fighting for Jerusalem from the time of the writing of the New Testament surrounds Satan wanting Jerusalem so that he can sit in the temple. It’s important that you understand that! Also, it’s important that you understand that when God comes to save Jerusalem, it will be after the 7 year period when His people are now ready to Jesus (Zechariah 12:9-11).

Back to Pope Urban II. The purpose of the crusades was an attempt to gain Catholic control of Jerusalem away from the Muslims.

AD 1119 The knights Templar were an elite military arm of the Catholic Church (ancient Jesuits) that became very powerful during these years and for a period of time, while the Catholic Church had control of Jerusalem, they acquired lands, became bankers and lenders of money, and used the Al Aqsa Muslim mosque as their palace and operating headquarters.

Intro Aleister Crowley ran a world wide black magic organization known as the OTO, which stands for Ordo Templi Orientes, meaning coming from the order of the templars. It is claimed that he learned magical practices that they gained as a mixture of Islamic mysticism intermingled mostly with Jewish Kabbalah. The templars were named this, not because they lived in the mosque but because they had excavated down to the level of Solomon’s Temple looking for secrets.

AD 1187 the Muslim general, Saladin Re-took a Jerusalem

AD 1307 The French King Philip IV had the Templars arrested and burned at the stake for admitting to spitting on and urinating on the crucifix. They also admitted to worshiping a goat head called Baphomet.

AD 1453 The Byzantine empire gives way to the Ottoman/Turkish and this region is under Muslim power for approximately 130 years.

Quick review of the Byzantine empire was the advent of the Catholic Church, the rise of popery. There were multiple power changes in Jerusalem between the eastern and western legs of the Roman empire and Catholic popes along with the armies of Islam.

AD 1583-1997 The British empire

There is an important occult connection that needs to be made during the timeframe of the British empire. AD 1700’s The house of Rothschild came into existence in Frankfurt Germany.

Some of the information related to the occult world is difficult for people to wrap their minds around. However, for those that familiarize themselves with the Scriptures, it should not be difficult to acknowledge the truth related to the enemy’s power on earth. Jesus, himself called  Satan the prince of this world three times in the gospel of John. As we discussed last week, Satan also offered Jesus the kingdoms of the world which he explained were delivered over to him, and that he had power to give them to who he wished. In addition, we can see the Psalmist in chapter 2, explaining that the kings of the Earth Have been planning a rebellion against God and his anointed one. Reaching back even further, as we discussed last week, the Tower of Babel shows us that the enemy has been engaging human beings in his effort to plan a New World order— if the Bible is real, we should expect that things like this are going on.

The writings of a man named Fritz Springmeir in the 70s Made claims that there were 13 illuminati bloodline families in existence. It is claimed by many that these families are considered Luciferian’s, and that their family lineage can be traced back to the ancient magic of Egypt and Babylon. It is claimed that just as the Israelites documented their heritage according to tribes, these bloodlines also documented their family origins.

The Rothschild family according to many sources are the most powerful of the bloodline families. I personally at one time had in my possession a Jewish Encyclopedia that documented the Rothschild family as the Vatican’s personal banker’s.

The house of Rothschild started in Frankfurt Germany under the leadership of Amschel Bauer Rothschild. There are many stories surrounding the Rothschild family. The Encyclopaedia Britannica states that the Rothschild dynasty began when Meyer Amschel Rothschild began working in a banking house, and became proficient with money in finance.

He had five sons, through which the family was slowly able to devise the central banking industry. They gained great financial power during the French revolutionary and Napoleonic wars. It is claimed that they financed both sides called in Britain and France. They had agents on the battlefield that were able to give them information stating that Wellington, the British general had defeated, Napoleon’s armies. It is claimed that Rothschild at this point, put out disinformation and claimed that France was winning the war, which caused the stock market to drop. At that time he bought up large amounts of stock at a low price, and then, when Wellington, the British leader, actually won the war, the stock prices elevated drastically making the already Rich family even more powerful. At some point, he was able to overtake the bank England and this began the start of international/ central banking in the world.

He sent his five sons to five specific cities in Europe: London, Paris, Vienna, and Naples.

It is claimed by some that both Kennedy and Lincoln were assassinated because they did not want to do business with the central banking industry. Most people do not realize that the federal reserve bank is not owned by the United States of America.

The Luciferian Conspiracy In 1784 "An Act of God' placed the Bavarian government in possession of evidence which proved the existence of the continuing Luciferian Conspiracy. Adam Weishaupt, a Jesuit trained professor of canon law, defected from Christianity, and embraced the Luciferian ideology while teaching in Ingoldstadt University. In 1770 the money lenders (who had recently organized the House of Rothschild), retained him to revise and modernize the age-old 'protocols' designed to give the Synagogue of Satan ultimate world domination so they can impose the Luciferian ideology upon what remains of the human Race.

Weishaupt completed his task May 1st, 1776. The plan required the destruction of ALL existing governments and religions. This objective was to be reached by dividing the masses, whom he termed Goyim (meaning human cattle) into opposing camps in ever increasing numbers on political, racial, social, economic and other issues. The opposing sides were then to be armed and an incident' provided which would cause them to fight and weaken themselves as they destroyed National Governments and Religious Institutions.

In 1776 Weishaupt organized the Illuminati to put the plot into execution. The word Illuminati is derived from Lucifer, and means holders of the light. Using the lie that his objective was to bring about a One World government to enable men with proven mental ability to govern the world he recruited about two thousand followers These included the most intelligent men in the field of Arts and Letters; Education:

the science's, finance and industry.

He then established Lodges of the Grand Orient to be their secret headquarters. Weishaupt's revised plan required his Illuminati to do the following things to help them aceomplish their purpose. (1) Use monetary and sex bribery to obtain control of people already occupying positions in high places in the various levels of ALL governments and other fields of human endeavor. Once an influential person had fallen for the lies, deceits, and temptations of the Illuminati they were to be held in bondage by application of political and other forms blackmail and threats of financial ruin, public exposure, and physical harm and even death to themselves and their loved ones.

Illuminati on the faculties of colleges and universities were to recommend students possessing exceptional mental ability belonging to well bred families with international leanings in well bred families. Bush/ Kerry

1871 Confederate General Albert Pike, who was a Luciferian and high-ranking the leader of the Masons. He wrote a letter to the leader of the illuminati during the time in Italy, which was a man named Mazzini. The letter was also intercepted. It described three world wars, that would move the world closer to a New World order.

Pike’s plan s plan was as simple as it has proved effective. He required that Communism, Nazism, Political Zionism, and other International movements be organized and used to foment the three global wars and three major revolutions. The First World War was to be fought so as to enable the Illuminati to overthrow the powers of the Tzars in Russia and turn that country into the stronghold of Atheistic-Communism. The differences stirred up by agents of the Illuminati between the British and German Empires were to be used to foment this war. After the war ended, Communism was to be built up and used to destroy other governments and weaken religions.

World War Two, was to be fomented (started) by using the differences between Fascists and Political Zionists. This war was to be fought so that Nazism would be destroyed and the power of Political Zionism increased so that the sovereign state of Israel could be established in Palestine. During world war two International Communism was to be built up until it equalled in strength that of united Christendom.

At this point it was to be contained and kept in check until required for the final social cataclysm. Can any informed person deny Roosevelt and Churchill did put this policy into effect?

World War Three is to be fomented (caused) by using the differences the agentur of the Illuminati stir up between Political Zionists and the leaders of the Moslem world. The war is to be directed in such a manner that Islam (the Arab World including Mohammedanism) and Political Zionism (including the State of Israel) will destroy themselves while at the same time the remaining nations, one more divided against each other on this issue, will be forced to fight themselves into a state of complete exhaustion physically, mentally, spiritually and economically. Can any unbiased and reasoning person deny that the intrigue now going on in the Near, Middle, and Far East designed to accomplish this devilish purpose.

1897 the Zionist flag

1917 Balfour declaration—Britain backs out

1948 United Nations

Alice Bailey Lucifer Publishing

Lord Teach Us to Pray

Luke 11:1 And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.

Matthew 6:9-13 NASB

9 “Pray, then, in this way: ‘Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. 10 ‘Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven. 11 ‘Give us this day our daily bread. 12 ‘And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13 ‘And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. [For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.’]

Luke 18:1

And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint— grow weary or exhausted. Praying is the business of man and answering is the business of God. God’s kingdom is important and he has invited us to join Him in His work. Jesus says that men ought always to pray! Don’t get exhausted, weary, irritated…

Luke 18:8

…Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth? Or will the disciples of the Lord fall asleep in the garden at the  most important time of their lives?

Mark 1:35 And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.

Hebrews 5:7

Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;

Matthew 6:9-10

9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

Let’s just start with “Our Father…” and see how far we get.

That’s how Jesus addressed God, He called Him “Father…”

What greater intimacy should there be other than the closeness between a Father and His child? What can bring more comfort to the heart of a child than intimacy with His father?

Can you convince a child that his father is not the greatest thing on the face of the earth. Even if he is harsh or cruel, he will still be convinced that he is good.

Even if his father is weak, to him he will be the strongest man that ever lived. This child believes that his father can provide whatever he needs. If he can just get the attention of his father, if he can just get his father involved in the situation, the problem can be corrected and I mean quickly.

But God our Father is neither evil nor weak, and He longs to be included in our lives. But what is really amazing is that He has included us in what He is doing. He has a desire for us to ask Him to get involved in our lives and circumstances. He wants us to get involved with Him. But what He really loves is when our prayers begin to line up with His will. Then some things really start to happen:

1 John 5:14-15

14 This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. 15 And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests which we have asked from Him.

That’s the beauty of His word. Before I really started to read and get into the word of God, all my prayers were about me and what I needed. After, I started to read the word of God, my prayers changed to focus on what I could see He wanted. “Your kingdom come, your will be done…”

I have learned some things about living for God, and one important thing is that Jesus is in me, and Jesus in me, wants to live through me. And so how do I learn to do it Jesus’ way? In order to do what Jesus does, I must do what Jesus did. What did Jesus do? Jesus prayed…

“Our Father who art in heaven…”

Jesus was in Him and the Father was in Jesus and Paul said Jesus is in us:

Galatians 2:20

I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me...

And Jesus said that we are in Him and the Father:

John 17:21

that they may all be one; even as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me.

John 17:22-23 NASB

22 The glory which You have given Me I have given to them, that they may be one, just as We are one; 23 I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfected in unity, so that the world may know that You sent Me, and loved them, even as You have loved Me.

So if He’s in the Father and the Father is in Him, and I’m in them, and they are Holy, and righteous and kind and longsuffering and He is healing the sick and walking in authority and teaching people how to live, then why don’t His people look more like Him? Don’t say it’s because we don’t know the truth, because we are some of the most overfed people in town, so that’s not it.

If you didn’t know before, I taught you last week that born again believers are partakers of the Divine nature, so if the Divine nature heals and sets free, why do so many of God’s people still issue out fountains of bitter waters?

We say we want to heal and help others learn about the love of God, but do we ever stop and listen to what we sound like? Can bitter and sweet waters flow from the same fountain. Well, they might be able to, but James said that it ought not be brothers and sisters.

Jesus said:

John 7:38

He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.

When living water flows, it brings life to what it touches:

Revelation 22:1-2

1 And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. 2 In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. The river of life produces the fruit of life and brings healing

So if we are well taught and know right from wrong and we know that we should allow the river of life and not rivers of death flow out of us, and we know that sweet water and not bitter water should flow, then why? What is the problem?

Could it be that while we know about our Father, we don’t really know Him? Could it be that we’re more like Job before the trial compared to how he was after the trial?

Job 42:3-6 …I have declared that which I did not understand, Things too wonderful for me, which I did not know.” 4 ‘Hear, now, and I will speak; I will ask You, and You instruct me.’ 5 “I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear; But now my eye sees You; 6 Therefore I retract, And I repent in dust and ashes.”

Lord teach us to pray. Teach us to learn how to make a connection to our Heavenly Father, so that we can intimately know Him, His will, His heart, what He wants for this earth, what He wants for the people on this earth, how He wants to use me, and how He wants to use us as His church.

Lord, teach us to pray!

When I pray, I speak to Him, when I speak to Him, He speaks to me. The more I speak with Him, the more intimate, we become, the more intimate we become, the more sensitive I become to His voice, shhhh

Did you hear that? I know that voice. That’s my Father. The Holy Spirit is bringing me a word from my Father in heaven. I gotta let you go. The Lord is calling me.

I’m not talking about praying for somebody right now. I’m talking about praying to the Lord. I’m talking about spending time in God’s presence individually and corporately. Jesus said that His Father’s house would be a house of prayer, so we are going to pray in this church or at least some people are going to pray in this church. The disciples said, “Teach us how to pray.”

But I don’t like to pray like that. Annndddd you’re kind of getting on my nerves with all this talk about prayer. Well, if you don’t pray, you’re probably getting so irritated right now that you want to get up and walk out. I remember those days. When I didn’t pray and the preacher preached on prayer and my flesh got irritated. If people get bristled about prayer while they’re sitting in a church, it  can’t be anything but flesh.

If I preach about Halloween, Mardi Gras or AA and you like those things and it makes you mad, that’s one thing, I may not agree, but I can at least understand, and I’m going to still speak what I believe is right.

But I’m a preacher in a church and I’m preaching on prayer. If your flesh is irritated about that you have a serious, serious spiritual problem right now, but you came to the perfect church, to get some medicine for that problem. I’m believing that the Lord will break you out of this spiritual problem that you have right now in the name of Jesus!

He’s going to open your eyes, He’s going to make you a man or woman of prayer, and you’re about to be set on a path of hope, you’re about to be put on a path and a trail where the fire of God will follow behind you, you’re about to become a witness with the zeal of the Lord burning in your belly. If you would just learn to pray— young people. You don’t know it but the devil is scared of you! What are you going to do?

You start acting like the person you spend the most time with

If you spend time in His presence, you’re spending time in the presence of the Potter. And the Potter’s job is to mold a lump of clay. And your Father in heaven already knows what He wants you to look like.

Romans 8:29

For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren;

The Father in heaven already sent the prototype. He has the blueprint. He plans to mold and shape us into the image of His dear Son, but the longer we delay, the longer it takes, and the longer it takes, the more of God’s precious time we waste!

And the longer we will feel irritated because we imagine that nothing is going our way. And that’s the problem, we haven’t taken the time to get into God’s presence and pray His will instead of seeking our own.

Listen church, if the Lord tarries, some of you won’t be here next year. I mean you may be in another town with another job and in another church, or you may buy the lie that you don’t need to go to church.

But if you don’t learn how to pray and learn intimacy with the Father and learn how to hear His voice and let Him unveil His plan for your life, you will be in another city, with another job, in another church, and while it’s fresh, it will seem good, but give it some time because the worms are going to eat that too.

If you don’t learn how to make an intimate connection with God and learn how to let Him speak to you and change you and get you on the same page with Him as far as what He’s really doing on this earth, then you’re not really serving God; instead, you’re playing church!

“Are you saying if I pray, I won’t be irritated?”

No, that’s not what I’m saying at all. I’m saying if you pray, your source of irritation will be Satan trying to make you quit praying, but your source of strength will be the Holy Spirit empowering you to keep praying and when that’s going on now you’re actually in the battle! Now, you’re being conformed into the image of the Father’s Son and actually acting like a true Christian instead of sitting on your couch watching television and complaining about how everyone else is doing everything wrong.

The father made it possible to pray— access!!

He made it possible for you to cry out to heaven and to be heard, because He made it possible for you to be His child, and this Father listens to His children.

Pamela was talking about the privilege of being able to have access. She spoke about her grandpa and that at times, he would let her come into his workshop, and she felt like that was a privilege to be able to be in there with him. I told her she was privileged. My shop story was different. My dad looked at me through his hungover eyes and said, “What do you want boy? Get the _____ out of here.”

I don’t tell you that, so you will feel sorry for me. I tell you that, so you know I don’t know where I’d be if I had not learned through the pain and sorrow of my sister how to connect with God through prayer. And part of what He did, He did so I could tell others! My poor dad didn’t mean to hurt me. He got caught in the trap, so many of you are pained by your past, by the way your father’s have acted and treated you, but they didn’t want to do that. They got caught in the snare of the Fowler. You can pray, I can pray, God heals when we do!

I have good news. You don’t have to worry about getting kicked out of your heavenly Father’s workshop. He wants you in there. That’s why He sent Jesus. He sent Jesus to die, so that you could become His child:

John 1:12-13

12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: 13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

When Jesus died, the veil was torn, so that you could enter in, as a side note, let me just say that your Father really, really wants to get you in that workshop if you know what I mean. He has some adjustments He wants to make!

The Glory of God: Satan Wants to Steal It

The Glory of God

Last week, the message was about how Adam lost his connection to the glory of God and felt fearful and naked because of the fall. But we also learned that God’s glory is closely associated with light and splendor. Through the progression of God’s plan, He has brought His glory closer to man. Through Jesus, a portion of His glory is in us now (Jn 17:22) and a future promise of more to come. Through this process we are being metamorphed, changed from glory to glory, looking more like Jesus and less like us. There were 3 places where the word metamorphosis was used: (1). Matthew 17:2 Jesus was transfigured before them. His face shined as the sun and His clothing became white before them. (2). 2 Corinthians 3:18– we behold as in a glass His glory and are being changed from glory to glory. The closer we get to Jesus, the closer we get to His glory.

(3). Romans 12:1

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

• Present- to place a person or thing at one's disposal— present and accounted for sir

Jesus, the Word, who was God, became man, and laid down His life as a sacrifice for sinful man. He paid the penalty for our sin. Exposure and faith in this truth resulted in a new creation. Now, , it’s our reasonable service to present ourselves and make ourselves  available to His work. That doesn’t mean that you have to keep the nursery, clean the church or help w/ children’s ministry… most ministry for the Lord is needed out there. Put Jesus in us and then bring Him out there.

Romans 12:2

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

• How much time is spent watching regular tv?

• How much time is spent listening to secular music?

• How much time is spent in carnal conversation?

• How much time is spent in God’s word?

• How much time is spent in God’s presence?’

God has given us a portion of His glory, and it’s a treasure—it’s a precious thing. He expects us to treat it that way— like it’s a precious treasure. His presence can be practiced. Because He died you can step into His glory (illustration of Niya’s story-man w/sword). Prayer, worship, intimacy are ways we can access and practice His presence. But if we esteem God’s glory as a common thing and prefer over His presence, activities the world has to offer, we will experience a minimal portion of God’s glory/presence on this side and that will affect our reward in eternity. He has given us a portion now, and as we submit to His will, we are being changed from glory to glory and there is more to come for God’s people and there is more for all of creation in the ages to come:

Habakkuk 2:14

For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.

Isaiah 11:9

They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.

These scriptures promise that there is a new day coming when the glory and knowledge of God will fill the earth. By now, most true believers are hyper aware that the earth is filled with darkness and if you start talking to people about the Lord, you quickly realize that there is very little knowledge about God in the hearts of most people—many times even in the church. Nevertheless, God promised that believers would receive a glorified body, and He promises in His word that the world will be filled with His glory.

Even though the days grow darker, our lights will burn brighter. There is a world of Adam’s out there. A world of people who have only been born once and are separated from God’s presence. They’re naked, without His glory, hurting and sick: physically, spiritually and emotionally and the Jesus in you can heal them— will you be made whole.

The same way that Satan stole Adam’s glory, he wants to steal every human’s opportunity to regain the glory of God through faith in Jesus and His sacrifice. He wants to steal that opportunity from your family, your friends, your co workers. It’s what he does:

John 10:10-11

10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. 11 I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.

Satan can try to steal it from them, but the mystery of hope can be unlocked in our hearts and released out of us and into them and they can regain the glory that was lost in the first Adam but regained in the last Adam—Jesus.

Colossians 1:27

To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

The thief steals through deception. Paul warned in the second letter to the Corinthians that Satan was going to try to deceive not only the world but also the church:

2 Corinthians 11:12-15

12 But what I do, that I will do, that I may cut off occasion from them which desire occasion; that wherein they glory, they may be found even as we. 13 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. 14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. 15 Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.

Satan’s workers transform themselves to deceive, just as he transforms himself to deceive. The word is not the same as metamorphosis in the Greek but it can take on the same meaning as to be transfigured, so he disguises himself in order to bring deception.

And that was Paul’s concern that God’s people would lose their purity, just as Eve lost her purity, because Satan, in his subtlety would present himself as an angel of light and present a different Jesus with a different spirit and that people would receive an altogether different gospel that they would think was right, but it wasn’t right:

2 Corinthians 11:2-4

2 For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ. 3 But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. 4 For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.

What we must understand is that Satan is well acquainted with the glory of God. As we spoke last week, I mentioned that the cherubim were closely associated with the glory of God, well Satan, before he fell was the anointed cherub that covered. God prepared a mercy seat on earth with cherubim that covered the place where God promised His presence would dwell and God explains that the earthly tabernacle instructions were given to Moses based off the heavenly instructions:

Heavenly tabernacle blueprints

Hebrews 8:4-5   4 Now if he were on earth, he would not be a priest at all, since there are priests who offer gifts according to the law. 5 They serve a copy and shadow of the heavenly things. For when Moses was about to erect the tent, he was instructed by God, saying, “See that you make everything according to the pattern that was shown you on the mountain.”

But I guess being the Cherubim that covered that sacred spot in heaven wasn’t good enough for Satan. He wanted his own glory. Let’s look at a couple of those scriptures, but as we do, let’s remember that he was so close to God, it’s hard to believe he didn’t radiate God’s glory, and by wanting to steal God’s glory, he lost access to the glory of God, and now posing as something he’s not, he transforms himself as an angel of light, because just as he stole Adam and Eve’s glory, he also wants to steal our opportunity to regain the glory of God in our lives. Remember— He can only offer a Counterfeit

Ezekiel 28:2

Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God:

Ezekiel 28:12-17

12 Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty. 13 Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created. 14 Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire. 15 Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee. 16 By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire. 17 Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee.

Isaiah 14:12-15

12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: 14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. 15 Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.

He destroyed his position and access to God’s glory by demanding his own and rebelling against God’s will. Through His subtlety and deception, he has caused man to follow in his footsteps. Ephesians 6 explains to us that he has a hierarchy of evil, which is made up of various levels of fallen angels and demonic spirits and through their combined efforts, they have been able to deceive and weaken the nations. They have been able to cause the leaders of nations to spread their deception on earth and attempt to steal God’s glory from the human race, but God will not be mocked. He has a remnant. He has always had a remnant. He has a people and to them, He speaks and reveals His glory and they accept, and they cultivate and they spread that glory—unless they are deceived and then they’re at risk of losing the glory.

The glory leaves the temple

Ezekiel 10:15-19

15 And the cherubims were lifted up. This is the living creature that I saw by the river of Chebar. 16 And when the cherubims went, the wheels went by them: and when the cherubims lifted up their wings to mount up from the earth, the same wheels also turned not from beside them. 17 When they stood, these stood; and when they were lifted up, these lifted up themselves also: for the spirit of the living creature was in them. 18 Then the glory of the LORD departed from off the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubims. 19 And the cherubims lifted up their wings, and mounted up from the earth in my sight: when they went out, the wheels also were beside them, and every one stood at the door of the east gate of the LORD's house; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.

When you read this passage, in context with Ezekiel 8, you realize that God’s people were finally able to offend Him enough that He departed and took His glory with Him. They had embraced an image of jealousy, some form of idolatrous practice that they allowed into their temple and thought that they could just allow that to coexist with God’s glory, but God is not going to continue to remain in an unclean environment. He is patient, He is kind, He is loving and longsuffering. Trust me. I know, but don’t put Him to the test church. It’s not wisdom.

Psalms 24

A PSALM OF DAVID.

1 The earth is the LORD's, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. 2 For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods. 3 Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place? 4 He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. 5 He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation. 6 This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah. 7 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in. 8 Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle. 9 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in. 10 Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah.

Jerusalem: It's Deeper Than You Think

Focus: Jerusalem

Content: intermingling Biblical history, Secular history and occult history

Intent: understand how the history of Israel, the history of the occult world, and the Bible all intersect in Jerusalem and the rise of the antichrist.

The Bible repeatedly warns us about the influence of the kingdom of darkness and its influence on the earth. Some people don’t believe that it’s important to be aware of this, but it’s my opinion that if the Bible warns us about a coming deception that we should make ourselves aware and be prepared.

Matthew 24:24

For false Christs and false prophets will arise and will show great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even the elect.

Daniel 12:8

As for me, I heard but could not understand; so I said, “My lord, what will be the outcome of these events?”

Daniel 12:9

He said, “Go your way, Daniel, for these words are concealed and sealed up until the end time.

Revelation 17:1-5

CHAPTER 17

The Doom of Babylon

1 Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and spoke with me, saying, “Come here, I will show you the judgment of the great harlot who sits on many waters, 2 with whom the kings of the earth committed acts of immorality, and those who dwell on the earth were made drunk with the wine of her immorality.” 3 And he carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness; and I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast, full of blasphemous names, having seven heads and ten horns. 4 The woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, having in her hand a gold cup full of abominations and of the unclean things of her immorality, 5 and on her forehead a name was written, a mystery, “BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.”

Revelation 17:17 For God has put it in their hearts to execute His purpose by having a common purpose, and by giving their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God will be fulfilled.

Matthew 24:15 “Therefore when you see the ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),

2 Thessalonians 2:3-4

3 Let no one in any way deceive you, for it will not come unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, 4 who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, displaying himself as being God.

Solomons split kingdom: 10 tribes north/2 tribes south: 1. Benjamin 2. Judah

1 Kings 11:1–12/ Ecclesiastes 12: 10–13

722 BC as Assyria overtakes northern tribes. Assyria is the area that was originally started by Nimrod:

Micah 5:6 They will shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword, The land of Nimrod at its entrances; And He will deliver us from the Assyrian When he attacks our land and when he tramples our territory.

Consider the Tower of Babel and Nimrod’s plan of creating a society in opposition to God’s plan. Consider the Pyramids of Giza, which would have been influenced as the inhabitants moved south after the languages were confused and the people groups were dispersed according to their languages.

Consider the dollar bill with the pyramid and the all seeing eye of Horus—the Egyptian god

To this day very little is known about where the descendants of these tribes, or other than some remnants of Levi/Judah. The prophets during the time frame of the northern kingdom‘s apostasy: Jonah, Amos, Hosea, Isaiah, Micah, Zephaniah, Nahum, have a Cook

586 BC Nebuchadnezzar (Babylon) text Judah: Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, a Bendigo. The prophets during this time frame: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Haggai, Zachariah, Malachi. Towards the end of the 70 years of captivity: Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther. During these times, Daniels prophecies come to pass (Babylon, Persia, grecia, Rome). Nebucchednezzar’s image Daniel 3: 60 cubits high, 6 cubits wide, 6 musical instruments that when played forced man to bow  down and worship the image (Revelation 13:14).

445 BC Nehemiah receives news that Jerusalem is in shambles and asks permission from Persian king Artaxerxes And takes an entourage back to Jerusalem to rebuild the gates and walls in city. Nehemiah one: to one of his brothers came while he was in Shushan Persia

440 BC Ezra returns to Jerusalem to rebuild the altar. It was prophesied by Jeremiah that there would be 70 years of captivity Jeremiah 25, second, Chronicles 36: 20–21.

388 BC Alexander the great. After his death, his kingdom was divided into four Daniel 8:1–12

• Seleucids east (Antiochus 4)

Alexander the Great and the splitting of his Kingdom occurs during a time known as the 400 years of silence.

168 BC Antiochus IV. He stops circumcision, stops reading of Torah, offers a pig on the altar, puts an image of Zeus, that looks like himself in the Jewish temple. The Jews called this the abomination of desolation. This is a partial fulfillment of Daniel‘s prophecy of the little horn that comes out of the four horns. But Jesus explains that there was a future Abomination that causes desolation: Matthew 24:15; Mark 13:14; Daniel 9:27; 2 Thessalonians 2:3–4.

Antiochus determined to unify the religions of the region by compelling everyone to worship him as the paramount god—the Greek god Zeus—in human form__history highlights Bill Potter

167 to 164 BC the festival of Hanukkah is instituted after the Maccabean revolt. Hanukkah is also known as the feast of dedication. It celebrates the rededication of the temple. The Maccabean one independence for a short period of time with with the help from the early forming Roman republic. Israel regains independence for a short period time and this is known as the Hasmonean dynasty. John chapter 10:22–31 Jesus celebrates the feast of dedication. During Hanukkah Jesus, as the father and I are one while he is in the temple.

Within his 100 years of Hasmonean dynasty, Rome goes from a republic to an empire. 5 BC Herodotus the historian describes a place near Syria as Palestinia, believed to be associated with the ancient people known as the Phillistines.

63 BC Emperor Pompeii conquers Jerusalem 63 BC.

Somewhere within 60 to 70 years Jesus will be born into this cultural world where Rome conquers. But during this time they allow other nations to continue to exist, as long as they pay their taxes to the Caesars.

But the fundamental source of emperor-worship is to be found in one of the primitive tendencies of Roman thought, viz., the veneration of the individual human spirit, the worship of the Genius. The primitive Roman worshiped-in his utilitarian, not to say commercial, fashion-not only the forces of external nature which influenced his life, but also the power that is active within each human being-the Genius of the man, the Juno of the woman__ The worship of Roman Emperors Professor Henry Fairfield

Map showing the Roman empire, show how small Israel is, and show how small Jerusalem is

At some point during the Babylonian captivity, synagogue came into existence. Smaller houses of worship that did not include sacrificial worship. The emphasis was prayer and reading Torah, and with this came the advent of the scribes, Pharisees, doctors of the law and lawyers of the law. People began to study and experts were looked to for interpretation of scripture, during  this time frame, pride entered in to the lives of the Pharisees and the scholars.

Still Silent years

There was another group that isn’t mentioned in the scriptures known as the Essenes. It is well known that they were mystics. In addition, there are documents that show that there may have been some connections between the Pharisees:

John 8:44

Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

One document made the point that the Essenes were the early stages of Kabbalah. They were mystics that believed in special knowledge in the study of angelology.

There was a mixed multitude amongst the congregation. Egyptians w/ the Hebrews?

Numbers 11:4 And the mixt multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?

Egyptian mystery religion is very well known. In addition, we know from scripture that the  Israelites were intermingled with the prophets of Baal, they serve the God of Chemosh, they served the God of Molech, Solomon built alters for these gods during his reign, as was already discussed. Make the connection of the harlot and her connection to the kings of the world.

No longer the in the silent years. Jesus has ascended

A.D. 70, which is about 40 years after the death of Jesus, and around the time that the gospel of mark was written, and also the letter to the Galatians. The Jews try to revolt against Roman General Titus of Rome, quash of the rebellion and Jesus, his prophecy regarding the temple, comes to pass (Mark 13:2).

Byzantine Empire

After the Roman empire, the next empire is known as the Byzantine empire, which, alas, from about 330 A.D. until about 1453 A.D. It starts about the time of Constantine emperor of Rome, who saw the cross a Crossing The sky, “In hoc signo vinces” (by this sign you will conquer) 313 A.D. Constantine under the edict of Milan decriminalize Christianity. The Byzantine empire started approximately 330 BC when Constantine split the Roman empire into east and west

600 AD Muhammad, there is a connection between Catholicism and Islam Pope John II “the plan of salvation, includes those who acknowledge the creator, in the first place, amongst him all the Muslims; these profess to hold the faith of Abraham, and together with us, they adore the one, merciful God mankind a judge on the last day(catholic catechism page 242–243)

Discuss the connection between Rick Warren, and Chrislam, the video that had the pope on simulcast with Kenneth Copeland

600 AD According to Alberto Rivera, Jesuit priest, who defected from Catholicism in the 1950s, he and a group of other Jesuit priests received instruction at the Vatican from Cardinal Bea (For more information on Jesuitism, research Ignatius Loyola 1500’s. He was a Catholic mystic/, Jesuits as the Catholic assassins and the Jesuit 4th death vow,  Jesuit General aka Black Pope), Alberto Rivera Cardinal Bea explained that Catholicism had a large hand in creating Islam, Mohamed married a woman named Khadijah who was an Arab that had been converted to a nun. All this occurred during the Byzantine Empire, which existed between 330-1400 AD. The purpose originally started, because the Catholic Church wanted Jerusalem for itself. The Ishmaelites were a large nomadic group of Bedouins without a nation. The Vatican instructed that a leader amongst those people was to be found and trained to be a warrior and create an army that could give the Pope Jerusalem.

The known history of Islam is that the angel Gabriel appeared to Mohammed and told him to create the Nation of Islam. The Arab army became very powerful. Before we move on with this part of the story let’s take a look at some documented connections between Catholicism and Islam:

Independent Catholic news May 9, 2017: The Surprise Connection Between our Lady of Fatima and Islam.

The Portuguese cities Fatima and Ourema are said to be named after the Muslim princess. What’s interesting is that the Muslim princess named after one of the daughters of Muhammad Fatima, a woman, highly revered in Islam. She was given the title of Al-zahara the shining one, and Mohamed said about her “Thou shall be the most blessed of all women in Paradise after Mary” (While Muslims do not all the same beliefs about the Virgin Mary as Catholics. They still hold her with highest regard__ Independent Catholic News May 9th 2017

May—October 1917 in Fatima the sun appeared and danced in the sky, and the voice spoke this called the Fatima apparition of Mary.

According to Alberto Rivera Mohammed was trained to be the leader of an Arab army to fight and gain control of Jerusalem from the Eastern leg of the Roman Empire who, at the time was controlling Jerusalem. Mohammed built his great army and died AD 632 Caliph Rashidan won the victory over the Eastern part of the Roman Empire, and it was at this point that the Pope in Rome would have expected to receive Jerusalem from the Arab army, but the Caliph said something to this effect, Why should I give it to you? I won it, come get it if you want it. The dome of the rock was built over the next hundred years afterwards.

Why would they want control of Jerusalem at this time?

Possibilities:   

I find it strange that the book of Revelation was written by John in AD 95

1. AD 300 Constantine sees some kind of cross in the sky and wins a war

2. He makes persecution against Christianity a crime but keeps the Pagan rituals

3. Satan already knows that Jesus’ prophesied that the abomination of desolation will be fulfilled when antichrist sits in the temple 70 AD Mark 13:14; 50 AD 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4

4. Now, about 200 hundred years after the book of Revelation is written, Catholicism starts and throughout the Byzantine Empire (we will start there next week) Popery begins to gain power as it establishes its seat in the city of Rome, which is the city most scholars believe that Peter was referring to when he said, “The church that is at Babylon saluteth you” (1 Peter 5:13).

5. Revelation 17:9-10 The 7 heads are 7 mountains/ Well that’s convenient: Rome is built on 7 hills. The woman is dressed in scarlet and purple. Well, that’s convenient: the Vatican priests are dressed in purple and the Vatican cardinals are dressed in scarlet. She has a golden cup in her hand. Well, that’s convenient: Roman Catholicism uses a golden cup for their communion and let’s not even get into the strangeness that they believe regarding the wine turning into literal blood of Jesus and then drinking it.

during the early stages of the Byzantine empire, which I would call the rise of popery. During this time the Catholic Church want to Jerusalem for itself, why would they want Jerusalem?

Revelation 17 she has Justin purple is Colin has a cup full of abominations. She prays with Babylonian prayer beads.

Spurgeon, Wesley, Albert, Barnes, the list goes on, and on of mighty men of God that won the world is in Catholicism, that war of the world against Catholics and Catholicism and popery. Whether it’s Satan, see if there needs to be a temple for him to sit in it, so he creates Catholicism Babylonian Meche Religion and makes a powerful, spiritual army. Our God put in his hard to do it and it’s like the Egyptian pharaoh situation worked on Harden‘s heart and then he hardness zone heart, nevertheless, Catholicism want to Jerusalem.