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Up front purpose of this web site: It is the purpose of this web site to give a voice to the message: "Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God." (Isaiah 40:3) Nearly two thousand years ago John the Baptist introduced the kingdom of God by calling those who were anticipating it to "repent, for the kingdom of God is at hand". But the kingdom of God didn't appear as expected (by deliverance from Roman bondage), and many who were looking for it became disappointed, failing to recognize that the Kingdom of God is as a mustard seed that develops from within. It begins in the place of the heart. God must first establish His kingdom within us before it will appear outwardly. At the first advent of Christ, there was an adulteress in whom Yahshua (Jesus) planted the seeds of the Kingdom of God. Yahshua was heard to say to the adulteress "where are those thine accusers? She answered Him, "Lord I do not know". He responded, "neither do I condemn thee, go and sin no more". She turned from adultery to become His follower. The kingdom of God was thereby established within her heart. She repented when she experienced the mercy and grace of God. It was the love of God that led her to repentance. Yahshua had been sent by God, not to condemn the world, but to save (heal) the world. The kingdom of God continues to be preached. Straight is the gate and narrow is the way that leadeth to life, and few there be that find it. Wide is the gate and broad is the way that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat (Matthew 7:13,14). All who enter by the narrow gate must experience the love and the grace of God. It is the goodness of God that leads to repentance. With no one to condemn us, let us go and sin no more. If God be for us, who can be against us. Today we again live in a generation that anticipates the establishment of the Kingdom of God. Nearly two thousand years have passed since John the Baptist introduced the kingdom of God as being "at hand". We can expect the message of Elijah to again penetrate our busy lives and occupations before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord. His message is designed to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the children to the fathers, lest the Almighty come and smite the earth with a curse. So let us return together to the City of our God. Let us rebuild the old waste places wherein His people can come together under one head, and that head is Christ. Many of God's people have been led captive to Babylon where another king reigns supreme over them. Babylon the Great was a wonder to the ancient world. It's elaborate ornamentation gave it the outward appearance of grandeur and it's walls and towers the feeling of strength and security. God's people were in her. But God prophecied against Babylon that her walls would be broken down and her riches and beauty brought to dust. God caused His people to remember Jerusalem, that lay desolate. As God called them out of Babylon to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem that laid in ruins, today God promises to send us Elijah before the great and dreadful day of the Lord (Malachi 4) bearing words of reproof: Come out of her My people and remember the ways of the Fathers and turn again to serve the LORD. Israel returned to the ways of God, to be led again by the King of Israel. The King of the Jews is our King too. Return with me to rebuild the waste places that lie desolate and restore the old paths to dwell in. Revelation 18 And
after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, And he
cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, For all
nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, And I
heard another voice from heaven, saying, For her
sins have reached unto heaven, Reward
her even as she rewarded you, How much
she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, Therefore
shall her plagues come in one day, And the
kings of the earth, Standing
afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, And the
merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; The
merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, And
cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, And the
fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed The
merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, And
saying, Alas, alas, that great city, For in
one hour so great riches is come to nought. And
cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, And they
cast dust on their heads, and cried, Rejoice
over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; And a
mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, And the
voice of harpers, and musicians, And the
light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; And in
her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints,
Revelation 19 And
after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, For true
and righteous are his judgments: And
again they said, Alleluia, And the
four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down And a
voice came out of the throne, saying, And I
heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, Let us
be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: And to
her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, And he
saith unto me, Write, John 8:32 "Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free." |