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Message 86:5-9

I bring a warning and a deliverance. All they that believe and obey the gospel shall find it. Many represent Christ and have faith to do many miracles. This is good, if they hear the final call—this the midnight cry and obey it. Their works will stand the test. If they speak against this work believing not that I come, they have not God—and will not be of the bride, the Lamb’s Church in the end. He that believeth not these words nor cometh not to obedience, hath not God. God’s plan will not change to suit them that believe not, they must conform to his will.

We must follow God’s will not our own. When we study the word of God and then choose not to follow it we only hurt ourselves. If you want to be with God on the last days you need to follow his will and commandments. You cannot add your own ideas or do your own thing. You must follow the truth.

Message 84:37

For the faithful, the sojourn in the wilderness is nearing an end, the Gentile times are closing in. The day comes when it will be said, ‘The people of the Lord’ and them that serve him not. Be ye repentant and the Lord will hear and heal all the weak and make you strong.

The end is coming. Are you ready for it? Are you going to be one of “The people of the Lord”? The choice is yours.

Message 74:3

“Likewise, a day wherein Satan has great power and seeks to destroy all he can of the good, but he shall fail in the end. He has swayed men for this long time to follow traditions of men and not the way of God; having a form of godliness but denying the power thereof. They turned from the former commandment and remembered it not, until now, the faithful are holding to the truth, even the Record of the Nephites and all the Lord’s words wherein there is but one Lord, one God, one salvation, one plan of redemption and a place in the hereafter for the faithful with God, and for those that doubt and are evil, captured by Satan, absorbed in his ways, shall remain so till the resurrections shall be, where the judgments are spread. It shall be man’s own ways while here that decides his decree. Woe to the doubtful, the wicked, the heedless, and those that plan to destroy.”

Satan has much power and has used it well in the past. He has convinced millions of people that it is ok not follow God 100%. People think that because they go to church that they will be saved. Satan will receive what is his in the end; I hope that you are not a part of it.

Message 74:2

Behold, this is a day when the Lord has established his Church among men, to bring salvation to the earth in its fullness, and prepare a bride, the Lamb’s wife; and power and authority is given that it shall be done.

In order to have to have a clean church the Lord will give us trials that we must go through. The ones that will make it through will be ready for the wedding feast. The church will also grow in these last days. There will be many people who are searching for the truth that will find it here.

Message 34:3

Hearken, hearken: this is a day of haste! Will my servants do my bidding? Lo I have waited, yet many are slow to heed, while many there be that have a desire to put on the whole armor of Christ, saith the Master of men. Take to them the message, for Christ’s coming is near. Preach and teach the written words and my Spirit will be with you as in the days of yore, for my gospel must be taken to all nations, for a mighty shaking will come, then an awakening, and many that hear will obey.

Will you hear the warning? Will you follow his instructions? Will you be ready for the end? Christ will return and his plan is set in motion. Will you be a part of it or will you outside looking in?

Matthew 25:31-34

When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

After all the trials and tribulations there will be peace. The righteous will spend eternity in heaven with Christ and our Lord God. This is our end reward. This is why we are to follow his commandments and suffer trials and tribulations. This will happen, will you be prepared?

Message 86 38-45

There will be great changes in the unsafeness of peoples, homes and travel—dangers will arise. This will tie things up here and navigation will be at a low ebb. Many will seek to run to and fro, still conditions will be hard at times. However, again a change will come and all men will begin to respect one another and work together, bearing one another’s burdens and comfort will come to the humble. Distress of nations and perplexity will be felt everywhere. However, none can save but themselves and that through the Lord. Man will say, ‘Oh that these things were hid from me and I knew them not.’ Have you not been warned of the things to come? There will be riots, strikes, outbursts against the government, picketing and much destruction of property and people, confusion and dismay, emptiness and untrust toward many people. Labor shall rise up against the hand that feeds them: unrest everywhere. For a time these conditions will be terrible, then suddenly a change will come, and peace will take hold of all that look to the Lord and a better way. Deliverance will come as the people seek to work together and love one another: even all, lifting the fallen, the downtrodden, the outcast and preserving hope in mankind. Salvation is free to all that will hear and take hold and work this way.

Even the messenger of the Lord tells us what is going to happen in the future. There are bright spots though however. First off is says that peace will take hold and all will look to the Lord. This will be a great relief after all the hardship that people will have gone though. Second and the most important is that no matter what happens we can still have salvation though Christ. As long as we are following his plan we will spend eternity with him in heaven. That is what is the most important.

Matthew 24:14-22

And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come. When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains: Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house: Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes. And woe unto them that are with child, and to them

that give suck in those days! But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day: For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.

There is going to be great pain and suffering on this earth before the second coming of Christ. It will be so bad that God will have to shorten the days just so that some people will make it though alive. Before this happens though it says that the gospel must be “preached in all the world.” This is happing now. The Church of Christ with the Elijah Message is taking the true gospel to all the people of the world. If you want more information about that gospel please feel free to e-mail us at contact@elijahmessage.net

Matthew 24:4-13

And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. All these are the beginning of sorrows. Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake. And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

In the verses above Christ start painting a dim picture of what will happen before his return. We can start to see this in today’s world, but it all has not happened yet. Things will get much worse before Christ returns. I am not trying to negative but realistic. We have to prepare our hearts and our lives for we know not what will happen to us. The last verse is one of most importance. We have to endure to the end. Either the end of our lives or the end of life on earth as we know it.

Matthew 24:34-39

Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.  Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

With all the talk this weekend about the end of the world that was supposed to happen Saturday it is a great time to look at when Christ said he would come back. The quick answer is that we don’t know. Only the Lord our God knows when Christ will come back to earth. Anyone who says otherwise is adding their own thoughts to the words of God.

Message 50:13

Storms and earthquakes shall come and the nations must know the Lord is God.

Over the last few years there have been more natural disasters then before causing more and more loss of property and lives.  There have been people that say this is God punishing people for their sins. This is not entirely true. God promised us that these things were going to happen. It is not a punishment but a warning. Will you listen?

Mosiah2:41

And moreover, I would desire that ye should consider on the blessed and happy state of those that keep the commandments of God. For behold, they are blessed in all things, both temporal and spiritual; and if they hold out faithful to the end they are received into heaven, that thereby they may dwell with God in a state of never-ending happiness. O remember, remember that these things are true; for the Lord God hath spoken it.

If we have faith in God and keep his commandments we will be blessed in all things. We will always have what we need when we need it. But, most importantly, if we can stay true to the end of this earth or our time on it we will be received into heaven and we will dwell with God forever. This is the key that we should work for, not the wealth on earth, but the wealth of heaven.

2 Peter 3:10

But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

We should prepare ourselves for Christ’s coming, for we know now when it will come. There are several popular theories out now about the time frame of the end of the earth. And that is just what they are, theories. Jesus said that only the Father in heaven knew the time of his second coming. Knowing this we need to prepare ourselves today. For we never know when the time will come and we meet Christ.

Message 60:9

The harvest is on. The Lord has spoken and long plead that mankind will obey and fully set their hearts to do his will, for the sheaves are ungathered. The wheat and the tares have grown together. Now the cleansing shall be among men. Be humble that your lives may be full of the love of God for he will deliver.

Good and evil have mixed in this world since the beginning. It time for the harvest where God will remove the evil from around the good. Both good people and evil people will have to go though the cleaning, but only the good ones will make it to haven. No one is immune from the pain of the cleansing.  So prepare yourself and make sure the side that you are on so that you will end up in heaven with Christ.

Message 50:13

Storms and earthquakes shall come and the nations must know the Lord is God.

There will be a time that people will know that God is in charge. In the last few years the number a dramatic natural disasters around the world have escalated. If you believe man, it is our doing, but God told us that he would cause these things to happen as a warning to all people. Let us heed the warning and follow his commandments and the teachings of Christ.

3rd Nephi 9:10-12

“And behold, the city of Laman, and the city of Josh, and the city of Gad, and the city
of Kishkumen, have I caused to be burned with fire, and the inhabitants thereof, because of their wickedness in casting out the prophets, and stoning them which I did send to declare unto them concerning their wickedness and their abominations. And because they did cast them all out, that there were none righteous among them, I
did send down fire and destroy them, that their wickedness and abominations might be hid from before my face, that the blood of the prophets and the saints which I sent among them might not cry unto me from the ground against them.  And many great destructions have I caused to come upon this land, and upon this people, because of their wickedness and their abominations.”

We know that God is a just God.  Although he loves every person on this earth, he will not hesitate to to used destruction to change the hearts of non believers. I am not saying that we bad things happen it is punishment from God, but we know that the earth must be cleaned before the second coming of Christ.  This cleansing will be painful for the ones that go though it.  But as God promised he will place his people on high ground.  Let us try to be his people and not the people who cause the destruction.

Message 76:4-5

“Much has come to pass, and wars, famines and prosperity have come and will yet be. The faithful are making ready to bring about the Lord’s Zion. Many represent Christ and are helping to bring peace. Satan’s work will be destroyed. The Lord sees the faith and good works of those that do his will. Continue and your way will be pleasant.”

As promised things are becoming difficult in these last days. We have to keep doing his work and we will receive God peace.  Even though there is pain and destruction in the world, it is possible for us to have peace in our own lives.  Keep following his commandments and the peace will follow.

Message 13:2

Satan knows that his time is but short, therefore his power from beneath will work, and oppose the power from above. There is, and will be, distress of nations, and greater trouble shall come to pass. This nation is, and will be in great danger, for there is, and will be a great uniting of power and powers, for Satan will work to destroy all that he can of the good. As the restitution and restoration of all things will be at work, Satan will be there to disturb the minds and peace of men, and to hinder the good that they shall try to do.

There are going to be tough times ahead for us.  Satan knows that there will be a time that he will be put in his place.  When that time comes, Satan wants to take as many people with him as he can.  Satan will fight hard for every soul, but God will fight too.  We have to work hard to not only save ourselves, but others as well.

On another note it is good to hear that the Lord is blessing Larry and Norm on their trip so far.  Keep them in your prayers that God will continue to bless them.

2 Timothy 3:1-7

“This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts, Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. ”

I was looking for a verse for today’s post and came along this one.  I think it is a perfect summary where the world is today.  People are in love with themselves, think they are right with no thought, live for today, and hear sermons but never listen.  We have to break though this way of life and shake people to their core.  Life is to short and precious to end up acting like you loved God, but never really enjoy his spirit.

Message 87:15

“When the storms and wars do their sweeping as necessary evils in destruction, the people become humble and learn to inquire of the Lord. Let the standard be found among you, in the Church of Christ, with the Elijah Message, the words I bring, the gospel of hope and salvation, the words of life, deliverance for mankind.”

As things become more difficult in the upcoming days, we have to hold to the standard.  We can not bend to rod of iron.  The world will be looking for God, it is up to us to deliver the truth.  We have to be ready and prepared to share the truth.  We can not wait till it happens or we will be left behind.