If I could describe the world today with one word it would be an “enigma” (something difficult to understand). Everyone is trying to figure out everything from the latest prophecy to the latest conspiracy theory, and from the latest church doctrine to the latest tradition. The war is raging on social media and in the halls of Congress dividing the nation not between a few political parties but between every human being. If that’s not bad enough the war is raging in the Churches and between the growing number of denominations or sects. The whole world is seeing through a glass darkly. They look, they read, they try to figure things out and they simply don’t understand. People have read the entire Bible, and they still don’t understand. Everything seems like an anomaly, like the shifting sands of the Sahara Desert. As we fast approach the End, we no longer have time to try and figure out things on our own and develop our own little favorite doctrines at the exclusion of others. We don’t have time to seek after our favorite prophecies and sliced up sermons on the internet or social media. Simply put, we are out of time.

We only have one option. We must return to the source and do it quickly. As I wrote in my previous article, Jesus is knocking at the door. We must open the door and enter into the new life that He has predestined for us. Only then after we have seen the risen Lord face-to-face can we no longer see a poor reflection through a mirror or darkly colored glass (I Corinthians 13:12). Today we will take this to the next level where most of His children have not yet entered. Unfortunately, many are Christians in name only, holding tightly to their favorite doctrines, and traditions instead of trusting in Christ alone to make everything clear. The whole Bible was written by men that were inspired by the Holy Spirit opening windows to an unseen world and allowing us to fathom things that seem unnatural to the carnal mind. Only the Holy Spirit can open up the Bible allowing humanity to see its original and deeper truths. Years ago when preaching the Gospel in Russia I was confronted by an individual who said that he would accept Christ, but the Bible was too difficult to understand. After explaining to him that everything would be clear after accepting Christ, he later gave an exhilarating testimony before the Church that Christ made everything crystal clear once he surrendered to Christ as Lord. Even the best commentaries, foot notes, and cross references will typically only show one man’s interpretation. Dear children, it’s essential that we go to the original source while we still have time.

We will all admit that we live in a world of mass confusion with everyone either adopting or developing their own unique beliefs. Some say that they got their beliefs through the detailed study of ancient authors, popular commentators, and even in-depth research of the Bible by looking at the original meaning of each word. Others say that they got their beliefs from their Church doctrines and its traditions. Others say that they have constructed their beliefs from the many visions and dreams that they have had or received from others. Others say that they have developed their beliefs from the many popular preachers and prophets in our day. Others say that they developed their beliefs from following the popular postings and video clips on social media. Some have even said that they have developed their beliefs by receiving communication directly from the Holy Spirit. Finally, we have people continually pulling from all of the above sources making their own choices on what to believe; what to keep and what to cast out. Well, we also know that Satan is an author of confusion. Simply put, Satan doesn’t care what you believe; he says everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion. That’s the world we live in as we fast approach the Last Days.

As humanity continues to develop and adhere to their own unique beliefs, then the division between the people continues to grow at an alarming rate. These divisions can quickly turn into violent altercations and even civil war pitting one side against another. There is no greater time than to have God’s beloved children to be united in the truth and stop developing their own unique beliefs, of which many conflict with God’s unchanging word. There is no greater time to understand the context of what was going on with God’s children at the time during the writing of the Bible. We must always ask what it meant to the original recipients and what questions or problems were being addressed at the time. Only then can we ask what it means to us now. Don’t worry, Jesus Christ took care of that little problem by sending every believer the Comforter to understand all of the truth written in His anointed Word, the Bible (John 14:15-31). Just don’t forget the Comforter or the Holy Spirit will also keep the truth in its original context. Moreover, He will never contradict the Word of God or allow humanity to explain the truth away by saying it’s no longer applicable in our day, which we mainly see in the use of Spiritual Gifts. Simply put, the Holy Spirit will lead you to understand the meaning of what it meant then and how to apply it to our lives now.

The key to understanding or interpreting the Holy Bible for our day is understanding that it was written primarily, especially in the New Testament, to help new believers to put off the old life and put on the new life in Christ. The Bible is not meant to be your little Genie in the Bible. On the other hand, as we allow the Holy Spirit to transform us into a new creation by following His does and don’ts of the new life, then we will in time always know the right direction or the right thing to do (II Corinthians 5:17). Furthermore, the more we are transformed in Christ, the more we will be able to hear His still small voice by giving us specific guidance or bringing a Scripture text to our minds that was previously written on our hearts. Now, here is the wonder of our transformation in Christ, as a new creation we will be given eyes to see, to see the great war being waged against humanity, and how God’s children have been given insight on how to stand firm only believing in one truth. We must allow God through the Holy Spirit to develop our belief system from the truth in the Bible. The truth in the Bible is all sufficient, it’s immutable and it is exclusive. We can study all the great biblical doctrines from the past two thousand years, but they must never be allowed to change the truth by adding to it or subtracting from it. Only the truth will be used by the Holy Spirit to grow us from one degree of glory to another until we reach perfection at the conclusion of our journey on Earth.

We must aim for perfection every moment of every day and the one thing that can help us, is to embrace the power and majesty of love. Without true self-giving, agape, love we will never reach perfection, nor will we be assured that we are truly on the right path. Godly love will open windows that we never knew existed showing us the wonder and majesty of God’s perfect timing, His amazing blessings, and His tremendous power to perform miracles beyond our wildest imagination. So, why is this so important to meet the risen Christ face-to-face and be filled with the Holy Spirit? Because without Christ uniting His people together in one truth, then they will be susceptible to the greatest deception to ever ascend upon planet Earth. In the Last Days, Satan and the powers of darkness will proclaim that they can solve all the problems facing humanity. He will proclaim that the divisions are destroying the world, and the only solution is unity of thought among all of its citizens. This unity of thought will be required by the image of the beast in the form of Artificial Intelligence (Revelation 13:15). If believers are not grounded in what they believe, then they will be easily led astray believing that they are making the world into a better place for everyone. However, those who reject the new beliefs will be killed. I pray that all of God’s children will be transformed into the perfect image of Christ, which is our only sure defense of the coming deception. Remember, transformation is only possible if we come face-to-face with Jesus Christ through the Holy Spirit, so that we can know and understand the truth; a truth that will help us stand firm against the deception and the wiles of the devil. Amen, we no longer see through a glass darkly.

The Gospel Presentation

We have all sinned and fallen short of the glory of God, which explains the many difficulties that you are currently facing in your life. Well, I have good news, God has solved that problem by sending His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, who was born of a virgin to show us the way to a beautiful new life in Christ. God has dealt with all of our sins past, present, and future by having His son pay the debt for our sins. Jesus Christ willingly went to the Cross in our stead by allowing all of the world’s sins to be placed upon Him as a sacrificial Lamb. As Christ hung on the Cross, the wrath of God was poured out on Him to pay the penalty for our sins. Jesus Christ died on the Cross and was buried for three days. On the third day, Christ arose from death to life everlasting. The good news is if we believe in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, then we will be forgiven for all of our sins and receive the Holy Spirit. The Spirit will lead us into all truth helping us in the transformation process of putting off the old life, allowing the old sin nature to die with Christ, and then putting on our new life in Christ by being raised with Christ to everlasting life. You can accept Christ today by confessing your sins to Him through a simple prayer asking Him to forgive you and make you into a new creation filled with the Holy Spirit. If you have done that, then you have just begun the greatest journey of your life that leads to heaven and eternal life. Welcome to the Kingdom.

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