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Tapping the Vine

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Tapping the Vine
‘Making Wine from Unrighteous Grapes’
by the Watchman Dana G Smith
Keywords: LORD God, Christian, churches, spirits, gods, prophets, judgment
Words: 3457

John 15:1  ¶I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.
2  Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.

Isaiah 44:25  That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;

Micah 3:6  Therefore night shall be unto you, that ye shall not have a vision; and it shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine; and the sun shall go down over the prophets, and the day shall be dark over them.
7  Then shall the seers be ashamed, and the diviners confounded: yea, they shall all cover their lips; for there is no answer of God.

When I speak of ‘Tapping the Vine’, I refer to making wine from unrighteous grapes. That means there are Christians and whole churches who follow this practice. It simply means that they, instead of being filled with the ‘sweet Good Wine’ of the Holy Spirit, which flows from the Good Shepherd, Y’Shua, Jesus Christ himself, they look after other Gods. For some time now I have covered the trouble with seeking after prophets, soothsayers, astrologers, and others who prophecy and make predictions of what is coming. Simply put, Christians today are not fully persuaded and in fact I believe many have not been taught that there is only one fountain we should go to. This is the same fountain Israel was told to go to. The difference today is we have the ‘blood of the covenant’ fulfilled through the Messiah Jesus, Y’Shua. We also have more fuller revelation of this salvation through the LORD and the arrival of the Holy Ghost on Pentecost. All this should be enough to bring the church in America to her senses, but it is not! Add to this, many just sit there in the pews and do the religious thing and really not seek the true Vine and his nourishment. Without Him, we can do nothing. Today the sad fact is, the people in this nation and even the church, “has trusted in their wickedness and wicked ways”.

Isaiah 47:10  For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, None seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee; and thou hast said in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me.
11  Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it riseth: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it off: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou shalt not know.
12  Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail.
13  Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee.

The Wealth and blessing of this nation has caused them to go into a ‘failsafe’ mode where we do not think. We believe that our wisdom, knowledge, knowhow, technology, doctors, flu vaccinations, drugs, and all the rest of the American experience will carry us through. Add to that is the fact we myriads of messengers, a plethora of prophets, and gobs of Gods. Many are those who also indulge themselves in the multiplicity of riot and confusion that is caused by all these voices. But least you think that all these voices are good, let me also tell you there is a time when the voices of such will not bring the safety nor deliverance to which those who seek them are looking for.

The example again is Israel who failed to follow what the LORD had told them. They were not to do those things that the nations before them did. It was because of these things the LORD God ‘doth drive them out from before thee’, scripture says. What were these nations? They were gentile! There was a continual habit, practice, and desire for those in these nations to do this. They would and did base their civilization upon this as well. They welcomed divination, astrologers, enchanters, witches, charmers, consulters with familiar spirits, wizards, and necromancer’s. When Israel started to do the same thing, they were in trouble. Not only did the LORD tell them this was an abomination, the fact that they did these things and never stopped doing them was more trouble. For this brought judgment.

Deuteronomy 18:10  There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch,
11  Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.
12  For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee.
13  Thou shalt be perfect with the LORD thy God.
14  For these nations, which thou shalt possess, hearkened unto observers of times, and unto diviners: but as for thee, the LORD thy God hath not suffered thee so to do.

When the prophets came along like Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel they decried this ‘harlotry’. For the people of God were not consulting their own God on matters. In fact their hearts were atuned to demons and spirits which were in rebellion against the LORD God. Isaiah even said as much to Israel on this matter saying that “evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it riseth: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it off: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou shalt not know.” For all of this they were doing and all those they were seeking, It would not do any good. They could go and seek all these ‘enchantments’ and ‘sorceries’, matter of fact, Isaiah told them in no uncertain terms to do just that [see scripture above from Isaiah]. He said that the judgment will come upon you and you will not know where it came from. Mischief will fall upon the nation and you will not stop it. Then finally desolation shall hit you full scale and you will never see it coming and not be able to stop it.

In America we have intelligence agencies and many resources, plus laws since 9-11, to stop desolation in the form of terrorism and related activities. We never saw 9-11 coming and many today blame the government conspiracies for it. The truth here is, more is coming. When the final scope of judgment comes, all the intelligence, resources, soothsaying, astrologers, sorceries, and enchantments will not stop it. It is not that we are like Israel. For we are not, Israel was a Theocracy, America is or was a constitutional republic which became a democracy and is becoming worse than socialist Russia or China. When Russia steps up and accuses us of becoming socialist then there is trouble afoot. When both Russia and China seem to be more in control and freedoms seem more plenty in those nations than here, there is trouble. Yes, America still has freedoms, but daily what we had is being eroded. The fact is, judgment is here and ongoing. Nothing will stop it!

We had a caller who joined the Warn Radio program not too long ago. This person was from South America. He had inquired of what we thought of the ‘Mayan Prophecies’. Now there is no doubt that many today hold to these and also the calendar. But understand these were a bloody and warring people. Yes they had some knowledge, but where did it come? It came from the one to whom they sacrificed humans in bloody rituals. Today around the world people ignore the source of the prophecies and the method of how this people obtained the knowledge. Can they know something? Sure, even the devil and his minions know what is coming and that they will rule this world and the people for a short while. It is not a stretch to think they can pass prophecy on to seem as light. For we know even the devil can appear as an angel of light. I find only one source, the LORD God, none other. You do what you will, but as for me, I shall look unto the LORD God of my salvation. If you are just looking for a light or a voice from the other realm, then Satan will be able to fill that need. However in all this, as a believer, we must know in whom we believe, walk as he walked. We must not become caught up, overcharged, that is in the cares of this life that we forget all this. Watching and Praying always. We have been specifically told to watch!

2 Corinthians 11:14  And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.

The Word is clear on this matter. The truth is, only those in the True Light of Gods Word will know what is coming and what is happening. The Day of the LORD will bring darkness and judgment, but it is a day that as believers should not catch us unaware, that is as a thief. Unless, of course we are asleep, as the foolish virgins, or maybe we have not been watching and praying as the Lord commanded us to do.

You are not in darkness, but in light, therefore walk in the light as the Lord did!

1 Thessalonians 5:4  But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that day should overtake you as a thief.
1 Thessalonians 5:5  Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
Acts 26:18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
Ephesians 5:8  For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:

Don’t become  overcharged, caught up in the cares of this life that this day catches you as a foolish virgin or one in darkness!

Luke 21:34  And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
35  For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.
36  Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

Scripture further points out that ‘He frustrates the liars, makes diviners mad, and makes knowledge foolish’. Further it is here we must understand that as Israel sought such people, just like many in the USA does including church members, that the things they tell you are false. Although we have covered in times past how that such people can actually bring false words to pass and also give signs and wonders to confirm a word. This is what the Son of Perdition will do to convince people he is God as he sets himself up in the ‘temple of God’ as God!  There is a time though during judgment that God not only frustrates, but he even stops the heavens from telling these false ones anything. As calamity comes, the seers, diviners, false prophets, and others who cling to these methods will be ashamed and confounded. The reason is, their visions will be gone, all answers will be dark, and the false prophets will stop what they do. Again, here let it be noted, ‘There is no answer from their God’. This God, of course is not the LORD God, but Satan himself and the cohorts of deception. God the LORD will put a stop completely to this.  A note here, as people talk about the Mayan prophecies and calendar, be sure to understand their calendar stops at 2012 or there about. God’s calendar doesn’t stop at all! From this standpoint, God saw to it the Mayans could see no further than this!

Isaiah 44:25  That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;

Micah 3:6  Therefore night shall be unto you, that ye shall not have a vision; and it shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine; and the sun shall go down over the prophets, and the day shall be dark over them.
7  Then shall the seers be ashamed, and the diviners confounded: yea, they shall all cover their lips; for there is no answer of God.

There was a time in Israel when the LORD God stopped all visions and divinations from certain sources.  This confirms as well what Micah says above. Below Ezekiel spoke this word to Israel when the prophets who were false prophesied contrary to the True Word of the LORD.

Ezekiel 12:23  Tell them therefore, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel; but say unto them, The days are at hand, and the effect of every vision.
24  For there shall be no more any vain vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel.
25  For I am the LORD: I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall come to pass; it shall be no more prolonged: for in your days, O rebellious house, will I say the word, and will perform it, saith the Lord GOD.

The False prophets who spoke to Israel had been put in a deep sleep, a coma if you will. All their words and visions came from their own bosom and familiar spirits.  They then reach a point where they cannot read nor discern what is going on!

Isaiah 29:10  For the LORD hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes: the prophets and your rulers, the seers hath he covered.
11  And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one that is learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I cannot; for it is sealed:

It is here you must understand those who do not hold to these scriptural truths which are upheld in both the law [*commandments] and testimony [*testimony of Y'Shua] then these who provoke others to follow such false ones are of those who have no true light in them and are in darkness themselves!  *see Revelation 12:17!

Isaiah 8:19  And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead?
20  To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.
21  And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse their king and their God, and look upward.
22  And they shall look unto the earth; and behold trouble and darkness, dimness of anguish; and they shall be driven to darkness.

Further The LORD God judges men, he knows their hearts. He surely knew when Israel had sought after idols and he knows our hearts today. Their idols become a stumbling block of their iniquity. Yet Israel came to Him and also sought their other Gods as well. This was a way of shoring up the bet, in other words, if one failed, then they had another. But God stopped this and indeed as they sought him, having set up idols in their own heart, the LORD said “I  the LORD will answer him that cometh according to the multitude of his idols.” This applies to Prophets as well who come before the LORD with idols in his heart. If they come and be deceived when they speak a thing, then the LORD says “I the LORD have deceived that prophet”.  In both cases it says the LORD will judge him severely, ‘cutting him off in the midst of his people’, ‘destroy him from the midst of my people Israel’. Why? By doing this, then they would know that ‘I am the LORD’, says the Lord!

Ezekiel 14:3  Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumbling block of their iniquity before their face: should I be enquired of at all by them?
4  Therefore speak unto them, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Every man of the house of Israel that setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to the prophet; I the LORD will answer him that cometh according to the multitude of his idols;
5  That I may take the house of Israel in their own heart, because they are all estranged from me through their idols.
6  Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Repent, and turn yourselves from your idols; and turn away your faces from all your abominations.
7  For every one of the house of Israel, or of the stranger that sojourneth in Israel, which separateth himself from me, and setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to a prophet to enquire of him concerning me; I the LORD will answer him by myself:
8  And I will set my face against that man, and will make him a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst of my people; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
9  And if the prophet be deceived when he hath spoken a thing, I the LORD have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon him, and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel.
10  And they shall bear the punishment of their iniquity: the punishment of the prophet shall be even as the punishment of him that seeketh unto him;

Therefore be wary and careful to whom you seek or you might receive both the delusion and the judgment! There is no doubt we are lax in this in America and our own wealth, religious traditions, and rebellion will bring Gods judgment to the LORD’S house before he judges the wicked.

I finish with some words of promise for the faithful in heart! Below are prophecies by Isaiah that see future fulfillment for those who truly Love God and do what he says!

Isaiah 35:4  Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.
5  ¶Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
6  Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.
7  And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.
8  And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.
9  No lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon, it shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there:
10  And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

Isaiah 35:4  Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.
5  ¶Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
6  Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.
7  And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.
8  And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.
9  No lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon, it shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there:
10  And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

Revelation 12:11  And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

1 John 5:1  ¶Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.
2  By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
3  For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
4  For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
5  Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

1 John 5:19  And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.
20  And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
21  Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.

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Reference: below you will find definitions of Defilement through various means that we have been discussing, these below are:  divination, observer of times, enchanter, witch, charmer, consulter, wizard, and necromancer.
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divination:divination, witchcraft. 1a of the nations, Balaam. divined for money, 1b of false prophets…divination, clairvoyant, trances, shaman, crystal gazing,
observer of times:to observe times, practice soothsaying or spiritism or magic or augury or witchcraft. 2b soothsayer, enchanter, sorceress, diviner, fortuneteller, barbarian, Meonenim (participle
enchanter: practice divination, divine, observe signs, learn by experience, diligently observe, practice fortunetelling, take as an omen. 1a (Piel). 1a1 to practice divination. 1a2 to observe the signs or omens.
witch:to practice witchcraft or sorcery, use witchcraft
charmer:bind together, be joined, be coupled, be in league, heap up, have fellowship with, be compact, be a charmer. 1a (Qal). 1a1 to unite, be joined. 1a2 to tie magic charms, charm. 1b (Piel). 1b1 to unite with, make an ally of. 1b2 to unite, join, ally. 1c (Pual). 1c1 to be allied with, be united. 1c2 to be joined together. 1d (Hiphil) to join together, pile up (words). 1e (Hithpael) to join oneself to, make an alliance, league together.
consulter: to ask, enquire, borrow, beg. 1a (Qal). 1a1 to ask, ask for. 1a2 to ask (as a favour), borrow. 1a3 to enquire, enquire of. 1a4 to enquire of, consult (of deity, oracle). 1a5 to seek.
Wizard:to practice witchcraft or sorcery, use witchcraft. 1a sorcerer, sorceress
necromancer:to consult, enquire of, seek. 1a2a of God. 1a2b of heathen gods, necromancers. 1a3 to seek deity in prayer and worship. 1a3a God. 1a3b heathen deities. 1a4 to seek (with a demand), demand, require. 1a5 to investigate, enquire. 1a6 to ask for, require, demand. 1a7 to practice, study, follow, seek with application. 1a8 to seek with care, care for

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This Way in the Roman Era-WN071110

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“The blood of Christ has freed us and the blood of the martyrs before us have set the example of those who are willing to do what it takes to stand by faith”

romanism

snare upon all earth, Jacobs trouble, trouble unlike at any other time since man has been on earth

by The Watchman
Dana G Smith
Keywords: america, usa, romans, caesar, faith, the way, christians, blood, martyrs, snare, jacobs trouble, Jew, Gentile
Words: 2449

There is an old phrase if it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, there is a high probability, in fact it is a duck. It a man speaks like a Muslim, likes socialism, and wants to destroy a free county, then in all probability, that is exactly what he is trying to do. But not on his own power, that is, no man by himself is able to do this. In this, there is one power that enables all principalities, powers, and everything else to survive; this is the L-RD G-D! Without him nothing exists, for by him, through Christ all things exist.

Colossians 1:16  For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
17  And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

Now, of course, the man whom I describe above could be anyone, but in fact it is the current Prez of our nation. One who was elected in a free election by citizens of this fair nation. Citizens who were free and saw in him a hope, a new way, and some even saw the Messiah. It is not needed here to put forth news clips where people in fact saw him as some ‘sort of God, sitting above the rest of us’! For we have hashed that out. We have brought out news clips and played video clips, which all proved this. But to be blunt here, the nation when it elected this man to the current job of President of the USA, did so looking for a better future, but in fact sealed the issue for the ‘captivity’ of America.

Today we sit on the precipice of great cataclysmic events. Even now as I write this the day is quiet, the green grass outside is dotted by shadows of the heavy tree population where we live. The river is flowing, but has gone down. On the southern tip of America sits a coastline today that has been dotted with clumps of crude oil gushing out of the deepwater Horizon event. In the air is the concern for the eventual safety of the whole area.. In the middle east Israel as usual with their struggle to survive takes up much of the talk about the next major Nuclear war. In all, the times of these days can be stressful and pressure anyone into the realm of anxiety and chaotic nerves. Nerves that are frayed and ready to burst at the sign of more stress. The wickedness in this nation and around the world continues to grow and there is no end to the perversion. Graphic displays of perversion and pride are put together in marches as sinners boldly claim their god [god of this world] given rights to it. Modesty seems to be outdated and common sense has taken back seat to the pleasure driven societies in which we see today.

All of this, models in many respects, the time of the Roman’s. It was a time of war, slavery, riches, filth, perversion, many gods, idols, and debaucherous feasting. It was at this time that Christianity was born. Israel was enslaved by the occupation of the Romans, as was much of the known world. It was at this time that many gentiles choose to follow the faith of early believers in a movement called ‘the way’.  The Jews persecuted Paul, who persecuted ‘this way’ himself in the beginning. The L-rd got hold of him and now Paul who formerly was of the Jewish persecution of “this way” was being persecuted because he followed it. The ‘way’ were those early believers who ‘were instructed in the way of the L-rd’. They were ‘fervent in the spirit’ and ‘taught diligently the things of the L-rd’. But even some of these only were ‘baptized with John’s baptism.’ It was to this that many later came to fully experience the ‘baptism in the Holy Ghost.’  It is interesting to note here that Paul said of himself when persecuted by the Jews that he in fact ‘worshiped the G-d of my fathers’ and further Paul said, ‘believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets’.  He said this because the Jews accused him of heresy by following the ‘way’ of the L-rd.

Acts 9:2  And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.

Acts 18:25  This man was instructed in the way of the L-rd; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the L-rd, knowing only the baptism of John

Acts 22:4  And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.

Acts 24:14  But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the G-d of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:

The L-rd was moving among the gentiles and with a fervency and the power of the Holy Spirit, word spread. It was in Antioch that those who followed ‘this way’ became known as Christians.

Acts 11:26  And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.

The origin of the name ‘Christians’ according to the New bible dictionary, p 209, says it is ‘latin’  and may have denoted the ‘soldiers of a certain general’. In this case ‘soldiers of Christus’. It was in Antioch the scene of the first pure gentile, ex pagan group of believers that the name Christian was formulated. There are many who weigh in on this with various theories, but suffice it to say in the beginning it was a nickname.  In acts 11:26 the name we have translated as ‘Christian’ is chrematisai. The A.V. has it translated as ‘were called’, while others interpret this to be ‘styled themselves’.  The fact is many pagan, non believers used this title as well. This word chrematisai is also frequently translated ‘were publicly called’ according to the NBD, p 210. There is no doubt, however, today it is common and both Christians and Christianity have taken this title and word to mean the relationship between themselves and Christ.

It was into this arena that many found themselves during the time of the Roman era. An era of the Caesar’s, and this brought with it dictatorship, wars, slavery, and persecution. The persecution came from Jews who opposed this heretical sect as they viewed it. One which had taken a Jewish Messiah and made him their savior. One where miracles, signs, and wonders had been performed in his name. It was to this that the Jews of the time, many of the strict Sanhedrin, Pharisees, and chief Priests all sought to remove this group. Thus the enmity grew between Jew and Gentile grew. The exception to this was those Jews and Gentiles who believed in this same Messiah and attended meetings together. For it was the Jewish Apostles who founded the gentile churches.  So the early believers whether they called themselves of ‘the way’ or ‘Christians’ found persecution from the Jews and the Roman authorities. Eventually Caesars like Nero came upon the throne and an onslaught to destroy the sects of this new found faith was initiated. It was to this that Peter spoke telling those to whom he wrote that “if any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of G-d, if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which G-d giveth.” It was the aim and purpose of these believers to stand strong in the L-rd.  These Believers  were surrounded by hate, persecution, and risk. Many were uneducated and yet the Power of the Holy Ghost was there to teach and empower them. Thus they were to use what gift the L-rd had given them and to do it with all their might and give this G-d, whom they now knew personally through Christ, all the glory. As a result, the ‘fiery trial’ began. But Peter reminded them, ‘it is not some small strange thing.’ If you are a partaker of Christ’s sufferings, Peter said, then you will rejoice with joy at his appearing. These believers knew very well how their L-rd and Savior died at the hands of the cruel Romans. But they also saw the reason and hope of this death. They knew he had been raised from the dead, so they had hope as well. In all this, these believers were facing death as their L-rd. Although men may speak evil of them, Peter told them yet “on your part he is glorified”.

1 Peter 4:11  If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of G-d; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which G-d giveth: that G-d in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
12  ¶Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:
13  But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.
14  If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of G-d resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.

The lives of many believers were cut short over the many years of the Roman occupation. Many were slaughtered at the hands of the impertinate and demon driven emperors who ruled. Even the Roman citizens attended many ceremonies in Rome to see Christians burned, slaughtered, cut down, stoned, eaten by lions, and much more. In all this, the history of the faith of those who believe in Jesus Christ, Yeshua Ha Massiach, is filled with the blood of the martyrs. It is filled with intrigue, hatred, love, faith, betrayal, and martyrdom. In this, you and I must take note, for we now live in a time that is known in the scriptures as ‘a snare upon all the world’, a time of ‘Jacobs trouble’, a time unlike any other at any time!  This is the time to take note of our L-rd and the heritage we have in him. Both in faith and in blood! The blood of Christ freed us from the grave and death. The blood of the martyrs serve as inspiration to what people do when they truly die for something or someone in whom they believe. They trust and believe so much, they were willing to die for this G-d, and his only begotten Son, Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 4:15  But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men’s matters.
16  Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify G-d on this behalf.

Peter ends up this section telling these believers that judgment must begin at the house of G-d. For the believers at that time, it was a time of testing and trial. Would they make it? Could they make it? They faced prison, lost homes, lost possessions, became slaves, and many wound up before crowds of blood lusting people who delighted in Christians being torn apart by elephants, eaten by lions, and slaughtered by the sword. So too, the same thing is coming. Today, we think of ourselves as smarter, with more technology, and able to do more. We have computers, cars, phones, and weapons of war. Things that those nations then could have only dreamed of, if in fact they could of dreamed such. Yet man is the same. He is sinful, lustful, and is in rebellion against G-d. This has not changed. The devil has not changed. He will provoke people to the same blood lust and hatred. Rulers will follow suit like the early Romans and try to kill every Christian and Jew alive. Yet, for us, this is sure, we have  hope and we also know, “that judgment must begin at the house of G-d.” If it indeed starts with us, then where will the sinners and ungodly stand? Outside of G-ds salvation.

1 Peter 4:17  For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of G-d: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of G-d?
18  And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?
19  Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of G-d commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.

Today, we must, therefore with faith and resolution face our determined advance into the future. This must be with the ability G-d gives us. Knowing that in Him, we will conquer all and in Him we will win. Live or die, we are the L-rds. May the L-rd bless us all as we pursue that which we are destined to do! Let the L-rd and his Spirit guide you in his word and his way for you and your family.  We know our L-rd is coming back to receive us to himself, until that time, we must work the works of him who has purchased us with his blood. We must be faithful, patient, and stand strong in Him. He is able to keep us. Until he comes, therefore, let us labor in faith and keep in the race for this G-d, and his Son, Jesus Christ our Savior. At that time, we will say, “Blessed be he that comes in the name of the L-rd”!

Romans 14:8  For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s.

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The House of My Pilgrimage

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The House of My Pilgrimage
“In the house of your Pilgrimage, you can have hope, through the Word of God given to you”

by the Watchman
Dana G Smith
Keywords: Pilgrim, christians, Jesus Christ, world, Lord, God, Word, commandments
Words: 2029

We know well the word ‘Pilgrim’, and for most Americans it refers to the first people who came to these shores. They were not ‘Americans’ as yet, but were foreigners, sojourners, or pilgrims. They left their familiar shores and came to a strange land on a ‘pilgrimage’, that is, a journey to a foreign land, by a traveler or sojourner, a pilgrim if you will. We look on these first people to stand on the shores before the nation we call America was officially founded as the ‘Pilgrims’, even calling them the ‘first Americans’. But they were not official Americans as yet. But to these shores there were others here already, and although they were not strangers to this land, they also were not Americans, yet.  This, though is not about who or what were or are considered the real Americans. The truth be told, all are on their own ‘Pilgrimages’ in this world of ours.

As Christians and followers of Jesus Christ, we are Pilgrims as well. As Abraham left his native origins and looked for a ‘city whose builder and maker was God’, he was a sojouner and a traveler. A Pilgrim, who looked for this city that the Lord had built.  The descendants of Abraham also were ‘Pilgrims’ in a foreign land. The land called Egypt and after 400 years came out of that land which had at the start been a refuge had become a taskmaster. The descendants of Abraham, “Pilgrims” and “Foreigners” in the land knew what it was like to abide under a hard hand, as slaves, and not actually belong to a place or a land. It was to these Hebrew slaves that Moses was sent to bring Gods deliverance to them and make a place for these “Pilgrims” in a land of their own. A land given to them by the Lord God.

The book of Hebrews mentions this about many of our ‘forefathers’ in the ‘faith’ who died not having received the promises. These embraced the promises, which were found in the book of the law, or ‘instruction’, teaching if you will. God gave them these promises amidst the teachings and instruction to his people. These became persuaded that what God had promised in his Word was true, so they embraced these promises, but they never received the fulfillment of them. Although they embraced them, and were persuaded that they were true, these people also “confessed they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.” Hebrews 11:13.   Peter in his first Epistle, second chapter and verse eleven addressed the Christian believers in this manner “I beseech you as ‘strangers and pilgrims’.”

Hebrews 11:13
These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

There was no doubt that these believers some of whom were Gentiles, found themselves in a different world. With them were many Jewish believers as well. These groups made up the early church. They had been convinced of the Messiah Yeshua and his work on the cross, along with his death and resurrection. They knew and believed the testimony of those who had personally seen, witnessed, lived with, and were taught by the Son of God, Jesus Christ. These things put them at odds with the Jews who did not believe, of which, made up the majority of the Hebrew Jewish religious of their day. With these were the pagans, the idolater, and many others who served the gods of their day, they also did not believe.  This was the world the early church was in. Another world, one which the Word of God says that “friendship with the world is enmity with God” James 4:4. In short, they were in the world and not of the world. They were the light of the world, they were the salt of the earth, but they were not like the world nor of it! They were followers of Jesus Christ, separated unto him in righteousness and with a calling to take up their cross and follow him. They were in fact now, ‘strangers and pilgrims’ on the earth and now waited for the coming of the Lord to the earth to establish his kingdom.

“The House of My Pilgrimage”

If there is one thing that is missing from the ‘Americanized Church’ or the ‘Christianized Pagan Church in the world’ is the fact that we are different. We are sojourners, travelers, as was Abraham, the Israelites, all who claimed the Lords promises, and the early church. Today more than ever we must understand that as the world gets more ungodly and the church becomes more lukewarm and harlot centered, those who are the ‘remnant’ believers are not of this world. They are ‘pilgrims’. In fact they are living in the ‘House of my Pilgrimage’. This phrase ‘House of my Pilgrimage’ is found in Psalm 119. It describes the place where true believers are living. The House, is the world or the place where they now possess as a traveler, and ‘Pilgrimage’ describes the traveler or pilgrim as one who is on a journey in this land, maybe even taking up residence here but they are not home yet, they are foreigners, who are waiting for and looking to the ‘Kingdom of God’, and the promises to be fulfilled in us and for us. Promises that are found in the law, or instruction, in the prophets, and in the New testament as well. Promises that are laid in Him, our Lord Jesus Christ, to the glory of the Father who has redeemed us through his mercy.

Couplets: A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse; usually rhymed

This phrase is found in an Spirit led Psalm that is also an alphabet acrostic. The Psalm is divided into 22 stanzas with eight couplets in each stanza. The couplets in the first stanza begin with the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet and continue in each stanza following the letters of the Hebrew alphabet.

In this Psalm, we find meditations on the Word of God, known in these sections and in the Word of God itself as the: law, commandments, testimonies, statutes, precepts, judgments, word, ordinances, and way, all of these describe the ‘divine revelation’ given by the Lord God in his Word to man.

The section that contains the phrase “in the house of my pilgrimage”, is found in verses 49 through 56 and the Seventh letter of the Hebrew Alphabet ‘Zayin’ leads it off. It is interesting to note that each Hebrew letter has a meaning as well. So this 7th letter means ‘plow’ or ‘weapon’. Both of which perfectly describes the ‘Word of God’.  For Gods Word both ‘plows’ the hearts of men and accomplishes that which God has directed and won’t return void. The Word of God also is a weapon, one that forms the main protection of believers. It is Gods Word, that is a sword!
It is Gods Word, that when we read it, moves upon the hearts of men and women. It stirs us, moves us, convicts us, gives us hope, and provides us with many promises in that regard.

It is these words, which the Lord God has given, that the Psalm asks of the Lord, “Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.” Psalm 119:49.  It continues: “This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.” This is what Gods word did then, it still does it today. It causes us to hope, by the work of God, through his Word and his Spirit. The Word of God strikes our hearts, in turn, it is planted, grows, and gives us faith to believe and hope. The Spirit of God, moves on that Word in us, and we have hope, walk in faith, and thus believe the Lord will fulfill what his Word says.

Psalms 119:49
ZAIN. Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.
50  ¶This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.

It is so important for us all to grasp this work of the Lord, through his Word. It can literally make us joyful, have peace, see prayer answered, and many more benefits of the Lord God, see Psalm 103. But it all entails us to be faithful, walk in his ways, keep his commandments, as our Lord Jesus Christ said, “if you love me, keep my commandments”, see John 15.  But when we read his Word, and then the Spirit of God quickens a Word to your heart, your spirit leaps, as does your whole being. You know, that you know, God has given you a word to believe, to hang on to, to rejoice in, and to trust that this Lord will bring it to pass, fulfilling it for you and in you. It is here that the Psalmist says further: “Thy statutes have been my songs in “the house of my pilgrimage.”

Psalms 119:54
Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.

There is no doubt that when God gives us a Word, and it is truly given to us, we can hold on to it, let it grow, and combine it with faith, believing that Faithful is the Lord who gives us his Word. Thus in the place of your pilgrimage, the house, that land, that city, that town, that neighborhood, that building, and within your family, you are a pilgrim on this earth. In that place, in the “house of your pilgrimage”, Gods Word, his statutes, those things he has given to us, are the songs in our heart. They are the fuel to keep us going, the promises to ensure our hope, and the faithfulness of our God who means what he says and is faithful to perform all of it to those who love him and keep his commandments.

The Apostle Paul writes concerning this saying “For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.” Romans 15:4.

It is through the patience and comfort of this word, the scriptures that we have hope. That this God who performed his word to those who were before us, will do the same for us. The same God who delivered, who healed, who fed, who took care of, who nurtured, who corrected, who led, and who did not desert his people, those who were before us, will do the same to us, if we believe, faint not, and hold to his Word.

It is here that I leave you with a great promise, given to us by Jesus Christ who was and is a minister for the truth of God, confirming the promises made unto the fathers. Of which, we have a promise made to the Gentiles.  In him, Jesus Christ, the Gentiles shall trust. Because of this, the Apostle says “¶Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost” Romans 15:13.

Romans 15:9
And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name.

Romans 15:10
And again he saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people.

Romans 15:11
And again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and laud him, all ye people.

Romans 15:12
And again, Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust.

May God bless and keep you in Him, let the Word of God dwell in you, giving you Hope in believing, as you dwell “in the house of your pilgrimage” for your Lord Jesus Christ.

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Goshen Setting the People and Land Apart

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Goshen: Setting the People and Land Apart!
‘The end time deliverance of God’s People’
by The Watchman
Dana G Smith
keywords: Hebrews, LORD, God, Jews, Christians, Believers, commandments, saints, elect
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As went the plagues in Egypt and Gods dealing with the Hebrews, so will he do regarding these last days and ‘jacobs trouble’. AKA, the great tribulation!

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Goshen ‘Setting the People and Land Apart’

Goshen, ‘a mound of earth’, but it represents a place of safety during the judgments of the LORD God! Taken from the Exodus and placed today in the current times, this E book is meant to help you understand God’s deliverance of his People, even during today’s times! We are commanded to ‘come out of her, my people’! So we won’t be partaker of her sins, nor receive of the Judgments against her by the LORD God.

This is about what is coming and what many in prophecy have been studing since our Messiah Yeshua came. This is not about a grand ‘rapture’ or ‘taking away’ to the clouds. This is about the Power of our God, our LORD, YHWH! It is demonstrated in the Exodus of the Hebrews captivity from Egypt, a type of the world. Today, God is telling the world and nations to let his people go! His people for this is both, jew and gentile, male and female. But note here we do not ignore Gods dealings with Israel nor his last days dealings with those who rejected Messiah when he came long ago to die on the cross.

This is about how God protected his people, and how this relates to us today! There were nine plagues demonstrating God’s power over all the gods of Egypt and then there was the ‘Passover’, the death of the first born. From this last judgment, ‘Passover’, we get a full complete picture of the Work of God and the coming ‘lamb of God’ to deliver all who would believe from death. So as God has made away for all, Jew and gentile to be delivered from death, I believe God has made away for those who love God and keep his commandments to be delivered from those things coming. Yes we will be in the tribulation, but God, just as he did during the judgments on Egypt, will protect us. The secret is in ‘knowing God, receiving his Son , Yeshua Ha Massiach, Jesus christ, taking up our cross and following him.’ As we do this, we keep the faith and testimony of Jesus and also follow his commandments. Now in this path can be martyrdom, tribulation, persecution, and deliverance. But we also see here that God, before he sends his ‘wrath’ and ‘judgments’ on Babylon for instance, tells his people to flee. We are not appointed to wrath,therefore, I believe, God will make a way for us. Supernaturally, in the natural, bringing his people out with power and miracles.

But even as I say that, there will be many who fall, as I call it, to the ‘martyr’s anointing’ and die for his faith and testimony during this period. This as followers of our Lord, is the number one ‘marching order’ today for the end times in which we live!

Revelation 12:11  And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

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Goshen ‘Setting the People and Land Apart’

Goshen, ‘a mound of earth’, but it represents a place of safety during the judgments of the LORD God! Taken from the Exodus and placed today in the current times, this E book is meant to help you understand God’s deliverance of his People, even during today’s times! We are commanded to ‘come out of her, my people’! So we won’t be partaker of her sins, nor receive of the Judgments against her by the LORD God.

The Story of Moses is a grand story, but to many it is just that, a story. To me and many others it is God’s truth of the matter concerning the beginning of Israel, their deliverance from bondage, and the fulfillment of the ‘covenant of promise’ made to Abraham. I love the Word of God, its truth and the fact that God gave it to the world. The world, though doesn’t understand it. The one’s to whom it was truly given was the ‘remnant’ of God. Those who truly loved God and followed him in faith and obedience taught by our Savior Y’Shua [Jesus Christ]. Many would argue that God did not give it to the world, that is true, but he made it available for all in the world. Why? Because God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, this is found in John chapter three. Also God gave his son and commanded all men everywhere to repent. But in all this I find the main truth of love that streams from a God that loved his creation so much he would come and die for them. All because they would not die, but live.

John 17:14  I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
15  I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.
16  They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
17  ¶Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.

In the scripture above, Jesus prays in what I believe to be the real “LORDS Prayer” in John 17. Here he is speaking to the Father, praying that the Father not take his disciples out of the world but that he would keep them from the evil. He further said, “they are not of the world, just as I am not of the World.” In the last verse in the context above he says “sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.” Here we know of scripture today as the Word. We also know Jesus was the Word incarnate. His words were ‘spirit and life’. As men obey the truth in the Word, it sets them apart and sets them free. It is, that is, the action of the Word sanctifying the believers, is empowered by the anointing of God for deliverance and safekeeping. Through Faith in the living Word, the son Jesus and by the Word written, through Gods grace, we can activate this change in our lives and also bring others into it. God is not a respecter of persons. He will and does deliver all kinds of people everyday. But this article is about the fact that God delivers and keeps his people from Evil. When I speak of evil, I mean the chief architect, Satan, lucifer, the dragon, the beast, the chief accuser, the roaring lion and his minions, and all those men and women who follow him. While we may be martyred, harrassed by, and accused by these evil ones, they cannot destroy our hope nor reward which is in God through Christ. By evil I also mean, in the evil of the world, we can, through this God, be established, kept, and lead safetly thorugh this evil. By evil I mean when the plagues and judgments of God come, we can stand in the LORD and be set apart from these that hit. But we must first be in HIM complete, by faith and by following his commandments as directed by Jesus himself in the gospels and in Revelation.

There is no better illustration of this than God dealing with Israel. Israel and even Christians today only get into trouble with they stray from the safety net of Gods protection. They stray by following their own will and ideas. They do not follow his word, which keeps them sanctified or set apart through the Spirit of God that works with the living breathing Word. The guidelines and the protection lies in God’s Word and what he has directed us to do. When we follow by faith those things written, we will overcome. But even Israel had trouble with this. Let me ask you this, were ever a people as Israel who saw the power of the Living God displayed on their behalf as Israel? Let me also ask were there ever a people who once having known this True and living God were dispersed unto all corners of the world as a judgment upon them for disobedience?

In delivering the Hebrews from the bondage of Egypt we have all read about the plagues. It has been the subject of movies. But apart from all of this, is the fact that God delivered his people, punished the Pharaoh and all of Egypt while keeping his own people ‘from Evil’. As I read this story I find God has blessed Israel. Because of the faithfulness of Joseph and Gods leading, Israel came into Egypt. The famine was sore and the place of deliverance was Egypt. There under the protection of the LORD God who would use Egypt to keep his people and the word he gave to Abraham alive, the Hebrews prospered. The land was the best of Egypt and in that place they prospered and grew. Doing so until the time Joseph died and another Pharaoh who did not know Joseph came to power. During this time the blessing turned to curse, the protection to bondage, the deliverance to slavery. The lesson here is God uses nations, people, and places for his purpose. Even today, Christians who have lived in the protection and blessing of God in America, did so with Gods help. The same place that has been protection and deliverance from evil will become a nation of bondage and slavery for those who love God and follow him. Why? Because this nation is no longer one that identifies with the true Living God and his son Y’Shua. God is judging this nation and will continue to do so until the end.

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Goshen ‘Setting the People and Land Apart’

Goshen, ‘a mound of earth’, but it represents a place of safety during the judgments of the LORD God! Taken from the Exodus and placed today in the current times, this E book is meant to help you understand God’s deliverance of his People, even during today’s times! We are commanded to ‘come out of her, my people’! So we won’t be partaker of her sins, nor receive of the Judgments against her by the LORD God.

In the HOUR Appointed

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“I Will Come and Will NOT Delay”
A Psalm
by the Watchman
Dana G Smith

LORDS Throne
Revelation 3:3 Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.

Revelation 3:10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.

In the Hour Appointed, saith my LORD
“I will come and will not delay”
Keep the Word of my Patience!
Walk in the Faith of the LORD!
For as a thief, shall it be,
Those who do not look,
They shall not see,
Their LORD who comes in the night,
Yea, as the true and everlasting Light,
As a thief in the last watch!
It is he who will find you out!

Nothing shall be hid that will remain so!
Nothing will be covered which will not be revealed!
Nothing will be wicked that shall remain!
But for those who Love me, saith the Everlasting ONE!
Those who keep my commandments,
Those who keep my testimony,
Yea saith Y’SHUA, the LORD, the Messiach,
The Son of the Everlasting God,
My reward is with me, to give unto all men;
That which they have labored for!
Wickedness unto Wickedness,
Righteousness unto Righteousness,
Holiness unto Holiness,
Yea saith my God, I come quickly!

Do not say there are yet weeks unto harvest,
For truly the harvest is here!
The LORD doth send out the laborers to bring it in!
The Time is short, the Grapes are reaching fullness,
Yet my people doth not know,
They do not understand!
Awaken and be saved all ye ends of the earth,
For the LORD of Glory cometh,
His reward is with Him, the wrath of the fierceness of God is in HIM,
For he is trampling out the grapes,
He is bringing down the enemies of God,
He is bringing in the Kingdom of our God, and our Christ,
Blessed be those who do this,
Who seek his face,
Who do his commandments,
Who truly walk in the faith and testimony of Y’Shua!

He is faithful that has promised,
Yea he it is who will do this,
He will establish the Kingdom of God in Glory and Righteousness.
He will bring in the people with joy, leading them in gladness,
Everlasting joy, upon their heads, shall be found in them,
And they will be in the midst of the Lamb and of God,
The light of God shall enlighten the people,
The Salvation of God shall be completed,
The purposes of God shall be finished,
The end thereof, is the beginning,
For he saith, I AM,
The Alpha and the Omega,
The Beginning and the End,
Death is swallowed up in victory,
My people are with their God,
God is with his People,
Yea and Amen it shall be so,
Let all the people say this,
Blessed be the LORD God who has done this marvellous thing!
Let all the earth be filled with the knowledge of our God,
Let his holiness and glory shine in the midst of the earth,
For the God, the I AM, the Eternal ONE has redeemed to himself,
A peculiar people, a holy Priesthood, Kings, these are the Son’s of God!

1 Corinthians 15:54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.

1 Corinthians 15:55 O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
56 The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.
57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Deliver us from this Present Evil World

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That He might Deliver us from this Present Evil World!

By the Watchman Dana G Smith
Keywords: Lord Jesus Christ, God the Father, deliver, World, snare, vexed
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NY city USA Babylon, Sodom, Jezebel, harlot

Galatians 1:3 Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ,
4 Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:
5 To whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

The hope that exists today is found in our Lord Jesus Christ, who being sent by God the Father, brought his love to earth, dying for our sins on the cross at calvary. For many who are believers, this is the main message of the gospel. A message that is lost many times in the present age we live in. Being found in Christ Jesus is important and there are many today that simply are not this way. Being born again by the Spirit of God and not the will of man. It is not by religious rites, doctrines, traditions, and church platitudes that saves us, changing us, so we can live above reproach in this present world. No, it is by the power of God, being achieved by the LORD Jesus Christ himself defeating all powers and principalities and then living in us.

Colossians 2:14 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.

It is this power that runs in the lives, spirits, and bodies of the believers. It is the power of God, which being formed in his, by His Grace, through Faith, that we; being made the righteousness of God in Him, who knew no sin. As we walk our race in these days, we find ourselves amidst the end times and the devastation of the ‘snare which shall come upon the whole world’.

As a snare it comes on all on the earth!

Luke 21:34 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
35 For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.

Snare: 3803 strongs GK; trap, comes from a word meaning “to set up” or “pitched”.

Luke put the Greek word meaning ‘trap’ or ‘snare’ in chapter twenty one and verse thirty five. It is from another Greek work meaning “to set up” or “pitched”. Remember Abraham dwelt in the land of Canaan, but scripture says of Lot that he “pitched his tent toward Sodom”. There may have been many reasons for this, but Lot still “pitched” his tent toward an evil place.

Genesis 13:12 Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom.

It became necessary for Abraham to intercede for Sodom, Gomorrah, and for Lot. By the time of the destruction of the cities mentioned, Lot by now had fully been incorporated into the life of the ‘cities of the plain’. In fact the Apostle Peter speaking on Lot’s deliverance says Lot was ‘Vexed’ with the filthy conversation of the Wicked!

2 Peter 2:7 ¶And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked

“kataponeo , primarily, “to tire down with toil, exhaust with labor” (kata, “down,” ponos, “labor”), hence signifies “to afflict, oppress”; in the passive voice, “to be oppressed, much distressed”; it is translated “oppressed” in Acts 7:24, and “sore distressed” in 2 Pet. 2:7, rv, (kjv, “vexed”).”
The Greek word for ‘vexed’ is kataponeo and you can see by the description above that it means to tire down with toil or exhaust with labor. But in 2 Peter 2:7 it means to be “sore distressed”. Remember the story how Lot was willing to give his two daughters to the wicked men of Sodom if they would leave the strangers alone? Both his daughters being virgins were not even wanted! These men of Sodom wanted nothing to do with the women, they wanted men. This would be ‘distressing’ enough, but to understand Lot here, we need to see that this man was fully and completely sorely distressed. The situation and wickedness of the men in Sodom made Lot, a family man fully stressed out over it. He was deeply troubled, unhappy, upset, and worried! So much so, when the wickedness of the men in Lot aroused over two new men in the city, he did not give a second thought to giving his own daughters, just to quiet them down. No doubt if Lot had been a vocal opponent to the things going on in Sodom he probably would have been killed. Scripture doesn’t say why the men left Lot and his family alone. It could be Lot’s relationship to Abraham and the protection brought by his Uncle under the LORD God’s banner. Whatever it was, Lot and his family was brought out of that wicked place with only the casualty of Lots wife, because she looked backed, ignoring the angel’s warning not too!. We also don’t know if she wanted one last look, wondered what destruction looked like, or what! We do know that she turned into a pillar of salt for her disobedience. In this judgment I see a hint in this. We as believers in the Lord are to be both ‘Salt and Light’. If we are not Salt, or lose our savor, then it is thrown out! We are not to hide our Light under a basket, but to let it shine before all men. By turning Lots wife into a pillar of Salt, is the Lord giving us a hint as to the ‘spiritual state’ of this believer? Could it be that Lot’s Wife was not ready for judgment? Could it be she was not watching and waiting for the LORD to return? After all she knew of Abraham’s relationship with the LORD God, hearing, I ‘m sure from Lot who knew the story well! Could it be both Lot and his wife were not fully spiritually ready as they should of been? Lot was delivered because of Abraham and his intercession. Lot was delivered, being just amidst the wickedness, but his wife disobeyed at the last minute and turned around. Maybe a little too much of the world, maybe not, we do not know for sure.

Moreover living in a modern Sodom today or a modern Babylon, we face the same situation as Lot. Our daily lives are stressed, oppressed, afflicted by the bombardment of the wickedness of this nation. We live watching our freedoms go down in flames, our constitution torn to shreds, and righteous living thrown out the window. All the while the churches do nothing, speak nothing, and merely go about their religious duties without a word. That is, for the most part. I know there are some who speak out, but for the most part, the last thirty years has been one of prosperity and growth for the church. We have become more like the world, looking like it, getting rich like it, and becoming filthy like it. All the while, Pastors, Evangelists, Prophets, Teachers, and others make excuses for the carnal fruits that hang on the believers in American churches. In short, my friends, we are trapped, in a snare, and cannot escape. We are worried, stressed, ill, sick, and cannot see for the things coming at us! For many today, this snare and current situation has made them blind. A blindness caused by this snare and its effects on the human condition and just like Lot who was so stressed out he saw nothing wrong with offering his two virgin daughters to a group of wicked men, so too, we cannot see either and this affects our daily lives and how we live! The Laodacian church also was blinded. In this church the Lord said to them “know ye not ye are wretched, poor, blind, and naked?” The church meanwhile thought they were ‘rich and in need of nothing’. So too, we need to do what the LORD told many in the churches in Revelation to do! That is Repent and seek him! The LORD advised the Laodacians to ‘buy of me Gold tried in the fire.’ This is metaphor speak for ‘going through the fire of tribulation and testing’! In this we need to further understand the ‘snare we find ourselves in

Looking further, we find the word ‘snare’ in these passages below. They also mean the same thing as the word ‘snare’ above! In Romans it speaks of Israel being given a ‘spirit of slumber’, and quoting David who said their table be a snare or trap to them. In First Timothy 3:7 it refers to the office of a Bishop in the church warning of the ‘snare of the devil.’ In First Timothy 6:9 we find a passage and context that fits America in it’s description and gives warning to the believer as well. It says that ‘they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare’, no doubt we have in this nation, the richest on earth, truly fell into a trap and snare. In the beginning of this context it mentions that ‘godliness with contentment is great gain’. But the church says and has been teaching for Thirty to forty years now, great gain is money, wealth, and material success, along with religious advancement! This is our trap and snare today, we are paying for it as are our kids! In the final section in Second Timothy we see that there are those who ‘may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil’, but in the context it talks about ‘those who oppose’ the true servant of the LORD and the truth of the gospel! Only by the LORD’s revealing to these as they are taught, if they will at least listen to us, as we share scriptures, can they ‘recover’ from the devil’s snare!

Romans 11:8 (According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day.
9 And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them:

1 Timothy 3:7 Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

1 Timothy 6:9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

2 Timothy 2:26 And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.

Today there are many warning’s regarding the days we live in and the times. All speak of the peril, strife, and wickedness with unbelief that will accompany the last days of society on earth before the LORD’S coming. The Lord warns us to Watch, for we do not know what hour he is coming! In Mark the word Watch is used three times in four verses. You think the LORD is giving us a hint? Yes, need I tell you? Well here it is, Watch! Watch how you live, Watch how you act, Watch out for snares, Watch out for trouble, Watch out and gaurd your heart, Watch out for false prophets, Watch out for false teachers, Watch out for the Son of Perdition, Watch out for the Mark of the beast, his image, his name, and the number of his name! The Sardis church, known as the ‘dead church’, was told to remember how ‘thou has received and heard’! What was it they heard and received? The gospel, the commandments, the truth of the Messiah, the message of the LORD God to those who would repent! The Message of Love and obedience! It warns the Sardis believers to ‘Watch’ or the LORD would come upon them as a thief! If we knew what hour a thief would break into our house it would not be hard to witness it and catch him. But because we do not, thieves break in and steal when we are not on gaurd. So too, the LORD is coming and when you least expect it, he will be here, Therefore, Repent, Watch, Pray, and be ready!

Servants to Watch, we know not the hour!

Mark 13:34 For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.
35 Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning:
36 Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.
37 And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.

Warning to the Sardis Church!

Revelation 3:3 Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee

Repent therefore, Watch, and Pray always!

Luke 21:34 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
35 For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.
36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man