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Nwsltr-101710-When Hell Comes Knocking

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“When Hell comes knocking, a message for the times in which we live, preparing for what is coming, that  which shall come to pass shortly”

By the Watchman
Dana G Smith
Keywords: hell, hell comes knocking, devil, kingdoms, men, nations, Jesus Christ, Lord, believers, word, faith, patience, Satan, world, end times

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Luke 4:5  And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
6  And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it.
7  If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.
8  And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

Revelation 1:9 ¶I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ

When one considers hell, it is true, many do not consider it at all. The fact is, as Americans anyway, hell is that somewhat vague representative of a bygone era. One where death, destruction, and ever lasting torment reside. It gives forth the belching of fire, volcano’s, heat, sulfur, and darkness.  As for Americans, sinners and hell have been replaced by fun and a do it your way mentality that has even invaded the church.   The question then must be asked is America too civil to become a devil’s house? If it does become such or maybe as many believe it has already become one, what then? Will events in the nation become to change the very structure of this American society? I tell you and many who have seen the current political landscape have already seen the change. For years we have seen all forms of invasion to this nation, from outright debauchery to the illegals who have come to these shores to obtain what they can from this country.

Case in point here is Obama’s Aunt, who up till recently, was an illegal resident living on the east coast. In one interview that I saw, she mentioned in so many words, ‘that this country is under God and her living free on the nation here is part of God taking care of her’. Well she and many in this country also see things this way. They never consider the fact that free money doesn’t exist and it comes not from Obama and the government, but from the working men and women of the nation called America. Of course, the current Prez as I call him was brought into power to foment that change. We have witnessed this change in the form of a gradual coast into socialism. It seems like Stalinism has moved into the White House. The current situation in America is one where I tell you that “Hell will come knocking.” When it does, those who did not listen before will have to take notice of it. For the escape from it will be difficult if not impossible. For the America you and I have come to know, is for all intents dead. Many try to bring it to life again as they pump air, give it mouth to mouth, and put it on life support systems. But even if it does manage to stand up, it will be a mere shell. It will more ‘the walking dead’ that the nation our forefathers came to see arise from the dust.

Indeed, as I write this the cool October chill is reminding me of the November elections. Many are hoping that in this will bring the order of Obama’s change to an abrupt halt. But on Obama’s side and many in the Democratic and even among Republicans, the hop toward a gradual socialist agenda has been in the works for some time. Many do indeed want what Obama offers, especially many illegals in the country who see it as their ticket to all those things America has become to the nations. That is wealth and prosperity.  But the one thing many forget, that is, many who don’t believe in hell, judgment, sin, or even God, and that is the nations are not in control. The one who governs is in control. Whose that you ask? Need I say, well here it is!  What occurs will be in the hands of Almighty God, the LORD! In the end, there is no man, woman, or child that can keep alive their own soul. All is in the hands of this God. Even nations cannot keep their own soul, when the governor of the nations has sent down judicial judgments upon it. Surely, if you don’t know it by now, it has already been sent! That doesn’t mean the end tomorrow, but it means, all that is in this nation will be subject to and affected by the Word of the LORD that has gone out in regard to America.

Psalms 22:28  For the kingdom is the LORD’S: and he is the governor among the nations.
29  All they that be fat upon earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his own soul

There was another time when “hell came knocking”. Jesus was in the wilderness and after a 40 day fast and prayer, the enemy showed up. Hell itself dressed in subtlety, the devil saith to the Lord; “All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it. If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.” All of the nations, the men, the thrones, the gold, silver, armies, and all the glory that a man or even a woman could obtain belong to the devil, according to his word anyway! Now you who are believers, know today that things are different. That in fact, the LORD destroyed all the power of this evil one and brought down all principalities and powers.  All in one fell swoop that began before the foundation of the world.

Colossians 2:15  And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.

Ephesians 1:4  According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:

But make no mistake here, the devil was the chief opposition to the freeing of man from sin, death, and the grave. Not to mention, that many men and women today are also the chief opponent to the freeing of mankind from their sins.  That is why today, as it was in Jesus time, “hell came knocking”, not to really win, for I believe the devil knew all along he would not win. The idea was to see this one who called himself the “Son of God” and challenge him. Maybe he could get lucky again, like when he deceived Eve and thus brought down both Adam and Eve with one fell temptation. Nevertheless, it really doesn’t matter whether the devil knew he could win or not. The fact was, he was used of God to demonstrate power and authority. The devil was one of the main principals that Jesus “spoiled” having made a “shew openly of them”.  The battle was not even close, the devil lost scoring not a point to his side.  Today, though, his lies and his minions who follow him have succeeded in scoring victories in the world. These have been to bring the battle of the “faith of the Gospel” and the “kingdom of our Lord” to a forefront. The devil will and has come knocking again. This time, he has won over America. Maybe not lock, stock, and barrel so to speak. But he has “powers in the high places” of this nation. Men and women who are sold out to his ways, for gain, glory, and led by a blindness that only God can remove. As you and I walk in the faith of the Lord and follow him, those in power in this nation are already making plans to shut up the Gospel of Jesus Christ and his followers.

Ephesians 6:11  Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
12  For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

Within this is the media. Examples of what I speak about can be found on our www.ddayforamerica.com, video blog. Here we have many short video’s of news, and related clips of people that have their purposes to follow. For example one post is of ABC News which recently did a 20/20 special titled “Islam: Questions and Answers,” with Diane Sawyer, Bill Weir, and Lama Hasan. The program drew attention to moderate Muslims who will serve as America’s “first line of defense” against terrorism. The problem was that one major Muslim they portrayed was on video time and again on the streets of America denouncing our country and speaking of Islam.

In another example we have Robert Steele, a CIA Officer who tells it like it is
on the New world order, government, secrecy, congress, conspiracies, central banking, and Military Industrial complex. In it he warns us of America, the government, the CIA, and the New world order. In still another post we feature Americans for Peace and Tolerance (APT), who had just released a video showing 6th graders from Wellesley, MA as they rise from prostrating themselves alongside Muslim men in a prayer to Allah while on a public school field trip to the largest mosque in the Northeast. Teachers did not intervene. Parents have not been told. While Christians can barely speak of Christ, testify, and read bibles, let alone have the Ten commandments in public, our nation and schools are indoctrinating kids to Islam.  Finally,[and this is not all that we have], here is one more example. It is found on our www.wingswatchman.org site. It features a very short clip, under one minute and it features Anjem Choudary saying to a forum sponsored by a UK media with Christiane Amanpoure on it, saying that the “Flag of Islam will fly over the White House.”

You see “When Hell comes knocking” and it already has, your world, not only in America, but the nations of men themselves shall be engulfed in it. When this occurs, the question needs to be asked, what about you? What are you going to do? What will be your answer to the many warnings of which we and others have spoken.

We have been warning for years. The first time I spoke about what was coming to this nation was to my wife around 1973 when I told her of a series of visions I had as a young man. The full extent was not known then, only that “life as we knew it in America would cease.” Not that life, or man would cease, but that life as we Americans knew it, would no more exist. This is just one aspect of what we warn today, but the substance of what we have been warning is knocking on the doors of your house. They are shouting through the airwaves and coming into your home via television, radio, and shortwave. You read their stories, voices, and their messages in the news.

Yet for all this, I believe the listeners fall into these camps. The first camp are the ones who know it is coming. They are preparing both spiritually and physically. They know to make it, it will be by the Grace of the LORD and his provision. The second camp are those who can be called believers, and may or not be actually born again, but they either think they will be gone at the time of this or they think it will not occur till the very end of all things prophetic. Then there are those who don’t think this will occur at all.  These are the main camps of those who live today, spread in these are smaller groups of varied philosophies and persuasions on this matter.

One thing for sure, it is coming and to this, we must also be sure, that the Lord is the key and who is the Lord to you? For me, it is Jesus Christ, Yeshua Ha Massiach. He is the only begotten of the Father. He came to this earth, revealed the Love of the Father, fulfilled prophecy and the law, did many miracles, testified to the generation, was cruelly treated, even to death, the death of the cross. Was buried, rose again, and ascended to heaven and is on the right hand of the Father. He is coming soon again to establish the Throne of David, and the Kingdom of God.

1 Corinthians 15:3  For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
4  And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
5  And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:
6  After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.
7  After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.
8  And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.

It is to this I testify and will continue to testify to all men as God gives me strength. For the kingdom builders and the men who build them hate the LORD. They hate that there is only One Savior between God and man. That savior, Jesus Christ, Yeshua Ha Massiach, the only begotten of the Father. They hate that “all men have sinned” and thus need a savior. They hate that there is a hell and know by themselves they cannot make heaven. But they continue in their delusion.

Today, there are many religions with their own brand of ‘Savior’ with people who wait for them. One of these kingdoms, is the ‘Islamic Madhi’. It is their belief in a one world Islamic sharia rule. They also believe it will become a real one world rule and very soon! In that rule, they see America and the ‘Madhi’s flag’ over the White House. What people don’t really know is, the “flag of Islam” already flies over the White House! I did a Newsletter on this some time back. In that kingdom, only their way counts. Anyone not making allegiance to their God will die!  Others believe in a ‘Catholic’ reign on earth, where the ‘Catholic church’ directed from the Vatican will rule all its children, the gentile churches. Still there are others who see man’s technology and mans knowledge as the true ‘heaven on earth’. It will be through man, they say, that the world will find peace, safety, and harmony. To this end, many plot to bring in their kingdoms on earth.

I do not plot. I know the Lord will bring in his Kingdom in a given time. When the “Kingdom and Patience” of the Lord has been fulfilled we will see it on this earth. I intend to stick to what I must do, keep his Word,  walk with Patience, and keep the faith of Jesus Christ. Even to the end. When Hell comes knocking what will I be doing?

Revelation 1:9  ¶I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ

Revelation 11:15  And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.

I intend to be praying, seeking the Lord, speaking his word of truth, and doing all I can to be accepted of him. To be found in him faithful. Do I worry, I try not. If my flesh thinks upon it, the flesh is weak and I rebuke it, then quote scripture. For I stand not upon Flesh and Blood, but upon the Word of God; the Son of God and his faithfulness.  For when the nations meet the Rock, the Stone which the builders rejected, it is the nations and the men in them that will lose. All those, however, who have put their hope in him, shall be with him, in his kingdom, forever.
So when Hell comes knocking, remember these words, “faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.” What will he do?  “The Lord will preserve your whole spirit and body and soul unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

1 Thessalonians 5:23  ¶And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
24  Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.

Ephesians 6:12  For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places

Nwsltr-101010-Striving for Faith of the Gospel

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Striving for Faith of the Gospel

“The united front for the completion of the proclamation of the Gospel of Christ to all nations”

-Conduct worthy of the Gospel
-Don’t be terrified in any way of your adversaries
-It has been granted on the behalf of Christ to Suffer

By The Watchman
Dana G Smith
Keywords: striving, faith, gospel, united, believers, proclamation, gospel of christ, nations, men, watchman, newsletter, bible
Words: 3366

Conduct worthy of the Gospel

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.

Philippians 1:27  ¶Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;

There is one thing our brethren in the faith left us, that is legacy. Both to do and to die, for the cause of in the service of Christ Jesus our Lord from whom all things flow. It is here that in this day and age we must put away all things which do not fit this cause. In America the faith of Christ has become a spectacle show that consists of gaudy and carnal displays. These displays bring forth in heroic measure our evangelists, messengers, prophets, teachers, and pastors.  Within this group is myriad folks who all claim Christ in varying dubious ways from mysterious angels to gold dust, to riches if you give me money. All based upon the fairytale church and the sugar plum Jesus as I speak of it.

All of these things speak of a place and a time that could of only occurred in the days in which we live. A society that is given over to every pleasure under the sun. It is, of course, unnecessary to go into the horrid details of the carnality in the nation we now live. In a time long ago, where our faith started, in the place of the Romans and the Jews who were left, our Savior saw to this time and declared to all men that would listen “to take heed to yourselves”.  It would be a time when mens hearts, and the hearts of women, as well, would be full of the day in which they lived. Time would be spent in pleasure, eating, drinking, and tending to the personal cares that belonged to them. They would eat, sleep, and think of these things with the things of God afar off. If they did think of any God, it would be a God that allowed such things. To this end they would never consider hell, only heaven, and certainly not wrath, but only love.  In this society, the current carnal wave of secular christians became even worse, and was made into a fairy tale that even most Christians overseas can’t understand how the American church became that way.

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

To this end, I speak directly to those in the faith, the current faith of Jesus Christ. One of disciple ship, sacrifice, and the cross of Jesus Christ. One where motive is heaven driven, with the scent of Christ, an aroma of his sacrifice on the cross and his leadership for us who are left. In the last days, be sure, God will have a people. I believe that the sorting of the wheat and chaff for the final thrust to the end time deliverance, salvation, and proclamation of the gospel is soon to be revealed. Indeed it will be a time or reaping and sowing, but it will be a time when the true blades and fruit of the wheat will hang heavy as they reveal the crop being readied to harvest for the Lord.

It is in this we must as one, push forward. Unified and with our minds one, striving for the ‘Faith of the Gospel of Christ’. This is not about you and I, nor about denominations. It is not about nations, but about men and women, boys and girls, along with the teens of today in this perverse society. It is about reaching those who will listen, not with gimmicks but with the power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I know this power and so does my wife. It is that power which has changed our hearts and with his Spirit led us to this place. We are on the precipice looking over into the devils playground where myriads are being led right now. The man made gimmicks, the intrusion of Satan into the Sanctuary of God, and the illusion therewith will try to destroy many. The coming Son of perdition [destruction] will lead the world in the abyss of mockery. A world where the masses will follow and believe what he does and says. They will do this because it is a world that has rejected the “love of the Truth”. This Truth, is Jesus Christ, our LORD, and we are the ones, those who are his, who will lead the soul saving fight for the “faith of the gospel of Christ.”

John 3:16  For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
17  For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
18  He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
19  And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
20  For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

We will not win nor be effective if we do not face the oncoming onslaught with faith, the gospel of Christ, and in unity. Standing together in one faith, for the cause of Jesus Christ, with one Spirit, the power of the Holy Ghost, and with our minds firmly made up in Christ. For we will face enemies, not one but many. We will face disturbances, attacks, hatred, variance, strife, and much more. But we must stop the childish ways and stand up, united, with faith, together for the “faith of the Gospel of Christ”. It is that Gospel, which brings men to salvation and the knowledge of our Father and God, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Don’t be terrified in any way of your adversaries

Philippians 1:28  And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God.

Today the world is weaving back and forth with the uprisings of the people of other faiths and ideas. We have many who are waiting for their version of Salvation 101, the New World. There are faiths of others, and of other Gods. There are hopes and dreams of men and women who hope in another God. There are spirits, demons, and men who are led and possessed by them to bring in these end time kingdoms. The world has been fighting varied forms of terrorism for years now. The world is seeing the rising of Islam, and others rule the day for the coming Catholic kingdom as well. Along with this the Jews wait for the Messiach to come, even though, he has already come. They wait though. We as believers in Christ Jesus, Yeshua Ha Massiach wait for his return to set up his kingdom on earth, ruling the Throne of David in the millennium.

History is replete with Christians being fed to lions, pulled apart by horses, trampled by elephants, shot by firing squads and more. We have the history of the church and personal witness of books like Foxes book of Martyrs to prove it occurred. The theme we find in these all, that although the believers saw betrayal and death, we find spilt blood and an overcoming faith. These stood the test, as their captors sometimes did inhumane deeds to their body. Amidst these tortures, some recanted, while others stayed true to death. In these all, over the centuries we find that amidst the horror of death, there was a power that no human could understand. For they stood there and endured these things unto death. The same thing occurred to our Lord Jesus Christ who endured the torture, mockery, and death on the cross. The Apostles stood and fell as martyrs for Christ, with the exception of John, who died in old age. Steven the first martyr fell and saw the Lord at the right hand of God.

Acts 7:55  But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,

Acts 7:56  And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.

If we are to win in these last days, it behooves us to follow Christ Jesus so closely that his power is in us and flows through us. That even in the event of such a death, we may be found in him, faithful to the end. As Christ says in Revelation to us:

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.

There are many, for example Islamic terrorists who have cut off heads, slaughtered people because they were according to Islamic faith, “infidels”.  They cause terror and fear to flow among peoples and nations.  The sign of the crescent for many can mean either life as a Muslim or death because your not one of them. Make no mistake about it, the war that is coming is about faith. There are many faiths and even among Christians there many with varying faith. The question for you to answer, where is yours? In the face of the devil or man, can you stand for Christ. I tell you, on your own you cannot. But we must understand our God and Lord will not forsake us, we are given commands to “love not our lives unto the death”. We will all face death, either natural or unnatural, so the end of it all for each of us remains in the Fathers hands. We are his, live or die, we are his. Let us therefore, understand we have “overcame by the blood of the lamb”, and that in this overcoming, we live by and relate to all men we can, “the word of our testimony” of this Lamb of God, Jesus Christ.

In the face of death, hatred, scowls, mockery, persecution, and anything the devil can hand to us, we are more than conquerors in Christ who loved us and gave himself for us. Both history and men who lived that history has proven that Christ and the Father never forsook them. Now let us move forward in the closing realm of history and give the “testimony” of our Lord, to all “men”declaring the “faith of the Gospel of Jesus Christ”. In doing this, we may, through all means, win the lost to Christ.

Romans 8:33  Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth.
34  Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.
35  Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
36  As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
37  Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
38  For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
39  Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

It has been granted on the behalf of Christ to Suffer

Philippians 1:29  For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;
30  Having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me.

There is one message that many do not like to hear, that is suffering. Paul suffered much, and was met with many obstacles. Yet in all this, he overcame.  For Americans and many others in the modern nations like this one, suffering is not on the agenda. It is something we may think about, but for many, it is to be avoided. Yet for the early church and even among believers in other nations, suffering is part and parcel of their living. Some months back I reported on our Tuesdays World affairs prophecy news show of three young girls in Indonesia who were found with their heads cut off. They had been heading to school when confronted by Islamic terrorists who found the perfect jihad in these three young innocent girls. So for the sake of their god and their faith, they killed these innocent young believers. All of whom are now with their Lord in heaven. Yet, these girls did two things wrong, not only were they Christians, but they went to school and were girls, both of which were not permitted.

It has been said the church in America is six miles wide and only one inch deep. At times the carnality and showmanship faith we see on the television and in the meetings surely make it appear that way. The parable of the sower seed found for example in Mark speaks specifically the types of seeds and the results of the sowing of these seeds. Yet I speak directly of the seed sown on stony ground and the seed sown among weeds. Here we find that which was sown on stony ground had no root, so when persecution or affliction for the words sake occurs, they become offended and fall away. For those among the weeds, the cares of this world, the deceit of riches, and the lust of other things enter in, thus choking the word. Those who are these, become unfruitful. That is why we see an anemic and carnal church in America. We have not even seen persecution so to speak. What we have seen is the cares of the world, deceit of riches, and many lusts. America is full to brim with all of these things. What’s more, these things have crept into the churches. They come in by deceitful spirits, lustful demons, and men possessed by such things. They enter in, naming the name of Christ, yet they belong to belial, the devil.

Mark 4:16  And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;
17  And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word’s sake, immediately they are offended.
18  And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word,
19  And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.

Moreover, in this parable is also the ones who bear good fruit. The seed sown was on good ground. One in four seeds in this parable, only one, fell on good ground. That is 25%, if your putting the calculator to it. Yet for those who are such, they hear the word, then receive the word, and thus bring forth fruit. If your one of these, then scripture says you will bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred. But notice, it is not one for one. One seed, one fruit, but fruits many, borne to one good seed.

Mark 4:20  And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.
21  ¶And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?
22  For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.
23  If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.

To one person [on good ground], who hears the word and receives it, and brings forth fruit, to them is the multiplicity of the kingdom of God. For The word given will not return void, but that word of God given or spoken will accomplish what the Father wills it to do. In this you can be sure and certain.

Isaiah 55:11  So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

Ours is not a carnal battle, even though we may face suffering,  death, or  persecution, for the gospels and the words sake. Although we may indeed face men who hate us for our faith and in whom we have that faith, namely Jesus Christ our LORD, ours is to stand fast with faith. Because as we look at them, with boldness, compassion, and even love, speaking our ‘testimony’ and the ‘faith of the gospel of Christ’, it will be to them a token that we are speaking truth amidst death. This will be a light to those watching that the word we speak is true, and that truth is found in the one whom we testify too, that is Jesus Christ. Testifying even unto the death. In this, not one hair of our head will perish, so says scripture. It will be true, in our death will be found life. That life, no man takes away because it is in the Lord Jesus Christ, Alpha and Omega. He has the keys to death and hell and also to  heaven and the kingdom of God.  Amen, even so let it come Lord Jesus and your Kingdom.  To God  be the glory and honor, through Yeshua Ha Massiach, amen, forever.

Luke 21:17  And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake.
18  But there shall not an hair of your head perish.
19  In your patience possess ye your souls.

Revelation 22:11  He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.
12  And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
13  I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
14  Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.
15  For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.
16  I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.
17  And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.

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“The Testimony and Evidence that Makes a Believer a Believer”

By The Watchman
Dana G Smith

The Son of God, Jesus Christ

John 1:34 And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.

I like the Gospel of John. In this book the Holy Ghost witnesses to the truth of the Son of God. It pulls no punches and literally declares that the Father sent his only begotten Son into the World. Called the “Lamb of God” by John the Baptist in Chapter one, which refers to the ‘consolation of Israel’ many devout Jews were waiting for. When this arrived, many had been waiting for him and yet, many others did not even recognize him. God was doing a work and those who tried to figure this out by mans wisdom or by mans spirit within them, could not. This could only be discerned and known through God by the Holy Ghost.

Above John plainly tells it like it is. Simply saying “I saw and  bare record this is the Son of God.” By this statement it meant that the long waiting, suffering, and devout jews who had sought God on this matter would understand who he was talking about. For they knew God kept his promise and that this God would send the Messiach. He not only saw but he bore record of it. The record itself was written in John and also heard by many around him as he declared the following:

John 1:29  ¶The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

John 1:36  And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!

John even went further than merely saying who this was. He describes in detail how the Lord God told him how to recognize the Messiah. In this we find a God that actually gets involved with men on their level. A level that brings understanding to them so that they may be saved from Gods wrath. It is a story that goes back to the foundations of the world, yet one that even today is told. It is a story of Gods love and the Son he sent and the Son who came. For the same Son of God who came did so out of love and he said himself “you don’t take my life.”  This Son of God, whose Father had given him the power said, “No man taketh it from me [meaning his life], but I lay it down of myself.” Saying further Jesus said “I have power to lay it down and I have power to take it again.”  This was a commandment given to him by his Father.  I can see this as the Father says, “are you sure you want to do this.?” The son then saying “sure Father, for I love you and love those who I am sent too.” Then his Father turns lovingly to the Son and says “this is the commandment I give you, You have power to lay down your life and you have power to take it again. For no man shall take it from you.”

John 10:17  Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.
18  No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.

In another section Jesus says he could “now pray to my Father and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels.” Well according to resources, a legion is numerically figured at 6000. So that’s more than 72,000 angels, not men!

Matthew 26:53  Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?

In Genesis chapter 19 it only took two angels to destroy all of Sodom and Gomorrah. In another instance an angel of the Lord went before Israel during her deliverance from Egypt separating them from the Armies of Pharoah.  In Kings we read of an angel of the LORD who smote 185, 000 Assyrians, the text reads “in the morning, they were all dead corpses.” In view of this, that would be enough strength to deliver the Son of God from all men and nations, including the very Romans and Jews who rejected him. This said, the Son of God came, because he loved and knew what it would take to give us Hope and Redemption! He came and died for all men out of love, for no man nor nation could of killed him just to get rid of him. No, he had the power and the commandment from the Lord that said, “men will not take your life”. Jesus Christ, gave of his life out of love, as the Messiah.

2 Kings 19:35  ¶And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the LORD went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.

Zacharias who was the husband of Elizabeth [i.e. mother of John the Baptist] prophesied over John saying that John would be a prophet and he would go before the face of the Lord to prepare his way. It is here that we find him saying on this note “the dayspring from on high hath visited us.”

Luke 1:76  And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
77  To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins,
78  Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,
79  To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

Then, there is Simeon a devout man who lived in Jerusalem. The Holy Ghost was upon him and he was specifically waiting for the ‘consolation of Israel.’ The one who would be sent from the LORD God to redeem his people and raise them up. This would be a consolation, a redemption from their past troubles. This would be accomplished in the sight of men and nations. It was not done in a closet or secret, so to speak.

Luke 2:25  ¶And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.

Simeon specifically speaks to the fact of him seeing “thy salvation”, which “thou has prepared before the face of all people,” and “this would be a light to Gentiles and glory to thy people Israel.”

Luke 2:30  For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,
31  Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people;
32  A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.

These are just two I have spoken about, but add in the others, some named and others unnamed all of which were touched by the Hand of God when the Messiach came to this earth. The supernatural, GOD, the LORD, who is Spirit, the Father of all Spirits, and Father of us all, reached down to touch all those who would let him. This demonstration of love was manifested in his only begotten Son who became the Lamb of God, the Passover Lamb, which was sacrificed upon the tree. Thus, being made a curse, [i.e. for everyone who hangs upon a tree is cursed]. The Lamb was sacrficed with the shedding of his innocent blood for all of people. The only requirement is to receive him and believe. This would involve a turning from our own ways and to Gods ways. This believe, trust in, rely upon, and cling to this God and his Savior Son, Jesus Christ being the paramount cornerstone of our redemption. It is called faith!

This, of course, is a work done by the Holy Spirit. Truly a move of God in the lives of men and nations. Even today many come to the Lord and others try to find him through ‘mans spirit of understanding’, or ‘mans will power’ or through ‘mans wisdom’. None of these, however will place you in the position to know this God or his Son. It comes through the manifold move of God by his Spirit in your life. You are literally born again by the Spirit of God, the finger of God in your spirit. A supernatural LORD charged and manifested Son ship begins. God brings you by his power unto himself.  These who came, did so in faith believing with hearts that sought Gods help. They turned from their own ways [repentance] and turned to the way of the LORD.

John 1:12  But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
13  Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

John 3:5  Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

For me I can still remember the road and the miles out on a highway [i.e. fairly busy one at that], where I pulled over my truck and finally gave it all the LORD. I gave my sins, my stubbornness to his ways, and my will to his will. I had gone to church and went to church camp since a boy! But the one moment I remember is this God speaking to me. Words that vibrated my body, soul, and mind that day. There was not one other person in that truck, but like the Apostle Paul on his horse going to Damascus, I was in my truck driving away from trouble. Paul was knocked off his horse literally and saw the LORD and heard the voice. I was knocked off my self will and delivered from my trouble. I heard the voice of the LORD and knelt beside the road right after the LORD spoke. It was thunder, yet tender, and not commanding. I could have ignored it, thank God I did not. I do not know if anyone passed by on the busy highway that day, I’m sure they did. If they did, they would have seen me kneeling beside the pavement and cactus that day head bowed and praying. That started a long journey. But in it all, it came from no man. In it all, God spoke and I listened. His words were driven to my heart and soul. I knew that this was my Father! I knew this was the day!

Today many argue about Jesus Christ, Yeshua Ha Massiach. They are concerned over religion, over faith, over Christianity, over nations, over everything. The denominations are divided, the Pastors are busy, and the congregations are something else.  Many Jews have a hard time believing because they require a sign. They have followed innuendo and false truths on the Messiah since the jealous scribes, pharisee’s, and priests made up false stories about the Messiach. But God said this was the “stone that the builders rejected.”  In truth, today among both Jew and Gentile, this Messiah, Jesus Christ can only be found through the Holy Ghost. Mans wisdom, teachings, and all worldly philosophies will not find the heart of God on this matter. It only comes from a true repentant heart seeking the truth and the true God.

This Messiach as prophesied by Zacharias would be the cause of the fall of many and the rise of others. There will be some who will not believe no matter what. Still there will be others who are lifted up after they do believe. This Messiach is truly to become the focal point of the battle to come. In this we will see the Hand of God which will work in his believers lives as they walk in Him and testify to the truth of the Messiah. A Truth that they have experienced themselves firsthand. A Truth that brings a supernatural experience with the true and living God.  A Truth that cannot be visited by mere wisdom of men or the worlds ways. It is a Truth born and bred out of the heart of God for all men who will seek him in Spirit and in Truth.

Jeremiah 29:13  And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.

Ezekiel 11:19  And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh:

John 4:23  But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.

John 4:24  God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

Ephesians 1:13  In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,

In this you will join countless others who have already said this along with John, “I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.” This is an Experience born of God, by God, and through his Holy Spirit.  I say to you today, I  “have seen the Salvation of God and do testify that the one whom I write, speak, and testify about is Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God. This is the True God and Eternal life, Amen.”

John 17:3  And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

1 John 5:20  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.