The great need of the hour is for understanding of what is about to happen and how we prepare for it.
Leaders in the church teach on the rapture and the tribulation. However, very little is taught on getting ready for these events. Preparing for the days ahead requires insight and foresight.
A great unseen drama is taking place. A deadly battle is being fought for control of this planet, for world domination.
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 forever and ever.
“You say, we know how it ends. We have read the last chapter!” That may be true, but the question is, will you survive to the end?
Passivity will be the downfall and destruction of many.
Man was given this planet to care for and to bring the rule of heaven down to earth.
Adam held the title deed to the fifth largest planet in the solar system.
However when Adam surrendered to Satan’s words, all that he had was given over to the enemy, including the title deed to this planet.
That once mighty angel of God, whose name means “light bearer”, became the prince of darkness and so the battle began.
Genesis 3: 14 And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: 15 And I will put hatred between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; he shall crush thy head (authority), and thou shalt break his heel (their footsteps-their walk with God, the rear of his army).
Adam delivered the planet to Satan. This planet was lost by man and would be regained by man. Jesus would become a man and legally regain the title deed to this earth.
So the battle began throughout the history of the bible, Satan trying to destroy the seed of the woman, until Jesus was born and died on the cross and got the title deed for the earth.
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 forever and ever.
Who is ‘His Christ’ in this verse?
They both cannot be Jesus.
The word Christ in this verse is the Greek word Christos (G5547): anointed.
The kingdoms of this world will become the kingdoms of our Lord and His anointed ones.
We, His sons have to take back this planet.
HEBREWS 10:12 But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down on the right hand of God; 13 From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.
He is waiting now for His sons to retake the planet. We are now at a point where there is no middle ground.
We are either advancing the Kingdom of God or the kingdom of Satan.
God is raising up a people who will know their God and do great exploits.
We are not to hold the fort. We are to advance the Kingdom.
Very shortly, there will come a time when Jesus rules the Earth for a thousand years, and this planet will again become a paradise, a place of righteousness, justice and peace.
But now, we must fight.
We must advance the battle to the gates of the enemy.
This is not a time for rest and comfort — it is a time to fight.
In The Lord of the Rings, Aragorn encourages the troops with a rousing speech and at the end he says: This day we fight Yes, the day is coming soon when we will enter into an unbelievably fantastic new world but not this day. This day we fight!
REVELATION 12:5 And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne
Whatever your interpretation of this verse, this man-child comes forth at the end of this age — an event the whole of creation has been waiting for.
ROMANS 8:18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. 19 For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.
This man-child is caught up to God and His throne.
Those who make up the corporate man-child are not escaping the difficulties on the earth.
They are being empowered to finish the task.
When this happens a great battle in the heavenly places is won.
REVELATION 12:10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: (His anointed ones) for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God, day and night. 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. 13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child. 14 And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.
We live in a world of great conflict.
The apostle John put it this way: 1 JOHN 5:19 And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.
A new glorious earth awaits us. Don’t tell me that it’s not worth dying for.
