This week is Part 3 on ‘Biblical Preparation’ for the days ahead. We address some very basic, practical aspects of what it means to ‘be prepared’ as well as three important keys – No Fear, Proper Balance and a word to and for the children. Shalom – J&R
Part 2 of at least a three-part series . . . Economic uncertainty . . . political unrest . . . global upheaval . . .end-times . . .blood moons . . . tribulation . . . birth pangs . . . ‘What do I do?’ Where do I go?’ How does this all affect me ? How do I ‘prepare’ for those that are coming upon ‘all the world and all that inhabit the earth?’ We ‘see’ all these things. We hear all these questions. We don’t have all those answers. Our Heavenly Father does. What’s The Word Say ?
The Torah study for this week is ‘Devarim’ – the Words . . . Psalm 119, verse 105 declares – “Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light to my path”. You can possess a lamp and oil, but until that oil is ignited, you have no light. On this Shabbat, may the oil that lies within us all be ignited or rekindled by the Fire of God’s Spirit that those around would ‘See The Light’ and glorify our Father in heaven . . . B’Shem Yeshua . . . In Jesus’ Name – Shabbat Shalom
“Economic uncertainty . . . political unrest . . . global upheaval . . .end-times . . .blood moons . . . tribulation . . . birth pangs . . . ‘What do I do?’ Where do I go?’ How does this all affect me ? How do I ‘prepare’ for those that are coming upon ‘all the world and all that inhabit the earth?’ We ‘see’ all these things. We hear all these questions. We don’t have all those answers. Our Heavenly Father does. What’s The Word Say ? ”
Here is something for your prayerful consideration. There is a tremendous amount of information in this video. We do not necessarily agree or disagree with all that is said. We leave that up to you and the leading of the Holy Spirit. ”Be Bereans . . .and pray without ceasing . . .’
Shalom -J&R
God’s Warning to America
Dr.Patricia Green
“Preparation . . . in these days, like no other, we need to understand what ‘Preparation’ means.We must be prepared Spiritually, physically and emotionally for the challenging things that lie ahead.We are responsible to prepare in all the ways our Father gives us understanding, resource and opportunity.Not to do this shows a lack of faith, according to Scripture. Over the next few weeks we will talk about ‘Proper Preparation’ in these last days. Shalom – J&R”
Birth Pangs and Current Events
For those that have experienced ‘birth pangs’, ( sorry guys, but that leaves us out smile emoticon ) you understand as the ‘pregnancy’ progresses and after the ‘water breaks’ the contractions begin . . . at first they are, uhmm, uncomfortable. Would that be somewhat accurate, ladies ? But then, these contractions,or birth pangs if you will, begin to increase in both frequency and intensity, until the much-anticipated ‘birthing’ takes place. We know that between each ‘contraction’ or birth pain, there is a lull, and then the next round of pains begins, more intense than the previous one with a shorter ‘lull’ in between. There comes a point when the ‘birth pangs’ become ‘scream-causing PAINS’ coming so close together the ‘lulls’ in between some almost nonexistent. That is what we are seeing, both on the global scene as well as the national stage and that is what is to come. But what is being birthed ? The Kingdom. And when did these ‘birth pangs’ begin ? Roughly two thousand years ago with the advent of Messiah Yeshua. We are now at the point in this ‘pregnancy’ that the ‘birth pangs’ are coming closer and closer together with greater intensity and shorter lulls in between. In addition, there is ‘national judgement’ ( in addition to ‘end time’ calamity) on governments and hierarchies, simply because of their stance against our Father, His Ways, His Word, His KIngdom and His Land. “And all this is the beginning of the birth pangs . . .and this Gospel of the Kingdom will be preached to all the world as a witness to the nations, and then the end will come . . .” ” “And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people . . .” Remember that scene we attempted to describe concerning the physical birth ? Most folks, knowing a birth is imminent, prepare for the event in all the ways they can, understanding that final birth pang can come at any ( and most times the most inopportune) moment and seemingly without waring; and yet has been coming for a really long time. ‘For God is not slack, as men count slackness . . . What He has said, He will do . . . and He does not delay . . . He is on His time table, not ours.’
Blessings & Shabbat Shalom –
This week we share some of the journey God has lead us on, bringing us to where we are today. We examine the process of ‘turning the fathers to the children and the children to the fathers’ and actually what that means. But the most important issue we address this week is THE ABSOLUTE NECESSITY OF THE REALITY, PRESENCE, POWER, PERSON AND GIFTINGS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT OF GOD IN THIS DAY AND IN THIS HEBREW ROOTS / MESSIANIC / RESTORATION CAMP.
Yeshua, in Matthew and Luke, speaks of ‘the last days’ in two comparisons – ‘the days of Noah’ and ‘the days of Lot’. We repeatedly hear – ‘Lot was told to leave Sodom’ or ‘come out of her (Babylon) my people’; and many conclude, therefore, since the US ‘sodom-like’ and ‘babylonian’, all believers need to leave America. Lot WAS instructed to leave Sodom. And in that instruction, Lot was directed precisely where and when to go. God DOES instruct his people to ‘come out of her’. But what does that mean? There are SO many ‘teachers’ and ‘watchmen’ today saying ‘leave America (babylon)’ and yet giving NO real clear, biblically-based ‘where and when’ other than ‘leave here and go somewhere else’. Where is the ‘One Place’ on the map that has been designated by God as ‘The Safe Place’ ? We will submit there is NOT one, yet. Yes, some do say Israel or perhaps another country or hemisphere. But What’s The Word Say? The Land of Israel and The City of Jerusalem will come under greater persecution, with armed conflict along with natural disasters and many will die or become displaced. The Land and the people will be raped and ravaged with great destruction and despair before Messiah appears. God WILL provide safety for His people IN the midst of the judgment and persecution to come. That safety might be provided in their own backyards. It might BE in another state or country. But right now, WHERE on the globe is ‘the place’ that is NOT already dealing with the issues we now face and the ones on the horizon ?
We just spoke with a brother in Australia saying this same issue (SSM) is coming up there for a vote in August. Tel Aviv just had their Annual Gay Pride Event and is dubbed the ‘Pink Capitol’ of the world . . . and as of 2012, 11 (Eleven) other countries had already legalized ‘same-sex marriages’. By the way, IF the US is Babylon, then ‘who’ are these other countries ? Where are the Believers in those other countries supposed to flee ? Their governments and conditions are not any better than here . . . and some are MUCH worse. What must the believers in those countries be thinking ? We are not saying ‘we are’ or ‘are not’ part of the ‘Babylonian system’ . . . but rather trying to point out that the issues people use to ‘prove’ WE are Babylon are going on around the world and, in many cases, were in these other countries before coming here. We are so narcissistic as americans and as western believers. We act as if the whole world and ALL prophecy revolves around us here in the US. Yes, we, as a nation and part of The Body, will be impacted severely, but we are not the ‘center attraction’.
In these days, in the midst of these issues and decisions, each person and family must have the necessary personal relationship with our Father so as to hear His Voice, and seek the Lord in these days for HIS itinerary for them. God can hide us in the middle of the street IF HE so chooses. If He can cover me in a foreign Muslim country, He can cover me where I am, IF HE so chooses. IF HE tells me to stand in the middle of the battlefield, then THAT is where I need to be. We must be careful and discerning when taking direction from someone else concerning what ‘God has said for me to do’. Remember the young prophet who took counsel from the Older Prophet rather than listening to the instructions given directly to him? He died . . . We have seen MANY go to The Land and many return, for it was not time for them to go or they were NOT supposed to be there. In these days, we cannot afford those errors. Pray for ‘ears to hear’ and ‘eyes to see’ and just as in the days of old, when ‘He Who is in the Cloud’ says moves – MOVE! And when ‘He Who is in the Cloud’ says stay – STAY! For where ‘The Cloud’ is, the same is your ‘safe place’.
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