Jesus Rules And Reigns - Continuing

Psalm 102:12-17 says, "But you, O Lord, sit enthroned forever; your renown endures through all generations. You will arise and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show favor to her; the appointed time has come. For her stones are dear to your servant; her very dust moved them to pity. The nations will fear the name of The Lord, all the kings of the earth will revere Your glory. For The Lord will rebuild Zion and appear in His Glory. He will respond to the prayer of the destitute; He will not despise their plea." Additionally, Isaiah 25:8 says, "The Sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears from all faces; He will remove the disgrace of His people from all the earth."

We are continuing our series of messages that describe Jesus Christ ruling and reigning from Jerusalem during the Millennium Period. Psalm 102 illustrates Jesus reigning as King and declaring it is time to have compassion on Zion. Jesus also declares it is time to rebuild Zion. All of this will take place during the thousand year reign of Jesus.

However, the message we will concentrate on this week is Isaiah 25:8 that says God's Covenant People will not be DISGRACED anymore around the world. What does it mean that God's Covenant People have been disgraced? Shortly after God gave to Abraham and his descendants the land of Israel, the Jewish people were driven from their land.

The Assyrians forced them into exile in 722 BCE, the Babylonians in 587 BCE and the Romans in 70 CE. While in exile, the Jewish people were subject to political, economic and social discrimination. They were forced from their homes to live in "Jewish Ghettos." In Spain they were forced to become Christians or they lost their lives. The most severe period of discrimination was the Holocaust in Germany where six million Jews lost their lives. God's Covenant People have been disgraced and are still being disgraced to this day.

Jehovah God will remove this disgrace and this removal will be in effect throughout the Millennial Period and into Eternity. How? Jeremiah 29:14 says, "I will be found by you," declares The Lord, "And will bring you back from captivity. I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you." Also, Ezekiel 20:34 says, "I will bring you from the nations and gather you from the countries where you have been scattered." These are just two of over 700 verses of Scripture showing Jehovah God bringing His people to their land. Their Time Of Disgrace Will End! Hallelujah!

In reality, the return of the Jews to Israel has been happening for over a century. At the beginning of World War I Jews living in Israel numbered 90,000. When Israel was formed in May 1948, 800,000 Jews lived in Israel. Today, 14.2 million Jews live in Israel. This is 43% of the existing Jews in the world.

Jehovah God Keeps All His Promises! Bless His Holy Name!

May The Lord Bless You And Keep You This Day And Every Day,

Frank    

Jesus Rules And Reigns - Continuing

We are in the process of a series of messages describing conditions when Jesus rules and reigns from Jerusalem for a thousand years. We have already learned that all nations will come up to Jerusalem for the Feast Of Tabernacles and that Jesus will rule and reign with love and compassion; He will teach His Word; He will judge between the nations and He will oversee a time of true peace on earth. Bless His Holy Name!

This week's message will center on what is referred to as Jesus establishing "The Highway." Possibly your reaction to this announcement is, "I do not think I have heard such a teaching before." 

Isaiah 19:18-21 says, "In That Day five cities in Egypt will speak the language of Canaan and swear allegiance to the Lord Almighty. In That Day there will be an altar to The Lord in the heart of Egypt and a monument to The Lord at its border. It will be a sign and witness to The Lord Almighty in the land of Egypt. When they cry out to The Lord because of their oppressors, He will send them a Savior and defender and He will rescue them. So The Lord will make Himself known to the Egyptians and In That Day they will acknowledge The Lord."

Before we analyze the above verses, let me say this will be a mighty work of Jesus and could even be considered a miracle. Egypt was an enemy of Israel in its early days and took part in a number of wars against Israel. Assyria, that is current day Iraq, has been an enemy of Israel going all the way back to Nimrod and has birthed the terror group ISIS.

Look At What Jesus Will Bring About In Egypt!

Egypt will swear allegiance to Jesus . . .

There will be an altar to Jesus . . .

They will acknowledge Jesus as Lord . . .

They will make vows to Jesus . . .

They will turn to Jesus!

Lastly, what is "The Highway?" Isaiah 19:23-25 say, "In That Day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria. The Assyrians will go to Egypt and the Egyptians to Assyria. The Egyptians and Assyrians will worship together. In That Day Israel will be the third along with Egypt and Assyria, a blessing on the earth. The Lord Almighty will bless them, saying, 'Blessed be Egypt My people, Assyria My handiwork, and Israel My inheritance.'"

Jesus will establish "The Highway" between Egypt and Assyria where the Egyptians and the Assyrians will travel together worshipping Jesus. Israel will  join them resulting in the total Blessings from Jesus! Is this a literal highway or a spiritual highway? I do not know, only Jehovah God knows. 

Is Anything Too Difficult For Our Lord? 

What A Mighty God We Serve!

May The Lord Bless You And Keep You This Day And Every Day,

Frank  

  

Jesus Rules And Reigns - Continuing

Last week's message was the first in a series of messages showing what the world will be like in Jerusalem during the Thousand Year Reign of Jesus Christ. We learned during the Feast of Tabernacles all nations will come to Jerusalem and those that do not come will experience drought. This is just one example of the ruling and reigning of Jesus Christ.

Jesus also will rule with love, compassion, empathy, judgement and will create peace on earth. Isaiah 2:3-4 states, "Many peoples will come and say, 'come, let us go up to the mountain of The Lord, to the house of The God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways, so that we may walk in His path.' The law will go out from Zion, the word of The Lord from Jerusalem. He will judge between the nations and will settle disputes for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore."

Jesus will teach His ways from Jerusalem just as He taught His Disciples and His followers when He walked on earth. The difference this time is All The Nations Will Be Receiving His Instructions. HALLELUJAH! What will be the result? Jesus will settle disputes between nations and there will be Total Peace On Earth. This will be the same atmosphere of the Garden of Eden prior to The Fall. Bless His Holy Name!

Isaiah 4:2,3,5 states, "In That Day the Branch of The Lord will be beautiful and glorious and the fruit of the land will be the pride and glory of the survivors in Israel. Those who are left in Zion, who remain in Jerusalem, will be called holy, all who are recorded among the living in Jerusalem . . . Then The Lord will create over all of Mount Zion and over those who assemble there a cloud of smoke by day and a glow of flaming fire by night." The people of Jerusalem will be called Holy. Remember when Jesus returns to earth, Jewish people will recognize Him as their Messiah and will be cleansed and saved at the same time.

Isaiah 2:5 also illustrates that Jesus will create a cloud of smoke by day and a flaming fire by night which will create a continual shelter. Does this sound familiar? This Is The Same Protection Jehovah God Provided For His Covenant People In The Wilderness. We serve a loving and protecting God!

Jesus will rule and reign from Jerusalem for a thousand years! We should all pray for Jew and Gentile alike to come to the saving grace of Jesus Christ as their Lord.

May The Lord Bless You And Keep You This Day And Every Day,

Frank  

Jesus Rules And Reigns

Our recent messages have focused on the events that will take place "On That Day" which is mentioned numerous times in the prophetic books of the Bible. "On That Day" is a timeframe at the end of the Tribulation Period when all that we currently experience will be changed dramatically. Israel with God's help wins two different wars and Jesus Christ returns to earth to rule and reign from Jerusalem for a thousand years. This week's message will describe a series of events occurring at the start of the thousand years.

God's Covenant People started their celebration of the Feast of Tabernacles last Sunday night lasting one week. During this Feast Jewish people construct a temporary hut or tabernacle in their backyards leaving open spaces in the roof to be able to talk with God. Families gather together in these tabernacles to eat their meals and remember to thank God for protecting and providing for them during their 40 years in the wilderness.

How does the Feast of Tabernacles relate to future events that  take place at the start of the thousand years? Isaiah 2:2 says, "In the last days, the mountain of the Lord's temple will be established as chief among the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it. Many peoples will come and say, 'come, let us go up to the mountain of The Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways, so that we may walk in His path.'"

There is a direct connection between Isaiah 2:2 and Zechariah 14:16,17 which say, "Then the survivors from all the nations that have attacked Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship the King, The Lord Almighty and to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles. If any of the peoples of the earth do not go up to Jerusalem to worship The King, The Lord Almighty, they will have no rain." All nations must come to Jerusalem to participate in the Feast of Tabernacles and those who do not come will experience droughts.

Yes, Jesus will be ruling and reigning from Jerusalem for all of the thousand years and beyond. Bless His Holy Name!

May The Lord Bless You And Keep You This Day And Every Day,

Frank

          

"On That Day" {Continued}

Two weeks ago our message defined the term "On That Day" and described the events that will happen during that time frame. These include the Battle Over Jerusalem, the return of Jesus Christ to earth and the resulting recognition of Jesus as The Messiah of the Jewish people. Bless His Holy Name!

In our message this week, we will look at another battle Israel will face "On That Day" called The Battle Of Armageddon. Does this mean Israel will have to fight two battles simultaneously? Possibly, or at least these two battles are back to back. Only Jehovah God knows!

Revelation 16 describes the Seven Bowls Of God's Wrath. Verses 12 and 16 say, "The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings from the East . . . Then they gathered the kings together to the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon." The kings from the East and their armies will gather together to battle at Armageddon. When you visit Israel you have the opportunity to look over a very large valley where this battle will take place called The Valley Of Megiddo.

How does Jehovah God react to this battle? In Revelation 19:11-16 John sees this vision . . .

"I saw Heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice He judges and makes war. His eyes are like blazing fire, and on His head are many crowns. He has a name written on Him that no one but He Himself knows. He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood and His name is The Word Of God. The armies of Heaven were following Him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen, white and clean. Out of His mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nation. He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty. On His robe and on His thigh He has this name written;

King Of Kings and Lord Of Lords

The Son Of God Strikes Down The Nations And Comes To Rule With An Iron Scepter. He Comes To Rule And Reign From Jerusalem As The King Of Kings And Lord Of Lords For A Thousand Years. 

HALLELUJAH . . . HALLELUJAH . . . HALLELIJAH . . . HALLELUIJAH

May The Lord Bless You This Day And Every Day,

Frank

    

"On That Day"

Our recent messages have focused on the future wars Israel will face. We started looking at the Psalm 83 War in which Israel will contend with enemies along its borders. We then looked at the Battle of Gog and Magog where Israel is invaded by nations to the North. This week we will study one of Israel's last wars that happens "On That Day."

The term "On That Day" is mentioned numerous times in the Prophetic Books of the Bible. Sometimes it is referred to as the "Day Of The Lord" and "The Great Day Of God Almighty." This event happens at the end of the Tribulation Period when Israel fights its last wars and Jesus Returns To Earth. HALLELUJAH!

In Zechariah 12:3 God says, "On That Day, when all the nations of the earth are gathered against her, I will make Jerusalem an immovable rock for all the nations. All who try to move it will injure themselves." This prophetic word is already happening. Jews, Christians and Muslims all claim Jerusalem as their holiest city. Notice all the worldwide turmoil when President Trump declared Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and moved the U.S. Embassy there. All Worldly Events Revolve Around Jerusalem!

How does the God of Israel respond to Jerusalem under attack? Zechariah 12:9 says, "On That Day I will set out to destroy all the nations that attack Jerusalem." Jehovah God observes the battle and then destroys Israel's enemies. Additionally, the most important event to happen in the future happens "On That Day" - Jesus Returns To Earth! Zechariah 14:3,4 says, "Then The Lord will go out and fight against those nations as He fights in the day of battle. On That Day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, East of Jerusalem."

What is the result of Jesus standing on the Mount of Olives? Zechariah 14:9 says, "The Lord will be king over the whole earth. On That Day there will be one Lord and His name the only name." Jesus will be The King of Kings and Lord of Lords ruling and reigning over the whole earth from Jerusalem. Also, Romans 11:26 "All Israel will be saved" becomes a reality as the Jewish people recognize Jesus as their Messiah.

To close, last Sunday I saw on the internet a true heartwarming event happening. An 18 month old little girl was describing to her Mother a dream she had. She kept pointing up saying, "He is coming, Abba is coming, look up He is coming." This went on for a few minutes. 

Even So, Come Lord Jesus, Come Quickly!

May The Lord Bless You This Day And Every Day,

Frank   

Ezekiel 38, 39 - Part Three

Our last two messages were part of a Mini Series about Ezekiel 38, 39 that predicts a number of nations led by Russia will invade Israel. Jehovah God will respond strongly and defeat these invaders with an earthquake, plaque and bloodshed. We raised the question as to why would God allow this to happen and we learned that in the process God will show His greatness and holiness.

However, there is a bigger lesson to be learned in the study of the Battle of Gog and Magog. Notice Ezekiel 39:23 God says, "The nations will know that the people of Israel went into exile for their sin, because they were unfaithful to me." The God of Israel wants everyone to know how He dealt with His people because of their unfaithfulness. Jehovah God scattered them all over the world and hid His face from them. This is a powerful lesson for all of us showing the importance of obeying our God, loving Him with all our heart, soul, mind and serving Him faithfully.

Praise The Lord, this is not the end of the message! Ezekiel 39:25, 28 says, "Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will now bring Jacob back from captivity and will have compassion on all the people of Israel . . . I will gather them to their own land not leaving any behind." Once again, there is much for us to learn, God dispersed His people but is already in the process of bringing them back to Israel. Verse 25 says He will have compassion on all His people and not only bring them home but will love them and take care of them. We Serve A Loving God!

God says in verse 28 that He will not leave ANY of His people in other nations. This raises a very important thought! The statement appears to correspond  with Romans 11:26 that says, "ALL Israel will be saved." To take this message a step further verse 29 says Jehovah God "Will pour out His Spirit on the House of Israel." We will address both of these scenarios in future messages.

Wow! What A Mighty God We Serve, Angels Bow Before Him, Heaven And Earth Adore Him, What A Mighty God We Serve! 

May The Lord Bless You And Keep You This Day And Everyday,

Frank