Appearing #2.

This was when Paul went up to Jerusalem and was arrested because Jews had stirred up the people saying that Paul preached against the law and the people. Look at this: Acts 21:27 And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews which were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people, and laid hands on him, 28 Crying out, Men of Israel help: This is the man, that teacheth all men everywhere against the people, and the law, and this place: and further brought Greeks also to the temple, and hath polluted this holy place. Verse 30 And all ran together: and they took Paul, and drew him out of the temple: and forthwith the doors were shut. 31 And as they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the chief captain of the band, that Jerusalem was in an uproar. 32 Who immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down unto them: and when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, they left beating of him.

What on earth was Paul doing? He had Jerusalem in an uproar. It was so bad, he was being beaten and had to have the Roman Army called on him. He was preaching the Gospel and teaching them that they no longer had to worship in that temple to receive Christ. At that time, Jerusalem was the ONLY acceptable place of worship for the Jews.

In most of the rest of Acts 22, Paul gives his defense as he is left to speak on his own by the Roman Captain. Folks, Paul had received a vision from the Lord, and it not only changed his Gospel, it was a turning point from the Jews, directly to the Gentiles, Gentiles who did not fear God and work righteousness and were considered absolute dogs by the first groups of people that he was preaching to.

Don’t believe his direction changed yet? Please look at his testimony in Acts 22:17 And it came to pass that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance (second appearing). Verse 18 And saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.

Ok, I want you to remember Paul had been preaching in the Synagogues and to Jews and certain Gentiles with his Gospel up unto this point and there weren’t that many problems. But look what happens when he finishes the last part of his testimony, I mean they went through the roof at these words.

Verse 21 And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles. 22 And they gave him audience unto this word, and then lift up their voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.

What was the word they gave him audience unto? It was GENTILES!

Verse 23 And as they cried out, and cast off their clothes, and threw dust into the air, 24 The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know wherefore they cried so against him.

Folks, can you see this? Something Paul was saying changed, look at the people’s reaction, the fact they tore off their clothes and threw dust into the air, what a sight indeed. Paul was telling them that Gentiles (everybody) such as us could receive the Gospel they had, Gentiles who were totally unclean, devil worshippers, Idol worshippers, people that cursed the Nation Israel. I will give you a verse for it but it will behoove you to read the whole Chapter of Ephesians. The beginning of the prison Epistles by the apostle Paul.

Ephesians 2 And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; 2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: I.e., Children of the Devil. Can now be saved by grace through faith... Amen and praise God for that.

Ephesians 3:1 For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles, 2 If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God given me to youward: 3 How that by revelation he made known unto me, the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words, 4 Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ) 5 Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the spirit: 5 That the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel: 8 Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ; 9 And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:

Folks, this was a mystery revealed to Paul and it is still in effect today; it is the message of absolute GRACE not of works; it is the only gospel there is today and it is the ONLY way you can be saved today; it was not given to the twelve. It was a new revelation, not found anywhere in the Old Testament. From this point on Paul didn’t go to the Jews again and the Lord let the Church of the 12 come to an end. It was totally finished in A.D. 70 and is finished until this day. Not until Elijah and Moses come back in the tribulation and restore all things (after the rapture) will that church be reestablished. There will be angels also preaching in the tribulation and it will be of Law, works, and endure to the end, the same message the 12 preached and it will pick up right where it left off before this period of time known as the dispensation of Grace was inserted in it.

Read it for yourself; don’t just take my word for it. Take the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John and read from them and go directly to Hebrews and right on into the tribulation and see it for yourself. It is as God has inserted the Books of Romans through Philemon right in the middle of them. Check it out, see for yourself.

The book of Acts is a transition period from the Jews to the Gentiles, from the message of the law to the message of grace, it is as simple as that. Folks, you CANNOT advance the Kingdom today. It is not here, nor can you be in it, and if you go into the tribulation after missing the rapture because you received not the love of the truth that you might be saved...you are going to be given strong delusion, believe a lie and you will be damned. Sorry, that’s the way it is. Get out of those churches preaching the Kingdom message. They are apostate and a curse abides on them. Folks, I can’t help it if 98% of the churches today use the Kingdom message for their doctrine. They are WRONG -- you cannot be saved by that today. If you are following that for your salvation, you are going to end up in hell for sure, not my words The Words of the Bible. I really thank you for bearing with me on these as they are quite long, but print them out and study them and get it straight in your mind. Show other people, they really need to know it.

I love you all in the Lord.

Thank you,
michael

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