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Now, please don’t go in a rage. I want to tell you I
have been in many churches and witnessed this firsthand and
I have never seen such a state of confusion in my life, yet,
people Sunday after Sunday or Saturday or Wednesday night stand
in the church and repeat the same things over and over and then
say “Thus sayeth the Lord." God is Truly not the
Author of confusion. The answer, I believe with all my heart,
is that there aren’t any prophets today, at least not
in the Likes of Elijah or Jeremiah.
I know the apostles spoke in tongues, and I also know Paul
spoke in tongues, but did you know that they were "Empowered
by the Holy Spirit"? Did you also know they didn’t
have any "script" they carried with them. Why? Because
they had an unction from the Father that no man need teach them
anything. 1 John 2:20 But ye have an unction from the Holy One,
and ye know all things. Let me ask you something today, do you
know anyone like that alive today? I don’t. The apostles
were "EMPOWERED" by the Holy One, you are "Sealed
by the Holy Spirit." That is a big difference. The apostles
had the power to drink poison, survive deadly snake bites, and
read people's thoughts as Peter did to Ananias.
The point I am getting to is there was a time and a dispensation
of a certain gospel called the Gospel of the Kingdom that these
things took place and it came to an end after they were all
martyred. These very signs and wonders followed the apostle
Paul for a while but somewhere about the time he went into prison,
they started to come to and end. Why? I am certain the answer
is in the message I am writing today.
If you pray about this and then read it in your bible for yourself,
you will certainly see some changes in the church today and
the way it was back then. People out there today including pastors
are claiming things that they cannot have and many many people
are praying and claiming things that are not in this period
of time we live in now as "The dispensation of the Grace
of God." When people go to a church that has all these
so-called miracles and then nothing happens they go away disheartened
and many of them never make their way back. You can have whatever
"spiritual blessing in heavenly place" that are available
to you today as spoken of in Ephesians 1:3 Blessed be the God
and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with
all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ.
Those you can have. But if someone is promising you the other
ones, I don’t see where it is scriptural if you are rightly
dividing the Word of truth. Let’s just speak the truth
here. Have you ever asked for some of those miracles back in
Mat., Mark, Luke and John and didn’t get them? Well of
course you have. Before I learned this, I too was claiming all
these things. I couldn’t move any mountains, and I have
actually tried to do that. I have tried to heal the sick, I
couldn’t do that either. I can't even heal my own cold.
Folks, read this bible and rightly divide it like you are supposed
to; we walk by faith, not by sight. "Signs" were given
to the Jews, NOT to the Gentiles, also for a short time while
Paul was preaching. I am teaching you the Premium Deep truth
of the Word here today folks and I have to stand accountable
for what I am telling you here.
1 Corinthians 13:1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and
of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass,
or a tinkling symbol. 2 And though I have the gift of prophecy,
and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge: and though
I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have
no charity, I am nothing.
The apostles actually had these gifts folks and the one that
shone bright above the rest was...charity. I urge you to read
the rest of the verses in that chapter, but for now, let’s
skip to the last part. 13:8 Charity never faileth: but whether
there be prophecies, they shall fail: whether there be tongues,
they shall cease: whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish
away. 9 For we know in part and prophecy in part.
Notice that Paul said, "we know in part and prophecy in
part." I really believe he is saying, they had What part
of the Bible that had been written till that time they were
in and the other "Part" was given to them in prophecy.
But notice, that came to an end...
10 But when that which is perfect is come, then that which
is in part shall be done away.
What is it that was perfect to come? There are only three things
I know of: God the Father, God The Holy Spirit, and Jesus Christ.
But there is one more and he is the Word, The Holy Bible. I
believe with all my heart when Paul and the others had penned
the final pages of what we now have as the HOLY BIBLE (King
James Version) all prophecy ceased, all those wonders and miracles
ceased at a point out there. Why? Because, now, you have a more
sure word of prophecy. 2 Peter 1:18 And this voice which came
from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.
We also have a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well
that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark, until
the day dawn, and the daystar arise in your hearts.
There’s coming a day in the future called the rapture
and after that all those signs and wonders will begin again,
but meanwhile, you have the Holy Bible and nothing in this universe
supercedes it. All the questions and prophecies you can and
will need to know are in it and it is our job to find them,
they are there, they are there.
2 Timothy 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman
that needth not be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of truth.
You can now put away childish things, you know what I’m
talking about if you have read 1 Corinthians 13:10-13.
Pray for this country and pray for the lost.
Till next time,
Study.
michael
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