Indeed, many nit-pik THE LORD *GOD*, HIS WILL, and HIS followers constantly, yet, these will fall readily, and easily, into worship of self, things, others, human made objects, spells, and other invocations, WITHOUT ever having explored THE ONE TRUE *GOD*, and POWER!!!
The consequences ARE before ALL, and HAVE been depicted, plainly, and clearly! *GOD* CANNOT be mocked, nor denied, as in the end, ONLY HE SHALL be proven, and everlasting!!!
DESPITE the great numbers who refuse THE LORD, or diss HIM, HE IS STILL WILLING to FORGIVE, and to bring souls into the ETERNAL KINGDOM of PEACE! HOWEVER, those who are hell bent on denying HIM, and instead, honour the lords of darkness, SHALL meet their fate; one which HE HAS warned us about, and IS fact. God has blessings ready for us, but through the weakness of our faith and the narrowness of our desires, we have not room to receive them.
THE GOSPELS EACH reiterate the following message, as well as ISAIAH, HAGGAI, and MALACHI 2, as GENESIS, EXODUS, and the PSALMS. THROUGHOUT the ENTIRE BIBLE, references to CHRIST JESUS, and to the fate of those who deny HIM IS prevalent, WITH endless examples via HIS CHOSEN people, the Israelite's, whom ever turned aside from HIM, UNLESS they were experiencing hardships! Many misinterpret the lessons set forth for us, and begrudge THE LORD for the harshness of those times, YET, all which unfolded, HAD great purpose, not only for the Israelite's, and HIS WILL, but for Christians as well, THAT we have guidelines via illustration in order to better align TO HIM, HIS WILL, HIS WORD, and THE WAY! There is NO fault in THE LORD *GOD*, though many would shift blame to HIM for everything under the sun BEFORE they would recognize, or acknowledge their role in the problems of this realm...
1+++“Behold, I am going to send My messenger, and he will clear the way before Me. And the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to His temple; and the messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight, behold, He is coming,” says the LORD of hosts.
2+++“But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He is like a refiner’s fire and like fullers’ soap.
3+++“He will sit as a smelter and purifier of silver, and He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, so that they may present to the LORD offerings in righteousness.
4+++“Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the LORD as in the days of old and as in former years.
5+++“Then I will draw near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers and against the adulterers and against those who swear falsely, and against those who oppress the wage earner in his wages, the widow and the orphan, and those who turn aside the alien and do not fear Me,” says the LORD of hosts.
6+++“For I, the LORD, do not change; therefore you, O sons of Jacob, are not consumed.
The first words of this chapter seem an answer to the scoffers of those days. Here is a prophecy of the appearing of John the Baptist. He is Christ's harbinger. He shall prepare the way before him, by calling men to repentance. The Messiah had been long called, He that should come, and now shortly he will come. He is the Messenger of the covenant.
Those who seek Jesus, shall find pleasure in him, often when not looked for. The Lord Jesus, prepares the sinner's heart to be his temple, by the ministry of his word and the convictions of his Spirit, and he enters it as the Messenger of peace and consolation.
No hypocrite or formalist can endure his doctrine, or stand before his tribunal.
Christ came to distinguish men, to separate between the precious and the vile. He shall sit as a Refiner. Christ, by his gospel, shall purify and reform his church, and by his Spirit working with it, shall regenerate and cleanse souls. He will take away the dross found in them. He will separate their corruptions, which render their faculties worthless and useless.
The believer needs not fear the fiery trial of afflictions and temptations, by which the Saviour refines his gold. He will take care it is not more intense or longer than is needful for his good; and this trial will end far otherwise than that of the wicked. Christ will, by interceding for them, make them accepted.
Where no fear of God is, no good is to be expected. Evil pursues sinners. God is unchangeable. And though the sentence against evil works be not executed speedily, yet it will be executed; the Lord is as much an enemy to sin as ever. We may all apply this to ourselves. Because we have to do with a God that changes not, therefore it is that we are not consumed; because his compassions fail not.
It IS fully because OF LOVE that this old world still receives us, and yet spins; as THE LORD *GOD* HAS HIGH HOPES for us, AS HE KNOWS the TRUTH of our REALITY, though the dark forces work overtime to convince as many as is feasible to shroud the facts, and alter the good within! It IS FOLLY; pure foolishness to defy, or deny THE LORD *GOD*, because WHEN it is time for HIS return, this world, and all which is NOT OF HIM, shall perish, and great numbers of souls shall be cast into the raging, eternal torment, BECAUSE they did not, or would not take the time to consider TRUTH as they chased falsehoods, lies, delusion, and enticement, for the interests of the flesh, while disallowing the BLESSINGS of the eternal soul...
16+++Then those who feared the LORD spoke to one another, and the LORD gave attention and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before Him for those who fear the LORD and who esteem His name.
17+++“They will be Mine,” says the LORD of hosts, “on the day that I prepare My own possession, and I will spare them as a man spares his own son who serves him.”
18+++So you will again distinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve Him.
Among the Jews at this time, some plainly discovered themselves to be children of the wicked one. The yoke of Christ is easy. But those who work wickedness, tempt God by presumptuous sins. Judge of things as they will appear when the doom of these proud sinners comes to be executed.
Those that feared the Lord, spake kindly, for preserving and promoting mutual love, when sin thus abounded. They spake one to another, in the language of those that fear the Lord, and think on his name. As evil communications corrupt good minds and manners, so good communications confirm them.
A book of remembrance was written before God. He will take care that his children perish not with those that believe not. They shall be vessels of mercy and honour, when the rest are made vessels of wrath and dishonour. The saints are God's jewels; they are dear to him. He will preserve them as his jewels, when the earth is burned up like dross. Those who now own God for theirs, he will then own for his.
It is our duty to serve God with the disposition of children; and he will not have his children trained up in idleness; they must do him service from a principle of love. Even God's children stand in need of sparing mercy.
All are righteous or wicked, such as serve God, or such as serve him not: all are going to heaven or to hell. We are often deceived in our opinions concerning both the one and the other; but at the bar of Christ, every man's character will be known. As to ourselves, we have need to think among which we shall have our lot; and, as to others, we must judge nothing before the time. But in the end all the world will confess that those alone were wise and happy, who served the Lord and trusted in Him.
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