End Times Church Countdown: the busy busy church hits back

Soon after the sleeping church has left the busy busy church comes knocking on the watchman’s door. “You idling fellow, come out and confront us! When have we missed the mark?”

It is indeed quite a sight. The busy busy senior pastor has a container load of stuff, proving he has done so so much during the last ten years. Programs, rallies, camps, seminars, training, TV, radio, internet, motivation, retreat, revival, you name them and he has them! It is very impressive. His chairman also displays photos showing how impressive their church building is, really ultra modern comfort and convenience, and expensive high tech stuff. Their attendance number is impressive too.

The pastor and church board chairman demand that the watchman proves where they have erred. Oh, yes, they have met the sleeping church on their way and have a glance of the list of non-sleeping church characteristics. They say, “It is too general. We want the specifics!”

So the watchman brings out another list, named, “the Non-busy-busy-missing-mark-church” Bible-based characteristics.

1. Worship God and not worship man.

2. Minister to God and not to man.

4. Hear and Fear God and not hear and fear man.

5. Focus on Jesus Christ and His redemptive work on the cross.

6. Believe in the Bible and practice accordingly.

7. All aspects of the church activities are centered on the above.

8. All aspects of the lives of the believers are centered on the above.

9. Very end times focussed, just as Jesus has commanded and the Apostles have duly obeyed. So did the early Christians.

10. There is an increasing intensity of the moving and manifestation of the Holy Spirit in all aspects of above.

11. There is deep conviction by the Holy Spirit when the Word of God is read, and all will repent!

“BUT THIS IS THE SAME LIST AS THAT OF THE OTHER CHURCH!” The chairman and senior pastor exclaim.

The watchman tells them that he has no other list but this one. He also cannot change the list as he is just a messenger and not the author of the list. Yes, he is not original. He is not creative. He is not resourceful. He is not politically correct… (He admits to the accusations hurled at him by the other two) However, he reminds them that there is one additional item on this list, ‘Repentance’.

The two men turn red in their face and shout, “But there are no specifics, so how can they be implemented effectively?”

“Oh, that is easy”, the watchman explains, “you just need the Holy Spirit and the Word of God- the plumb line of God to guide you.”

So the busy-busy-missing-the-mark church leaves with their list and container load of stuff.

Once again, the watchman cries, “Oh, church, watch and pray!”

End Times Church Countdown: the sleeping church answers back

The watchman knows this will happen. The sleeping church knocks on his door and says, “You there, come out and confront us. when have we been sleeping?”

The church shows him a lot of stuff they have been doing: Sunday worship service, Sunday school, youth meeting, cell group meeting, women fellowship, Wednesday prayer meeting, monthly Holy Communion, baptism, wedding, periodically visiting and bringing gifts to old folks home, patients and prisoners etc.

The pastor proudly displays the program list. “See, we are fully occupied.” The committee chairman proudly shows a set of accounts of weekly collections, regular tithes, faith pledges, building funds received from the old faithful. “See, we are never in the red.”

“So, where have we erred?” They challenge the watchman. They bring along a list of the topics of sermons preached over the last year to prove that they have not slacked in preaching. The topics are indeed popular, mostly concerned with how to live healthy balanced Christian living, covering a full range of useful topics: health, relationship, finances, social behavior, career, good neighbor, responsible citizenship, education, parenting, marriage, morality etc.

The watchman has nothing to say. He sees no need to answer to this question. It is not him who says they are sleeping. They just knock on his door and say so.

However, he gives them a list of the non-sleeping church priority Bible-based characteristics:

1. Worship God and not worship man.

2. Minister to God and not to man.

4. Hear God and Fear God and not hear man and fear man.

5. Focus of Jesus Christ and His redemptive work on the cross.

6. Believe in the Bible and practice accordingly.

7. All aspects of the church activities are centered on the above.

8. All aspects of the lives of the believers are centered on the above.

9. Very end times focussed, just as Jesus has commanded and the Apostles have duly obeyed. So did the early Christians.

10. There is an increasing intensity of the moving and manifestation of the Holy Spirit in all aspects of above.

The church takes the list and leaves. The watchman prays that the church will wake up and abide in Christ and let the Word of Christ abide in them. Then they will be the awake church and not the sleeping church as they themselves know they are!

Oh, church, watch and pray!

End Times church countdown: how to intercede for lost churches?

The life of a watchman is not enviable. He rises at a time when everyone sleeps the sweetest. He talks to Someone who is invisible. He moans and sighs over matters which are not his own concern. He kneels and bows and prostrates before the invisible God. He sings and shouts and cries like he is not of his own mind. He takes risks which can be avoided. He looks like a man out of this world if someone gets to really know him. He has no life of his own. He is a hidden man. Where is he? He does not even know himself.

How to intercede for lost churches? This is his latest assignment.

Having just heard the testimony of two dreams about the Lord’s return ‘THE NEXT DAY’, he just sat on the floor and moaned. realizing the scale of the problem and the ‘set time’ being counted down, he could not see any possibility of interceding in time.

Sleeping church, church busy with meaningless activities, producing unbelieving ‘Christians’, having other altars (bowing down to other gods), church not believing in the redemptive and cleansing power of the blood of Jesus Christ, churches not bother with the imminent return of Christ…the list of defects is endless.

How to intercede for these lost churches?
Oh, oh, oh…He can only cry out in agony. This is too much to bear when the reality hits this poor man. What about his own family? Are they saved? Are they in any of the three churches? Is he one of them? He cannot help but shudder.

Yes, an intercessor once wrote, “the worship is fantastic, seems anointed, but there is no power for lives to be transformed.” Why? This is not new. This happened during the Old Testament prophets’ time. Sacrifices at the temple were carried out and religious life was booming. Yet, God spoke through the prophets/intercessors/watchmen and issued warnings after warnings. Alas, no one bothered. No one heard.

Thus, the kingdom was crushed. The temple burnt. The people was held captives and sold as slaves and scattered all over the world.

The previous exiles were allowed to return after a set time. But this time it will not be the same. The exiles are forever exiled, out of the kingdom of God.

Oh, how to intercede for lost churches? Please tell the watchman.

End Times Witnessing: The Righteous Plumb Line -your wedding robe

Urgent attention to all Churches: this is a very important message. We all need this wedding robe for the return of the Lord (the groom).

God's standard for mature Christians is righteousness: Isaiah 28:17  I will make justice the measuring line and righteousness the plumb line; hail will sweep away your refuge, the lie, and water will overflow your hiding place. God rains down righteousness from above: Isaiah 45:8 "You heavens above, rain down righteousness; let the clouds shower it down. Let the earth open wide, let salvation spring up, let righteousness grow with it; I, the LORD … Read More

End Times Church count-down: one wedding, three venues, a bride-to-be

A LIFE TESTIMONY

A lay believer since 1985 has been faithfully seeking and worshiping the Lord closely, reading the Bible, attending church services, serving in various capacities. During the last five years she personally witnessed and experienced the power of the Holy Spirit (in healing and deliverance) following the preaching of the Word of God.

Recently she asked the Lord to give her visions and dreams. Two nights ago she responded to a pastor’s altar call to receive fresh and more anointing of the Holy Spirit.

The same night she had a detailed dream. On the following night she had another detailed dream. Both dreams are on the theme of WEDDING, which will take place THE NEXT DAY, AND SHE (THE BRIDE) WAS NOT READY!!!

THE FIRST DREAM

She dreamed that she was getting ready for her WEDDING which will take place THE NEXT DAY and the two of them went to see two seaside cottages to rent one for the wedding.

The first venue: this is a tiny one room shack and there is one bed in the center of the room. A man was sleeping on it. He opened his eyes and he did not bother to get up. He was not that interested in the use of his place for the wedding. The room is very untidy and there are rubbish around. So the couple decided that this place is not suitable for the wedding. There is no time to clear the rubbish and tidy up the room.
The second venue: this is a more spacious cottage. A lady in her sixties is in charge. She was pleasant and friendly and was interested in renting out her place for the wedding. Her place is clean and furnished but the furniture are old and need to be replaced. She said she had five children and all had grown up and left. Only one son (her favorite) called her daily and kept in touch. However her children let her bring up all the grandchildren and she had brought up a lot and they all had left when grown up. Three infants were int he house. One was carried by a dark (foreign) maid. Another two were lying in a cot. The two were the surviving of sextuplets (of whom four died at birth). They had deformed facial features so severe that the couple thought these babies needed surgery when grown up. There was an altar with incense burning for foreign god at the wall facing the entrance. The old lady showed the couple a drawing block on which she had been asked by her favorite son to practice drawing (more like stick-on crafts) of pictures (like butterflies but not butterflies etc) and English words. She seemed happy doing such laborious childish and meaningless tasks.

The couple at first thought they could use this place for the wedding only and not to stay overnight as they needed to go back to work after the wedding day. They also thought of going to buy new furnitures as the present ones were not suitable. They thought of giving the old lady the new furniture as gift after the wedding. Then the bride realized that it would be easier to use a hotel reception than using such a remote and unready place. She also realized that she was already married and wondered why she needed to go through the wedding again. She woke feeling puzzled.

THE SECOND DREAM:

On the second night she dreamed of another wedding scene. Again she was GETTING MARRIED THE NEXT DAY and she was back to her old childhood home. It was a big house with old and young and lots of normal daily activities going on but none related to preparation of a wedding. No one seemed to be aware of or interested in the next day’s wedding. The house was not decorated and no one seemed to care. The following then happened:

1. She went into the toilet and saw a lot of long dresses hanging there. It was totally clustered from ceiling to floor. On top of the toilet bowl a long red dress was dripping onto the toilet seat drops of red dyes.

2. She looked out of the window and saw her grandmother and her elder brother were walking in the garden. They examined the plants and noted that the lady fingers were too old and could not be eaten. So the brother said that they should be cut down and thrown away.

3. Then she looked into the mirror and saw that she had white hair patches and needed to dye them. She also realized that she had not bought her wedding gown. So she drove alone (as she could not find any friend to go with her) and rushed to town to shop for her wedding.  On arrival she went to a room and saw the groom (an old high school mate whom she hardly knew)already getting almost ready, with wedding suits and hairdo etc.). Whilst she wondered why she was to marry this stranger, she noted that he was ready but she was not ready so she rushed out for her shopping.

4. She walked for a long time and could not find any shops selling wedding gowns.She noted that she was carrying several bundles of cash and car key in a bag casually slung on her shoulder and started to worry someone might come and snatch it from her. She reminded herself she should be careful with her valuables and hold it near to her chest.

5. The shops were all ancient and sold food or other ordinary provisions. There was no shop that sold wedding gown. She thought of calling the groom and ask for the address of a shop that sold wedding gowns. So she switched on her hand phone but pressed the wrong button. A screen came on with lots of numbers. One number kept changing. She thought it was a game program but she could not change the screen and return to the main menu. The screen was stuck there and one number kept changing very fast. She could not use the phone and she realized that she did not even know the groom’s phone number. It was already getting dark by then.

6. She thought to herself, she did not even know the groom, she did not love him (no intimacy whatever), so how could they ever get married? Then she woke.

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Interpretation: This is a wedding that is coming soon in heaven. The groom (Jesus) is coming tomorrow (THE NEXT DAY) and the bride (His church) has to be ready. Every believer has to be ready with suitable attire for the wedding.

Alas, all three churches in the above two dreams are not ready. One is sleeping and not interested. One is interested but has been busy doing activities that had nothing to do with the kingdom of heaven and the wedding of the Lamb. Her children and grandchildren were “strange children” and not the children of God. ” She even had an altar offering incense to other gods/idols. The third church had useless fruits that could not be eaten. Like Noah’s days, old and young people carried on their ‘daily normal’ physical activities and not even know or concern that the Lord’s wedding was imminent! 
The worst thing is that the third church uses fake ‘blood’ (which is red color dye) to try to cleanse their sins! There is no genuine repentance and conversion there and thus no salvation.

When she went somewhere else, a town (more well developed and established churches), to buy the wedding gown, she found that none of them sold the gowns.

MEANWHILE, THE END TIMES COUNTDOWN HAD STARTED AND RUNNING DOWN FAST! THERE IS NO REVERSAL OR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR ANYONE.

(The dreamer indeed had a shock.  Asking for more anointing means more responsibilities. The next step is to ask the Lord what He wants her to do. )

End Times Witnessing: Lift up a banner to the nations!

The watchman heard, “Lift up a banner！” Lately he was led in his spirit to march with an invisible banner of Jesus in his faith in action. In addition, he also learned to read and proclaim
God's Word aloud (audible) as he marches. He knows something powerful is happening.

The following verses confirm his faith in action.

God is Our banner. Our banner is in Jesus’ name: He brings salvation, love, truth, victory in spiritual warfare and answered prayers!

Isaiah 11: 2-4 The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him,
The Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
The Spirit of counsel and might,
The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD. His delight is in the fear of the LORD, And He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes, Nor decide by the hearing of His ears; But with righteousness He shall judge the poor, And decide with equity for the meek of the earth; He shall strike the earth with the rod of His mouth, And with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked.
(Note the use of His Word to strike and slay the enemies!) 

Exodus 17:15 And Moses built an altar and called its name, The-LORD-Is-My-Banner;

Psalm 20:5 We will rejoice in your salvation, And in the name of our God we will set up our banners! May the LORD fulfill all your petitions.

Psalm 60:4 You have given a banner to those who fear You,That it may be displayed because of the truth.  Selah

Song of Solomon 2:4 [ THE Shulamite to the Daughters of Jerusalem ] He brought me to the banqueting house, And his banner over me was love.

Song of Solomon 6:4 [ THE Beloved ] O my love, you are as beautiful as Tirzah, Lovely as Jerusalem, Awesome as an army with banners!

Song of Solomon 6:10 Who is she who looks forth as the morning, Fair as the moon, Clear as the sun, Awesome as an army with banners?

Isaiah 5:26 He will lift up a banner to the nations from afar, And will whistle to them from the end of the earth; Surely they shall come with speed, swiftly.

Isaiah 11:10 “ And in that day there shall be a Root of Jesse, Who shall stand as a banner to the people; For the Gentiles shall seek Him, And His resting place shall be glorious.”

Isaiah 11:12

He will set up a banner for the nations, And will assemble the outcasts of Israel, And gather together the dispersed of Judah From the four corners of the earth.

Isaiah 13:2 “ Lift up a banner on the high mountain, Raise your voice to them; Wave your hand, that they may enter the gates of the nobles.

Isaiah 18:3 All inhabitants of the world and dwellers on the earth: When he lifts up a banner on the mountains, you see it; And when he blows a trumpet, you hear it.

Isaiah 31:9 He shall cross over to his stronghold for fear, And his princes shall be afraid of the banner,” Says the LORD, Whose fire is in Zion And whose furnace is in Jerusalem.

Isaiah 62:10 Go through, Go through the gates! Prepare the way for the people; Build up, Build up the highway! Take out the stones, Lift up abanner for the peoples!

Jeremiah 51:27 Set up a banner in the land, Blow the trumpet among the nations! Prepare the nations against her, Call the kingdoms together against her: Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz. Appoint a general against her; Cause the horses to come up like the bristling locusts.

Zechariah 9:16 The LORD their God will save them in that day, As the flock of His people. For they shall be like the jewels of a crown, Lifted like abanner over His land—

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