Phillip Didn’t Take an Uber. Part [12] 09/11/2024 (Morning thought)

Joel 2:7 They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war, and they shall march every one on his ways and they shall not break their ranks. 8 Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk everyone in his path: and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded.

Joel 2:9 They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief. 11 And the Lord shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executes his word: for the day of the Lord is great and very terrible; and who can abide it? 23 Be glad then, you children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.

[Early Writings pp 270_271] Said the angel, “Look ye!” My attention was then turned to the company I had seen, who were mightily shaken. The company of guardian angels around them had been doubled, and they were clothed with an armor from their head to their feet. They moved in exact order like a company of soldiers. I heard those clothed with the armor speak forth the truth with great power. It had effect. Many had been bound; some wives by their husbands, and some children by their parents.

[Early Writings pp 270-271] The honest who had been prevented from hearing the truth now eagerly laid hold upon it. All fear of their relatives was gone, and the truth alone was exalted to them. They had been hungering and thirsting for truth; it was dearer and more precious than life. I asked what had made this great change. An angel answered, “It is the latter rain, the refreshing from the presence of the Lord, the loud cry of the third angel.”

Revelation 14:9 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, 10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb.

May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!

Phillip Didn’t Take an Uber. Part [11] 09/11/2024 (Evening thought)

Joel 2:1 Blow you the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the Lord cometh, for it is nigh at hand; 2 A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.

Again, long before the Wright brothers came upon the scene to invent the airplane, Jesus was flying back and forth from earth to heaven, not once not twice, not three times, but on several occasions. So, this is nothing new to God. God also performed the very first surgery on earth, and He invented sea travel, and a host of other firsts on our planet. Therefore, for the time being, whilst the opportunity still lingers, He bids His servants to employ all available ways, and means, in spreading the gospel.

These include Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, now X, TikTok, and those facilities provided by Elon Musk’s star link satellites. That is all well and good, but we should know for certain that if and when these ways and means become unavailable to the remnant, The God of heaven has a million, and one other ways of getting His work done. In fact, as the world becomes more averse to Christ and His righteousness very severe restrictions to the preaching of the straight truth will be imposed.

And as such, in the fullness of time, when the latter rain is approaching its climax, and the mark of the beast is being implemented, the facilities we have become accustomed to, may no longer be available. These developments will pave the way for God to do some very strange things upon the earth such as the opening up of prison doors so that His people could continue to preach. And it is quite possible that God will again employ, and deploy other unconventional methods of travel, for believe it or not, Phillip didn’t take an Uber.

Joel 2:4 The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run. 5 Like the noise of chariots on the top of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devours the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array.

May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!