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The Banner on the Mountain (44 mins)

Judgment is beginning to flood the earth. At the same time the enemies of God are increasing their activity to resist Jesus' coming, He is lifting up a banner on the mountains to invite people to safety.
 
Praying night and day makes people safe!

Isaiah 59:17For He put on righteousness as a breastplate, And a helmet of salvation on His head; He put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, And was clad with zeal as a cloak. 18According to their deeds, accordingly He will repay, Fury to His adversaries, Recompense to His enemies; The coastlands He will fully repay. 19So shall they fear The name of the LORD from the west, And His glory from the rising of the sun; When the enemy comes in like a flood, The Spirit of the LORD will lift up a standard against him.

How to Be Safe as Intolerance of Christians Increases (44 min)

Events in the world and in our country are leading the world to a conclusion about people who follow Jesus in a way that is fundamentally loyal to the Bible and the Holy Spirit:

 

John 16:1-3  "These things I have spoken to you, that you should not be made to stumble.  2  They will put you out of the synagogues; yes, the time is coming that whoever kills you will think that he offers God service.  3  And these things they will do to you because they have not known the Father nor Me.

By calling Christians "intolerant", the culture is beginning to "make righteous" the persecution of the intolerant.  Yes, this is intolerance itself, but that has never prevented this from happening.  It has happened MANY times.  Are you ready for it to happen one last time?

Revelation 13:5-9  And he was given a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies, and he was given authority to continue for forty-two months.  6  Then he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His name, His tabernacle, and those who dwell in heaven.  7  It was granted to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And authority was given him over every tribe, tongue, and nation.  8  All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.  9  If anyone has an ear, let him hear.

Getting an ear to hear now can save you a lot of pain later.  There is a safe place.  It is learning to manifest the emotions of Jesus.  Having Biblical information about right and wrong apart from having Jesus' emotions ABOUT right and wrong is akin to eating of the knowledge of good and evil apart from the leadership of the Father.  Knowing right from wrong is different than AGREEING with Jesus about right and wrong.  Learning to agree with Jesus is what it means to learn His emotions.  This, according to the Bible, primarily happens in the Sermon on the Mount.  The Sermon on the Mount, taken to its full expression results in a very specific kind of prayer meeting called "David's Tabernacle."

David was a student of God's emotions...and this made him safe in a time of trouble.  Are you safe?  If you are, then you are finding yourself more and more  in prayer - to - music - meetings...

 

Psalms 27:3-6  Though an army may encamp against me, My heart shall not fear; Though war may rise against me, In this I will be confident.  4  One thing I have desired of the LORD, That will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the LORD All the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the LORD, And to inquire in His temple.  5  For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion; In the secret place of His tabernacle He shall hide me; He shall set me high upon a rock.  6  And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me; Therefore I will offer sacrifices of joy in His tabernacle; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the LORD.

 

The Appointing of Deacons in Acts 6 (13 min)

Clarification and development of something I mentioned in Rev Intensive last night.  Here are the relevant passages:

Acts 5:11-16  So great fear came upon all the church and upon all who heard these things.  12  And through the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were done among the people. And they were all with one accord in Solomon's Porch.  13  Yet none of the rest dared join them, but the people esteemed them highly.  14  And believers were increasingly added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women,  15  so that they brought the sick out into the streets and laid them on beds and couches, that at least the shadow of Peter passing by might fall on some of them.  16  Also a multitude gathered from the surrounding cities to Jerusalem, bringing sick people and those who were tormented by unclean spirits, and they were all healed.

Acts 6:1-8  Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, there arose a complaint against the Hebrews by the Hellenists, because their widows were neglected in the daily distribution.  2  Then the twelve summoned the multitude of the disciples and said, "It is not desirable that we should leave the word of God and serve tables.  3  Therefore, brethren, seek out from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business;  4  but we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word."  5  And the saying pleased the whole multitude. And they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte from Antioch,  6  whom they set before the apostles; and when they had prayed, they laid hands on them.  7  Then the word of God spread, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were obedient to the faith.  8  And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and signs among the people.

Acts 8:1  Now Saul was consenting to his death. At that time a great persecution arose against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.