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In a letter to Betty from Ron Fox who
found the website.
Ma'am:
I am the one who called the other day after reading your husbands writing.
I was raised believing that a pre-tribulation rapture would rescue me from
the world at the last minute. But after 9/11, I decided to read the bible
for myself and discovered I had been lied to. If anything the bible only
confirms that the responsibility of the church is to lead as many to
Christ
in those last days as possible. The end comes when the number of
believers
is complete...........no sooner. I asked a friend about how the
anti-Christ
could wage war against the saints if we had already been raptured out of
this world. He said it was the new Christians who accepted Christ after
the
rapture, but wait...............If a man is without God then he is blind
to
the truth and it takes someone who has sight to lead him to the truth.
How
could a person read the bible and determine to accept Christ when the
influence of the church is removed from the world? Didn't Jesus command
that our mission is to spread the gospel and lead others to him? The
bible
says a great deception will come upon the people so they believe the lie,
if
this is true then how could they, under their own wisdom, break free of
the
deception? Simply they can't.
Let's address the churches. Notice that the church of Philadelphia is a
great church, who fears and reveres God. They are a praying church who
gives God credit for everything and they are blessed because of it.
Notice
that Revelations says they will be kept out of the time of trouble. Also
notice their reward, they are made pillars in the temple of God. In other
words, this church comes to an end before the tribulation begins and they
become permanent fixtures in Gods temple in heaven. How does a church
come
to an end? The people must sleep.
Now look at the church of Laodicea. They are detested and our God wants
to
spew them out of his mouth. Notice that there is no mention of them also
being kept from the time of trouble. The Bible suggests this church is as
bad as it gets, they love the world and God, they serve two masters which
is
impossible. So wouldn't it make sense that the reward for this church is
miniscule? But the Bible says "21:To him who overcomes, I will give the
right to sit with me on my throne, just as I overcame and sat down with my
Father on his throne." WAIT A MINUTE......the worst church actually gets
to
sit on Jesus' throne with him???!!!! HOW CAN THIS BE? Because Jesus says
that they must overcome just as he did. Jesus was brutally crucified
before
overcoming sin and death.
I believe we are witnessing the coming of the end of the church of
Philadelphia as most of the great believers are passing away. My
grandfather, who loved God as no other, passed away last year, your
husband
passed away two years ago, you may also before the hour comes as may I.
The people who turned to God in prayer and then listened for the answer
are
leaving us.
An angel said to John "11:Then I was told, "You must prophesy again about
many peoples, nations, languages and kings." It starts over again. He
starts at the beginning again in chapter 11 with the two witnesses. The
beginning of the tribulation. What is the job of these witnesses???
They
are spreading the word of God to the world because the rapture has never
occurred. They are witnesses sent by God but they are also Christians.
The three angels in chapter 14 give us a timeline first the end is upon
us
and a warning to worship God. Secondly the existing structure is
destroyed
called Babylon and finally this ushers in the great evil and the
antichrist
empire. Notice the third angel also warns not to worship the antichrist
or
you will face the wrath of God. In other words, stay faithful to God and
he
will provide for you, turn from him and punishment is coming and the
punishment sounds an awful lot like Hell. And finally the angel says that
blessed are the people who die in the lord from now on. Blessed because
they will be given the right to share the throne of Jesus.
Oh what terrifying times lie ahead of us but we can walk through the
valley
of the shadow of death and fear no evil for our redeemer is looking down
upon us from heaven and is prepared to carry us through.
Ron Fox
Ron: Keep reading David's lessons and
many revelations will come your way.
Letters from Student Dennis Klaas
Click on this link to read letters to the
Webmaster from Dennis Klaas who has some interesting notes from his
studies and tie in studies with David's teachings. I hope there are more
letters real soon.
The Thorn in the Flesh
by S. Lynn McBride
While attending Taylor
University, I took a class on the Pauline epistles. The professor, Dr. E.
Herbert Nygren, earned his Ph.D. on the apostle Paul. He was a very
knowledgeable man on Paul’s writings.
While talking about 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 in class one day, Dr.
Nygren spoke about Paul’s thorn in the flesh. He said all the experts
disagree about what it was. He said that no one could ever know what it
was! As I sat there in class, I had faith come up from within me and asked
God to reveal to me what Paul’s thorn in the flesh really was. This was
back in the late 1960's. In the 90's, God revealed to me what it was. I
had never heard of this idea or read about it in any source. This idea
came to me from the Holy Spirit.
Now some people can disagree with my idea. I don’t care if I am
right or wrong. The answer that I got was for me but I feel lead to share
it with others at this time. God had me check out the Old Testament
meaning of the word thorn! Many times the Old Testament used thorn to
refer to people. By God using the Bible to give me the answer, I felt His
answer was better than anything I had ever heard on the subject!
Paul was an expert on the Old Testament and knew what it said. I
feel he used thorn as a symbol out of the Old Testament. When I
substitute people as the meaning into the New Testament passage, it fits
for me. The question is do you think it does. Also, is there any other
source that gives this same idea - that Paul used the Old Testament as the
source for the meaning of thorn? If you know of another source please
share it with me. I love to hear from people and hear what they think the
Bible also says!
Numbers 33:55 (NIV) But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of
the land, those you allow to remain will become barbs in your eyes and
thorns in your sides. They will give you trouble in the land where you
will live.
Joshua 23:13 (NIV) then you may be sure that the LORD your God will
no longer drive out these nations before you. Instead, they will become
snares and traps for you, whips on your backs and thorns in your eyes,
until you perish from this good land, which the LORD your God has given
you.
Judges 2:3 (NIV) Now therefore I tell you that I will not drive
them out before you; they will be thorns in your sides and their gods will
be a snare to you.
2 Samuel 23:6 (NIV) But evil men are all to be cast aside like
thorns, which are not gathered with the hand.
Isaiah 10:5 (NIV) Woe to the Assyrian... Isaiah 10:17 (NIV) The Light of Israel will become a fire, their
Holy One a flame; in a single day it will burn and consume his thorns and
his briers.
(Amplified Bible) And the light of Israel shall be for a fire and His Holy
One for a flame, and it will burn and devour (the Assyrian's) thorns and
briers in one day;
Isaiah 27:4 (NIV) I am not angry. If only there were briers and
thorns confronting me! I would march against them in battle; I would set
them all on fire.
Ezekiel 28:24 (NIV) No longer will the people of Israel have
malicious neighbors who are painful briers and sharp thorns. Then they
will know that I am the Sovereign LORD.
