The Kingdom of God!

Chapter 5

 

In the latter months of 2020, there will begin an awakening taking place in the Kingdom of God. As the darkness comes forth from the evil one and is manifested in our government and in the political realm and in Hollywood and among many of our citizens, the brightness of the Lord's presence will come forth from many of His people who are seeking His face, and will begin to dispel the darkness that is upon our nation.

 

We will begin to see the prophecy in Isaiah 60:1-2, being fulfilled! (NIV)

 

"Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you. See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the LORD rises upon you and his glory appears over you. Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn. "Lift up your eyes and look about you".

 

On the whole, there is thick darkness upon many nations on this earth! The darker it gets; the brighter will be the glory as it is manifested through the Church! Paul said in Eph. 9-11,

 

"And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world has been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ: To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the Church the manifold wisdom of God, according to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord"

 

We are the spiritual body of Christ. Jesus is the head of this spiritual body and the Church as we knew it, will no longer be the same! Paul said in Eph. 5:23,

 

"For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the Church: and He is the savior of the body."

 

Last week I quoted to you what Peter had to say in Acts 3:21,

 

"God shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you: 
Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God has spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began."

Heaven will keep Jesus until the times of restitution (reconciliation) of all things has come. Paul said in 2 Cor. 5:17-21, (NIV),

 

"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people's sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation.We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ's behalf: Be reconciled to God. God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God."

 

These scriptures should help us to not prematurely expect Jesus' return. It is not about a date; it's about a finished assignment. The assignment is the reconciling of things spoken of by His servants the prophets since the world began. The prophets, Isaiah and Habakkuk were clearest on what must happen first. We live in 2020 where we are accelerating toward Habakkuk 2:14 and Isaiah 60. This, however, is not the end! It is just the beginning of a new age! That is why there is so much turmoil in the world at this time.

 

We came into 2020 with a consensus of established prophetic voices speaking of an unparalleled breakthrough in so many ways related to economic matters, justice matters, reformation matters, family matters, and the Great Awakening matters. Then came the storm of the coronavirus. The word from the prophets is still true no matter what storms come our way! 2 Chronicles 20:20 says,

 

"Believe in the LORD your God, so shall you be established; believe his prophets, so shall you prosper."

 

Peter said in 2 Peter 1:19-21,

 

"We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto you do well that you take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

 

In 2 Chronicles 20, the children of Israel were surrounded by multitudes and Judah sought the Lord and in 2 Chron. 20:15, the Lord said through His prophet, Jahaziel,

 

"Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's." 

 

When the children of Israel went forth into battle, they always were instructed to put the Tribe of Judah in front! The name 'Judah' means Praise! Chron. 20:21-22, says that Jehoshaphat King of Israel said to Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem,

 

"And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the LORD, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise the LORD; for his mercy endures forever. And when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Judah; and they were smitten."

 

We sing a song at church which says,

 

"When the cloud of glory starts moving, send Judah first!"

 

Many of our problems would be resolved if we would learn to sing Praises to the Lord, for His mercy endures forever! David said in Psalm 135:3,

 

"But thou art holy, O thou that inhabits the praises of Israel."

 

Also, in Psalm 149:6,

 

 ^"Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand!"

 

When we sing high praises to the Lord, fear will leave our hearts and confidence in the Lord will arise. Today, understand that the promised outpouring is not just a blessing; it is a terrifying occurrence. We must understand what God means to create.

 

What Jesus is about to do when we truly surrender our lives to Him, is stunning. He will endue us with power to perform notable miracles, power to speak with irresistible force, and power to transfer the wealth of the wicked into the Gospel. Ready or not, it is coming!

 

Isaiah said in Isaiah 61:10-11, (NIV)

 

"I delight greatly in the LORD; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. For as the soil makes the sprout come up and a garden causes seeds to grow, so the Sovereign LORD will make righteousness and praise spring up before all nations."

 

You can look forward to this happening as 2020 continues and into 2021. The theme of justice will roar in our nation and then around the world as the Lord's heart for the used and abused is made evident before all. While I don't agree with all that is happening in the NFL, I do agree with them that justice among all races needs to be change. This is just an example of justice for all people is accelerating in our nation and if Donald Trump is elected, it will spread to other nations around the world.

 

During his administration, our allies have been challenged to step up and live up to their obligations and not to depend on our nation to carry the whole load. China has been challenged to no longer steal our technology and no longer will we allow the unfair trade that other presidents have allowed. Iran has been and continues to be challenged against the thirst to have nuclear bombs and the suppression of their people.

 

The United States of America is the greatest nation ever to exist on this earth and we have been blessed and raised up by our Lord to be a light to the world. This is why there is an all-out effort by evil forces to destroy our nation. There is a lying spirit that is seducing many of our citizens and blinding them to what is really happening in our country.

 

There is a line being drawn in the sand against those who would try to destroy this nation and that line is justice. As justice is seen to progress in our nation, it will encourage other nations and justice will spread around the world. Look for great changes to take place in China and Iran.

 

I will close this week with a prophecy taken from Job 20:6-27,

 

"Though the pride of the wicked reaches to the heavens and their heads touch the clouds, yet, they will vanish forever, thrown away like their own dung. They will fade like a dream and not be found. They will vanish like a vision in the night. His children must make amend to the poor. His own hands must give back his wealth. He will spit out the riches he swallowed; God will make his stomach vomit them up. What he toiled for he must give back uneaten; he will not enjoy the profit from his trading because, he has oppressed the poor and left them destitute; he cannot save himself by his treasure. His prosperity will not endure. In the midst of his plenty, distress will overtake him, the full force of misery will come upon him and God will vent His burning anger against him and rain down His blows upon him. The heavens will expose his guilt and the earth will rise up against him."

 

As I close this week, may I encourage you to lay aside your thinking and allow the Lord to inspire you as to what is going on in our nation and what the two drastically differences are between the Democratic Party and the Republican Party.