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Sunday, March 22, 2009
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Category: Religion and Philosophy
Patience, Peace, Love and Understanding
Will the Real Jezebel Please Stand Up? Part 3Originally intended to be titled "Dude! Where's my Church?"
Mark Jeremiah
March 22, 2009
As we draw nearer to the return of our Lord and the events preceding, we must return to our foremost duty to prepare the Bride of Christ as spotless before God and to the world who knows not Christ, as a living testimony of the Love of Christ since she is the True Bearer of Light to the world. Individually, we are not spotless in ourselves but corporately as the Church, the Bride is to be presented and represented as Pure and Chaste, as a Holy Image of God and thus in selfless servitude, we must prepare her, not overlooking any detail, hating our own spots as we endeavor to perform our tasks of preparation and guard. Protecting and securing the very nature and reputation of this Bride is at utmost importance as the day of the wedding quickly approaches.
The world, whom rejects God, has their own image they are preparing and is a counter 'bride' which is an antithesis of the Bride of Christ and which is falsely being presented to the world as the Church of Christ. As there is an antiChrist, there is an antiBride (antiChurch) to go with him. She is what is now becoming more and more visible to the world (the world which does not know Jesus Christ) as Christianity. This false representation diminishes the Righteousness and Purity endowed by the True Bride. These caught in her devious web will find their own fears coming upon their own heads as they look fearfully upon those things coming upon the earth denying the sovereignty of God and refusing to Trust in Him for all things. The world, who does not know God, nor wisdom, will first reject and throw down this false 'bride' as a whore and villain and rebel since God will reject her first because the world was given darkness instead of Light, bitter for sweet, evil for good by her false testimonies and deeds. By implication, the acts of the anti-Bride may potentially inflict harm upon the True Bride unless there is differentiation openly demonstrated between Truth and Error. This 'guilt by association' works in satan's favor via Jezebel, Baalim and the Nicolaitains as he seeks to destroy and pervert the knowledge of our Lord and His True Church by confusing the distinctions between Truth and Error to a world who knows not God and thus lacks wisdom. Jesus will purge these things from His Church one way or another for our own good and safety as He keeps us from this hour of temptation that befalls all of mankind, an hour dominated by false spiritualities.
In the meanwhile, the false bride's growing list of defining attributes are: warlike, perverse speech, unscriptural word, ungodly acts committed by deed or implication even in the name of Jesus, blasphemous, riotous, politic, spiritual drunkenness, idolatrous, cold-hearted and narcissistic and materially wealthy having closed ears to Truth ignoring the pleas of the poor and triumphs over them. With feigned righteousness, puffed pride and controlling fear, she lures many to her various ways and overcomes them, whom having consciences seared by her sorcery, perpetuate rebellion before God and man openly invoking the name of Jesus, filled with blasphemy which dims the Light of Truth to the world as a false witness of Christ. Her motivation, unknown by her blinded minions, is a searing envy of the True Bride and seeks to undermine the Bride's position before God and Christ and man by these acts while she masquerades as something she is not and does lie. Those with carnal vision will see this false bride as Truth. Those with spiritual vision, will see her as she really is; a murderous whore. How some in the world, not knowing God nor wisdom, can discern her as evil and those who once knew God but turned away can not, may be a mystery but does highlight the absolute and unwavering depths of His Love and Mercy towards all of mankind as He desires none to perish even in times of darkness and lack of Truth. Some who are overcome by her, when faced with troubling times, will call upon God through Christ and He will open their eyes and they will vomit and repent for those ungodly deeds they committed while under her spell.
The True Bride, however, escaping the pollutions of this world, will emerge for all to see as Perfection and Love so that the Light of Truth will be made accessible to the world who knows not God and Christ. Truth must be provided before the entire world is judged as rebellious before God. In no other time in human history has Truth been so easily obtainable and likewise tossed away as a filthy rag. This Bride has no part of God's Wrath but is eternally preserved and removed from this final conflict. Our duty as Christians is to prepare her as a bridesmaid does in all patience, hating the very spot of impropriety on her skirt. whether it be pride, covetousness or feigned submission to any unkempt hair on her head as she knows who her Husband is and will not let any other try to manipulate or control her or woo her away. Her mind, body and soul is totally given to her Husband who alone is Her Head. Likewise, each individual believer must also realize that they too have but One Head and that Head is Jesus Christ and no other.
We must become diligent to keep an eye on time since the days are evil and do not waste time on fruitless efforts, trifling debate, mitigating carnality or allow her to get entangled or meddle in the inner workings of the fallen world in which she physically resides. Her Husband is King of Kings, she is just a visitor in whatever nation she finds herself in. She does, however, lament openly over human cruelty committed in a godless world since this is not of her Father and she does put out her hand to help the helpless, clothe the clotheless and love the loveless both in the world and in the spirit by the Spirit which dwells in her. She is the Virtuous woman, working with her hands those things she knows to do, caring, quiet, meek and wise and all those who wish to know her, want to be part of her and love her as she enthusiastically tells all who'll listen about her Husband and His glory and points all to Him. She desires to make peace with all who will have it since her Husband is Prince of Peace. She works patience as she heals those inflicted not just physically, but those little children spiritually abused and ravished by godless forces. She cries out to Her Father when she is frightened or overwhelmed, and He hears her prayer and responds swiftly to her call.
She bears the Light as sole representative of Jesus Christ and many in the world respect and honor her and become lovers of what she loves and that love is Christ and because of her testimony, her house is enlarged as she patiently awaits her Lord's return. This Light bears witness of the requirement for all of mankind to repent and submit their wills and spirit unto the Lord God Almighty through the propitiating work of Christ who paid for this witness for the world by His own blood. But those of the world manipulated by the false bride, hate her and has forces at work to undermine her authority and reputation and witness just like they did to Jesus and the prophets before Him and they try to sneak into the bridal chambers to soil her dress and lure her out to drunkenness and lust and adultery and revolt. The unadulterated and Wise Bride is focused on her Husband and rejects any other as she patiently waits and does those works she knows how to do as she is preparing. She, the Church, is not an institution built by mans hand nor is lorded over by man such as many may teach although She may inhabit at times such institutions. She has little power as the world sees power but relies on the provision of Her God.
We, who as bridesmaids and watchmen and bridesgroomsmen, must be working nonstop to fend off the thieves and adulterers and sons of Belial and rioters whom are all sent to destroy Her chastity and soil Her reputation and darken Her Light. All the while we, in wisdom and unfeigned humility respectful to our Lord, to each other and to our mission, must diligently differentiate between Truth and error, Light and Dark, presenting the Gospel skillfully in word and deed before the world whom knows not God, and must be found doing so when the Lord returns.
Which bride do you desire to prepare, guard and be associated with?
Have you been vainly preparing the wrong bride? There is still time to repent and come out of her!
2 Cor 13:5 "Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test
yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in
you?--unless indeed you are disqualified.". I pray that the few of you that 'hear' this message will quickly multiply it in reciprocity for others since time is running out. I hope that this burden upon my heart is not linguistically contemptible in delivery but will speak simply and wisely to the heart and minds of others.
May God Almighty continue to show patience and mercy upon this fallen world and nation as we obey His commands and keep focused on our tasks at hand in the Name and Holy Reputation and Glory of Christ I pray.
Mark Jeremiah
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