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End Time Church

As in the Days of Noah

Welcome to this week’s episode. We have dedicated this series to understanding from Scripture about the second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. As you go through these teachings it is our desire that you come out with a greater understanding of what it means to prepare for His coming.

The Variations of Interpretations

Each denomination has its own interpretation of Scripture which colours their view of eschatology. As believers it’s important that we avoid the frog in the well situation, where we are limited to a narrow understanding. We must daily ask the Lord for understanding and truth. There are so many concepts and different ideas when it comes to the second coming of Jesus Christ.

Undoubtedly there are common denominators, things which are uncompromising and set in stone. That being, that there will be a visible second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. Our Lord will definitely return for His Church, and His enemies will be scattered and defeated. This is the cornerstone of Christian eschatology.

Traits of the Days of Noah

If we can unpack the timeline of Noah, we will have a better understanding of the signs and symptoms of His coming.

1- Explosion of Population

In the days of Noah there was the first mega population outbreak. It was an unprecedented time of population increase.

2- Marked with Technological Advancements

In those times people learned to use metals and different resources to build cities. Even today, we are living in a time where technology has grown so much.

3- Wide Spread Knowledge Sharing

Communication became easier in those times.

4- Mankind Had no Regard for God

While Moses was preaching, the others were busy drinking, marrying and worrying about the things of this world. Nobody thought about God. Even now, there are signs that our generation sees no value in religion. There is a lack of consideration for Christ and His Word.

Noah preached for 100 years. He was a preacher of righteousness, he warned about the coming flood. The only people he managed to save was his own immediate family.

The unsettling reality is that a generation can have the presence of a speaker of truth, and still not discern truth. Noah’s generation could not perceive the voice of God coming through a man. They could not recognise him, nor could they recognise the God that sent him.

May we never come to a place where we think we know everything and can’t discern the truth. May we always be able to hear the sound of truth.

When we see both these family lines, one was cursed by God and cast away from His presence. The other was regarded by God but murdered (Abel). One was extremely successful but the other was carrying the favour, likeness and grace of God.

The birth of Enosh marked the first account of prayer because of a man who was carrying the image of God. He was consecrated to the Lord. His great-grandfather was murdered because of his spirituality (Abel).

We live in a time where the Church will be persecuted because of belief systems. Simultaneously there will be a birthing of a generation, a move of God which will bring a worldwide revival. It’ll be a movement of prayer, holiness and righteousness where people will become suddenly aware that they need G

How God Measures Success

We read what was recorded about the descendants of Cain, and we also read about the descendants of the likeness of God and there’s no accomplishment or outright success that can be boasted about.

God sees success differently. Success is not measured by what you achieve, but by the preservation of the image and likeness passed down to you.

How did you preserve the seed, grace, testimony that has been given to you?

End Time Deception

This week’s teaching will cover the power of deception. The Word of God tells us that in the end times many will be deceived. That is why we must become intentional about asking the Lord for discernment and to lead us into all truth. Our desire is that through this we may help people to build lives that are deception proof, and protected against the lies of the enemy.

When Jesus was asked about the end of the age, before responding directly to the question He warned, “Do not be deceived.” He wasn’t making a loose statement, it was a clear warning to the Church to steer clear of the lies of the enemy so that the soul, body and spirit might be preserved.

The tricky part is that nobody makes it a goal in their life to be deceived. How is it then that people are led astray? The challenge is that those that are deceived are never aware of it. A deceived person is convinced that they are in the truth. Unfortunately, that leads to more and more errors by the day.

Deception is not a matter of being in the right Church, you can be in the perfect Church and still be deceived. We can see an example of this through the life of Judas. He was sitting and eating with the Lord Jesus Himself, and somehow the enemy found a way of deceiving him.

Someone who thinks they are deception proof is a prime candidate for deception. If that’s true then we must be all the more sober minded and vigilant. We must be able to test the times and seasons, and the spirits of our time.

Matthew chapter 24 extensively describes the characteristics of what the end of times will be like. These verses describe how there will be many false prophets. The reality is that someone can possess the title of a prophet and not be sent by the Lord. We recommend that you read and study the whole chapter for yourself.

How to Avoid Deception

The best way to stop yourself from being deceived is not to walk around with a lie detector. Neither is it about having a false christ radar. The best way to avoid the false is to become acquainted with the original/genuine/authentic. Your knowledge of the authentic is what will make you understand what is fake and what is false. How can you estimate something to be false if you don’t first possess the knowledge of the authentic? Those that have a real relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ have tasted the truth to such a capacity that they can easily identify false Christs. Your experience with the authentic sets off a radar in your spirit.

When Culture Hijacks the Church

"I say this in order that no one may delude you with plausible arguments." (Colossians 2:4)

"See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ." (Colossians 2:8)

Whatever you believe, and whatever philosophy you subscribe to, you will become captive to that. Culture has the power to imprison you. Sadly, culture of this world creeps into the Church as well, and then it is no longer dictated by the Word of God.

A Fixed Time

“So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority.” (Acts 1:6-8)

Firstly, it’s important to note that the end times is a season fixed by the Father by His own authority. When Jesus Christ returns, He will be surrounded by a cloud which is symbolic of a group of witnesses. This company of witnesses is composed of those that have received Him; the saints of old, all His sons and daughters.

“And while they were gazing into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white robes, and said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.” (Acts 1:10-11)

Secondly, His coming will be a visible phenomenon. He will come like a thief in the night, like the twinkling of an eye.

Those who walk with the Lord

When you are truly walking with the Lord and building your life upon His Word, you may not be able to tell the exact time, but your spirit will bear witness to His coming.

It is not the will of God for the authentic Church to be destined for wrath, but rather He has destined us for salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.

For those that are true children of God, who aim to build everything upon the eternal patterns of God’s Word, the coming of the Lord is not sorrow or tribulation, it is glory. It is the union of the lover of our souls with us.

What Jesus Has to Say

When the disciples asked Jesus for the sign of the end of the age, Jesus responded by saying, “See that no one leads you astray.” Instead of directly answering the question, He saw fit to respond this way because He wanted to highlight to us that there is a capacity for deception in us. He goes on to say that there will be rumors of war, but not to be afraid. And lastly, He says that nation will rise against nation, which will mark the beginning of the birth pangs. Another sign will be that the love of many will grow cold.

He goes on to say that, the one that endures until the end will be saved. The gospel will be preached as a testimony. We serve a righteous God, it would be unfair on God’s side to judge a nation if they never heard about the gospel. The gospel must be preached not only in Word but in demonstration.

Is the Church Ready?

Over 12 years ago, the Lord clearly spoke to Prophet Hari Rao, giving him the mandate to get this generation ready to meet Jesus. That was the birth of our ministry, Get Ready Ministry. The assignment has been very clear from that time. Along with that Word, the Lord shared through a dream that over 50% of the Church was not ready for His coming. If that’s the case then we must be careful, otherwise we run the risk of not being prepared for our Bridegroom.

How Do We Prepare?

The big question is, how can we assess when someone is ready? What is the picture of being prepared? Below are a few keys for you to consider.

1- Develop a personal/intimate relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ.

There is no replacement for you walking with God and knowing Him for yourself. Your goal should be to hear His voice and experience His presence daily.

The people in your life should motivate you to have a deeper friendship with God, there should be no compromise on this. You must be born again to enter a loving relationship with the Father.

The Secret of the Lord

Why God's People Perish

The Conception of Desire

“Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin, when it is fully grown, brings forth death.” (James 1:15)

Desire plays a powerful role in the kind and quality of life we lead. Desire is a function of your soul, when desire is hijacked by sinful nature or a demonic spirit, that desire gives birth to sin. And yet not all desire is sinful or demonic in nature. Think of desire as a womb. Whatever seed you place in the womb called desire, whether it is sin or righteousness, it will produce it for you.

Thoughts in the Kingdom of God

The law of any country cannot punish you for your thoughts, but in the Kingdom of God, not only are your actions measured but your thoughts as well. A trait that sets Christianity apart from other faiths is that as believers, we are rewarded for our thoughts. Our thoughts are as real as actions. Thoughts are the birthing place of your actions. In the realms of the spirit, there is a dimension where your thoughts are equivalent to your actions. These kinds of thoughts are not passing thoughts, we’re talking about thoughts that are meditated upon, that consumes time, energy, and mind space.

Every sin is committed in your mind several times before your body commits that sin. Sin is first conceived/hatched in your heart, mind, soul and then it becomes a desire which leads to the action of your body.

Check your Heart

We must search our hearts, for out of it flows the issues of life. Whatever is in your heart will find its way into your life. Before praying or reading the Bible, you should have done so first in your heart. If you don’t like something in your life, instead of blaming the devil or blaming God, check your heart to find out where in your heart have you made peace with that area? If you can introspect you will find the root cause which is enabling that thing you don’t like to exist in your life.

Why do we Keep Sinning?

Sin is a voluntary choice. God can’t punish you for something that isn’t driven by your free will. The reason why we keep sinning is because sin feels good and provides temporary pleasure. God designed us to have pleasure, it’s not wrong to enjoy pleasure, but sin is the illegal means of getting that pleasure or feel good moment. Temptation is an invitation to enjoy pleasure outside of God’s provision.

Expose yourself to the Father

Hiding never helps because the strength of sin is secrecy. We break sin not by hiding it but by bringing it to the light of God’s eyes. There is a love that comes from God that sees you at your worst and still loves you as if you’ve never committed a sin. Only God can remove sin and preserve the sinner.

2- Be Accountable

Everyone can be honest with God, but it takes a certain level of vulnerability to be honest with a human being. Not everyone qualifies to be this safe place, use discernment to see who God sends your way.

3- Hide the Word in your Heart

“Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You.” (Psalm 119:11)

There is a direct relationship between how much truth has possessed your heart and the life you will live. To live victoriously your life must be possessed by truth.

Why hide it? The truth is the seed that you must place in your soul. If the soul is the womb, then the only thing making an entrance in it should be the truth of God’s Word.

4- Learn to Develop Healthy Boundaries

No society can function without boundaries. Prison, for example, is a place for people that don’t know how to put a boundary on themselves so an external boundary is imposed on that person by the society.

Victory Over Sin - Part 3

Victory Over Sin - Part 2

In this week’s episode, we will be discussing how to have victory over sin. Sin is a term that is used most frequently to describe moral failures and shortcomings, but in this teaching, we will be going deeper in understanding the root issue and how we can overcome temptations through Christ Jesus.

“Likewise, my brothers, you also have died to the law through the body of Christ, so that you may belong to another, to him who has been raised from the dead, in order that we may bear fruit for God.” (Romans 7:4)

Before accepting and obtaining salvation through Christ, we were living in the flesh according to our sinful passions. When we lived in the flesh, our sinful passions which were aroused by the law were at work in our members to bear the fruit of death. Now that we have died to that which has held us captive, we serve in the new way of the Spirit.

It is often perplexing to read what the great Apostle Paul has to say about his personal struggle with sin. He openly shares about the internal conflict and war within. He says that he has the desire to do what is right but ends up doing what is evil. He noticed a force that would not allow him to carry out his godly desires and intentions. This power is called sin. He describes this law as when he wants to do what is right, evil lies close at hand. Although his delight is in the law of God, in his members there seems to be another law waging war against his mind and holding him captive to the law of sin. Many of us can relate to this, that after the salvation experience there are certain sins/vices that we seem to be delivered from the right way, while there are others that seem to be stubborn sins/habits.

This power (sin) hijacks a certain part of the being that controls execution. It can prevent us from executing godly desires. When we speak of sin we are talking about this force, not the different ways of sinning (sins).

Looking at what the Bible calls the original sin, we see that when Adam and Eve went and ate from the fruit, it was considered a sin. It’s not like they killed anyone or did the things that we would generally consider a sin, except they ate from the tree that was forbidden. What then is sin? Sin is a departure from God’s prescribed way of living.

When Moses was on the mountaintop and asked God to show him the way, he wasn’t asking for a geographical location, he asked that God would show him the ordained way that he was supposed to live; the way of living that is pleasing to God.

Sin, therefore, is a departure from the original intention God had for you. Someone can be morally upright and not necessarily be living the way that God ordained for them.

The wages of sin is death. Some may think, well it was only a random fruit that Adam and Eve ate, it’s not like they hurt anybody. It wasn’t even about the tree so much, it was the fact that they digressed and deviated from the way that God asked them to live. When they ate from the tree they chose another way of living. In the garden, they were led by God, but when they chose another way to live, that’s when they came under another controlling power. Sin entered the human being, and within that power called sin was every other sin hidden. The original was against God.

Adam never committed murder, but his son Cain did. Unlike Adam, his sons were not made in the image of God, they were born into the fallen image of Adam.

Sin can remain a certain way in one generation, but the potential of sin is such that it can manifest in an uglier way in another generation.

We must then learn to understand the nature of sin. It is very deceptive to think that we can control the areas that sin touches. Both small and big sins are departures from God’s ideal. Sin can enter your life as an act, but it doesn’t remain an action, it becomes a way of life.