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Complete the Building
By Apostle André Pelser
Persons who were involved in completing the building
Divine Decree
Isaiah prophesied 200 years before it happened that someone called Cyrus would sponsor the rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem. King Cyrus read it and realized the prophecy referred to him. He discovered his redemptive purpose through paying attention to the prophetic word.
Many people receive prophecies, but they do not pay attention to it. They disregard the word of the Lord and therefore miss their redemptive purpose in this world.
Isaiah 44:26 – 45:7 God confirms through Isaiah that Jerusalem shall be inhabited again and that the Temple shall be rebuilt by someone called Cyrus. Cyrus means ‘throne’. It was someone that ruled. It so happened that it was a heathen king. But God called Cyrus, ‘My shepherd’. It changed the course of his life when he realized God had a divine purpose for him in the earth.
‘And he shall perform all My pleasure, even saying to Jerusalem, ‘you shall be built’, and to the Temple, ‘your foundation shall be laid.’ Cyrus was a heathen king that found the prophecy of Isaiah and read it. When he saw his name written down 200 years before, he realized that God had him in mind to rebuild the temple and the city of Jerusalem. He gave a decree that the Jews in Babylon had to be released to go and rebuild the temple and the city of Jerusalem. Today I decree that people will be released to complete the building of our Church in Burgundy Estates, Cape Town.
A remnant rebuilt the Temple
This release of Jews was the second Exodus. This time it was from Babylon where they went into exile. Only a remnant left Babylon. The rest stayed on in Babylon. Only a remnant returned to complete the building of God’s temple and the city of Jerusalem. The ones who went to complete the building were written down by name and remembered forever. The ones that ignored the re- building and completion of the Temple were forgotten.Among those who were released, was Ezra, the scribe. His name means ‘help’ or ‘God helps’. He restored the spirituality of Israel and taught and explained the Word of the Lord so that they could obey and practice it. During his time, Buddha, was active in India, Confucius in China and Socrates in Greece. Ezra based a lot of his writing on a dairy kept by Nehemiah. In fact, the book of Nehemiah, was originally called, the Second book of Ezra. Ezra was a priest and a scribe. He encouraged the building of the temple through prophecy, teaching and writing those books.
Encouragement to build
In order to complete the building of the Church, we need encouragement. There is enough discouragement. We need prophetic utterances to encourage and comfort us. But we also need ‘kings’ who would sponsor the work. God has to confirm it in the hearts of people to sponsor the completion of the building of the Church.
The prophets Haggai and Zechariah also encouraged the people to go back to Jerusalem to rebuild the Temple and the city of Jerusalem. King Darius found the decree of Cyrus and confirmed it. He helped to provide whatever is necessary to complete the building. Darius means, ‘possessing the good’. Those who possess the goods of this world ought to help to complete the building of the Church. King Artaxerxes from Persia also made a decree that people should bring valuable gifts to Jerusalem to assist in the completion of the building.
God helped them to rebuild the Temple
The building was completed on the 3 rd day of the month of Adar, which was in the 6 th year of King Darius. They celebrated the dedication of the house of God with great joy. (Ezra 6:15, 16) It only took 52 days to rebuild the Temple. People had to acknowledge that God helped them to build it in such a short time. I made a vow on 24:11:2001, on the day I received news that my Mother passed away, that if God allows me to build a Church, I will see it finished and celebrate its dedication with joy. God will finish it for us.
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Persons who were involved in completing the building
Divine Decree
Isaiah prophesied 200 years before it happened that someone called Cyrus would sponsor the rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem. King Cyrus read it and realized the prophecy referred to him. He discovered his redemptive purpose through paying attention to the prophetic word.
Many people receive prophecies, but they do not pay attention to it. They disregard the word of the Lord and therefore miss their redemptive purpose in this world.
Isaiah 44:26 – 45:7 God confirms through Isaiah that Jerusalem shall be inhabited again and that the Temple shall be rebuilt by someone called Cyrus. Cyrus means ‘throne’. It was someone that ruled. It so happened that it was a heathen king. But God called Cyrus, ‘My shepherd’. It changed the course of his life when he realized God had a divine purpose for him in the earth.
‘And he shall perform all My pleasure, even saying to Jerusalem, ‘you shall be built’, and to the Temple, ‘your foundation shall be laid.’ Cyrus was a heathen king that found the prophecy of Isaiah and read it. When he saw his name written down 200 years before, he realized that God had him in mind to rebuild the temple and the city of Jerusalem. He gave a decree that the Jews in Babylon had to be released to go and rebuild the temple and the city of Jerusalem. Today I decree that people will be released to complete the building of our Church in Burgundy Estates, Cape Town.
A remnant rebuilt the Temple
This release of Jews was the second Exodus. This time it was from Babylon where they went into exile. Only a remnant left Babylon. The rest stayed on in Babylon. Only a remnant returned to complete the building of God’s temple and the city of Jerusalem. The ones who went to complete the building were written down by name and remembered forever. The ones that ignored the re- building and completion of the Temple were forgotten.Among those who were released, was Ezra, the scribe. His name means ‘help’ or ‘God helps’. He restored the spirituality of Israel and taught and explained the Word of the Lord so that they could obey and practice it. During his time, Buddha, was active in India, Confucius in China and Socrates in Greece. Ezra based a lot of his writing on a dairy kept by Nehemiah. In fact, the book of Nehemiah, was originally called, the Second book of Ezra. Ezra was a priest and a scribe. He encouraged the building of the temple through prophecy, teaching and writing those books.
Encouragement to build
In order to complete the building of the Church, we need encouragement. There is enough discouragement. We need prophetic utterances to encourage and comfort us. But we also need ‘kings’ who would sponsor the work. God has to confirm it in the hearts of people to sponsor the completion of the building of the Church.
The prophets Haggai and Zechariah also encouraged the people to go back to Jerusalem to rebuild the Temple and the city of Jerusalem. King Darius found the decree of Cyrus and confirmed it. He helped to provide whatever is necessary to complete the building. Darius means, ‘possessing the good’. Those who possess the goods of this world ought to help to complete the building of the Church. King Artaxerxes from Persia also made a decree that people should bring valuable gifts to Jerusalem to assist in the completion of the building.
God helped them to rebuild the Temple
The building was completed on the 3 rd day of the month of Adar, which was in the 6 th year of King Darius. They celebrated the dedication of the house of God with great joy. (Ezra 6:15, 16) It only took 52 days to rebuild the Temple. People had to acknowledge that God helped them to build it in such a short time. I made a vow on 24:11:2001, on the day I received news that my Mother passed away, that if God allows me to build a Church, I will see it finished and celebrate its dedication with joy. God will finish it for us.
The great palace of the Emperor
In