What are we witnessing in the present world Arena? Yes, what are we seeing and hearing from the world-stage? ……..a break in a high wall, bulging out and about to collapse, whose crash comes suddenly in an instant; and its breaking is like that of a potter’s vessel, which is smashed so ruthlessly that among its fragments, not a sherd is found with which to take fire from a hearth or, to dip up water from a cistern-Isa.30:13-14. This is totally in agreement with another foretold occurrence when this civilization will, crumble and be broken in pieces, and become like the chaff of the summer threshing floor; which the wind carries away, so that, not a tress of them can be found-Dan.2:35. Who among us is seeing this crumbling in the making?
Two weeks back, a Saudi journalist, a Mr. Khashoggi entered the Saudi embassy in turkey and disappeared there. A video footage showed his last movement into the embassy where it later was confirmed that he was murdered on an order by the Saudi government. Immediately after that, the world leaders began to question the disappearance, with some, the like of USA and Turkey having an upper information about the disappearance and murder. All of them showed to advocate for justice and right, demanding the true position of the matter. On the other hand, Saudi leadership is putting every crafty effort to clean itself before its fellow-leaders, thus denying everything about the murder. But now wonder at this please. Even though USA said it intercepted a conversation by top Saudi officials planning to arrest the Journalist, and Turkey also claimed to have videoed evidence on the interrogation, torture and murder of Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate, after threatening the Saudi government with punitive actions, when Saudia threatened back, Turkey and USA remembered their businesses with Saudia and what they may loose incase it freezes them. So, they immediately changed their talk from that of being sure, to another one of doing investigations. Why? They chose self-interests and the gains there-in, against truth and right. America has a multi-billion investment with Saudia, which it is not ready to lose, in exchange of standing for the right and just thing. Turkey also shares a regional interest with Saudia which it doesn’t want to Jeopardize by fighting for truth, right and justice. So, on Saudia’s threat to interfere with these interests if they punish it for right’s violation, these pretended advocates of right have chosen to save their wealth, and personal interest while the right, Justice, and truth is pushed aside, fulfilling what God foresaw of this civilization when He wrote through Isaiah saying, their feet run to do evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood; their thoughts are thoughts of wrong doing, desolation and destruction are in their highways. Justice is turned back, and righteousness (right) stands afar off; for truth has fallen in the public squares (with no one to apply it), and uprightness cannot enter-Isa.59:7,14. Are you getting the point? In favour of their deceived lifestyle, and dependence on wealth and fellowmen, they are rejecting the very foundation on which true life is build. This is why the civilization will ultimately crumble.
PLAYING GODS
After accepting the lie of Eden, that man is like God-Gen.3:4-5, everyone is trying to prove it, by striving to supress, rule, dominate and control others. The same all, are also each trying to appear right before fellowmen. Khashoggi died because of Saudia’s effort to appear right before the rest of the world. When he criticized its massive human right’s violation, its coalition military operation in Yemen which is causing untold suffering to millions of innocent families, Saudia felt exposed and so, they silenced him by killing, and immediately begun the campaign of playing innocent and just, by denying the killing. The results of this effort are the right- now unrests in various nations demanding that justice be done for Khashoggi. As a result, Saudia has already lost billions of dollars, and is now threatened with dire consequences. So, assuming to get the right by doing wrong, they have got the wrong. Surely, the knowledge which this civilization is based on cant lead its adherents to, the way of peace, for they know it not-Isa.59:8. Friends, generally, this civilization is built on lies and its author’s aim was and up to now is, to wipe out mankind. See what world leaders who apply it are doing. Because it is all lies, all that each leader can do is pretend before his/her fellow leader, while carefully campaigning to push for one’s interest, to be accepted by the other. There is this general global campaign to denuclearize. But each nation is secretly pursuing more sophisticated programmes to come up with more powerful nuclear weapons. America and Russia are busy discussing how to end war and bring peace in Syria. But in reality, Russia is supporting the Syrian govt to massacre millions of citizens, against the America’s-supported opposition which is also equally massacring millions of the same citizens. Are these two not at an indirect war? Why pretend to want peace? America has its warships all over, and so is Russia. Other countries, the like of N.Korea, China, Japan, just a few examples, are not left behind. N.korea doesn’t test its nuclear bombs, simply because they want to test. They are telling America, “ We also are no joke; we can do it in case you try to bully”. Recently, Russia did a joint military exercise with China in the East seas. It was merely a message to America and the rest of the world, that they are capable of causing damage if provoked. Let’s soberly look at the whole design please. There is not a single effort by any present world leader to bring about peace by exercising the right thing, but each is defending a personal stand, and by so doing, the valiant ones will cry without; the envoys of peace will weep bitterly… Why? Because anything agreed upon among the leaders as an effort to bring peace is all pretence; for, covenants are being broken, witnesses are despised; there is no regard for man…….For this reason, the highways lies in waste, the war faring men are no longer there. The land mourns and languishes-Isa.33:7-9. There is not a single step, the world leaders are taking towards peace, but all is brewing more and more chaos ( our message, “sounding the 2018 Trumpet”, will give details please. Find it in www.endtimecog.org). All this because, the author of this civilization designed it for that purpose of destroying, and the unsuspecting man accepted it, a good reason why our creator says, the whole world is deceived-Rev.12:9. In themselves, the leaders think that, by applying this lie, they can make the world a better place, but the results of applying it are disapproving them even though they are unable to realize it, for, they look for light, but get darkness, for brightness, but they get gloom… they are no different from those who are blind-Isa.59:9-10. Isn’t it then plain clear that we are not gods, and have no knowledge about life, that what we practise as knowledge is a lie because the results of applying it are always adding to the already existing problems which we are striving to solve? Could you be one of those who have noticed this lie and where it is leading you to?
SEPARATE YOURSELF FROM IT
God has a plan for all human beings, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope-Jerem.29: 11. But right now, ranging from family quarters to international levels, the plans there is, are all very evil and destructive, proving beyond reasonable doubt that they are not from God, for as He has just said, His plans are for good and construction. If we remember, God is teaching us His life which is explained by His laws, whose application brings, length of days and years of life with abundant welfare; yes, the results of obeying them are, long life on one side, and riches and honour with peace on the other side-Prov.3:2, 16; psalms.119:165, and the end of it all is, “just as the word( law) endures forever-1Pet.1:25, so those who live by it will also endure forever”, for God’s promise to them is, eternal life-1 John.2:25. Are we among those who have believed what God in Christ is saying here? If yes, it means we have discovered the lie that we have lived in, and have resolved to begin anew, emptying ourselves of everything that we harbored as knowledge and have all through applied as life. Why reject everything and start afresh? Because God has promised to uproot every plant( life) which He never planted( begun)-Mat.15:13. As we are noticing, the results of accepting Satan’s lie are all over, even those( world leaders), whom human beings are looking to for a solution are themselves scared, and in that fear, all that they are doing is to threaten each other, and their subjects are equally scared, wondering what will happen if they unleashed their fear-based threats. God is seeing it all, and has a time of intervention, for Christ promises, but for the sake of the elect( those who have chosen to live God’s life), those days will be shortened-Mat.24:22. This intervention will involve the uprooting of all manner of life which doesn’t originate from God’s teachings (His word), which will begin by the removal of its author, for, Christ came that He may destroy this lie-based life-1John.3:8; and remove its author-Rev.20:3. Godliness is about separating oneself, from this life which will be uprooted, and living the one that endures forever. Yes, the Church of God is composed of those who have heard God’s warning (for those with ears), to come out of her, lest you be uprooted with it-Rev.18:4-5.
HOW TO DO IT
Life is what God says it is in His word-prov.4:22. It is also for those who want it, to freely choose and love to live it( our message, “ Why the physical bodies?”, in www.endtimecog.org has details please). For this choice making, God created us with a body whose nature is exactly that of Satan, and also allowed Satan around, so that He may use the body to try His best and pull us from life. Man in this physical life, can only see and understand the physical world. This is where the whole world with its leaders, and most learned people are; dealing only with the physical, lust of the flesh, lust of the eye, and the pride of life-1John.2:16( our message, “ Man’s creation process” has details). After accepting to be gods, with all that they can see and understand being the physical, that is, fellowman, wealth and, the glories their-in, man’s goal remained to, acquiring these things, and to prove to fellowman that one is truly a god, which is the means Satan is using to destroy them. It is this satanic design which our Lord reveals as, another law in my body which is opposed to life (God’s law); and it is of evil lies-rom.7:23, 21. Since the body is wretched and sinful, and out to bring death-Rom.7:24, whoever wants to separate themselves from that which God will uproot must begin with abstaining from the passions of the flesh, for they wage war against life-1 Pet.2:11. This is what Christ meant by self-denial-Mat.16:24. Yes, we must completely stop taking orders from that other mind which always suggests against what God says in His word.
A NEW GOAL
Before God created us (the physical beings we are), He first created all that the body needs for nourishment-Gen.1:29-30. Therefore He says, I give life to all men and everything that they have-Acts.17:25. This means, we have wealth, we have people, we have praises from fellowmen, we have leadership positions, we have acceptance and support from fellowmen- name anything physical, we have them. These world leaders have the wealth, which they exchange among themselves by way of trade, and do value it above the truth and justice. For where their self-standing or wealth seem endangered if they speak the truth, or do the right thing or apply justice, they will abandon them and secure their wealth and personal interest. They have leadership positions with people being subject to them. They are praised, supported, feared and followed. But they (we) don’t have eternal life. With their wealth, their prince/kinghood, when death or any natural catastrophe strikes, riches and fame become useless that day-Prov.11:4. The wise, the fool, the rich and the poor alike do perish and leave their wealth to others. Though they name properties after themselves, and are praised by men for it, their graves is all that they own-Psalm.49:10-11, 17-18. Why do they die and go to the grave? Because these possessions don’t give anyone eternal life. Where are we brethren? The only thing that we don’t have and should be looking for is eternal life. Where then can we get it from? Here, I believe that, every keen reader is noticing something. Eternal life is not and can never be got through any physical achievements, nor is it, and can it be hindered by any physical failure, for our maker plainly says that, the life of man does not consist in the abundance of his possession-Luke.12:15; clarified in v.17-19. The present world and all that it deals with is of the physical nature and cannot understand the spiritual. What we are speaking here is something the present world rulers can’t understand-1 Cor.2:8. It is something the ear has not heard, nor the eye seen, nor the mind perceived-1 Cor.2:9, the eternal life for which all human beings were created, for God desires a man who is a spirit being like himself-Gen.1:26; and what else does this mean, other than an eternal- living being?
DEAL SPIRITUALLY
As we begun to see, God created the physical life with its physical nourishment, and He says, food (physical) is meant for the stomach (physical), and the stomach for food, and God will destroy both-1 Cor.6:13. Let’s wonder as we try to understand please. Why did God create the physical and its accompaniments, to later destroy them? A certain very wise, British prime minister was inspired to notice it when he said; “He must be blind he who doesn’t see that a purpose is cooking down here below”. What is it? While God created the body (the physical we), and created its physical nourishment (material possessions), His purpose for it was far reaching than the physical. This is why He is telling us that, the body is for the Lord (not for the purpose of physical acquisition)-1 Cor.6:13 last part (our message, “why the physical bodies?” has details). It is the understanding of how the body is for the Lord, which will leave someone seeing the need to deal spiritually, and this comes strictly through revelation. We saw somewhere that our physical bodies where created to be enemies of life-Rom.8:12-13. Satan was also allowed to continue ruling this earth so that, he can join hands with the physical body to test our acceptance (faith) of God’s life( by suggesting, as so-called alternative life, which is actually a lie), through which, we will prove to God that we want His eternal life( not the Satan’s suggested one)-James.1:2; 1Pet.4:12; Judges.2:22. This is the purpose which is cooking down here below, and which almost all men least know about, a good reason why they grope for the wall like the blind-Isa.59:10. This message is for those who have been given to discover this purpose for the physical life.
IN TRAINING
This is the purpose which is cooking down here below- training. It is also the only reason God continues to keep us alive. We have two different and opposite invisible laws at work which forms one’s way of life based on choice. There is the law of the spirit of life, which Christ came to reveal to mankind through His gospel, and which, sets all those who obey it free. There is the law of the spirit of sin( life-breaker-Rom.6:23) and death( the lie of Eden)-Rom.8:2. God gives us the opportunity to continue living, which is also the reason why He created us in this physical bodies, so that we may train to live like Him in preparation for eternal life. But He doesn’t force it on anybody. Everyone must freely choose (read our message, “man’s creation process”, found in www.endtimecog.org please). Hear what He is telling us please. “See, I have set before you this day, life and good( the law of the spirit of life); and, death and evil(law of the spirit of sin and death)- Deut.30:15. After this, He is telling everyone who hears, to choose (and He prefers that we choose life)-Deut.30:19. This is exactly what He did to Adam immediately after creating Him-Gen.2:16-17(a clarifying message, “the two trees”, is helpful). Adam Chose and taught his descendants (all human beings) what we are seeing today, the last of the flesh, the last of the eye, and the pride of life- the world. This is what amounts to the law of sin and death. As we saw, this physical body is a life destroyer-Rom.8:6,13. Satan is also, a life destroyer-1 Cor.10:10. Its fruits are what we saw our present world leaders executing, in suppression of the law of the spirit of life.
Let’s please understand this law clearly before we continue. We began to see how this leaders and the world in general have rejected, right, truth and justice. What exactly is right, truth and justice? God’s word (law-Psalm.119:151) is truth-John.17:17: God’s commandments are right- Psalm.119:172: God’s law is just-Rom.7:12.
Let’s now go back to point please. God’s is the creator and giver of life. He explains this life and creation through His law, the written scriptures. He clearly says that, this written word is life-Prov.4:22. And because He alone has life to give, and He lives forever, it therefore proves that this word is that life of His, a good reason why, it endures forever-1Pet.1:25. He adds prove to this by saying, heaven and earth will pass away, but he who does the will (God’s word) of God abides forever-1John.2:17. Don’t forget please, we are trying to establish where we can get eternal life from. Here it is now clear that, the only way we can get it is by obeying( living) God’s law( word), for, if you want eternal life, obey the commandments, for they are life-Mat.19:17; Prov.4:22.
BE YEE SEPARATE
The world was cut off from its maker while in the physical stage, which can only deal physically. This is why it endears the fleshly, self-standing, wealth, and people’s approval and dependence above life (though they don’t know whether they are rejecting life because they are sincerely deceived-Rev.12:9). God is hereby showing everyone who has eyes to see, ears to hear, and mind to understand( those who are given to understand) that , all that the world is applying as knowledge, (assuming that in them is life) are Satan’s lies ,and only poised to destroy. Listen please. Is it wealth! Riches do not deliver in the day of wrath-prov.11:4; Is it people’s dependence! In them is no help, for they perish and all their plans perish with them-Psalm.146:3-4; truly, no man can ransom (redeem) himself, or give to God the price of his life-Psalm.49:7: Is it praises and commendation from fellowmen! What is praised and exalted among men is an abomination to God (therefore against life)-Luke.16:15. Now that, wealth, exalted positions, high education, people’s centeredness, and all physical endeavors can’t give us eternal life, and that is what we are living to pursue, what should we do? It is in the mind where every form of living begins. So, it is in that mind where anyone who wants eternal life will begin to build it. Our Lord is giving us the beginning point. He says; do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth( anything physical) where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal,…but lay your treasures in heaven…… for where your treasure is, there your heart is also-Mat.6:19:20. Where are we friends? The heart is the very seat of the mind where all knowledge, feelings, and desires are stored. The earthly treasures simply means, a mind packed with physical knowledge, and so, one that can only understand, think and plan physically-Rom.8:5; Phil.3:19. Now, these things are perishable (affected by moth and rust, and a thief can also take them from you). Christ is here showing us how depending on them is like trying to build in the air, where a building can’t stand. Since, as we have seen, that this physical and its accompaniment are for the spiritual training, after which, God will destroy both-1 Cor.6:13, then, if one puts his/her heart on them, then, when they perish, such a one will perish with them, for, setting your heart on the flesh, is setting it in the grave(death)- Rom.8:6. But laying your treasure in heaven is, having one’s heart packed with the knowledge of what God is creating man into (a spirit being)( please read our message, “ Man’s creation process”, found in our page, www.endtimecog.org). Since this creation is spiritual in nature, the equipment, or facilities needed for the creation can’t be of the flesh, for, the flesh and the spirit can’t blend, they repel-Gal.5:17. Just like our leaders who clearly see truth and justice being abused, but because they think that life is in what they call greatness, in wealth and acknowledgement by fellowmen, they decide to secure those standards against the truth and right, and because the physical can’t be applied to get the spiritual, then, their expectations are always the opposite. After acquiring all these so called greatness, they still don’t have eternal life- they perish. So then, know and understand that, Christ is simply showing everyone who wishes to gain eternal life where to begin. Remember that, after the training for godliness is over, the physical and its accompaniments will have achieved their purpose, and so, they will pass away-1 John.2:17. If the body, it will perish-Phill.3:21; James.4:14. If the wealth, positions- name any valued thing of this present life, they will be melt with fire-2 Pet.3: 12. Do we now see why we need to be separated from this physical arrangement? It’s coming to an end.
BE SINGLE-MINDED
Do we sincerely want eternal life, God has here laid it bare and placed it right before you, and is telling you, choose life, that you and your descendants may live-Deut.30:19. Let’s always remember this one, and very important thing, that, if Satan had not been in this world, we would not have been created with these physical bodies. But because of Satan, and this flesh, Christ put on the sinful flesh, and because of sin-Rom.8:3. We know that whatever Christ did was to show us our life-course, yes, what we will go through before we be fully created into spirit beings. So, it is very clear that these physical bodies were created because of sin, and for Satan to use them. It is through them that Satan introduced and upholds, the another law (evil lies-Rom.7:21) that is striving to destroy the only life there is in the entire universe- Rom.8:13; Gal.5:17. This evil mind and its works with their tools, physical body included, is the very life which God must uproot, and totally banish from existence, never to be again. Friends, I believe everything is becoming very clear and simple to deal with. All we need to do is therefore, to put off this another mind, for it is deceitful and corrupt-Eph.4:22. In the case of anyone who resolves to worship God, it’s like this strange mind and the body do not exist; yes, it’s like Satan and his life is not in the world, for, the world has been crucified to them and them to the world-Gal.6:14. This is what makes possible the, not doing according to what we think, but in everything, we refer to God-Prov.3:5. How? For we have realised this other mind to be a lie, and so, we do not harbour any other knowledge by which to think, apart from that of God. Brethren, it isn’t a mere cross-over as many will be deceived to imagine. Here comes, the good fight of faith- 1 Tim.6:12. Right now we are physical, and having been captivated by Satan through our body desires-Eph.2:3, we are so much used to his lie-based life that we don’t need to think in order to sin. It just flows. But you will agree with me that doing right takes a real struggle-Rom.7:21-22, and this is where the training through choice-making, between the two oppressive minds is. A great majority of us are unable to live Godly because they always give the fleshly mind room, after which they begin to regret. This is where the majority of God-worshippers are. Remember Christ’s parable of the sower. Most-Church-of-God members have only grown to the level of those seeds which fell on thistles-Mat.13:22. If we don’t know, this is what amounts to double-mindedness. We are in the spirit, but when physical needs strike, we immediately shift to the physical way of solving them. Many of us, ministers and the being ministered alike are trapped here. We don’t trust God for what He promises in His word. For this reason, we always seek for an alternative way, thus, giving the-another-fleshly-mind room to operate. Unless we sincerely accept that there is no other knowledge by which to live life, we will always find a reason to allow the lie of Eden in our minds, and, know what? We will never qualify and enter the kingdom of God; yes, we will never achieve eternal life for which we are living now. Since this other mind is a lie, lets strongly believe that there is only one life, and, eternal one, which is what God is teaching us through His word; actually, it is that word( our message, “ The spiritual protection, has details). Brethren, lets now, with this knowledge flee and separate ourselves, from that which is going to be uprooted; yes, lets remove ourselves from this civilization before it crumbles, for surely, whether we believe or not, crumbling, it will crumble. Who has ears to hear? Christ’s voice is here alarming His sheep.