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Britain is in the process of pulling out of the European Union. After a yes-referendum, the prime minister bent all her energy and mind into making it a success. But surrounding her are a people who are strongly opposed to her plan. Her stand was recently voted out, after which a vote-of-no-confidence was immediately staged, which she narrowly survived. But all these does not seem to shake her position, and her drive to see to it that Britain exits from the E.U. Her strength of purpose and her determination to accomplish it reminded me of Babylon and the call by God to His chosen people to, come out of her; to flee from Babylon, and for every man to save his life by doing so-Rev.18:4; Jer.51:6. <\/strong>It takes a clear understanding of what is needed to come out, for somebody to strongly devote oneself for its success.\u00a0 There is nothing more emphasized in the entire bible than for those who truly worship God to separate themselves from idolatry, the worship of other god\u2019s besides the creator God. These practices are the very foundation on which the Babylonian system is based, and whose worship makes those who adhere to them to forsake their maker. How do the practices come about, and what can be done to avoid getting involved in them, by which, we will successfully heed the call to, not partake of Babylon\u2019s sins, and so share in her punishment-Rev.18:4-5? <\/strong> It\u2019s the most hidden thing for one to discover, and also, the trickiest one to deal with. Do we want to have the secret disclosed, and gain the knowledge on how to deal with it? Are we desirous of understanding the tricky aspect of it? If yes, let\u2019s tune in to this message and follow study fully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE BABYLON\u2019S FOUNDATION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who began Babylon, and on what did he built it? Why did he built it, and how is its purpose being achieved right now as we read this message? The answers to these questions are the needed information on where to begin for anyone who wants to exit Babylon. All of us do know that, there is only one creator God who is also the only life giver, and the only one who sustains it, for, in his hand is the life of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind-Job.12:10; please read psalms.104:1- 35( especially verse 30) for more.<\/strong> When He created Adam, He gave him information on what he is, and instructed him on how to live-Gen.2:17, which was later-on written to form the bible. To confirm that this bible is God\u2019s explanation to mankind on what he and his life is, God says, keep hold on instructions, do not let go; guard her, for she is your life-Prov.4:13. <\/strong>So then, if God is the creator, and the giver of life, is He the one who begun Babylon? If yes, what for? If not, who began it? When God created the heavens and the earth, He established His branch-throne on the earth-Ezek.28:13 and gave it to angels to rule over it-Ezek.28:13-15 as part of His kingdom ( get more informed from our message, \u201c It is Satan<\/a>\u201d, found in www.endtimecog.org<\/a> please). From God\u2019s word-Ezek.28:15; Isa.14:13-14, we know that these angels rebelled against God and sinned (rejected their creator\u2019s instructions about their lives). Instead of God dethroning them, He withdrew His kingship and his glory, <\/strong>which resulted to the earth becoming formless and empty(void), covered with darkness and water on its surface-Gen.1:2. <\/strong>\u00a0The arch-angel who sat on that earthly throne, who initially was a light bringer, became the prince of darkness (Satan the devil), while those angels who were with him became demons (evils spirits). But God allowed them to continue ruling and controlling the earth to the extend He permits them (permission-granting proven in Job.1:12). This is why up to now, they are its rulers, the principalities, the powers, the world rulers of this present darkness, the spiritual hosts of wickedness-Eph. 6:12.<\/strong> Friends, if you will agree with me, this rebellion marked the beginning of a practice which, opposes and exalts itself against every so-called God; whose coming is by the activity of Satan-2 Thes.2:4, 9. <\/strong>But even though, almost all of us human beings of today call it a life-style, an alternative life from that of the creator God, the author of life calls it differently. It first, rejects the only instructions about life, and that results to ignorance, which makes people to twist life\u2019s instructions, and destroy themselves, and so they die-2Pet.3:16, Gen.2:17.<\/strong> Why? For there is only one life-giver, who alone is able to sustain it, <\/strong>and He does so through His instructions (word)-Ezek.33:11; Prov.3:1-3. Therefore, what so many assume to be an alternative life is a life-destroying design which was begun by Satan after rejecting the only life there is in the entire universe. After some period of time, God begun a restoration plan (see our message, \u201cthe everlasting foundation<\/a>\u201d, inwww.endtimecog.org<\/a>) geared at restoring all things-Acts.3:21; Deut.18:15-16, and uniting all things in Him, things in heaven and things on earth-Eph.1:10,<\/strong>which will end up with the re-establishment of His kingdom here on earth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

MAN CREATED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 When God was creating Adam, Satan was already ruling the earth, and doing so against God\u2019s intended life. So God told Adam, which is what He is telling us who want to come out of Babylon: I want you to be like me( image and likeness), after which you will rule over the earth according to my will, unlike Satan-Gen.1:26(<\/strong> put in my wording, which doesn\u2019t change the meaning of the verse). But we know that, to be like God warrants character development which can be possible only by free-will choice. How will this choice-making be possible? For those who don\u2019t know, God allowed Satan here on earth and created a physical man as a circumstance for choice-making-Deut.8:2-3; Judges.2:21-22( see details from, \u201cMan\u2019s creation-process<\/a>\u201d, and, \u201c why the physical bodies<\/a>\u201d, in www.endtimecog.org<\/a>). We know that man was deceived and pulled out of this godly plan, and believed the assumed alternative life which in reality is a lie. This made him to perpetrate Satan\u2019s way of opposing God, and in return, God allowed him to go the way of his choice-Acts.14:16. <\/strong>It is this choice that began the present world in which, everyone does according to what one thinks and wants. Let\u2019s understand please. The present lifestyle was begun by Satan in rebellion against God. This means, it is against life. After Noah\u2019s floods, and after his descendants multiplied, they decided not to obey God\u2019s command to spread and fill the earth-Gen.1:28. But God forced them to do so by confusing their language which made them differ, thus, stopping the plan. This man\u2019s plan against God, and the confusion there-in is what was called, BABEL <\/strong>from which, the word BABYLON <\/strong>is deduced- Gen.11:9. <\/strong>It is this Babylon which forms the present civilization which is also called the world. <\/strong>Now, on what foundation is the present world, which is the Babylon of our message built? From here, I believe we are now able to answer our questions whose answers will inform those who want to flee from Babylon on how to do it. The beginner of Babylon is not God, but Satan. He did built it on a lie- Gen.3:4-5, for the purpose of what we will see shortly afterwards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE TRICKIEST ASPECT OF IT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Life\nis about doing; it is about actions. For man to live his life, he needs\nknowledge which drives his actions. This knowledge can only be acquired from\nwithout. The physical body acts according to the knowledge that occupies one\u2019s\nmind. By continual repeating of these actions, the body develops and displays\nbehaviours of whatever knowledge is in the mind. But as we know, this body was\ncreated with that nature of Satan (see our message, \u201cWhy the physical bodies\u201d),\nin order for those who choose to be like God, to confirm their choice-James.1:2; 1Pet.4:12; Rom.5:1-3, <\/strong>by opposing\nit. So, whenever one chooses Satan\u2019s lie (assumed knowledge), it automatically\naligns with the body desires, which are\nagainst God\u2019s life-Gal.5:17. <\/strong>Not being aware of this secret, many have\nassumed that, this is the way life was meant to be. Friends, this is the\ntrickiest aspect of it. If you have not known, know now, and understand that\nyour body is the very physical foundation on which the spiritual Babylon is\nbuilt, and it cannot submit to\nlife(God)-Rom.8:7, 13. <\/strong> Am I cooking\nmy own words from my sensual mind, or I am speaking God\u2019s word? Listen please\nand confirm from your own bibles. We have agreed that this civilization which\nforms the today\u2019s world is what God calls Babylon, from where He is calling\nthose who wish to live like and, with Him. Now, God explicitly says that the present\nworld(<\/strong>life) is based on , \u2018the lust of the eye, lust of the flesh, and the pride\nof life-1John.2:16-17. <\/strong>Is there anything about the present life which does\nnot consist in the three mentioned behaviours? Am I then not simply reporting\nwhat God says, when I call our bodies, the Babylon\u2019s foundation? God says that Babylon is falling-Rev.18:3. <\/strong>Why will\nit fall? Because the lies on which it stands, that is, the lust of the eye, of the flesh, and the pride of life\u2026. Are passing\naway-1 John.2:17.<\/strong> Yes, this physical body and its desires (passions) is corrupt and deceitful, and will perish very\nsoon- Eph.4:22; 1 Cor.15:53, <\/strong>for there is nothing good in it-Rom. 7:18.\nSpeaking of this Babylon\u2019s fall, Christ showed how its fall will be a great one, which will leave not a single trace of\nit-Mat.7:27; Dan.2:35.<\/strong> What does this mean? God is calling as many as would\nwant to heed, to come out of their bodies. Strange! How can one come out of\nhis\/her body? Can one separate themselves from the body without dying? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

AN INSTRUMENT OF THE SPIRIT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

God is eternal, and so, is immortal. If He wants a man who is like Him, why did he have to create this physical bodied-man, who is also short-lived- Gen.2:7; Psalm.103:14; Isa.40:6-7; Jam.4:14<\/strong>? For choice-making, for character development, for training and confirming of the training through testing-Rom.5:1-4; 1Pet.4:12(see more in our message, \u201cMan\u2019s creation process<\/a>\u201d, in www.endtimecog.org<\/a>).\u00a0 Remember what we have seen previously, that the body was created in that nature of Satan-Rom.8:3; 7:24, 18; 8:7. Therefore, if anyone chooses to live according to the flesh (<\/strong>Babylon), he will die, but if by God\u2019s spirit, one puts to death the deeds of the body, he will live-Rom.8:13. <\/strong>Are we there? Is choice-making not the determinant factor for, which life one lives? Having understood this, we know that Adam chose Babylon-Gen.3:4-6, and has taught his descendants (all humanity) the Babylonian practices, which made then slaves of sin and death, for, one becomes a slave to the one, one yields themselves to, whether to sin which leads to death, or to obedience which leads to righteousness and life-Rom.6:16. <\/strong>\u00a0Brethren, it is here very clear that this body is a mere circumstance which makes choice-making possible, and after which, it serves as an instrument of display, of the choice one makes, for, out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks, and so, the body acts-Mat.12:34; 7:18,20.<\/strong> Now, if it is Satan who began Babylon, and we know he began its life, long before man was created, how then does the body become the Babylon we are being commanded to flee from? It takes an imported spirit to join with the spirit of man, to impart knowledge into man\u2019s mind, and so give him understanding on the way he lives. It also takes an opposition for one to confirm one\u2019s choice-James.1:2. For this reason, God allowed Satan to continue ruling the earth, and created a man with a physical body which is after Satan\u2019s nature (our message, \u201cwhy the physical bodies?<\/a>\u201d has details). The body is a slave of whichever spirit the mind receives. It takes an imparted spirit to pump the mind with knowledge-Rom.8:15-16,taking the body captive, to obey the dictates of that spirit( whether evil or good-Rom.6:16), which obedience, forms one\u2019s lifestyle-2 Cor.10:3-5. <\/strong>So, being in that nature of sin, the sinful flesh-Rom.8:3<\/strong>aligns very easily with the spirit of disobedience-Eph.2:2.\u00a0 <\/strong>So, the sinful body joined by the spirit of sin-Rom.8:2, <\/strong>forms thebehavior of the, another law, which strives to destroy life-Rom.8:23. <\/strong>This is the Babylon in which the present generation is wreathing in pain brought about by, disobeying the statutes of life-Ezek.33:15, <\/strong>and from which, every man is crying to be delivered-Rom.7:24. <\/strong>Yes, men from every corner of this globe, are experiencing the fruits of disobeying the life instructions-prov.4:13. <\/strong>Against life-giving instructions, are the acts of hatred which causes wars and all sorts of sufferings, resulting to death; against life is the pollution which brings about drought, famine, and sicknesses; and so, men live groaning, desiring to be further clothed, so that, this destructive design may be replaced by life-2 Cor.5:4. <\/strong>\u00a0At this point brethren, I believe we are now in a position to answer another question among the ones we asked, i.e, what we can do to avoid dealing with Babylon, and so escape the present corruption brought about by body passions-2 Pet.1:4.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CHANGE NETWORK<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have seen the very spirit (Satan<\/a>) which began Babylon, and on which it stands. We have seen how man can only live by a knowledge, acquired from some source, and how Adam chose the Babylonian so-called knowledge, starting the present world (civilization). Every system has a goal to achieve and, a network by which it operates to reach its goal.\u00a0 God did not in any time promise men death, except only for disobedience-Gen.2:17<\/strong>, for, He is never the God of the dead but, of the living-Mat.22:32.<\/strong> God does not wish that anybody dies, but that all live-Ezek.33:11. <\/strong>\u00a0Seeing that Babylon was ruling by the time He was creating man, He created him with a body that is subject to death, yes- which is of few days-1 Cor.15:53; Isa. 40:6-7,<\/strong> one that is after the manner of the destructive Babylonian design.Then He is telling us: Babylon is a plan meant to destroy life. If you choose it, you will surely die( see our message, \u201cthe two trees\u201d, for details)-Gen.2:17; Rom.8:13. <\/strong>Brethren, if we are following this message understandingly, it is here very clear that, Satan began Babylon for the purpose of destroying life. Its network starts with, a deceiving spirit-2 Chron.18:21, <\/strong>which fills man\u2019s mind with a lie-Jerem.16:19, <\/strong>then the mind, by the law of sin and death-Rom.8:2, <\/strong>commands the sinful body-Rom.8:3, <\/strong>putting on stage, the present world activities which are now threatening to extinct all life. This is the network in which, all of us lived (<\/strong>and are living to a great extend), in the passions of our flesh, following the desires of the body-Eph.2:3. <\/strong>In a summary form, it is Satan, pumping his knowledge into the physical mind, which it applies to make the body operate the way the world does, achieving its purpose of destroying life, of which Christ said, unless its days are shortened, no one will be saved-Mat.24:22.<\/strong> Now you know the Babylonian system very well, unless you don\u2019t accept what God is saying here. Are you among those who want life, and are ready to pursue it? If yes, stop net-working with Babylon. Are you wondering where to begin?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DENY SELF<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Satan is a liar and a murderer-John.8:44. So, his spirit advises to steal, kill, and destroy, for he is a destroyer-John.10:10; 1 Cor.10:9. <\/strong>Our bodies are made according to Satan\u2019s nature, for like him, they can\u2019tlive (obey) the law-Rom.8:7; they lead to death-V.6, 13; and ever against life-Gal.5:17. <\/strong>Now, the two sets (Satan, and the body) are the only life we know, and their pleasures (falsely-so-called) are the only achievements we strive for. This means, we know of no other lifestyle outside the body activities by Satan\u2019s spirit. But now through Christ, God has brought to light, immortality and life through the gospel-2 Tim.1:10. <\/strong>This gospel is the message you are reading now which God has send us with, to make known to the sons of men His mighty deeds, and the glorious splendour of His kingdom-Psalm.145:12-13. <\/strong>And because (if we have understood this message to this far) God has now revealed to us the secret destructive-play behind our bodies, then surely, we have every reason to hate and reject them.It must begin with the emptying of our minds, of anything that we have harboured in the name of knowledge-Eph.4:22, a show of the admission that, we accepted lies from the beginning. What do we remove in order to successfully rid ourselves completely of any former practice? The knowledge we have about ourselves, and about the life we are supposed to live; the way we deal as an effort to achieve it; and the goal we are pursuing in living that way. Doing so will obey God\u2019s command to, become a fool, and like new born-babies, start learning afresh- 1 Cor.3:18; 1 Pet.2:2(our<\/strong> message, \u201cLiving above offences<\/a>\u201d, will inform in details).<\/strong>In this system we are quitting (yes,the Satan- our body-and physical achievements as the goal-network ), the basis is the lie that, man is like God; but because he is only physical, then, his vision is limited to the physical, for, he can neither see, nor understand spiritual things, <\/strong>and, all that fills his mind is physical-Rom.8:5. <\/strong>So, the goal we have been pursuing there-in is to prove that we are gods. And how were we doing that? Amassing wealth to ourselves, trusting and boasting of it-Psalm.49:6, <\/strong>by which we imagine to have possessions like God. But because it is a lie, unlike God, in our foolishness and stupidity, <\/strong>with that wealth, we perish and leave it to others- Psalm.49:10,19; Luke.12:20. <\/strong>We also contend for and attain princely (leadership) positions, imagining to be above all like God, and taking pleasure in men\u2019s praises (<\/strong>being lied to about our real selves)- Luke.16:15; <\/strong>but because it is a lie, unlike God, the princes themselves prove to be helpless, for in their assumed godly positions, their breath departs and they return to the earth( grave), and their plans perish with them-Psalm.146:4.<\/strong> We build ourselves glittering houses, buy Porsche expensive cars, wear the finest clothes, and all these we do,\u00a0 imagining to be as glorious as God, but unlike Him, like the beauty of a flower in the field, this painted beauty fades-Isa.40:6-7. <\/strong>Yes, because this system and it\u2019s aims are lies, the reality they achieve is what its author purposed, that, we perish in our sins-Gen.2:17; Ezek.33:13.<\/strong> Brethren, this is the self and its lifestyle which we have to deny. Understand please. I am not saying it is bad to live this glittering life, but rather, that we remove the lie about it and place it where it belongs. Anyone who has planned everything according to the creator\u2019s purpose, has also sold his possessions-Mat.13:44<\/strong>, and is ready to start his journey( out of self to spiritual <\/strong>), and in a researchful study, is asking for the way to Zion, seeking the Lord his God-Jerem.50:4-5-6; 6:16.<\/strong> This will bring anyone who has chosen it, to a totally different and opposite network, poised at achieving a totally different goal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

GEARED AT ETERNITY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                     Like the children of\nIsrael, anyone who has taken this decision has set off, this time, not from\nEgypt, and not on a physical walk like theirs in those days, but, on a spiritual walk, from the desires of\nthe flesh-Gal.5:16(<\/strong> the spiritual Babylon). It begins with acknowledging\nGod as one\u2019s creator and so, the only one who can tell us, what we are now, why\nwe are, what we should be doing as living and, where we will be heading to by\nso doing (our goal). Have we done that? If your answer is yes, let\u2019s get\nstarted please. All of us do agree that, our goal in this new network is to\nbecome perfect spirit beings like God-1John.2:25;\nGen.1:26<\/strong>. Now that we have the goal, we need to know what to do, to achieve\nit. Eternal life is God\u2019s to give. Though it is a free gift, it is given to\nthose who freely want it. If so, what is it that we need to be doing to prove\nto God that we want it? Somebody came to Christ with the same question. Seeing\nthat God is eternally the same, any answer, or instruction he gave to that\nperson, to Adam, and to all the prophets is the same He will give us now, for, what I say to you, is what I say to\nall-Mark.13:37. <\/strong>So now, what should we be doing in pursuance of that\npermanent and perfect-Godly life? Do you\nwant to enter into eternity? Keep the commandments-Mat.19:17.<\/strong> Here, Christ\nis simply and clearly telling us that, there is only one way on which life is\nbuilt, in which construction towards it is possible. This brings us to a new\nand different network from that of Babylon, and because its goal is also\ndifferent, it means, its knowledge on how to achieve it is also different. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                                            \nDIFFERENT FACILITIES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In the Babylonian way of living from which we are fleeing, we accepted a lie that we are like God. So, as we have seen, our goal was to place ourselves in that position of God. Our facilities of doing so were, amassing wealth to ourselves, taking leadership positions, getting praises and support from men, and trying to make ourselves glorious by having the best of everything; houses, cars, clothes, etc. These are what concerns the Babylonians, for, they seek after these things-Mat.6:32. <\/strong>\u00a0After Achieving them, people have continued to suffer the same things which those who don\u2019t have, suffer, for, all man\u2019s life is filled with pain, and his work is a vexation; even in the night, his mind does not rest; <\/strong>like everybody else, even the princes perish and leave their wealth and possessions to others-Ecles.2:23; Psalm.146:3-4. <\/strong>We are fleeing from Babylon because, God through Christ has opened our minds and we have discovered that all we get in its system does not achieve what it promises (is a lie). We have discovered that, the life of man does not consist in the abundance of his possession-Luke.12:15, 20. <\/strong>We have discovered that, one\u2019s possessions does not, make one, greater than the other person-Job.34:19. <\/strong>\u00a0By Christ\u2019s revelation, we now know that, riches do not profit in the day of calamities-Prov.11:4. <\/strong>Brethren, if we look at the two ways soberly, it is very clear that, all that we used for achievements in Babylon can\u2019t apply in our pursuance for the new goal. Where do we begin then? If we will successfully walk this pathway to Zion, out of Babylon, we will accept that, though we are to be like God, we are not yet like Him and, our life\u2019s-goal right now( please read our message, \u201c Man\u2019s creation process<\/a>\u201d, in www.endtimecog.org<\/a>) is to become like Him. What facilities do we need for that? To prove that we don\u2019t need any of the former Babylonian things, our Lord is telling us; I have given you all things that pertain to life and godliness (<\/strong>our new goal)\u2026\u2026.that by them, we may escape from Babylon( <\/strong>the corruption that is in the world)- 2 Pet.1:3-4.<\/strong> Do we really have all things? Most of us are not rich, not strong, not leaders, not honourable, are very sick, not educated; can\u2019t even feed properly, and have no clothes and dwelling places. How then can our Lord claim to have given us everything we need in this new goal? It\u2019s because nothing among those things have any value in this new goal. Having them doesn\u2019t add anything to help us in reaching it. Therefore, we need what to apply so that by doing it, we are being created in God\u2019s likeness, for good works, which He meant before hand-Eph.2:10. <\/strong>We find that the materials needed for this construction are purely spiritual. To get to the weightier matters of it-Mat.23:23, <\/strong>we must understand exactly what God is creating in us in this physical life. And what is it? Aim at righteousness; strive for peace and holiness- 2Tim.2:22; Heb.12:14. Seek for honour, glory and immortality, in pursuance of eternal life-Rom.2:7.<\/strong>All the above qualities in life have to do with thoughts and their application in doing. Therefore, to be on the right way to Zion, we must be strictly taking instructions from God, and not from any other source; a good reason why He tells us not to do anything according to what we think, but always be consulting with Him in every step-Prov.3:5. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SPIRITUAL FACILITIES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        God\u2019s original plan\nfrom which we were deceived, was, and up to now is to create us into spirit\nbeings-Gen.1:26. Babylon told us that we are already spirits in a physical\nbody. Since it\u2019s a lie, we only afforded to think and do physically, and got\nblind as to the spirit world. It is that original plan which we have now\naccepted, and in which we are beginning afresh-Mat.18:2. It means we don\u2019t have\nany prior knowledge of it, and therefore, we have that readiness of mind to\naccept unquestioningly, whatever God tells us in His word. This has left those\nwho accept and commit themselves into doing it, moving the opposite direction\nfrom the one they moved in Babylon. In Babylon, we believed that, we are God\u2019s\nand have eternal life. Have we quit that belief? If yes, The Zionian belief is\nthat, we are valueless,\ndust-of-the-ground beings-Gal.6:3; Gen.18:27<\/strong>, who need to be made, honourable, glorious and immortal with\neternal life in us-Rom. 2:7, <\/strong>things which, only God can do. In the same way\nGod created us physically by His word-Psalm.33:6; Prov.4:12-13, He is now, by\nthe same word, creating us spiritually,\nby developing his knowledge and behaviour in us-Eph.4:23-24. <\/strong>Obedience to\nthis word is what it takes to aim at righteousness, and by so doing, we are\nreplacing the Babylonian knowledge and behaviours with the Zionian godly ones.\nIn our former lives, everything was done in strives, arguments, conflicts,\nyes-everything was done to support and stand with self (Babylon). But now that\nwe are coming out, and on our way to Zion, we find that, with our aim being\nrighteousness, our thoughts and actions are all, in what is good, right and true( <\/strong>all of these are qualities of the\nlaw-Rom.7:12; Psalms.119:144, 160)-\nEph.5:9.<\/strong>Unlike our former Babylonian life, our new goal has no value for\nanything physical and so, we don\u2019t defend it. We acknowledge our lives to be in\nGod\u2019s hands, and that, He is using our physical lives to create us further. For\nthis reason, we don\u2019t strive for anything by ourselves because, it is God working in us as our\nmaster-builder-Zech.4:6; 1 Cor.3: 9. <\/strong>This is why, all our strive and\nefforts are to make sure that we apply (obey) what God tells us in His word,\nwhile He uses our obedience to defend\nand fulfil our physical endeavors-2 Chron.20:17. <\/strong>It proves beyond\nreasonable doubt that, we are created according to this word, for, by its obedience, we guard our ways from\ndoing the wrong thing-Psalm.119:9-11(<\/strong>see more of this from, \u201cOf which world?\u201d\nin www.endtimecog.org).<\/strong> As a proof\nof a people who are on their journey to Zion, wealth, elevated positions,\npeople\u2019s praise and comments, poverty, dishonour-yes, any physical achievement\nor failure doesn\u2019t add to, nor subtract from, our living the word, for, all things work for good( <\/strong>are learning\nand testing aid) in this\njourney-Rom.8:28. <\/strong> We in this godly\nlife, are being made like God. Now look at it please. God is not served by human hands-Acts.17:25; He doesn\u2019t depend on food\nfor strength-Psalm.50:12; He doesn\u2019t dwell in physical houses-Acts. 7:48. <\/strong>Yes,\nGod is not limited in His nature of life. Therefore, anyone who has resolved to\ncome out of Babylon, must also be careful to observe how God lives in order to\nlive in the same way, for, having become\nHis sons-Gal.4:6, we then can do nothing apart from what we see Him\ndo-John.5:19. <\/strong>Life is given and sustained by God, not by wealth-Luke.12:15,\nnot by other people-Jerem.17:5, or physical strength-Zech.4:6. Those who\ntravelled this journey before us have proven it. Though some were kings, very\nrich, and with multitudes surrounding and supporting them, they never looked to\nthose things for livelihood nor defence. In abundance, they acknowledged that, all things come from God,\u2026..and are all his\nown-1 Chron.29:14-16. <\/strong> In threatening\nsituations, they never depended on what they have, they would cry to God-\u201c 2chron.14:11-12,\nfor while Babylon depends on the arms of\nflesh( weapons); they depended on the Lord their God( <\/strong>though they had the\nphysical weapons)- 2 Chron.32:8. <\/strong>This\nshows a people who, like God, do not live for the physical, nor depend on it,\nbut rather, are looking forward to a\nbetter world with a better life-Zion-Heb.11:10,16.<\/strong> That better world to come-Heb.2:5, <\/strong>is what we are\npreparing for, and whose life and its facilities are not money, weapons, body\nstrength, people\u2019s support, elevated positions-psalm.44:3, 6, etc. For though\nwe are now learning to live that life, we\ndon\u2019t do it in a physical way (for<\/strong> the achievements are not physical), for the facilities of our doing so are\nwith divine power (<\/strong>have to do with mind and heart)\u2026..to destroy arguments<\/strong> (mind), and every proud obstacle to God\u2019s knowledge, taking thoughts captive<\/strong>\n(mind) to obey Christ-2 Cor.10:3-4.<\/strong>This\nis why, no physical gain can help us in this journey from Babylon, nor is there\nany physical lose that can derail our exit process, for, neither tribulation, nor distress, persecution, famine, nakedness,\nperil or sword, death nor life, angels- yes, nothing can stop us from this\njourney-Rom.8:32-37. <\/strong>Friends, it\u2019s very clear here that, the facilities\nnecessary for living this new life are totally different from the ones we used\nin Babylon; no wonder, though we lack in so many things, God says to have given\nus everything that we need in this new life-2Pet.1:3-4. It is because, the\nfacilities for this new life, are not physical\n(flesh and blood), but spiritual (of the mind and heart)\u2026. <\/strong>They are, truth, righteousness, peace, faith,\nsalvation, God\u2019s word (<\/strong>sword of the spirit), and fervent prayer-Eph.6:12-17.<\/strong>What then brethren do we conclude\nbased on all what this message has revealed? Most of us have thought that our\ncoming out of Babylon is like that of the olden days\u2019 Israelites. But I tell\nyou, it is not. Though the children of Israel came out of Egypt, they continued\nto live by the Egyptian spirit, thus, perpetrating the practices of Egypt, for,\nthey flattered God with their mouths,\nthey lied to Him with their tongues, while their hearts were not steadfast with\nHim-yes, they were not true to His covenant-Psalm.78:36-37. <\/strong>Who among us\nhas a mind that is open to reason? Is this Israelite\u2019s condition of heart not\nthe one flooding in the today\u2019s church members? For we truly, like them, did\nleave Egypt when we were baptized. We strongly believe we are members of God\u2019s\nhousehold, and as Children of God, we\nare rich, are prospered, and lacking in nothing-Rev.3:17; 2 Tim.3:17<\/strong>. Why\nthen is Christ saying, we are wretched,\npitiable, poor, blind and naked-same verse?<\/strong> We are flattering God with our\nmouths and tongues, while living in exile in Laodicea, the Babylon from Which,Christ\nis calling us. Now that we have known the very sit of Babylon to be our own\nflesh, built on Satan\u2019s spirit, then, we clearly understand that, fleeing from\nBabylon will take, the crucifying of the\nflesh with its desires and passions-Gal.5:24. <\/strong>Like Christ our master, we\nmust tear it apart, and enter with Him\nwhere He is now, in the most holy place-Heb.10:20. <\/strong>Exiting Babylon is\nsimply denying self, and removing all\nthat knowledge and practices of our former manner of life-Eph.4:22. <\/strong>If we\nare not waging a physical war, nor using physical facilities, then, it is\nobvious that we are not walking physically out of Babylon, but rather, removing the Babylonian mind and behaviours\nfrom our lives-yes, <\/strong>we physically walked out of Babylon when we separated\nourselves from manmade groups, forsook the observance of pagan holidays, and\nbegan to display a physical obedience to God\u2019s word, only to continue with the\nBabylonian spirit and mind. This time round, whoever will exit Babylon\nsuccessfully will get busy with, removing\nBabylon from one\u2019s heart. <\/strong>This message you are now reading has shown you\nhow to do it. Whoever has ears, let them hear what the spirit is telling the\nChurch. It is Christ our Lord speaking to us through His servant,THE ENDTIME CHURCH OF GOD: WEBSITE\n><\/strong>www.endtimecog.org<\/strong><\/a>: EMAIL\nADDRESS ><\/strong>endcog@gmail.com<\/strong><\/a>: <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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