A Prophetic Life? True-Life 41

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From The Heart, Hearing God's Voice, Love, Prophecy, Steven R. Harrel for This Side of the Whirlwind

A Prophetic Life?

Thus says the Lord, “One year from now you will have a son and he will be a man of God.”

These words were spoken – by a stranger – to my mother – 12 months before I was born.  I don’t know if I was born on the exact same day 12 months later but I wouldn’t be surprised.

Though not by choice at first I have lived a life filled with prophecies and interactions with God. Today, I would not have it any other way!

Some prophecies over the course of my life were given to me (for me) by others with prophetic giftings – some of those prophecies came to pass and some not so much.

So what is a legitimate prophecy?

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This Side of the Whirlwind’s: Who Can Learn?

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Hearing God's Voice, Love, Meaning of Life, Prophecy

Who Can Learn?

Scripture supports itself!

Who can accurately learn and understand the message found in God’s Word?

Well, according to Isaiah 28:9–13 and Hebrews 5:12-14, God teaches and enlightens those who mature in the pursuit of His Word and His Will:

For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed into the image of his Son… (Romans 8:29 NIV)

So who will HE teach?

This Side of the Whirlwind’s: Blinded & Ransomed

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Prophecy, The End Times, The Great Consummation, The Latter Days, The Mark of the Beast

Blinded & Ransomed

Between the Pre-, Mid-, and Post-Tribulation rapture theorists and the A-Millennialists and Preterists, millions of Christians have been blinded by false (lying) doctrines and are therefore at risk of losing or giving away their salvation.

Those who just said to themselves, “Oh, we cannot lose our salvation” have just proven a terrible point and shown their lack of scriptural understanding.

In general, we may not be able to lose our salvation… but we are not living in “general” times!  No, we are living in the Latter Days and a time when the Tribulation Period of the Great Consummation and the Mark of the Beast are due to come upon us; and that, all too soon.

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The Second Half of Christ’s Covenant Part 3

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The Second Half of Christ’s Covenant

Part 3

We left off with this contract between God and Humanity:

Behold, I set before you today a blessing and a curse;

• the blessing, if you obey the commandment of the LORD your God which I command you today;
• And the Curse (Judgment) if you do not obey the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you today. (Deuteronomy 11:26-28 NKJV)

Now, let’s look at the Split Versing of the Covenant of Jesus Christ.”  The two divisions of the contract or covenant can be seen in Isaiah 61:1 and 2.

First Half of the Covenant”

At the beginning of His ministry Jesus announced Himself the fulfillment of the Blessing’s Half of the Contract when He said Isaiah 61:1-2a was fulfilled by Him (Jesus).  He did this on the day He entered into His hometown Synagogue in Nazareth (Luke 4:14-21) and proclaimed Himself Israel’s Messiah.  Here is what He read, Isaiah 61:1-2a:

 “The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach glad tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted; to proclaim liberty to the captives; and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;

This Side of the Whirlwind: Fullness of Time 1

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Prophecy, Steven R. Harrel for This Side of the Whirlwind, The Beast, The End Times, The Great Consummation, The Great Tribulation, The Latter Days, The Mark of the Beast

In the Fullness of Time 1

When God determines the world has reached the fullness of time (Ephesians 1:7-12 found at end of Post)  Jesus will come to gather all those individuals who have accepted His covenant through His propitiation or payment for sin.

Sadly, when the Lord returns, many of the saints will have been deceived by those tempting lies perpetrated by the Beast via The Church’s mistaken End-Times teachings.

The current End-Times misunderstanding (Pre, Mid and Post Tribulation teachings as well as A-Millennialism and Preterism) will cause many believers to be utterly unprepared for the difficulties we must face during the upcoming crucible.  Further, because of such teachings misrepresent what is coming and why the Saints will not know what is going on and why.

Ready or not, the “End of Days” is coming with the Beast and the Mark of the Beast deceiving many before the Tribulation Period can even begin.

KNOW WHAT IS COMING!

Clarion Call 1 Revisited

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From The Heart, Hearing God's Voice, Love, Meaning of Life, Prophecy, Steven R. Harrel for This Side of the Whirlwind, The Latter Days

Clarion-Call Revisited

If you knew for certain Jesus would return within the next ten years — what would you do differently?

We, the Body of Christ, entered the last stages of the Church Age, what the Bible calls The Time of the Gentiles in 1948 when Israel reemerged as the Sovereign State of Israel.

For the children of Israel shall abide many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, without ephod or teraphim.

Afterward the children of Israel shall return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They shall fear the LORD and His goodness in the latter days. (Hosea 3:4-5 NKJV)

You may ask, how does this passage confirm we are in the Latter Days?

This Side of the Whirlwind’s: Christ’s Imminence?

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Hearing God's Voice, Prophecy, Steven R. Harrel for This Side of the Whirlwind, The Beast, The End Times, The Great Consummation, The Great Tribulation, The Latter Days, The Mark of the Beast

When Will He Come?

The world is moving through the last season of Man. Soon… very soon, as we are currently in the Beginning of Sorrows, the world governed by Man’s rule will cease to exist as we know it.

People everywhere are seeing the Coming Storm of all Storms; and yet, most cannot catch what is wrong or determine what they have perceived.

Like seeing a single tree in the midst of a mighty forest, we see the tree but do not truly perceive its unique details; leastwise, not until we are up close and personal.

The Storm (the coming of the Tribulation Period of the Great Consummation) is nearly on top of us with only a handful of years remaining before THE Crucible strikes and yet…

How are our eyes to be opened if they are not open today?

This Side of the Whirlwind: Come to the Garden

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Garden of My Soul

Are you called to feed His sheep?

If your answer is yes, then from where do you get your resources?

If you have not been fed by the Word of God or walked with the Lord in prayer thisday from where do you bring that genuine food of the Lord?

We are neither the source nor the well-spring of the Spirit; rather, we are merely the conduit of His wisdom, mercy, grace, power and forgiveness.

Is Anybody Listening the 6 part Series

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Is Anybody Listening the Series

This is likely one of the most important skills any Christian anywhere can develop: Listening to God’s voice.

Think about it… If you have not been raised around those who actually hear God’s voice

1. How do you know you are hearing from the Lord?
2. How do you know it isn’t Satan or some specter?
3. How do we keep from being deceived?
4. What do with a Word from THE Creator?
5. What do we do when the voice is something other than the LORD?
6. How can we tell the difference?
7. And then what do we do with that information?

WELL, Whirlwind Fans this is the reason for this series to provide you with answers and a platform to ask questions.  Have a great time reading this series!

 

This Side of the Whirlwind: Judgment, It’s Coming

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7 Years of Judgment, Prophecy, Steven R. Harrel for This Side of the Whirlwind, The Beast, The End Times, The Great Consummation, The Great Tribulation, The Latter Days, The Mark of the Beast

Judgment: It’s Coming

I grew up in a religious (Christian) environment and I occasionally heard stories about the coming of the Great Tribulation, a scary time of horrible judgment coming on the world. I often wondered why God would judge humanity for just being the humans He created.

Over the years and because of that question I have asked several Pastors, Elders and Christians in general what the Great Tribulation judgment is all about. I mean, WHY?  Why would God punish humanity for being exactly what He created, SINNERS?

Most often I would be told the Great Tribulation was God’s “righteous” punishment for those who rejected Jesus as their Savior.

Though this answer seemed good enough for most, it was inadequate and did not totally stack up against the Loving God of scripture and the Bible. Neither did general judgment just for judgment sake make sense to me on its own merit.

If God… a loving God… was going to punish the wickedness of humanity for seven long and grueling years (that’s their story and a very long period of judgment in which to be judged by God) then there must be more to this judgment story than just punishment for punishment’s sake.