Far too often I'm persecuted by people who say they're followers of Christ and it should not be so. In fact, it's so much that I've got to speak about my last experience in detail. About a year ago I began following a young lady who is targeted (because I am) on Youtube. She has a really funny and outgoing demeanor. Yet, she also is targeted (and like I once did) she points it out to expose it for what it's worth. I can appreciate her style. I also recognize her love and passion for the Lord. But I notice a few things and felt that I could be of assistance. Hoping to help her out with a more stable environment for a short time (as long as I'm in one place) I offered her my number and told her to contact me. It took her a while to do so. And one night she must've been drinking because she called me late. Since I don't normally get calls on my computer line at that hour I decided to call back the number to be sure it wasn't an emergency. I reached her voice mail and as the days rolled by I didn't get a call. In fact, she did a video and I could hear in her voice that she had been drinking. I felt her pain. All too often had I found me in this very same scenario. Being targeted (to have a calling on your life) isn't easy. Falling into temptations is way easier than beating them (that is, up until you resist the devil and he flees from you cause you overcame him).
Hence why it is written;
(Read Romans 7 for a full understanding)
We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin. I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good. As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me. For I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do — this I keep on doing. Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.
So many times have I spent nights drinking and carousing. Living contrary to the way the Lord thy God wanted me to live. I've felt remorse and guilt. I've felt ashamed and unworthy. I'd noticed that someone else in the comment section had spoken up about drinking (so then I wasn't the only one who noticed it) it was then laid on my heart and spirit to speak to her about something -- that I'm currently dealing with myself-- and show her something that was revealed to me via scriptures with the Holy Spirit leading the way. I'm no teacher. So I'm not really sure I addressed (or brought it up properly). But here is what I said from my history of text messages:
"Everyone familiar with the third angel's message knows what the three angels of Revelation 14:6-11 represent. They know that the angels definitely do not represent literal angels, but instead they are symbolical angels. Inspiration states:..."
They're literal angels. Not simply symbolic.
So let's examine what is being stated on the Gilead Institutes website in the very post Tom sent me. (Link) Revelation 14:6-11 says:
6 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,
7 Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.
8 And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.
9 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,
10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: 11 And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.
Well, unless you know the scriptures this can easily be taken out of context. We need a basic understanding of a few things before we can determine what this passage is saying. Let's visit the passages we would need prior to this.
1st Corinthians 6:2 Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if you are to judge the world, are you not competent to judge trivial cases? 3 Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more the things of this life! 4 So if you need to settle everyday matters, do you appoint as judges those of no standing in the church?…
Who are the saints? Those who believe in Christ.
Revelation 14:12 “Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.” So those who keep the commandments of God are the saints and the saints will judge the world. Revelations 14:6-11 is telling us it is time for the world to be judged. Well by this time the saints are already judged and they come back with Jesus to judge the world.Original Word: רוּחַ
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: ruach
Phonetic Spelling: (roo'-akh)
Definition: breath, wind, spirit
Here is the passage referred to:
So Jesus was merely stating what he told them through the Ruach Kodesh in the many years prior. Now, He is in the flesh and is saying... "didn't I tell you that ye are gods"?
Because we know the bible was written for the whole world and not part of the world we can say that he was talking to the entire world. If he didn't mean the entire world he would have said something like "the gentiles are gods" or these people are... Not ALL of YOU as he said in Psalms.
The Bible describes the angels of Matt. 13:39 as "the reapers." Some say that "the angels" who do this very important work of reaping represent literal angels from heaven, while others say that "the angels" are symbolical of human beings as well as holy angels who work in conjunction with Christ. Let us find out if these angels are literal or symbolical. First we must see what the law and the testimonies say, since "to the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them." Isa. 8:20.
God's Word clearly reveals that Christ at His second advent will come with a retinue of literal angels. It is often said that the reapers of Matt. 13:39 are the same as the angels that come with Christ at His second advent. If they are not, then they must be symbolical, and then it is possible that they are like the angels of Revelation 14. Let us take the time to determine this.
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or bind, the wheat for the heavenly garner" (EW 118).
This will take place when the third angel's message is proclaimed by the little company during the time of the judgment of the living. With the power and force of "the refreshing" (Acts 3:19; EW 271-272) Christ's appointed reapers will bring about the unification and mobilization of the Jacobites in God's church (the 144,000). The message of the little company will be the third angel's message in verity, the uplifting of Jesus Christ the true balm of Gilead. This they will do through the medical missionary evangelistic work, since this is the only true and "practical" way to offer the truth of righteousness by faith to others.
This writing is lacking a full explanation and literal connection of biblical text. You see every word of God is perfect, every word of God is true, and we are able to determine immediately from deep scriptural study what is being stated in Revelations 14:6-11.
Let's make clear what doesn't matter first. If one set of people says this, and another set of people say something different, what does it matter? The only thing that should EVER MATTER is what the word of God says. After all, it is the only thing that will judge us against our own words. So wouldn't we as saints want to teach the word of God the way that it's delivered to us?
You see where it is stated Isa. 8:20 tells us "if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them?"
That's a powerful statement right there. What word are we as believers supposed to speak? THE WORD OF GOD. Not our opinions. Not another man's opinion. But the word of God and the word of God alone. So right there we can see error in that he is addressing what other people think. The topic in question are who are the angels that will be preaching the word and with the Lord Jesus on judgment day? And I already covered that. It's those who believe in the word of God and have been transformed by the spirit of God: "And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit" 2 Corinthians 3:18
It doesn't necessarily surprise me that people jump on me for speaking the gospel as the bible tells me this will happen. What really hurts is when other so called believers do it. You see I know the struggle we have in the flesh. I struggle daily. But, there is only one truth and if we don't stop wrestling with the scriptures than we will find ourselves in some serious trouble when the day of the Lord comes upon us.
Galatians 1:6-9 I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed. As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed.
The gospel, the word that is to be preached, is the word of God and the word of God alone. Nothing more nothing less. 2 Peter 3:16 "As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction."
My need to step out and speak to the young lady wasn't of my own accord. It was that of the Most Highs. And unfortunately there's this lack of understanding that enables others to tackle and condemn me for speaking sound doctrine? This also is spoken of. Her lack of understanding is what keeps her in fighting with the yoke of bondage. And it's also something that with good long hard study can be overcome. Proverbs 27:17 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
Hebrews 10:24
Galatians 6:2
1 Peter 3:8
John 17:21-23
Ephesians 5:30
Hebrews 10:24-25
When I was urged by the Lord thy God to speak to her you can see she shunned me. In love, I lovingly left those comments as led by the Holy Spirit and out of nowhere another believer damns me for speaking the truth? This speaks volumes. When two or more are gathered in my name I am in the midst of them is what he says. We should be teaching one another; "Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts." Not ignoring one another, shaming one another, and condemning one another. This makes us just as bad as those who stalk, monitor, and deploy tactics against us.