I was going to write a report on the parallels that can be seen in the Ukraine issue and Ezekiel 38 and the parallels between the Malaysian jetliner disappearance and the rapture of "The Bride of Christ."
However, as I was eating breakfast with my wife today, I was looking out my backyard window and I noticed that my pomegranate dwarf bush was full of blooms and was starting to bare fruit already. I have had this bush for over 12 years and it has never bloomed in March. As I was considering the early blooming of my dward pomegranate bush the Holy Spirit spoke to my heart and asked me to write a report on the unusual weather changes we have seen this year so far and tie this into Bible prophecy.
By the way, I've inserted my pomegranate bush below:
On the west coast we have had hardly any rain and our average temps have been around 73 degrees or so from January to March. Take a look at the NOAA site here to see what is happening around the USA. Our drought on the west has intensified and is becoming a big problem. The east coast and parts of the mid-west have experienced cold snaps like I have never seen in my life. We have seen flooding's and some of the most unusual weather patterns ever recorded.
What does this mean from a Biblical perspective?
Let's take a look at what Luke 21 tells us:
"And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring; men's hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming on the earth, for the powers of heaven will be shaken. (Luke 21:25-26 NKJV)
Luke 21 and Matthew 24 are the famous scripture references when it comes to the signs of the times. In Luke our Lord makes it clear that one of the primary signs that His coming is drawing near are weather disturbances, which we are happening all over the globe. Remember a few years ago France had a heat wave that was killing people and the citizens of France couldn't recall a time that they experienced heat like that. Hurricane Katrina, Tsunami's, meteor sightings in Russia, strange sounds all over the globe that no one can explain, earthquakes and the list goes on and on!
Nature is changing before us and the creation of God is groaning with birth pangs for the coming of the Messiah, Jesus Christ. Because of sin, nature, the earth, humans, all of creation has suffered and there is a cry within our souls for our redemption and to be set-free from the sin that holds us back and challenges us all on a daily basis!
Our great hope is the return of Jesus Christ our Savior to put everything back into it's intended balance. I don't know about you, but I eagerly desire to see The Lord make everything right, that sin has corrupted. My soul cries out, "come Lord Jesus come!"
There is no doubt in my heart that our amazing God is sending us a message that He wants all of us who believe to really get and the message is this, "I am returning and I want my people to be ready!" He is also calling out to the lost, those who do not know Him and He is giving them an open invitation to come to Him, to repent of their sin and trespasses and believe in Him with all of their hearts.
Yeshua scolded the religious people of His day for not being spiritually sensitive to the times that they lived in. God wants us to read the signs of the times and act accordingly:
He answered and said to them, "When it is evening you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red'; and in the morning, 'It will be foul weather today, for the sky is red and threatening.' Hypocrites! You know how to discern the face of the sky, but you cannot discern the signs of the times.(Matthew 16:2-3)
In just fifteen days we have the first set of blood moons coming on April 15th followed by another set in September and repeating in 2015 as well.
I have no doubt that God is sending us supernatural warnings to get ready and to yield your life to Him, The King of The Universe. Yeshua is coming. Yes my friends, Jesus Christ is about to do something dramatic and you can't wait and put off your salvation any longer! If you know Him surrender, if you don't know Him repent and decide to follow Him today.
Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: "Today, if you will hear His voice, Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, In the day of trial in the wilderness, Where your fathers tested Me, tried Me, And saw My works forty years. Therefore I was angry with that generation, And said, 'They always go astray in their heart, And they have not known My ways.' So I swore in My wrath, 'They shall not enter My rest.' " Beware, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God; but exhort one another daily, while it is called "Today," lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. (Hebrews 3:7-13 NKJV)
I do want to say something about the blood moons. I believe we need to take these seriously and heed the warning that God is sending us, because blood moons have always occurred in history when significant, historical life-changing events, have always taken place.
Our Lord holds everything in place with His hand and it stands to reason that if He holds everything together, He can also shake everything as well. We are begining to see a shaking and it is imperative that all of us heed the signs and take the warnings seriously and to heart. Warn everyone you know that time is running out and they must open the door of their heart to Jesus our Messiah!
He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist. And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence. For it pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell, and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross. (Collossians 1:15-20 NKJV)
The signs are all around us and only a fool says in his heart there is no God; Psalm 53:1!
Click here to read my report on Luke 21 I did last year... Good read.
God Bless you in your search to live out your faith today!
Remember, the Lord loves us more than any of us will ever know. After all, He died and shed His blood for us and held nothing back! I hope you're not holding anything back... Give yourself to Him completely. You'll never regret it!
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Keep looking up because Messiah's return is at the door!
Peace and Love in Jesus The Messiah,
Shalom v'ahava b'Yeshua Ha'Mashiach
שלום ואהבה בישוע המשיח
Bro Stef
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'But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet and the people are not warned, and a sword comes and takes a person from them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood I will require from the watchman's hand.' Ezekiel 33:6
But you, brethren, are not in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a thief. You are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be sober. 1Thessalonians 5:1-6
“My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and utter lying divinations. They will not belong to the council of my people or be listed in the records of the house of Israel, nor will they enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Sovereign LORD. Because they lead my people astray, saying, ‘Peace,’ when there is no peace …” Ezekiel 13:9-10
Amen! I was just praying about longing for Him to come and make all things right. Our souls long for Him to take away all temptation and wickedness so it's no longer a struggle to live in holiness. I have been praying about writing another book and what He'd want me to write. Last week I felt the Lord put on my heart to turn my sin series into a book about keeping our lamps full and ready for His coming. My pastor's message last week was about being ready for Jesus. I'm hearing alot of the same messages lately about being ready. God is definitely speaking to us.
Posted by: Amanda Beth | Tuesday, April 01, 2014 at 10:22 AM
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I agree! I wish our Pastor warned people he never does. God is doing something and doesn’t want His people caught off guard. Great idea on your book. Do it my sister! Blessings to you and yours, Bro Stef J
Posted by: Bro Stef | Tuesday, April 01, 2014 at 01:26 PM