The Day of Temptation

The Old Testament’s true life accounts were recorded as a requirement of God, for they are essential to the interpretation of prophecy. It is absolutely astonishing to think that from the beginning of time, before God laid the very foundation of righteousness, he saw the need for an end time message. He understood the necessity of having a plan which would refresh his people when they had grown weary, but it would also correct those who had corrupted themselves, and aggressively create awareness of his existence. It was in God’s heart that the plan he created would glorify his people. God elected to use a crafty work that he called, prophecy. This work would involve a process that would span over generations, during which time no man was able to understand what God was doing. God predetermined that at an appointed time, the Holy Spirit would guide believers into understanding the truth of his established end time plan, for the Spirit would teach them how to prove God’s end time message. Because the truth of end times has been realized, God’s people now have powerful knowledge of what God was going to do, before it happens. The work which God did will cause believers to rejoice and praise the Lord for devising, and accomplishing such a plan; and God will be rejoicing over his people; not only for discovering the plan, but also for searching it out, and for believing it, and for publishing it unto the nations. Another advantage of carrying out his end time plan in this fashion, is that it clearly demonstrates the power and the existence of the Holy Spirit: for the Spirit has led God’s people into this new understanding.

“Thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk in it (Isaiah 30:21).”

As if intending to make it even harder to understand, God not only recorded prophetic scripture verses, but he also recorded those actual life circumstances which were essential for its interpretation. When these two things; the true life experience, and a prophetic verse, are pulled together by a common word, a mental picture beings to form which brings understanding to the spiritually discerned verse. Therefore, because of the way that God’s end time plan was designed to work, the entire book of the Old Testament is a work of prophecy, and the interpretation of the prophetic message is provable. The prophetic message was corrupted early on by mistaken interpretations, and throughout the generations well-intended prophets continued to build their understanding of it based upon those same mistaken, and incorrect foundations. Who would have believed that God could hide the truth of prophecy before the eyes of his people for over two thousand years? Give God praise and the glory, for he did it; and it is for our benefit. Our amazing God is still at work advancing the same teaching methods, for he is still creating actual life circumstances, and causing those circumstances to perfect that which is lacking in our understanding of future events. Find evidence of these things written in the verses below, and begin by examining a cleverly worded verse which comes from the book of Ecclesiastes, and testifies of God’s amazing teaching methods.  

“The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun (Ecclesiastes 1:9).” “That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past (Ecclesiastes 3:15).” 

“Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth’s sake (Psalm 115:1).” “All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name. For thou art great, and dost wondrous things: thou art God alone (Psalm 86:9-10).” “When the Lord shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory (Psalm 102:16).” “Call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me (Psalm 50:15).” 

“The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools (Proverbs 3:35).” “It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honor of kings is to search out the matter (Proverbs 25:2).” “All the upright in heart shall glory (Psalm 64:10).” 

“Who hath believed our report? To whom is the arm of the Lord revealed (Isiah 53:1)?” 

“Behold, God exalteth by his power: who teacheth like him (Job 36:22)?” “For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath (Matthew 13:12).” 

God is using the circumstances of President Donald J. Trump’s impeachment trial to conjure up images, which teach his people what is lacking in their understanding of, The hour of temptation. Consider the evidence: President Trump suffered the most outrageous hatred of any president in presidential history: and as if he hasn’t already suffered enough, he continues to be canceled, and is about to go through an unwarranted impeachment trial. He is innocent of the charges, and proof of his innocence is written in the scriptures. Additional proof of his innocence is evidenced in the fact that the same hatred which came against President Trump, is now coming against his supporters, many of which are Christian believers. This is the prophesied “hatred without a cause” that God’s people should suffer in the last days.

“Mine enemies are lively, and they are strong: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied (Psalm 38:19).” “They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty (Psalm 69:4).” “Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate without a cause (Psalm 35:19).”

“Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: but rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy (1Peter 4:12-13).” 

“How long will you imagine mischief against a man? Ye shall be slain all of you (Psalm 62:3).” “He will laugh at the trial of the innocent (Job 9:23).” “Woe is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth! ...every one of them doth curse me (Jeremiah 15:10).” 

“Ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake (Luke 21:17).” 

“He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtly with his servants (Psalm 105:25).” 

Will President Trump be found guilty at the impeachment trial? Since the evil days are upon us, truth is irrelevant, dismissed, and it is cast to the ground. Temptations are ruling today’s narratives. What temptations will rule the impeachment trial? There is the temptation to fear because of the forces which are pushing so hard for his impeachment; there is the temptation to cast your vote in such a way as to boost your funding from major corporations; there is the temptation to cast your vote in such a way as to keep the former president from interfering with your political ambitions; but the number one reason to vote against the former president, is the enormous temptation to inflict hatred, because of jealousy. Notice that all of the temptations have nothing to do with the allegation that were filed against him. When evil encompasses the righteous, it is tempting to give in to its demands. Wherefore every senator will be on trial next week: for God will be trying the hearts of the professing senators. When believers witness this trial, it is to remind them that when they are facing their own temptations, they should: Trust God, and Fear Not! 

“He knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold (Job 23:10).” “Thine habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me... Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them: for how shall I do for the daughter of my people? Their tongue... it speaketh deceit... Shall I not visit them for these things (Jeremiah 9:7-9)?” 

“Pray that ye enter not into temptation (Luke 22:40).” “Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him (James 1:12).” “Keep me... from the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about (Psalm 17:8-9).” 

“Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies (Psalm 40:4).” “Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil... which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him (Isaiah 5:20; 5:23).” 

“If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, his is a liar (1John 4:20).” “Lying lips are abomination to the Lord (Proverbs 12:22).” “A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it (Proverbs 26:28).” ”Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him (1John 3:15).” 

“I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked... they are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men. Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment... They are corrupt, and speak wickedly... and they say, How doth God know? ...Behold, these are the ungodly who prosper in the world... How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! They are utterly consumed with terrors. As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image (from Psalm 73:3-20).”

“I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The Lord is my God (Zachariah 13:9).”

I have included with this particular prophetic message, my earnest expectation: There are verses of scripture which cause me to believe that President Donald J. Trump’s impeachment trial will be halted and dismissed, suddenly, at noon, before the trial is over, and before the votes are cast. I believe that this is the day and time wherein God will arise to destroy the wicked, and to scatter the backslidden. Allow me to present my compelling evidence. The first piece of evidence is found in the second Psalm. This Psalm testifies that God will laugh, and it verifies that afterwards God will speak to them in his wrath, and will vex them in his sore displeasure. The second piece of evidence comes to us from the Book of Job, and it states the reason why God will laugh: he will laugh at the trial of the innocent. The third piece of evidence is found in the Second Epistle of Peter. This piece of evidence identifies that God knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation. In other words, God is able to stop the vote in order to cause believing senators who were extremely tempted to tell lies, not to break their oaths which they have sworn before him. And a fourth piece of evidence, which is really not evidence of the particular day and time, but it is evidence as to why God will arise during this season: this evidence is found in the book of Psalms. It is God’s sworn testimony that he will not allow the wicked to reign over his people. 

And one final piece of evidence, (which greatly contributed to my decision to make a prediction), is found in the book of Jeremiah: this prophecy confirms that God will come at noon. Incidentally, it will be noon in Washington DC, for this is where the hour of temptation is being played out before or eyes. God used some tricky wording in this verse so that it would remain hidden. The words, “the mother of young men” concealed the matter. These words pertain to the covenant message and to the priests and prophets who have heard the message, and who have already converted their thoughts to God’s way of thinking. Therefore it rejoices my heart that God would include these words in prophecy: for these words “the mother of young men” signify that the covenant message has brought forth converts! We travailed together, and new converts have come forth because these people truly believe that new understanding has been brought to light! So the interpretation of the documented verse found in the Book of Jeremiah, is this: God has brought upon, (the people who are against the truth of end times), a spoiler at noon! One last detail to consider before examining the evidence: The timing of God’s intervention will not only stop the senators from breaking their oaths, but it is also help the young men and priests who have already changed their ways: for God’s end time sign will prevent them from lying, and transgressing, and from committing provocation before the congregation. 

“I have brought upon them against “the mother of young men” a spoiler at noonday (Jeremiah 15:8).” 

“He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure (Psalm 2:4-5).” “He will laugh at the trial of the innocent (Job 9:23).”

“The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished (2Peter 2:9).”

“The rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity (Psalm 125:3).”

The next few verses supply additional evidence concerning the events, as well as the timing of, The Day of the Trumpet:

“Thou shalt not be afraid for... the destruction that wasteth at noon day (Psalm 91:5-6).” “It shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord God, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day. And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation (Amos 8:9-10).”

“They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field... It is in my desire that I should chastise them; and the people shall be gathered against them, when they shall bind themselves in their two furrows (Hosea 10:4; 10:10).” “He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant... but thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction (Psalm 55:20; 55:23).”  

“The wicked plotteth against the just... The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming (Psalm 37:12-13).” “Thou lovest... lying rather than to speak righteousness. Thou lovest all devouring words, O deceitful tongue. God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee our of the land of the living. The righteous shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him (Psalm 52:3-6).”  

“Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth (Revelation 3:10).” 

And there is also evidence suggesting that when the end time sign appears, God will be overturning some the results of this unpopular election: because the wicked will not rule over his people.

“I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him... The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him. And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him. But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted (Psalm 89:20-24).”

“Though I have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee no more (Nahum 1:12).” “Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save her that halteth, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get them praise and fame in every land where they had been put to shame (Zephaniah 3:19).” 

“I will overturn, overturn, overturn it: and it shall be no more, until he come whose right it is; and I will give it him (Ezekiel 21:27).”

“He shall break in pieces mighty men without number, and set others in their stead (Job 34:24).”

 

“They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood, but the Lord is my defense; and my God is the rock of my refuge. He shall bring upon them their own iniquity, and shall cut them off in their own wickedness; yea, the Lord our God shall cut them off (fPsalm 94:21-23).” 

“The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they have made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken (Psalm 9:15),”

Television is allowing people to see the fulfillment of prophecy being played out before their eyes. Have you seen that small time investors are bringing down the hedge funds and Wall Street? Have you seen the hypocrisy and irrationality of big tech, the social media, and corporate America? How these elitists are lying, and causing people to be canceled, and removed from their jobs, because they have fears, and they hate conservatives? Have you seen the videos of the insurrection at the Capitol Building on January sixth? Have you seen how members of the congress, as well as others, are travailing in fears because of rumors of wars and insurrections? Have you seen that offensive amount of military troops which are surrounding the Capitol Building? Have you seen the videos of the Antifa and BLM wars which took place over the past year? All of these circumstances read like God’s play book, and some of them are end time signs. God created these circumstances to supply evidence of things which are to come. Remember that that which is now, is that which shall be; and the Lord required examples for our edification. Take a look at some of the prophecies that these circumstances have fulfilled.

“When ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh (Luke 21:20).” “And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet... All these are the beginning of sorrows. Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake. And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another... but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved (Matthew 24:6-13).”

“He strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress (Amos 5:9).”

“The wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt. There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked (Isaiah 57:20-21).” “The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor. A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him (Job 15:20-21).” 

When God arises and destruction comes upon the wicked for the first time, it is called the day of the Trumpet, and this is not the day of God’s wrath, therefore we have not seen God’s wrath in its extremity. In the past, the sound of the trumpet was an alarm of war. On the day of the trumpet, God’s acclaim will be observed and recognized by its destruction, but the sound of it will be heard in the wailing of mourners, as well as in the cries of God’s people: for every believer must forsake those religious beliefs which could never be changed, and they must go the way that God has wanted his people serve him. The trumpet sound will continue to be heard until there are no more objections to the truth of God’s word, for those who refuse to change, will be destroyed. It is imperative to remember that this battle must be fought in accordance with the instruction of God’s word. Priests, as well as others, should not seek to hide those things which they have naively said and done against God’s word, but rather, they should confess them before the congregation: this is pleasing to God. For the elect there is reason to celebrate and rejoice in the day of the trumpet, for on that day those who have committed voilence will be destroyed, and the spiritually dead will be awakened and corrected, and God will deliver up the ensign which will confirm his thoughts, so that believing priests can go forth with confidence, and teach God’s message to the nations.

“Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will sling out the inhabitants of the land at this once and will distress them, that they may find it so. Woe is me for my hurt! My wound is grievous: but I said, Truly this is grief, and I must bear it (Jeremiah 10:18-19).” 

“And the slain of the Lord shall be at that day from one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth... Howl, ye shepherds, and cry... A voice of the cry of the shepherds, and an howling of the principal of the flock, shall be heard: for the Lord hath spoiled their pasture. And the peaceable habitations are cut down because of the fierce anger of the Lord (Jeremiah 25:33-37).”

“In all vineyards shall be wailing: for I will pass through thee, saith the Lord (Amos 5:17).”

“The Lord hath spoiled Babylon and destroyed out of her the great voice (Jeremiah 51:55).” “At the noice of the taking of Babylon the earth is moved, and the cry is heard among the nations (Jeremiah 50:46).” “The Lord also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the Lord will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel (Joel 3:16).” 

“There shall be signs... and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity... Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven will be shaken (Luke 21:25-26).”

“The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance (Psalm 58:10).” “Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins (Isaiah 58:1).” “And the Lord shall cause his glorious voice to be heard (Isaiah 30:30).” 

“It shall come to pass in that day, that a great trumpet shall be blown, and they shall come which were ready to perish... and shall worship the Lord in the holy mount at Jerusalem (Isaiah 27:13).” “And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and their children after them (Jeremiah 32:39).”

“Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt offerings in every place that thou seest: but in the place which the Lord shall choose in one of the tribes (Deuteronomy 12:13-14).” 

“We shall all be changed (1Corinthians 15:51).” “God shall hear, and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God (Psalm 55:19).” 

“Declare ye in Judah, and publish in Jerusalem; and say, Blow ye the trumpet in the land: cry, gather together, and say, Assemble yourselves, and let us go into the defended cities. Set up the standard toward Zion: retire, stay not: for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction (Jeremiah 4:5-6).”

“How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet? For my people is foolish, they have not known me (Jeremiah 4:21-22).” “For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent (1Corinthians 1:19).”

“Now, because it is not so, he hath visited in his anger; yet he knoweth it not in great extremity: Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; and mutliplieth words without knowledge (Job 35:15-16).” 

“Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child? Wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned into paleness (Jeremiah 30:6).” “We have been with child, we have been in pain, we have as it were brought forth wind; we have not wrought any deliverance in the earth; neither have the inhabitants of the world fallen (Isaiah 26:18).” 

“Who hath heard such a thing? Who hath seen such things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? Or shall a nation be born at once? For as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children (Isaiah 66:8).” 

“Hear... what I have done; and... acknowledge my might (Isaiah 33:13).” “I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offense, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early (Hosea 5:15).” 

“Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the Lord; and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I am merciful, saith the Lord, and I will not keep anger for ever. Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the Lord thy God... and ye have not obeyed my voice (Jeremiah 3:12-13).” 

Also relevant to the prophetic message is a discrete little teaching, concerning: The day of provocation. God recorded this little message twice in the Bible, once in the old testament, and again in the new. Let’s begin the understanding of his teaching by taking a look at the message:

“To-day, if you will hear his voice, harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness: when your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my work. Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, and said, It is a people that do err in their heart, they have not known my ways: unto whom I swore in my wrath that they should not enter into my rest (Psalm 95:7-11).” (Also see Hebrews 3:7-11).

As you can see, this little teaching starts out with a curious invitation, inviting whomsoever will hear, to enter into the Lord’s rest. But God’s invitation is preceded by that powerful little stipulation word, “if.” God is stipulating that if his people want to inherit his rest, then must hear God’s voice, and obey it. Scripture is God’s voice, and the word of his voice often comes to believers through his servants, who are simply ordinary and common folks that believe. Why did God use the Hebrew people as an example in connection with this subject? The answer is discovered in the incriminating words “in the wilderness.” These words attest to the fact that the Hebrew people had offended God after they were delivered out of bondage by mighty signs and wonders, and after God had drowned their enemies in the sea. 

The Hebrew people had beheld God’s mighty signs and wonders, they should have been filled with great confidence in the Lord: but as soon as God tried them to know their hearts, they quickly turned aside from waiting on Moses, and made themselves a golden calf, which was declared to be their god. This was a provocation, for their actions had provoked God’s anger, so much so that he wanted to destroy them: but Moses prayed for them, and God refrained. Even as they continued their journey through the wilderness, the Hebrew people tempted God over and again. Some of them tried to return to Egypt, and others complained against Moses, who was God’s voice for the people. In effect, the Hebrew people were complaining against God, and they were fighting against his word. So the purpose of this little message is to inform God’s people that when they see the signs and wonders, and they perceive that God has broken the bonds which kept the truth hidden and held his people captive, then believers must never return to their church doctrines again, regardless of any discomforts that they may be required to suffer: remember how you yourselves inflicted pain upon others, and God is a God of recompense. A return to religion’s policies will provoke God's wrath, and those who do it will be destroyed. Also, when the covenant message is confirmed, it will confirm a prophet; therefore pay attention to the covenant message in its entirety, for it will help you to get a quick understanding of end times, and it will provide you with instruction, and assist you in identifying God’s warnings.

“They... dealt proudly... and refused to obey, neither were they mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou art a God ready to pardon... and forsookest them not. Yea, when they had made them a molten calf, and said, This is thy God that brought thee up out of Egypt, and had wrought great provocations; Yet thou in thy manifold mercies forsookest them not in the wilderness (from Nehemiah 9:16-19).”

“Likewise when the Lord sent you from Kadesh-bar-ne-a, saying, Go up and possess the land which I have given you; then ye rebelled against the commandment of the Lord your God, and ye believed him not, nor hearkened to his voice... Thus I fell down before the Lord forty days and forty nights, as I fell down at the first; because the Lord had said he would destroy you (Deuteronomy 9:23-25).” 

“Unto whom I swore in my wrath that they should not enter into my rest (Psalm 95:11).”

The conclusion of this message comes with a celebration of God’s rest. There are two types of rest which God will be delivering to his people during end times. The first type of rest is the glorious assurance of knowing that you have eternal life dwelling within you: this assurance comes from receiving the Holy Spirit, which is the gift of having God and Jesus Christ come and dwell within you. The Holy Spirit quickens, and comforts, and guides the soul, and takes away tears, and doubts. There is a standard which God has set up as a means of teaching his people how that they might inherit this gift: they must know and love Jesus Christ’s teachings, for the Holy Spirit exclusively dwells within believers who love Jesus’ teachings. Read more about this precious gift in the fourteenth chapter of the Book of John. Every child of God has not had equal access to the Father concerning this gift. Religion put demands upon many of God’s children, demands which held some of them in bondage, so that these believers were unable to experience God's rest. Rejoice in what God is doing for these captives. 

“And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, in flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall be punished with ever lasting destruction... when he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (2Thessalonians 1:7-10).” 

“He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave his son (1John 5:10).”

“The spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, to preach the acceptable year of the Lord (Luke 4:18-19).”

The second type of rest is the kind of rest that believers receive when God gives them rest from the enemies which are round about them: and this type of rest will be equally as glorious. God’s prophetic end time plan is not just about destroying the wicked, but it is about delivering peace to the nations by ending religious warfare! The prophet Isaiah prophesied that God will give his people rest from their sorrows, and their fears, and the hard bondage wherein they were made to serve. (Isaiah 14:3). Because of the conviction of the religious people, many of which were corrupted, God’s people were forced to endure many sorrows, as they served the Lord in religious warfare. Praise the Lord for this new and different kind of “rest” which will soon be accomplished!

“Again, he limiteth a certain day, saying in David, To-day, after so long time; as it is said, To-day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts. For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day. There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God (Hebrews 4:7-9).”

“He shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more (Micah 4:3).”

“Remember, O Lord, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. Our inheritance is turned to strangers... We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers are as widows. We have drunken our water for money... Our necks are under persecution: we labor, and have no rest... our fathers sinned... and we have borne their iniquities... there is none that doth deliver us... We gat our bread with the peril of our lives... wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time (From Lamentations chapter five).”

“Doubtless thou art our father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not: thou, O Lord, art our father, our redeemer; thy name is from everlasting. O Lord, why hast thou made us to err from thy ways, and hardened our heart from thy fear? Return for thy servants’ sake, the tribes of thine inheritance (Isaiah 64:16-17).”

“Thus saith the Lord God; Because they say unto you, Thou land devourest up men, and hast bereaved thy nations; therefore thou shalt devour men no more, neither bereave thy nations any more, saith the Lord God. Neither will I cause men to hear in thee the shame of the heathen any more, neither shalt thou bear the reproach of the people any more, neither shalt thou cause thy nations to fall any more, saith the Lord (Ezekiel 36:13-15).”

“Therefore it shall be, when the Lord thy God hath given thee rest from all thine enemies round about, in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it, that thou shalt blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven; thou shalt not forget it (Deuteronomy 25:19).”

“The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they break forth into singing (Isaiah 14:7).” “Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth... And I will cleanse them from all their iniquity, whereby they have sinned against me; and I will pardon all their iniquities, whereby they have sinned, and whereby they have transgressed against me (Jeremiah 33:6-8).”