End-Time Event Part II
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Jesus is the Prince of
Peace, but the peace that he comes to
bring is repentance from rebellion
and sin, crucifixion of self, and
union by faith with Him, through His
righteousness bringing man back into
harmony with God.
Jesus’ Statements
Which Utterly Destroy Pantheism
Opposed to the
“Oneness,” the
“All,” the “All in
One” concepts of pantheism, and
pantheism’s Global P.E.A.C.E.
Plan, Jesus declared,
“Think not that I
am come to send peace on earth: I
came not to send peace, but a sword.
“For I am come to
set a man at variance against his
father, and the daughter against her
mother, and the daughter in law
against her mother in law.
“And a man’s
foes shall be they of his own
household.” Matthew 10:34-36.
Jesus, in the
everlasting gospel, in the
Revelation, and throughout Scripture,
teaches that there is a great
controversy going on between Christ
and Satan, and calls for complete
self-surrender to the awesome
sovereignty of Christ who is at war
with Satan. Nothing and nobody is
allowed to interfere in the slightest
with the integrity of the union by
faith in conviction between the soul
and Christ.
“If any man come
to Me, and hate not his father, and
mother, and wife, and children, and
brethren, and sisters, yea, and his
own life also, he cannot be My
disciple.
“And whosoever
doth not bear his cross, and come
after Me, cannot be My
disciple.” Luke 14: 26, 27.
“There was war in
heaven. Michael and His angels fought
against the dragon; and the dragon
fought and his angels.
“And prevailed
not; neither was their place found
any more in heaven.
“And the great
dragon was cast out, that old
serpent, called the Devil, and Satan,
which deceiveth the whole world: he
was cast out into the earth, and his
angels were cast out with him.”
Revelation 12: 7-9.
“Eye Hath Not
Seen, Nor ear Heard”
It is midwinter. The
sun is shining brightly. It is a
glorious day. I strap on my backpack
and head up into the mountains. Up
beside the mountain trail I turn
aside. The vistas are heavenly. The
sunshine is brilliant. Under the
powerful, towering, magnificent
pines, I pull off my backpack and
pull out my pocket Bible.
As I memorize the Word
and internalize that Word the Holy
Spirit opens it’s meaning to the
understanding. As I ponder the depth
of meaning of the text in the Spirit,
I am captivated by the sunlight
glistening of the pine needles of a
mighty pine as they dance in the
light breeze. The warmth of the
afternoon sun heals the body and
spirit. The snow-capped peaks make
this a heaven on earth. I never want
to leave this place.
Jesus Loved the
Solitude of the Mountain
In the gospels, over
and over again we read of how Jesus
turned aside and went up into a
mountain to pray. “He loved the
solitude of the mountain, where he
could hold communion with his Father
alone. We read: “And when he had
sent the multitudes away, he went up
in a mountain apart to pray: and when
the evening was come, he was there
alone.” “And in the
morning, rising up a great while
before day, he went out, and departed
into a solitary place, and there
prayed.” “He went out
into a mountain to pray, and
continued all night in prayer to
God.” If Jesus manifested so
much earnestness, how much more need
for us to wrestle with God, and say,
“I will not let thee go, except
thou bless me.” YI2-15-00
Each Quiet Retreat Was
a Sacred Temple
“Jesus loved the
scenes of nature. To Him each quiet
retreat was a sacred temple.” DA
290. There is something so very, very
special about turning aside from all
else, from all other distractions,
and spending time alone with God up
in the mountain. It refreshes us
incredibly, it fortifies us, it
strengthens us, it clears and
steadies the mind and heart, and it
purifies our purposes. It gives us
the absolutely necessary certainty of
the knowledge of and union with, God
the Father, with Christ, and with the
Holy Spirit. There is no substitute
for this experience. The fiercer the
conflict, the more we need to turn
aside, go up into a mountain and
pray.
Communion With God is
More Important Than Life
Daniel, in Babylon, did
not have a mountain nearby, so he did
the next best thing. He opened his
window toward Jerusalem, according to
the 2 Chronicles 6:38 provision in
the consecration prayer of Solomon at
the Temple dedication, and prayed.
Not even the death threat from
national law could induce him to
change in the slightest detail from
his three-time-a-day practice of
coming apart to commune with God.
Only God, the Creator
God, can reveal to us Who He is. Only
as we secure our personal, individual
experience or self-surrender to Him
can we enter into any other
relationships through Him and His
mediation.
The Father Must Draw Us
To Christ
“Blessed art thou
(your name): for flesh and
blood hath not revealed it [that
Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God]
unto thee, but My Father which is in
heaven.” Matthew 16:17.
“No man can come
to Me, except the Father which hath
sent Me draw him: and I will raise
him up at the last day. It is written
in the prophets, And they shall be
taught of God, Every man therefore
that hath heard, and hath learned of
the Father, cometh unto Me.”
None will ever come to Christ, save
those who respond to the drawing of
the Father’s love.” DA 387.
Responding to the Father’s love
is where it all starts.
The Father draws us to
Christ, and Christ reveals to us the
Father. “Only through Christ
could they receive a knowledge of the
Father.” DA 387.
The Holy Spirit Reveals
to the Heart Glorious Things of the
Depth of God’s Heart
“Eye hath not
seen, nor ear heard, neither have
entered into the heart of man, the
things which God hath prepared for
them that love Him.
“But God hath
revealed unto us by His Spirit;
for the Spirit searcheth all things,
yea, the deep things of God…
“…the things
of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit
of God.” 1 Corinthians 2: 9-11.
“Be still, and
know that I an God. Psalm 46:10.
He will Speak His
Mysteries to Us Personally
Only God can reveal
Himself to us. We so very much need
to take time to be alone with God,
where He can speak His mysteries
personally to us. We must be thick
with the Almighty.
“If we keep the
Lord ever before us, allowing our
hearts to go out in thanksgiving and
praise to Him, we shall have a
continual freshness in our religious
life. Our prayers will take the form
of a conversation with God, as we
would talk with a friend. He will
speak His mysteries to us personally.
Often there will come to us a sweet
joyful sense of the presence of
Jesus. Often our hearts will burn
within us as He draws nigh to commune
with us as He did with Enoch.” CO:
129.
Thick With the Almighty
“God messengers
must tarry long with Him, if
they would have success in their
work. The story is told of an old
Lancashire woman who was listening to
the reasons that her neighbors gave
for their minister’s success.
They spoke of hid gifts, of his style
of address, of his manners.
“Nay,” said the old woman,
“I will tell you what it is. Your
man is very thick with the
Almighty.”
The Secret of Prayer
“When men are as
devoted as Elijah was and possess the
faith that he had, God will reveal
Himself as He did then. When men
plead with the Lord as did Jacob, the
results that were seen then will
again be seen. Power will come from
God in answer to the prayer of
faith.” GW 15 255.
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