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Regardless of what we see or don't see in our earthly circumstances, we can be encouraged by four things from Jesus in His teachings on prayer (Luke 11:1–13; 18:1–8): 1. Our prayers will be answered. "'So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you'" (Luke 11:9). 2. God will always answer our prayers with good things (even if they aren't in the form we expect). "'Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead? Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in Heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!'" (Luke 11:11–13). 3. God isn't responsible for unnecessary delay. "And will not God bring about justice for His chosen ones, who cry out to Him day and night? Will He keep putting them off?" (Luke 18:7). 4. Be persistent. If Jesus stressed the importance of persistence in prayer, we can know that our consistent prayers are doing something. "Then Jesus told His disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up" (Luke 18:1). "I tell you, even though he will not get up and give you the bread because of friendship, yet because of your shameless audacity he will surely get up and give you as much as you need" (Luke 11:8). ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY

(The end of Mars 2024). Shalom! For awhile now I've been praying 🙏🏽 for a Bible with larger letters 🔤, and since I live in a remote mountain area, and I don't have bankid, it's very difficult to get one. But on a second hand website, I saw last week that a person wanted to give away a brand new Bible like that, and took contact and explained my situation. This person has contacted me and said that he feels that he wants to give The Bible to me! 🆙🎶 🆙 🎶 🆙 🎶 🆙 I'm SO GRATEFUL TO ABBA FATHER for this wonderful praise report! I will treasure this Bible very much indeed! 😊 (Present time, April 2024). I got the miracle Bible and have had the blessed privilege to read 📖 it for some weeks now! This wonderful answer to my 🙏🏽, has strengthen my faith even more, that everything is possible to Him! So, please hang in there now and keep trusting The Lord! 😊

PRAYING FOR YOUR CHILDREN That they will know Christ as Savior early in life. Psalm 63:1, Timothy 3:15 That they will have a hatred for sin. Psalm 97:10 That they will be caught when guilty. Psalm 119:71 That they will be protected from the evil one in each area of their lives: spiritual, emotional, physical. John 17:15 That they will have a responsible attitude in all their interpersonal relationships. Daniel 6:3 That they will respect those in authority over them. Romans 13:1 That they will desire the right kind of friends and be protected from the wrong friends. Proverbs 1:10-11 That they will be kept from the wrong mate and saved for the right one. 2 Corinthians 6:14-17 That they, as well as those they marry, will be kept pure until marriage. 1 Corinthians 6:18-20 That they will learn to totally submit to God and actively resist Satan in all circumstances. James 4:7 That they will be singlehearted, willing to be sold out to Jesus Christ. Romans 12:1-2 That they will be hedged in so that they cannot find their way to wrong people or wrong places and that the wrong people cannot find their way to them. Hosea 2:6 QUESTIONS TO ASK MYSELF: What am I willing to do to affect the spiritual destiny of my children? Am I willing to pray the above verses over my children every day? ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY

We have an enemy who wants open access to our lives...and we have angelic hosts to guide, guard, and protect us here on the earth (Psalm 91:11, Psalm 34:7). As we become more aware of both, while living in this day and time, living a lifestyle of victory becomes our daily norm. "The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him, and He delivers them." - Psalm 34:7 Distraction can be a hindering spirit sent to draw us away from our God-given assignment and is a decoy sent to interrupt the flow of the Holy Spirit in our lives. Distraction can be described as a diversion sent to lead us off course, or something dividing our loyalties away from the will of God. Distraction is a ploy by the enemy to delay the carrying out of your next assignment in fulfilling God’s purpose for your life. "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." - John 10:10 NEHEMIAH'S DISTRACTION In Nehemiah Chapter 6, Nehemiah had all but finished the wall of Jerusalem, except for installing the doors to the gates of the city. When the enemies of Judah realized that Nehemiah had completed the restoration process, they plotted against Nehemiah to stop his progress. In Nehemiah chapter six, scripture says there was an entrance left open for the enemies of Judah to pass through and enter the city. When we leave an open door for our adversary to enter in wherever he pleases, he is more than willing to oblige us by occupying our unguarded territory with his presence. One of the keys to closing off unwanted spiritual warfare is to check the gates of our city! When access to the enemy is denied, there's no room for him to wreak havoc. We are careful to protect our ear gate, eye gate, heart gate, and mouth gate -- not giving the devil an occasion (Ephesians 4:27). POSSESSING THE GATES OF OUR ENEMIES To possess the gates of our enemies means to conquer and defeat our adversaries by the power of the Holy Spirit. The word "possess" is the Hebrew word "yaras" which means to drive out previous tenants, cast out, succeed, to expel, and to utterly dispossess. God has given us all power and authority over the enemy, and the gates of Hell shall not prevail against us (the Church) (Matthew 16:18-19). VOCALLY AFFIRM YOUR BREAKTHROUGH We occupy a place of authority by making declarations of breakthrough followed by action that displaces the kingdom of darkness and bears fruit for God’s Kingdom, thereby casting out the works of darkness wreaking havoc and disarming the enemy at the gate! In 2024 it is the time to fully understand and exercise your Christ identity and possess the gates of your enemies. Blessing and multiplication are your portion. What the enemy meant for evil, God is turning around for His good. "Blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the Heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore, and your descendants shall possess the gates of their enemies." - Genesis 22:17 ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY

Isaiah 66:9 says, "Shall I bring to the moment of birth and not give delivery?" says the Lord. 'Or shall I who gives delivery shut the womb?' says your God." Isaiah 46:11 says, "Truly I have spoken; truly I will bring it to pass. I have planned it, be assured I will do it." Whatever has been birthed in you, was spoken to you, either through the Word of God or through a prophetic word or from God speaking it to you Himself...whatever it was, God promises us that if He spoke it, He will bring it to pass. God does not bring you to the moment of birth and not deliver – He is not a man that He should lie. The very fact that you are fighting for it, travailing for it, is the undeniable truth that it already exists. It is not something you are trying to create or speak into existence, it already exists. Just as a baby already exists in a mother's womb. Isaiah 66:7 - "Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child." To travail means be in anguish, be pained, bear, bring forth, to wait anxiously, to be distressed. To be brought forth means the day of birth and it means to declare one's birth. Isaiah 66:12 - "For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream." We are promised delivery of the very thing God has placed inside us – we are promised it will come to a time of fruition. For God says, "I will extend peace like a river!" Peace is defined as completeness, soundness, safety, soundness (in body), quiet, tranquility, contentment, -- nothing broken or missing in your life. This is what comes at the destined time of delivery. God has a great purpose for your life. He has not made you promises that He can't bring to pass – if He said it, He will bring it to pass. There is a reward for the spiritual "baby" that you have been carrying – the reward is the delivery. And again, the very fact that you are carrying it declares that it is a completed work, something that already exists! It is already done! It is already complete! It is already yours! Psalm 127:3 says, "The fruit of the womb is your reward!" Your reward is real. It is not something you are hoping for or saying "maybe someday." No! It is already done! Psalm 29:9 tells us that the voice of the Lord makes the deer give birth. This is true for us as well. Sometimes God gives us a specific Scripture that has brought us through a season. He gives us a Scripture to stand on until we see the birth of what we are praying for. Psalm 27:13 - "I would have lost heart, if I had not believed I would see the goodness of God in the land of the living." We WILL see the goodness of God in the land of the living – we will – that goodness already exists and it is coming to delivery. The Lord has come and His reward is with Him. Don't let go of the promise – lay hold of all He said is yours! 1 Thessalonians 5:24 - "Faithful is He who calls you, and He also will bring it to pass." ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY

Many believers have lost their supernatural, prophetic edge but it is the time to get it back. He is asking you today, "Where did you lose it? Where is the place your fire went out? When did you stop believing to see the impossible?" WHERE DID YOU STOP BELIEVING? The time that Jesus asked Mary and Martha, "Where have you laid him?" (John 11:34) – referring to Lazarus, who was dead and buried. In other words, in the spiritual sense, He asked them, "Where did you stop believing? Where is the place where you laid down your faith that I would make your brother whole?" What have you lost? What has been buried beneath the waters of disappointment? Did the devil try to convince you that because a certain person rejected you, God has rejected you and your purpose is over? It's Not Over! Pick back up your supernatural promise. Pick back up that dream that has lain dormant. His promises are swimming toward you. Stretch forth and take hold of them! ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY

Many believers have been grinding at the mill of 'lifestyles.' It has taken them away from the will of God (some for many years) and it has seemed that they would never return to fulfill their destinies. Though they have been in prisons of their own making, God is going to show them where their true power lies, and what they were born to do "for such a time as this"! He is going to find them in their prisons of "doing the same sins over and over" and tell them that He has a plan for their lives. Ask the Lord to give you a picture of you humbling yourself and giving your humility to someone else. Picture yourself worshiping God in total submission and then extending His heart to someone else that you do not deem worthy of receiving His heart. Push past your own weariness in this season and rise up to encourage and comfort others. Sieze on the occasion to build - up another and introduce the possibility of mentoring that person in their spiritual development. God has destined you to be a history-maker. So raise your voice and cry, "Let there be!" ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY

"And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not." (Galatians 6:9) Just before your "due season" – which is translated from the Greek word "kairos," meaning "set time" – comes the temptation to faint. The enemy does his best to entice you to sit down, relax, and give up when you are just about to step into your set time of reaping. The Lord is telling us to "Come up higher!" It's time you realize that you were never meant to live in a low place. Many have been thrown down into a pit, but like Joseph, you are being raised up. It is time to soar. Come up where the enemy's fog cannot blind you. If your mind has been clouded with confusion, discouragement, and even a loss of passion for the things of God, it is because you are under a spiritual assault. The enemy is terrified that you will know your identity in Christ and walk in His delegated authority. Keep standing -- refuse to sit down or give up -- expose the scheme of the adversary. You are coming out. Your zeal for His presence is returning -- the heaviness you have carried is lifting. You are entering another dimension where you will soar and be encased with the glory of God. The cycle of weariness is over, and your season of reaping is here. ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY

"For the anxious longing of the creation waits eagerly for the revealing of the sons of God. For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself also will be set free from its slavery to corruption into the freedom of the glory of the children of God." - Romans 8:19-21 He designed you, inside and out, to be a vessel. There is a measure of God's glory that has become your responsibility to release on the earth through your calling in Christ. You don't release it all at once. You do it every time you flow in what God called you to do. You do it every time you advance the Kingdom, every single time you do God's work. The Kingdom of Heaven is within you. You have access to heavenly blessings and power here on earth. Examples of Spirit-led good works: God leads you to pray for the someone who is hurting, God gives you a dream of a friend so you call them the next day to give them a word of encouragement, you step out in faith and give a prophetic word to someone—these are all Spirit-led "good works". You disciple a new Believer into an understanding of their Christ identity. You're not saved by these works, but they crank open the valve for God's glory to flow through you. Each of us has a PURPOSE on the earth, and He longs to release His glory through each of us. However, we will never find our true CALLING in Christ as long as we are trying to pretend to be more like that person or this person, thereby limiting the flow of what He wants to do through us. There is a move of God in the earth that only you can fulfill. Creation is groaning in anticipation of you releasing all that glory that God packed on the inside of you. Habakkuk 2:14 - "For the earth will be filled With the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, As the waters cover the sea." ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY

CHANGE IS IN THE AIR "The season has now changed, the bondage your barren winter has ended, and the season of hiding is over and gone, the rains have soaked the earth and left it bright with blossoming flowers. The season for pruning the vines has arrived. This new day of destiny breaking forth around you... the early signs of My purposes and plans are bursting forth, the budding vines of new life are now blooming everywhere; the fragrance of their flowers whispers: "THERE IS CHANGE IN THE AIR..."' - Song of Songs 2:11-13, The Passion Translation With a sense of excited expectancy, through faith, the Lord is leading us into changes that are not only bringing tremendous breakthrough, manifestation of promises, radical provision, visions of the future and hope like never before (Jeremiah 29:11) but implanting within the people of God a BIGGER seed to believe for the impossible. MUCH PRUNING HAS TAKEN PLACE There are swift changes upon the people of God in 2024 that are going to be some of the greatest changes they have yet seen. There has been much pruning that has taken place to prepare the people of God to move into these changes. You have been perfectly placed now to move into greater realms of faith to believe for greater things and SEE them manifest. As you have NOT GIVEN UP you are stepping through the threshold of CHANGES. Glorious changes! Change is in the air! MORE THAN WE CAN ASK OR THINK What He has told you and SO MUCH MORE awaits you on the other side of your perseverance and faith. EVERY time you have said YES, Every time you have refused to give up, EVERY prayer you have prayed, EVERY time you have put one foot in front of the other, EVERY time you have delighted in Him, praised Him, He SEES IT ALL! He has seen EVERYTHING you have sown and has not turned His face away but stored that seed in His heart to GERMINATE and now it is going to produce MORE ABUNDANCE than you can dream of. Ephesians 3:20 is the banner over you! "Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us..." Some of these changes upon you are going to PROPEL YOU into the next step of God’s purpose for your life. Walking through this door with Him in the spirit labeled "changes" is going to CHANGE EVERYTHING! Get ready for a radically, glorious, heavenly revelation that leads to coming up higher in Christ, for an increased understanding of how to bear fruit for His Kingdom that remains (John 15:16) – fruit that takes you from glory to glory in your Christ calling. ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY

Salvation is more pressing as each day goes by...it is so hard to have that conversation to a world that is lost to the world and its temporal systems. anyway...why is Salvation so important far more important than anything all the theology and all the verbal sparring of ideas wont get us to heaven. the single only thing is Believing in what Jesus Christ did for us ALL. as in Everyone. recently i realised that (and i am one of those) that people miss the full message of John or cant believe its that simple! 3:15 basically all you need to do to get Saved or Born again is to believe in Jesus Christ and what he did for us (1 Cor 15:1-4) 3:16 repeats this again which confirms and strengthens the message of belief 3:16 this is Key: For God so loved the world,... notice the word loved is used past tense...what this means is that Jesus Christ has made a way for people to get Saved. He died once and for all time. Jesus Christ did his part now we are to do our part to accept the free gift of Salvation, by Grace through Faith. 3:18 tells us what will happen to those that refuse to believe in Jesus Christ who are in effect sticking two fingers up to God! and God being the just and merciful God that he is allows us our free will to choose. God doesnt make anyone believe. its down to each individual. NB God doesn't send people to hell, people by rejecting God are in effect choosing hell. that is terrible you say and unfair. But God sent his only Begotten Son to die for us all. he saved us from eternity in hell.

1 Samuel 10:22 - "Therefore they inquired further of the Lord, 'Has the man come here yet?' So the Lord said, 'Behold, he is hiding himself among the baggage." There are those who have been born again in Christ and have not yet stepped out of hiding. Shame, fear, and rejection have held you back. You've struggled to walk in your true Christ identity as sons and daughters. You've questioned and doubted that God would have such great plans for you. You've wondered if you have what it takes. You've entertained thoughts such as, "It's safe here. If I don't step out, I won't risk failure. No one will see my weaknesses or my flaws if I stay in hiding. I can't get hurt if I hide." REJECT PARALYZING MIND-SETS Isaiah 43:19 - "Behold, I will do something new, Now it will spring forth; Will you not be aware of it? I will even make a roadway in the wilderness, Rivers in the desert." Do not sell out to these lies. Come out from the baggage that holds you back, that keeps you from moving forward. Come out of the mindset that keeps you paralyzed, unable to move. Let go of the former things – past failures, past rejections. God is doing a new thing. He's calling you out from among the baggage and leading you into a place of kingship. This place of kingship is where you've always belonged. As you take the steps to move out of hiding, you will experience the reality of the peace that surpasses all understanding (Philippians 4:7). This peace creates courage; a courage to face your circumstances head-on without fear of failure and with the ability to walk in absolute faith in the victorious outcome, no matter what comes your way. Isaiah 41:10 - "So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." It's time to believe God! It's time to believe God will do exactly what He said He will do concerning you and your calling in Christ. It's time for you to come to understand your Christ identity and step into God's PURPOSE for your life. God has chosen you. He has called you, anointed you, and only you can do what it is that God has called you to do. If you take the steps to come out of hiding, you will begin to see the favor of God in your life in ways you've never experienced. You will experience the glory of God manifested in your life and through your life benefiting the spiritual lives of others. This manifestation of His glory will no longer be a dream but a reality as you begin bearing fruit that remains for His advancing Kingdom through your Christ calling. Deuteronomy 31:6-8 - "Be strong and courageous...The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.” ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY

Shake off every hope that is not the hope of Christ in you! Shake off despair, let go of striving in your own strength, and push through the crowd of your own hopeless thoughts so that you can grab hold of the very hem of His garment -- then see what happens. "Cease striving and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth" (Psalms 46:10). This wrestle of "strivings" (striving to enter His rest -- let go of striving out of human strength) will cause your soul to truly enter the rest of the Lord. You will witness and come to KNOW that He is God, and He will show Himself as the God of your life. As you humbly acknowledge your weakness, this will be the very place where the power of Christ will come to rest. The barren places will become the womb of miracles. The impossibilities will become the landing strip for awe and wonder. And the desolate lands will drip with new wine. You must push through the place of putting confidence in your own strengths and abilities (or in anything that is not Christ), then you will enter a spiritual rest that heals your soul and keeps you focused on bearing fruit that remains for His advancing Kingdom through your Christ calling. ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY

YOU HAVE OUTGROWN YOUR CHURCH This is often the case when God transitions you from one spiritual environment to another. In your current environment, you've experienced everything of God and the life of faith that there is capacity to express. For example, you may have been part of an evangelical church with incomplete scriptural teaching. You have come to a place where the "improve yourself" sermons are not working on your spiritual life. Each week after all the "making you a better person" sermons along with the Church programs and hoopla, you begin to see yourself running on a weekly hampster wheel going nowhere fast. This may be a signal that transition is in the wind. COMING TO UNDERSTAND You come to understand that God wants to expose you to a deeper relationship with the Holy Spirit. However, your current church simply doesn't have a paradigm for that. Something is being quenched inside you. God transitions you into a new environment where there is a much greater openness to things of the Spirit. You begin to encounter Him in new ways. It can almost feel as if you've been born again – again. YOUR CURRENT ENVIRONMENT HAS BECOME TOO LIMITING OR RESTRICTIVE When Elijah was taken to Heaven, his mantle was picked up by Elisha. This initiated a new phase of ministry for the younger prophet. Some of your old "coats" or "mantles" have expired. They were God's anointing for a specific assignment or purpose in a previous season. But now He wants to remantle you for what lies ahead. Picking up the new requires being willing to release the old. DON'T LET THE PRESENT SEASON BECOME A PERMANENT HABITATION God brought you into your current season for a reason -- now that season is over. The danger is that you settle and stay too long. You allow a temporary stopover to become a permanent habitation. In Genesis 11:31 we read, "One day Terah took his son Abram... and moved away from Ur of the Chaldeans. He was headed for the land of Canaan, but they stopped at Haran and settled there. Terah lived for 205 years and died while still in Haran." Terah was called to Canaan, but instead he settled in Haran and died there. He stopped short of his destiny and finished up in the wrong place. There are Believers with great callings and dreams from God that get settled and stuck in a place they were only meant to stay for a limited time. They became too comfortable. They struggled with fear of the unknown. Disappointments and hurts from the past kept them from pioneering and taking new risks. In Deuteronomy 1:6–7, God tells Moses, "...You have stayed at this mountain long enough. It is time to break camp and move on..." That's a word for some Believers today. You've been here long enough. It's time to move on. TRANSITIONING OUT OF A TOXIC ENVIRONMENT Sometimes God transitions you because something has changed in your environment. A place that was once safe and welcoming has become toxic and destructive. A relationship has become abusive. A boss demeans and mistreats you. A job has become too isolating. A church or ministry has become controlling. To remain there will be damaging or detrimental to your well-being. Move on. Do whatever you need to do. You must protect yourself and those under your care. BETWEEN TWO SEASONS You could be in the middle of a transition, but until now, you haven't realized it. If you discover that you're in between two seasons start to dress for the season you're entering, not the one you're leaving behind. ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY

Satan is seeking after your time and is diligently working to delay you, believing that by stealing your days, years, and even decades, it will be too late for you to fulfill your Christ calling. However, he is gravely mistaken! For your times are in God's hands. He is the Redeemer of time and the Restorer of years. Paul wrote, "Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time" (Colossians 4:5). The word "time" in the Greek is the word "kairos," meaning "time," "season," "opportunity," "due measure," or "right time." This is the turning point for you to seize what was lost and retrieve those squandered opportunities, for they are now within your grasp. It is the Lord, the Restorer of time, who will make this possible. He is causing such a divine acceleration on this surge, and you will catch up to the plans He has laid out for you as if no time had ever slipped away. Did He not say in His Word, "I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron" (Isaiah 45:2)? God is the only one who can make crooked places straight. He alone can reverse poor choices, restore lost years, and give back missed opportunities. This is who He is and what He is doing for you! ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY

Habakkuk 2:2 - "And the LORD answered me: “Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so he may run who reads it." As we spend time in God's presence we come to a place when the Holy Spirit places a vision in our heart that He wants us to follow. Our problem is we don't know how to get fully unstuck from the routines and demands of the present. The cycle of life overtakes us where the Holy Spirit puts a vision in our heart. We wonder if maybe it's not the "right time" to move forward. Invariably we bury our vision AND STAY STUCK. We make our spiritual lives too mechanical. It isn't about pleading, negotiating, praying, and fasting. It's about being clear in your own heart about what dream or vision you want to see manifested. Habakkuk 2:2 reminds us of the following three steps: Step #1 - Writhe The Vision Down. Don't let "reality" or "false wisdom" rob you of your dreams. There is nothing too out of the box, nothing you can't afford, nothing too unrealistic. When it comes to vision, if it doesn't make you a little apprehensive, it's not God. Step #2 - Make It Clear Be specific. You need to stretch yourself to see as much detail as possible! When you do this, you create a sensory radar that picks up on cues and connections that correspond to your destiny. Step #3 - Run With It Meditate on it. Bring it with you wherever you go during the day. As you feed it, the vision materializes. There is nothing more important in your life for all time and eternity than fully answering the call of God. What is the most recent vision/dream you've had that is calling out to you to take action this week? ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY

The Lord is inviting you to a new level of intimacy with Him that changes you at the very center of your being. And it starts by surrendering to His love more than ever before Bless Him and offer Him what He longs for most – your heart -- See His love flowing into your heart as you go throughout the day. Bask in It! Give His love back to Him and then receive more love from Him. Do this all day long. Now see it flow into the lives of others. And as you turn all your attention to Him, untangled by the cares of life because you trust Him, love will captivate you, and nothing else will take His place in your life. . Psalm 119:37. - "Turn away my eyes from looking at worthless things, and revive me in Your way" (NKJV). Examples of worthless things are mindless internet scrolling, binging on movies or television, etc. Today, in light of the Lord asking, "Do I captivate your heart as you have captivated Mine?" Anything you obsess over that isn't drawing you closer to Him is a worthless thing. Staring at the stresses, cares, and concerns does not help you. You're not making anything better by looking at the problems. But when you look at Jesus, He will lead you with His eye. He will captivate your heart, and you will never see things the same way again. ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY

"... call on Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me." (Psalm 50:15) God is the God of divine solutions, of creative breakthroughs, and of impossibilities becoming possible. If you have been feeling stuck or blocked in a certain area of your life, it's time to come back to the Lord and ask for understanding. Often, God's understanding looks different than we expect. You might want Him to immediately change your situation, but He wants to change you through the situation. God is bringing about perspective shifts so that roadblocks and obstacles will become stepping stones and opportunities. With God, obstacles are always opportunities. They are opportunities for growth, opportunities for miracles, and opportunities for creative solutions. God wants to expand your thinking to see setbacks as invitations to divine solutions. If you can't go through the way you thought, can you go around? Right now, God is opening up your eyes to see divine solutions and deliverance where previously you only saw difficulties. He is bringing creative breakthroughs and He is raising you up to recognize how to access them. In fact, the thing that seemed like it would keep you from your destiny is the very thing God will use to launch you into your greatest influence. Access His perspective over your situation. Take bold steps of faith. Take action, even when it's tempting to sit in discouragement. God's got you. ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY

I love you, Lord God, and you make me strong. (Psalm 18:1) Jesus is my rock, my fortress, and my savior; my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the power that saves me, and my place of safety. (Psalm 18:2) I call upon you Lord Jesus, You are worthy to be praised, you are my salvation. (Psalm 18:3) He reached down from heaven and rescued me; he drew me out of deep waters. (Psalm 18:16) He led me to a place of safety; he rescued me because He delights in me. (Psalm 18:19) Your right hand upholds me, You have made a wide path for my feet to keep them from slipping. (Psalm 18:35,36) The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. (Psalm 19:1) I boast in the name of Jesus, He answers me in the day of trouble and grants me my heart's desire. (Psalm 20:1,4,7) I shout praises to the LORD! I shout the LORD's praises in the highest heavens. (Psalm 148:1) I lift up my hands and praise the LORD! I sing to the LORD a new song. I sing his praises in the assembly of the faithful. (Psalm 149:1) Why pray the Psalm scriptures out loud? It is hard to think about something other than what you are talking about. Praying out loud the scriptures solves the problem of the wandering mind. -- spoken words speak to the soul and have the power of raising thoughts in the soul. The Psalm scriptures speak of God in the Highest manner which most fully expresses the power and presence of God. Strong's definition for "meditate" - HAGAH (Greek) - means to imagine. First pray the scripture out loud -- then pray the scripture back to God. This prayer can be the prayer of thanksgiving, supplication, or praying the greatness of God and the benefits of God. The first thing that you are to do when you are upon your knees, is to shut your eyes, and with a short silence let your soul place itself in the presence of God. When you direct any of your petitions to Jesus let it be: thou art the radiance of thy Father's glory. Thou art the Alpha and Omega, The beginning and the end of all things: Thou has destroyed the power of the devil and hast overcome death. ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY

God came down in the form of a man, Jesus, to rescue us from OURSELVES. Jesus did not come down to start a religion, but to equip man to advance His Kingdom throughout the earth. To do this He had to deliver mankind from the curse of sin, so guilt and condemnation would not hinder the Believer in advancing His Kingdom (Romans 8:1,2). John 14:10 -- "The words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself; but the Father that dwelleth in me, He doeth the works." Every day Jesus laid down His life to do the will of the Father. He had laid down His life many times before He came to the Cross. His dependency on the Spirit and the Father enabled Him to accomplish the work that He was called to. Because He made Himself a Servant, humbling Himself to serve the Father's plan, He became the Servant of all mankind, ultimately laying down His life as the Lamb of God. DEPENDENCY ON THE HOLY SPIRIT Isaiah 53:7 - " He was oppressed, and He was afflicted, yet He opened not His mouth; He was led as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before its shearers is silent, so He opened not His mouth." Usually when our faith is most tested is when we are tempted to retaliate or say something we shouldn't. A life yielded to the Spirit learns that there is only one response -- that is to respond in prayer to God, stepping aside allowing Him to fix the situation. When we live a life connected to the Holy Spirit, there is such an overflow of grace that we automatically respond with the love that God gives. Jesus knew about this reservoir of grace because He lived a life example for us of how to draw from the Holy Spirit. SEARED CONSCIOUS Hebrews 3:13 - "But exhort one another daily, while it is called "Today"; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin." At the same time, there are some who have SEARED THEIR CONSCIOUS in some areas of life, having justified their actions over and over. Essentially, they have closed the door to the Holy Spirit in those areas, thus blinding themselves to the truth of the heavenly example. In a sense, we have different chambers of our hearts. We choose where we are going to allow God to come and where not. When we choose to justify our actions in certain areas for extended periods of time, that area of the heart hardens, thus closing the door to that chamber, where it makes it more difficult for the Spirit to speak in that area. This would be the searing of the conscience where it no longer seems wrong to do this or that. RECEIVING WHO CHRIST IS WITHIN US This problem exists because some Believers are not walking in their Christ identity – usually since they don’t fully understand it along with their oneness with Christ and have never been discipled into it. Once this is incorporated in the Believes life along with understanding their right standing with God and walking in the Spirit, -- now you are living outside of self and are available to bear fruit that remains by the leading of the Holy Spirit through your Christ calling. This is all available in scripture and does not require you to ask and beg God to correct these spiritual defects. Once these scriptures have been made Rhema to your spirit (through affirmation and meditation), you have now put on the armor of God (Ephesians 6) and are ready to advance His Kingdom in the earth through your Christ calling. Romans 6:11,13,14 - "Think of yourselves as dead to sin but alive to God in union with Christ Jesus. Nor must you surrender any part of yourselves to sin, to be used for wicked purposes. Instead, give yourselves to God, as men who have been brought from death to life, and surrender your whole being to Him to be used for righteous purposes...you do not live under law but under God's grace." The YIELDED life is essential for us to walk in the fullness of God's PURPOSE for our lives (our CALLING in Christ) -- as we empty ourselves of the things we hold on to, allowing Him to have His perfect work within us so we are now available to advance His Kingdom and bear fruit that remains. ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY

"And have compassion on some, who are doubting" - Jude 22 Jude wants us to elicit an emotional response from his readers. He wants us to graphically see and understand the seriousness of believers who have backslidden into a life of sin and disobedience. He wants us to "feel" for these critically ill spiritual patients. Because Jude uses the word "compassion." he is telling us that the spiritualcondition of a backslidden believer is just as real and serious as the plight of a starving child, a dying man, or a destitute family. When genuine compassion begins to flow from your heart, you cannot sit idly by and simply feel sorry about a persons situation. Real compassion says, "I have to get up and do something about this." INTO ACTION: If you will allow the love of God flow through you, it won't be long until compassion for these erring believers begins to flow from you to them. Then you will be compelled to see them from their bondage. If you know people who fit this description, it's time to let the supernatural compassion of Jesus Christ begin to flow out of your heart toward them. By releasing a flow of this powerful force toward them, you could set in motion the very deliverance these individuals need from the power of darkness that binds their souls and keeps them in deception. ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY

Close to You! It's getting darker and darker in the world, Lord, each and every day ; as people choose to follow the evil one, and not walk on Your narrow way! But I choose to stay close to You, as I know You will see me through, every trial, test and tribulation, every moment, task and situation. Help me to surrender it all to You now; as I wholeheartedly wanna trust in You, with mine knees bowed. That You have full control of everything down here, and You'll provide for my care, if I only can remain still and trust in Your loving will. Then I will always have Your peace, and any fear just have to cease ; cause I know for sure and clearly, that You love me dearly! 30.09.2020.

Abba Father, we're soon 🔜 entering a new year once again. I pray that only Your loving will and plan for us will be done in the new year, that we'll pursue sanctification and draw closer to You each day, cause it's so important for us to be ready every second to go Home when You call us Up to You. I choose to trust that You are in control of everything, that You are able to provide and protect us during this new year, no matter the circumstances, You are able! And You are always so so good! 🆙 🎶 🆙 🎶 🆙 🎶 🆙 In Yeshua's Name! Amiina!

I will not worry! Lord, I clearly see, that when I live a Godly life in You, I persecuted will be. For Your Name's sake I will be hated, abhorred and despised, and some will try to destroy me, cause I don't compromise. Help me to stay firm on Your Word now, so I will not allow myself to their lies bow! Help me to be faithful unto death for You, as You have promised to see me through. Why should I fear for my life down here, when my Home is with You up there? One day at a time, You want me to take, for sure, and not worry about anything anymore. So I lay my life in Your loving care today, and decide to trust You in every way! 04.10.2020.

Replacement Theology Brings a Curse The Catholic Church and some of the older Reformed churches have a long history of religious anti-Semitism, much of which traces its roots to replacement theology. This evil teaching has been staging a resurgence, including on WCF and throughout the Western world. The original promulgator of this doctrine was Origen (ca. 185 – 254 A. D.), who promoted the belief that the Gentile Church has replaced Israel in God’s plans and promises. The Israelites rejected Christ, the argument says, so God rejected them, and accepted the Gentiles of the Church in their place. This dogma is refuted by Paul throughout Romans 11: Romans 11:1 I say then, has God cast away His people? Certainly not! For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. [Witnessing that the Israelite tribes still existed after the Church was founded.] 2 God has not cast away His people whom He foreknew. … 7 …Israel has not obtained what it seeks; but the elect have obtained it, and the rest were blinded. … 11 I say then, have they stumbled that they should fall? Certainly not! But through their error, to provoke them to jealousy, salvation has come to the Gentiles. 12 Now if their error is riches for the world, and their failure riches for the Gentiles, how much more their fullness. … 25 For I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brethren, lest you should be wise in your own conceits, that that blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness [or, fulfillment] of the Gentiles has come in. 26 And so [or, after that] all Israel shall be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come out of Zion, and He will turn away the ungodliness of Jacob. 27 For this is My covenant with them, when I shall take away their sins.” … 29 Because the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable. Paul’s prophecy is supported by a multitude of a Old Testament Scriptures. They prophesy of God’s future cleansing, redemption, and restoration of the tribes of Israel to their land, and to their close relationship with God. Cf. Deut. 4:25-31 (esp. :30-31); Ezek. 20:33-44; 36:18-38; 38-39; Hos. 3:4-5; Joel 2-3; Mic. 5; Zech. 12:10 – 13:1. However, these promises only apply to those of Israel who “seek the LORD…with all [their] heart and with all [their] soul…in the latter days;” for God will “purge out the rebels from among [them].” Deut. 4:29-30; Ezek. 20:38 Those who say that God annulled His past covenants with the tribes of Israel are saying, literally and/or effectively, that they were anathematized, that is, accursed and henceforth devoted to destruction. Now, compare that dogma with this promise God made to Israel: Genesis 27:26 Then his father Isaac said to him [Jacob]… 27 …and blessed him and said, … 29 “Cursed be everyone who curses you, and blessed be those who bless you!” Numbers 24:1 … Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel… 2 …according to their tribes… 3 Then he took up this oracle and said: … 9 …“Blessed is he who blesses you, and cursed is he who curses you.” Replacement theology, originally enforced by means of the collaboration between the Roman Empire and Church, provided the justification for the virulent anti-Semitism that came to infest a corrupted Church throughout its history. It is rearing it head again today. Be forewarned! Those who promote this doctrine fall under the Divine authority of the above-quoted curse.

Conclusion. As we continue to daily meditate upon our glorious Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, we are being changed into His likeness. `For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the first-born among many brethren.` (Rom. 8: 29) The things of this earth, trials, sufferings, difficulties, all become `strangely dim,` as that lovely song says when we look away to Jesus. `Turn your eyes upon Jesus, Look full in His wonderful face, And the things of earth will grow strangely dim, in the light of His glory and grace.` We will find our spirit being enlarged as we grow to maturity in Christ Jesus. Looking at the picture, what a blessed hope we have – to see Jesus. So let us press on and be fully assured that He is able to keep us. `Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy. To God our Saviour, who alone is wise, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and forever. Amen.` (Jude 24 & 25)

Jesus the Son is the Firstborn. `For God so loved the world He gave His only Son..` (John 3: 16) `And she (Mary) brought forth her first-born son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger,…` (Luke 2: 7) The Father gave His only Son, His first born to the world to redeem it. Jesus receives the birthright and two positions of responsibility. Looking at the typology of this in Israel we see that the first-born in Israel was Reuben. He should have received the birthright and two portions above his brothers but because he sinned each portion went to other brothers. `Now the sons of Reuben the first-born of Israel – he was indeed the firstborn, but because he defiled his father`s bed, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph, the son of Israel, so that the genealogy is not listed according to birthright: yet Judah prevailed over his brothers and from him came a ruler, although the birthright was Joseph`s. ` (1 Chron. 5: 1 & 2) Joseph the birthright. (1 Chron. 5: 1 & 2) Judah the kingdom. (Gen. 49: 10) Levi the priesthood. (Deut. 33: 8 – 11) Jesus received the birthright and these two positions of responsibility and authority, King and Priest,` so that He could carry out His mission of redeeming mankind. Man, not only needs to be delivered from the rulership of darkness, (Satan) but also to come into the righteous rulership of Jesus. Kingship carries with it the authority to rule, while Priesthood functions as intermediate between God and man. The Birthright – doubly fruitful. `anointed with the oil of gladness more than your companions.` (Ps. 45: 7) The Kingship – `Where is He born King of the Jews?` (Matt. 2: 2) The Father said, “I have set my King on Mount Zion.` (Ps. 2: 6) The High Priesthood – The Father said, `You (Son) are a priest forever..` (Ps. 110: 4) `Jesus having become high priest forever..` (Heb. 6: 20)

OVERVIEW `that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings,…` (Phil 3: 10) To know the Lord, His character, and His purposes, is the goal of the Holy Spirit in our lives. As we learn and appreciate more of who the Lord is and what He has done and is doing in our lives, the more we grow up into Him. `speaking the truth (of Christ) in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the Head – Christ…` (Eph. 4: 15) The Holy Spirit has been sent by the Lord to reveal to us Himself and His plans. `However, when He the Spirit of Truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and tell you things to come. He will glorify Me, for He will take what is Mine and declare it to you.` (John 16: 13 & 14) As we study the many names and titles of our precious Lord may the Holy Spirit guide us and enlighten our understanding to glorify Him more and more.

THE FOUR SPIRITS in the Present. These Great Federations were revealed to the apostle John who saw them as powerful horses with different riders galloping throughout the earth. The four spirits, (angels) of heaven are herding these Great Federations towards judgment. The motives of the Great federations are clearly seen by their description. The White horse had a rider who is crowned and holds a bow. The British Commonwealth with its royal head, tries to maintain is supremacy not by war (bows and arrows) but through royal right. `White,` the colour of peace as well as safety is its motive but through man`s institutions. (G7, G20, IMF, UN etc) The Red horse has a rider who holds a great sword. The Russian Federation continues to war and cause great conflict in the world. The Russian, Ukraine conflict at the present reveals this war mongering great power. The Black horse has a rider who holds a pair of scales. The European Union has a `free market` philosophy that has spread throughout the world. It has benefited the multi-national businesses but caused great poverty as well. This will continue till food becomes very dear for most people. The scales represent the measuring of the basic foods – wheat and barley, which for a day`s pay would only give you a loaf of bread. The Pale horse has a rider whose name was death. The Islamic Federation has yet to arise but is even now revealing its terrifying power in many parts of the world. People are being tortured and killed for not bowing to this group`s beliefs. At the appointed time God will send one of the great angels to bring one of the great Federation to judgment.

The Throne Room. After the vision of the great powers, (beasts) Daniel kept looking and was shown a truly amazing scene. This was the very throne room of God in the third heaven with the Ancient of Days on His throne. It is the Lord Himself in His ageless, timeless, changeless character. His white garment symbolizes His purity, His holiness, while His hair like pure wool indicates His great wisdom. The fiery flame of His throne issuing forth a fiery stream, reveals that this is a judgment throne, while the myriad of angelic beings before Him shows the immensity of His authority and power. This is the heavenly court room. The books are opened and the One who will bring judgment steps forward. It is the Lord in His glorified body. He conquered sin and death and is the worthy One to receive the `dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him. ` (Dan. 7: 14) (Note: The picture we see is revealing to us the two aspects of the Lord – as God and as the glorified man.) What a momentous event we are privileged to behold through scripture. The High court judge and the heavenly court, from which there is no appeal, pronounce the judgments. ` the Ancient of Days came, and a judgment was made in favor of the saints of the Most High.` (Dan. 7: 22) Then for the final Gentile Rulership, and ruler, the heavenly court `shall take away his dominion, to consume and destroy it forever.` (Dan. 7: 26) `Then the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people, the saints of the Most High. His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey Him.` (Dan. 7: 27) The Lord rules through the saints of Israel in the millennial kingdom. All the nations that do not go up to attack Israel shall come under His rulership. They will learn the ways of the Lord and there will be no more war. Jerusalem will be the center of government bringing peace and a righteous rulership throughout the earth. God`s glory will be over Jerusalem. (Micah 4: 1 – 5)

Daniel`s Vision. Although Daniel had this vision in the time of the previous king, Belshazzar, it does complete this section of the book of Daniel relating to the Nations. Thus this vision is presented after the narrative of Daniel`s life so far. God had revealed the times of the Gentiles ruling from Babylon to the final Gentile Government in our day. Now, Daniel is given the view of the great powers leading up to this final Gentile rulership when God will judge it and bring in His own rulership through restored Israel. Daniel saw in a vision the four winds/spirits of heaven stirring up the Great Sea, (Mediterranean). Then four great beasts arose, one at a time. The last beast trampled the first three till eventually it was destroyed by God. The other beasts were given an extension of life. God gives the interpretation of the dream. The four beasts are four kingdoms or Federations that come up one at a time and have power and authority at the same time. They are all in the same time-slot when God would deal with the Gentile system of government. `The fourth beast shall be a fourth kingdom on earth which shall be different from all other kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth.` (Dan.7: 23) THE GREAT BEASTS The four beastly powers are described with distinguishing details. 1. A Lion with Eagle`s wings. 2. A ferocious Bear with 3 ribs in its mouth. 3. A winged Leopard with four heads. 4. A terrifying beast. When we look at the Federations that have great power and authority in our world today, and then look at the emblems they are well known for, we can see who each of these `beasts` represent. 1. A Lion with Eagle`s wings - Great Britain & America. Great Britain was the first great power to arise in contemporary times. America came from there and `broke off` and became independent. 2. A ferocious Bear with 3 ribs in its mouth - Russia. Russia came from the Soviet Union, which was the second great power to arise, after WW1. It devoured country after country into a great Federation. 3. A winged Leopard with four heads - The European Union. This Union began after WW2 with 4 leaders/heads of countries. 4. A terrifying beast - Islam. This great power has yet to come to its full potential.

THE PLOT AGAINST DANIEL. King Darius (the Mede) was now ruler over the great kingdom. He set Daniel in a very high position as one of the three governors overall. Daniel excelled above the others and the king thought to raise him over them. This caused envy among the other governors who set about to trap Daniel. Since they could find no fault with Daniel they devised a scheme whereby they would have a law established that they knew Daniel would not uphold – praying to God instead of the king. The king signed the decree stating that it was the law of the Medes and Persians that no one may petition (pray) to any god or man for 30 days, except to the king. And if they do then they would be cast into the lion`s den. `Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went home. And in his upper room, with his windows open towards Jerusalem, he knelt down on his knees three times that day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as was his custom since early days.` (Dan. 6: 10) Then when the men found Daniel praying, they went before the king and reminded him of the decree. Then they accused Daniel of not showing regard for the king. The king was greatly displeased with himself as he respected Daniel and realized the difficult position this decree had brought about. The king then set about to deliver Daniel, but the law of the Medes and Persians could not be changed. The king then commanded Daniel to be cast into the lion`s den, saying, “Your God whom you serve continually, He will deliver you.” (Dan. 6: 16) That night the King fasted and could not sleep. He arose early and hurried to the den of lions, crying out to Daniel, if His God had delivered him. Daniel replied that God had sent His angel and shut the lion`s mouths, “because I was found innocent before Him, and also, O king, I have done no wrong before you.” The king had Daniel brought out of the lion`s den and instead cast into the den those who had accused Daniel. King Darius then wrote to all people, nations, and languages, “I make a decree that in every dominion of my kingdom men must tremble and fear before the God of Daniel. For He is the living God and steadfast forever; His kingdom is the one which shall not be destroyed, and His dominion shall endure to the end. He delivers and rescues, and He works signs and wonders in heaven and on earth, who has delivered Daniel from the power of the lions. ” (Dan. 6: 26 & 27) God reveals that He has the ultimate power and authority.

Section 1. The Nations. The Book of Daniel is set in the time when rebellious Israel had been defeated by the king of Babylon and his army. The rulership was taken from Israel and given to the Nations, but only for a certain time. God set Nebuchadnezzar as the first `king of kings, ` but revealed Himself as the ultimate power and authority. Many of the people of Israel were taken captive and brought to Babylon, the centre of the Empire. Daniel and his three companions were among them. Daniel records some of the significant events in their lives under the various kings that ruled. Daniel especially was given a high rank in the Babylonian court, but he never let the pagan morals or ways affect him, for he trusted and prayed to God continually. Thus, God gave Daniel favour in the sight of kings and enabled him to interpret dreams that God wanted known. Daniel also directed kings to turn from their prideful ways and humble themselves before God. God revealed His wisdom through Daniel, His power over the elements as the three friends walked in the fiery furnace, His mercy to those who humbled themselves, and judgment upon the prideful. Then Daniel himself was tested to the ultimate, whether to obey man`s laws or honour God. Daniel was exonerated and God`s ultimate power and authority was revealed to the king. He sent word throughout the great kingdom that all should honour and fear the God of Daniel. The Great Time Frames of God are shown in pictorial form – - The Five Great Gentile Nations that would rule the world. - The four Federations leading up to the Final Gentile Government just before the Lord sets up His rulership through Israel.

The Bride, what it is and what it isn't. THIS one is EASY because all I have to do is put forth EVERY VERSE and it becomes extremely clear extremely quickly WHAT GOD says the bride is VS what MAN and/or the PTD demands she be. Straight to you from kingjamesbibleonline.org BRIDE Isaiah 49:18 Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold: all these gather themselves together, and come to thee. As I live, saith the LORD, thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all, as with an ornament, and bind them on thee, as a bride doeth. Isaiah 61:10 I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels. Isaiah 62:5 For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee: and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee. 1For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth. 2And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the LORD shall name. 3Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God. 4Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzibah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married. 5For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee: and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee. 6I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence, 7And give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth. 8The LORD hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy corn to be meat for thine enemies; and the sons of the stranger shall not drink thy wine, for the which thou hast laboured: 9But they that have gathered it shall eat it, and praise the LORD; and they that have brought it together shall drink it in the courts of my holiness. 10Go through, go through the gates; prepare ye the way of the people; cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up a standard for the people. 11Behold, the LORD hath proclaimed unto the end of the world, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him. 12And they shall call them, The holy people, The redeemed of the LORD: and thou shalt be called, Sought out, A city not forsaken. Jeremiah 2:32 Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number. Jeremiah 7:34 Then will I cause to cease from the cities of Judah, and from the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride: for the land shall be desolate. Jeremiah 16:9 For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will cause to cease out of this place in your eyes, and in your days, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride. Jeremiah 25:10 Moreover I will take from them the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the candle. Jeremiah 33:11 The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Praise the LORD of hosts: for the LORD is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: and of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD. For I will cause to return the captivity of the land, as at the first, saith the LORD. (THINK about how when the IMAGE to be worshipped is set up how the DAILY SACRIFICE that goes to the GOD IN HEAVEN will then be going to the image) Joel 2:16 Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet. John 3:29 He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled. Revelation 18:23 And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived. Revelation 21:2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. Revelation 21:9 And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife. 10And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, 11Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal; 12And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel: Revelation 22:17 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. So UNTIL someone can point to GODS WORDS that speak a different story, KNOW THAT IT IS NOT WRITTEN that the 'bride of Christ' is the church anywhere in the bible. BRIDE OF CHRIST is a CONCLUSION taught by/through the WISDOM OF MAN based UPON the words of God. So, we must choose. WHAT IS WRITTEN or Hath God said. It's one or the other. There is a BATTLE not of FLESH AND BLOOD going on. If you have been taught through the traditions of the fathers, you are going to have to do what I did and START again at the VERY BEGINNING and WAIT upon the Holy Spirit to lead and guide and I PRAY it comes quickly although for me it took a couple years - - but it was WELL worth the wait. Just saying, we follow our own truths OR HIS. And if it isn't written, THEN IT ISN'T GODS TRUTH, it is mans conclusion and those could be correct or they could be incorrect but either way, we are not to teach them. AT LEAST that is what I have been led to believe through searching and seeking and much prayer.

The Prophesied Restoration of Judah After 7 Times, Part 2: 1947 – 2000 AD On May 14, 1948 AD (5944 AA), the Jews in Palestine established and proclaimed the independent State of Israel. This had been made possible by the United Nations, which had sanctioned the partition of Palestine into Jewish and Palestinian-Arab states on Nov. 29, 1947 (late 5943 AA). 7 times earlier, in the Autumn of 538 BC (3423 AA), Babylon fell to King Cyrus of Persia, and the Babylonian Empire was thereafter broken up to become provinces of the Medo-Persian Empire. In the Spring of 537 BC (3424 AA), Jews were allowed to return to Judah and Jerusalem and establish their own vassal province. In sum, 7 times after the vassal Province of Judah was established, the free State of Israel was founded. Both cases were separated by 70 sacred [360-day] years from their respective initial events in 606 BC and 1878-79 AD. On June 5-10, 1967 AD (5963 AA), the Six-Day War against Israel by Egypt, Jordan, and Syria took place. On June 7, the Jews recaptured the Temple Mount and the Old City of Jerusalem. This occurred 70 sacred years after the First Zionist Congress in 1897 AD (5893 AA). 7 times earlier, after God so commanded by the prophet Haggai, the Jews began to rebuild the Temple of YHWH in August or September 519 BC (late 3442 AA). It had been 70 sacred years since the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple by the Babylonians in August 588 BC (late 3372 AA). In December or January 519-18 BC (early 3443 AA), God promised to begin again to bless the people. Hag. 2:10-19 This was 70 sacred years after the last remnant of the Jews had left Judah to go to Egypt in November or September 588 BC (early 3373 AA). A newly-elected liberal government in Israel signed a peace accord with the Palestinian Liberation Organization on September 4, 1999 AD (5996 AA). That agreement promised the immediate resumption of Israeli military withdrawals from PLO-dominated areas. It also committed both sides to a Final Status solution, by September 2000, of the remaining difficult treaty issues to be resolved. Chief among these issues was the status of Jerusalem, the holy city claimed by both sides for their capital. This attempt at agreement failed, even though the Palestinians were offered sovereignty over East Jerusalem (the Old City) and control of the Temple Mount. They wanted more. On September 28, 2000 (5997 AA), the day before Rosh Hashanah, Palestinians rioted on the Temple Mount to protest the visit there of the conservative politician Ariel Sharon. This conflict immediately became an armed revolt by Palestinians throughout the land. But their revolt failed, resulting in their sound defeat by the Israelis, and subsequent reversals of their political and military control in the land. 7 times earlier, in the Autumn of 486 BC (3476 AA), the Middle East was in turmoil after the death of Persian King Darius. Egypt had already revolted against the Empire, and Babylon was near to it. Xerxes ascended the throne of his father Darius; his first regnal year officially began in the Spring of 485 BC (3476/75 AA). “n the beginning of his reign,” regional adversaries of the Jews “wrote an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.” Ezra 4:6 According to Julian Morgenstern, an armed rebellion had begun in Judah, led by a newly-anointed Jewish king with Messianic pretensions. Xerxes allowed the Jews’ enemies to burn Jerusalem and the Temple, the Jewish king was defeated and killed, and the Jews suffered decades of reversal of their authority over the land.* It was not regained until the arrivals of Ezra and Nehemiah in 457 and 444, respectively. In sum, 7 times after this failure of a Jewish uprising and their subsequent loss of authority and control, the latter-day Jews defeated an uprising against them, and further solidified their control and authority over the land. *For more details about this revolt, and the citation of Morgenstern’s articles, see: https://www.worthychristianforums.com/blogs/entry/1166-the-psalm-83-war-when/

The Prophesied Restoration of Judah After 7 Times, Part 1: 1878 – 1897 AD On August 8, 1878 AD, Petach Tikvah (Door of Hope) was founded, the first Latter-Day Jewish agricultural settlement in Palestine. In 1879 (5874 AA), it produced the first Jewish harvest in that land to be sold in Jerusalem since the destruction of the Temple by the Romans. Three years later, in 1882 AD (5877 AA), the first large Aliyahs (“Ascents”/Returns) of Jews to their ancient homeland began. 7 times before 1878-79 AD, in 606 BC (3354 AA), the first dispersion of the Jews from Jerusalem took place, when Nebuchadnezzar carried off the vessels of the Temple, and also some selected Jews of noble lineage, Daniel included. Jer. 25:1; 2 Kings 24:1; Antiquities X:vi:1; Dan. 1:1ff. Three years later, in 603 BC (3357 AM), Nebuchadnezzar sent the enemies of Judah against the land, by which substantial numbers of Jews began to be “removed.” 2 Kings 24:1-3 In sum, 7 times after the beginning of the final decline and dispersion of the Kingdom of Judah, the Jews began to regather and return to their ancient homeland. On August 29, 1897 AD (5893 AA) the First Zionist Congress convened in Basel, Switzerland. This congress, organized in 5892 AM, was established to promote the return of the Jews to their ancient homeland. It was the first independent governing body by and for all of the Jews since 588 BC. 7 times earlier, in mid-588 BC (3372 AA), Jerusalem fell to Nebuchadnezzar, and the Kingdom of Judah was extinguished. The remnant of Jews who had been allowed to remain in the land thereafter fled to Egypt in late 588 BC (early 3373 AA). Jer. 42-43:7 In sum, independent Jewish self-government began to be restored exactly 7 times after it had been extinguished.

The Prophesied Restoration of Israel After 7 Times, Part 2: 1754 – 1783 AD On May 28 and July 3-4, 1754 AD (5747 AA), skirmishes between George Washington’s colonials and French forces in the Ohio Valley sparked the French and Indian War. This conflict lasted nearly nine years. During the war, the American colonial governments were greatly strengthened, and they acquired extensive territory. 7 times earlier, a corresponding period of about nine years, 731-22 BC (3227-36 AA), covered the reign of Hoshea, the last king of Israel. In those years, the kingdom was diminished in both strength and territory. On Feb. 10, 1763 AD (5756 AA), the Treaty of Paris was signed, ending the French and Indian War in England’s and the American colonies’ favor. This time is often cited as being that of the foundation of America as a nation: In the half century after 1763, the American people founded a new American nation. … During the four [Anglo-French] wars [of 1689 – 1763], the colonial assemblies added steadily to their powers and privileges until by 1763, they had become the real centers of power in the colonial governments. Encyclopedia Americana; Danbury: Grolier, 1982: 27:708, 707. 7 times earlier, in 722 BC (3236 AA), the last remnant of the Kingdom of Israel was carried off out of its land, as prophesied in Leviticus 26:28-33. That is to say, the foundation of ancient Israel was destroyed, not to be reestablished until the fulfillment of the prophesied period of 2520 sacred years. The dated biblical record of the nation of Israel ends in 722 BC. However, the book of 2 Esdras records the following event: [The Israelites who had been deported by] Shalmaneser…resolved to leave the country populated by the Gentiles and go to a distant land never inhabited by man. … The Most High performed miracles for them, stopping up the channels of the river* until they had crossed over. 2 Esdras 13:41, 44 NEB * Possibly the Euphrates is meant, often just called “the river” in the Bible. The suggested alternative is the Araxes River in Armenia, because the Israelites were resettled by the Assyrians in the northeastern region of their empire. Such a cataclysm took place in 701 BC (3257 AA), the time of the heavenly “blast” that destroyed Assyrian King Sennacherib’s army near Jerusalem. Is. 36-37 At this point in time, Israel ceased to be recognized among the world’s nations, becoming “the lost tribes of Israel.” 7 times added to the date of that event yield the year 1783 AD. On Sept. 3, 1783 AD (5777 AA), the Peace of Paris ended the American Revolutionary War of 1775-83, and established the independence of the American nation before the whole world. Therefore, 7 times after the assertion of Israel’s independence in exile, God provided for the independence of the “new American nation”; which was actually the restoration of the nation of Israel of old. This identification of America with Israel of old was acknowledged by many colonists throughout the whole era of restoration. In 1669, the American author Nathaniel Morton wrote that he hoped “That especially the seed of Abraham [God’s] servant, and the children of Jacob his chosen, may remember his marvelous works in…the planting of New England…how God ‘brought a vine’ into this wilderness…‘and caused it to take deep root,’ so that it has ‘sent forth its boughs to the sea and its branches to the river.’ Ps. lxx 8, 9, 11 …and planted them in the mountain of his inheritance…in this our Israel.” Late in 1799, the American preacher Abiel Abbott said in a sermon, “It has often been remarked that the people of the United States come nearer to a parallel with Ancient Israel, than any other nation upon the globe. Hence, ‘OUR AMERICAN ISRAEL’ is a term frequently used; and common consent also allows it apt and proper.”

The Prophesied Restoration of Israel After 7 Times, Part 1: 1578 – 1744 AD On June 11, 1578 AD (5569 AA†), Sir Humphrey Gilbert was granted a 6-year patent by England’s Queen Elizabeth to explore and colonize North America. The first (failed) expedition, led by Walter Raleigh, took place between Sept. 1578 and May 1579. Gilbert was lost at sea during another attempt in 1583. Raleigh received a new 6-year patent on May 25, 1584, and planted colonies on Roanoke and Croatan Islands in present-day North Carolina in 1585. These and a subsequent colony in 1587 failed, although some of the settlers were taken in by natives. Another expedition in 1590 (5581 AA), which had been held up by the Spanish Armada, found on Aug. 17 that the settlers had vanished. These were the first English attempts to colonize America. 7 times before Gilbert’s expedition, the Assyrians under King Shalmaneser III made their first (failed) expedition against Israel in 908 BC (3049/50 AA), King Ahab’s last year and Shalmaneser’s sixth. Twelve years later, in 896 BC (3061/62 AA), King Jehu of Israel paid tribute to Shalmaneser. Of Jehu’s 28-year reign, it is recorded that “In those days the LORD began to cut Israel short”; i.e., sometime in the 28 years after 896 BC, Israel was not only harassed, but some of its people were permanently carried off to other lands. In sum, 7 times after the first (failed) attempts by Assyria over a 12-year span to exile Israel, the first (failed) attempts to plant and expand neo-Israel took place. But later on in Jehu’s reign, 896-68 BC, Israel began to be permanently diminished, with some of it people being taken away. Seven times afterwards, within the 28-year span from 1591 to 1619 AD, neo-Israel began to be successfully planted in America. Jamestown was founded in 1607 in Virginia, and Fort Nassau in 1614 in New York. In the days of Jehu’s son Jehoahaz, r. 868-51 BC (3090-3107 AA), “…the LORD delivered [Israel] into the hand of…Syria…all their days.” 2 Kings 13:3 Seven times later, ca. 1619-36 AD (5610-5627 AA), the American colonies began to flourish in Virginia, Plymouth and Salem Massachusetts, Providence Rhode Island, and elsewhere in New England. On May 13, 1744 AD, King George’s War commenced in America (beg. Mar. 4 in Europe) between the British and the French, joined by their respective colonial allies. In the only decisive engagement of the war, French Canada’s fortress-city of Louisburg was captured on June 17, 1745 (5738 AA), by English and American armies. 7 times earlier, in 741 or 740 BC (3217/18 AA), Assyrian King Tiglath-pileser III captured the fortress-city of Arpad in northern Syria following a long siege. After the fall of Arpad, the kingdom of Israel began paying tribute to Assyria. The final decline of Israel began at this point. So in sum, 7 times after the beginning of the final period of ancient Israel as a sovereign power, modern neo-Israel began to assert itself as a power among the world’s nations. † AA = Anno Adam/Year of Adam: 360-day ‘years’ dated from "the genealogy of Adam," Genesis 5:1ff.

Shalom everyone, Since I've been asked, I'll post up a quick reference guide to what the different functions of ministry are. We instituted a checks and balances sort of system at Worthy, so that no one person or persons have complete authority. Worthy Steward -- That's me -- and why do I call myself a Steward. It's merely because I'm a steward of the Lord's ministry. It's not "my" ministry -- and not "my" work. It's the Lord's work! Worthy Servants -- Those are Forum Moderators, who check reported posts, send PM's to keep the peace so to speak, and try to keep this "experiment " running smoothly! Worthy Chat Moderators -- Those are Chat Moderators, who keep Worthy Chat clean, and help "steer" chat. Worthy Watchman -- These are a group of "oversight" individuals, whose role is NOT to "moderate" but a means of checks and balances to the different moderators. When things come up -- they are responsible to review Reported Posts, Moderator actions / inactions, and even comment as to "why" things were handled the way they were. So in essence, the moderation team is a group of individuals who "volunteer" their time, and often get criticized no matter what they do! Either they are moderating too heavily, not moderating too much, why is this "false" doctrine allowed to be discussed, etc. are some of the common complaints I've heard over the 15+ years we've run Worthy! It really doesn't change over the years -- just the members. Many people don't realize how much turnover there is on forum boards! I'm not sure how many different moderating teams we've gone through -- but it's significant! Past Moderation Style We've always like to keep a clean board. and in the past we removed, hid, and deleted harmful posts. However, when we do so, many people NEVER see how much moderating is being done behind the scenes! How many posts are "cleaned up"? The moderators have a few options at this point. First, we'll send a Private Message, trying to "steer" people to what is and what is not acceptable. If this doesn't work, then we will place individuals on "Moderator Review" for a certain period of time. At this point, most of those individuals placed on Moderator Review never come back. What most people do not realize is that "Moderator Review" is the last thing we really want to do as moderators -- because it increases our workload! So what is changed? Changes in Moderation We are simply not "cleaning" up the board any longer. If someone personally attacks someone, then we will simply leave the attack on the board -- EDIT the post -- leaving it intact, but commenting on the post that we as the moderating team do not feel this is appropriate, and the steps we've taken to fix the problem. We'll send a Private Message to the offender, issue a Moderation point, and ban the person from the thread -- ONLY FROM THE THREAD -- not from the forums! Just the thread itself! How I believe this will help in the long run? 1st -- People will actually begin to see how much "moderating" is being done "openly"! 2nd -- By having posts NEVER hidden -- it'll be easy to refer to "past" infractions as a means of "instructing, and correcting". 3rd -- Hopefully people will change their posting styles! People always try to "win a debate"! In doing so, they forget that sometimes you win -- by laying down the fight for ANOTHER time! Usually in the "heat of battle" a nasty thing appears -- PRIDE! Do you not know that "pride is the source of all contentions!" (Proverbs 13:10a KJV Only by pride cometh contention) If you're truly wanting to change someone's mind -- you have to be CAREFUL not to offend. Why? As Proverbs 18:19 says, "A brother offended is more unyielding than a strong city, and quarreling is like the bars of a castle." Remember the instruction that Paul gave to Timothy written in 2 Timothy 2:23-26, Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant controversies; you know that they breed quarrels. And the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil, correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth, and they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, after being captured by him to do his will. The hardest part of this passage is being "kind to everyone" and "patiently enduring evil!" If the first reaction is to trade insult for insult -- then you're failing at being an instructor of the Word! Notice how it concludes -- that God opens their hearts to the TRUTH -- it's not us -- it's the work of God! However, we can do a pretty good job of "hindering" someone coming to the knowledge of the truth by purposely "offending" them! Forgetting by offending them -- you're actually HINDERING the means by which someone comes to the truth. If you have any thoughts, any questions, we're all about transparency -- so ask away! Your brother in the Lord with much agape love, George