United
Pentecostal Church Mannheim Short Messages |
God is not joking! |
Jer
5,1 “Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see
now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man,
if there be any that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I will
pardon it. And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely.
O LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? Thou hast stricken them, but they
have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive
correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused
to return.”
Jeremiah saw the situation of the people from Judah clearly before his eyes,
for God showed it to him. His people who he had delivered out of Egypt, led
into a land and had blessed, had forsaken him. Their stuck to their religious
tradition, however, they no longer believed the Word of God; and they did
not even believe Jeremiah when he brought the Word to them. And God said to
him: “Go and seek in the city, see if you can find someone who believes
me and is doing that which is right. Go and find out, go out on the streets,
talk with the people and ask them. Many will say, we do believe, however it
is not really that way. If it were so, I would show mercy to them.”
It was not so long thereafter that their city was besieged. The evil came
upon them suddenly, just like Jeremiah had prophesied.
The king of Babylon stood before their gates and it was only a question of
time until the city would be conquered. In comparison to the people who had
forgotten their God, his power was too mighty. In our country, who is asking
about God? Yes, it is true, they have their tradition, their gold and silver
in the cathedrals, their idols and worship services, all of which God hates.
The law and the rights of the people are twisted by those who have power in
the nation, the reason being that they have forgotten their God.
Therefore, God is making this nation pay the price all around. Firms are going
bankrupt, there are tax increases, unemployment, and an increase in prices.
Nothing is secure anymore, not even your old age pension. Things are going
to get worse; for if God did not even spare his own people, nor his own city,
why should he spare the heathen who rejected him? The church of the living
God is calling like Jeremiah. However, just like at that time, when things
were still going well for the rich and those who oppressed the people, so
is it still the same way today. They live in a make believe world, an illusion,
whereby, God no longer exists; and if he does happen to exist, then HE does
not see us - that is what they think. The Word of God was completely put out
of remembrance, and also the very One who is able to prophesy what is going
to happen at the end. He is the One who has all the answers and for whom nothing
is impossible. Jesus, who can bring entire worlds into existence at the snap
of his fingers, it was he who they did not pay attention to and lost their
respect for. “Jeremiah, go there nevertheless, tell them anyway, even
if they do not want to believe you.” He ended up going, and things are
exactly the same now for the church in this nation - we teach, we preach,
while they have their parties, while they make their plans without God being
included. That is how it was at that time. Then the day came when they received
the news that the king of Babylon was standing before their gates. They thought
what can surely happen to us, for their false preachers, pastors and bishops
said that everything would be alright. Jeremiah was the small but loud voice
among the people. What does he want then? They laughed and mocked. Now everything
was over with. Soon this chapter will also end, for God will not be mocked.
Woe to the individual who does not take God seriously and does not seek him
with their whole heart.
This time it will not be Nebuchadnezzar, for he has already been dead for
a long time. God will bring forth another rod, this being the antichrist -
this is not a joke; however, in comparison to him, all those who went before
him are no match. Whosoever falls into his hands, there is no more hope for
that individual. In this day and age which we live, the spirit of the world
is preparing for the appearance of the antichrist, who upon having complete
control in the way of surveillance will eliminate every person who is not
obedient to him. At the beginning, there will be wonderful promises made,
however, at the end, oh, how terrible! That is what God says! Up until now,
he has still always been right and has always told the truth. This time, however,
is also an hour in which the people of God have made themselves ready for
His Coming. Jesus Christ will come back very quickly for his people, in order
to take them away from this earth - the time is very short! (see John 14,1-4;
1.Cor.15:29-54) It will come like a snare over the people of this world, from
which they will not be able to escape. God will not only allow the people
to fall into the hands of the antichrist and his servants, no, not only that,
but He will also punish them and the whole face of the earth because they
go along with him and give honour to the antichrist. (2 Thes 2: 7-12; Rev.13,
11-18)
Save yourself so long as you still can, repent before God and obey the gospel
of Jesus Christ completely. Wash your sins away and be baptized in Jesus name.
Receive the gift of the Holy Ghost to escape this time. (see Acts 2:38-39)
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