2011 A Year When Everything will be Alright!
Bishop Butler
12/31/10
Ro 8:37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
Qualifier: Do the things that the Lords requires
The world is in trouble… in some places things will even get worse
Lu 21:7 And they asked him, saying, Master, but when shall these things be? and what sign will there be when these things shall come to pass? 8 And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them. 9 But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not by and by. 10 Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: 11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
What’s gonna happen between that time when Isreal and Jerusalem is over run by the Gentiles and His second coming, what’s gonna happen in that intervening time between those two things so we’ll pick up here in verse 24 and he tells them
Lu 21:24 And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem
That time was over in May 1948, Isreal became a National again in May 14th 1949 and the US
Lu 21:25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;
A sign is an indicator that let’s you know when you are getting close to something, there will be changes in the planet, changes in the earth the very physical nature
Distress = anxiety there will be anguish
Perplexity = state of quandary
Quandary = doubt uncertainty, difficulty
Waves = vibrations, earth quakes in the ocean floors, tsunamis, tidal waves
Lu 21:26 Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
27 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
And He’s coming soon… now he’s gonna go back to when Isareal becomes a nation
Lu 21:28 And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.
29 ¶ And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees;
Read Joel 1:7 it says the fig tree is the nation of Israeal and all the oter trees are all the other nations
Lu 21:30 When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand.
31 So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God
32 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.
A generation in the bible is 120 years, that’s how long God sad man could live
And already sixty two years have passed, now no man knows the hour but He said you can know when it’s summer time and I’m here to tell you praise God that the warm whether is coming!
Remaining 58 years everything in the Word of God will happen
Lu 21:33 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
34 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
Surfeiting = seizure of pain
Drunkenness = intoxication; not just of drugs and alcohol but being intoxicated with the stuff of this world.
Cares of this Life; Greek word for care is distraction that could be people, places or things and in fact a distraction is something that replaces what you ought to be focusing on.
Lu 21:35 For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. 36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
Now I just told you what, now I’m gonna tell you why…
The earth is weighted down under a gross weight of sin
Ro 8:18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. 19 For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. 20 For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope, 21 Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. 22 For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.
Groaneth and travaileth are terms that you here mentioned when talking about a women having a child… this is what the earth is doing….
2Ti 3:1 ¶ This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
These are the kind of things that you will see more and more of….
Ge 6:5 And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
6 ¶ And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.
Ge 6:11 ¶ The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
They had earth quake and tsunami kind of stuff before the flood, because of the gross weight of sin…
Ge 6:12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
13 ¶ And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
Although the flood came there was a righteous man and for him everything was alright! Look at your neighbor and say Everything is going to be alright!!!
Ro 1:18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
19 ¶ Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.
There is not a person alive that they have not seen proof that God exists
Ro 1:20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
Vain = idolatrous in other words they begin to put other stuff ahead of God even though they knew God exist. The world has pushed God out of their lives and God out of their thinking…
Ro 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
When your heart becomes darkened you are enveloped by confussion, not only is their heart darkened God gave them over to a reprobate mind..
Ro 1:23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
Gave = surrendered
Sin has a price Rom 6:23 the wages of sin is death, that’s God’s law, God gets blamed for a lot of stuff that He didn’t do. There are laws that govern the planet. If you do certain things you set certain laws into to place. It’s not up to God to stop it or change it, it’s up to you to change it.
Ro 1:27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. (they received the results of that sin)
28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
Reprobate mind = a mind that has no judgment…when you think you are doing right when you are absolutely wrong… to you the whole world is wrong but you..
Ro 1:29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, 31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: 32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
So the word unto you is fear not!!!
Lu 12:7 But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.
God is talking about you! He considers you of maximum value and God will remember your cry
Lu 18:7 And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them? 8 I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?
Re 8:3 And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. 4 And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand. 5 And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.
Sometimes when we are praying in the Holy Ghost we are not praying for someone else, sometimes what we are asking God is to avenge His people of the wrong done to them!
Vengeance is mine I will repay says God!
So what am I to do in 2011?
1. Cling to God’s Word
2. Listen cautiously to His Voice in your very spirit and to that Word is preached over the pulpit
3. Act on His Word as He said in all areas
4. Stand on Gods word and the worlds curse won’t come near you
5. Don’t feed fear into your life and don’t feed it into your mouth, feed on God’s word not the bread of sorrow you will have to fight the good fight of faith 1 Tim 6:12 nay in all these things we are more than conquers…..
And for those of us who do the right thing… it’s gonna be alright next year..
This may sound like a gloomy word and it is for the world, but for us our time has come!
When the enemy comes in like a flood the spirit of the Lord raises up a standared against Him!
You must decide to walk in love!
You must decide to walk by faith
You must decide to do what the scriptures say
You must decide to forget about what you want, what you need, what you think you deserve and put God first!
You must decide… and if you do everything will be alright!
Awesome Word!!!!
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