John
the Baptizer was the last of the prophets of old.
He, too, called the Jews to turn back to God by repenting
of their sin. John sought to prepare the nation of
Israel for the Messiah whom the prophets had foretold
would come and who was about to appear at that time.
As the forerunner of Messiah John recognized the young
Jewish rabbi who came to the banks of the Jordan to
be baptized by him. This young rabbi, although not
a sinner himself, identified with John and John’s
message. God revealed to John that this young Israelite,
who was John’s cousin, was that Messiah, i.e.,
the Christ, that the prophets of old had said would
come to Israel. This young Israelite who came to John
to be baptized was the one we know as Yeshua or Jesus
of Nazareth.
Prophecy
continues to play an important role in the ministry
of the church to day. Unfortunately Christendom is
filled with many phony, false, money-grabbing, power-hungry
men and women claiming to be modern day prophets.
The Charismatic Movement is filled to overflowing
with many of these would-be self-styled prophets.
Many of these individuals claim to be hearing directly
from God in the words and messages they proclaim.
Beware! God does indeed speak and minister through
believers today. We do not deny that there is prophetic
ministry in our day. However much of what is said
to be prophetic is not of or from God. Every individual
claiming to be hearing and speaking the prophetic
must be tested according to our Lord who exhorted,
“by their fruit you will know them.” We
must not be afraid to test every word and message
spoken to be sure that it is on target.
God
most often speaks to believers and to the church through
the written Word of God, the Bible. God’s Spirit
also impresses upon the hearts of believers words
and messages that need to be shared with others. Whether
one is designated a prophet or not is secondary. What
is vital is that only truth and that which is in full
accord with the Holy Scriptures is being shared at
all times.
The
material that you will find in this section deals
mostly with prophetic events that God’s inspired
written Word reveals. We are of the opinion and belief
that what is happening on the world scene in our day
is preparing the Body of Christ for the imminent return
of Jesus Christ. Though we realize that there are
differences in the church regarding some of these
events this ministry takes a pre-millennial position.
We believe in a literal rapture and we look forward
to the coming Kingdom when our Lord shall sit upon
the throne of David and literally reign over this
planet. We do not claim to have all of the answers,
but we are not afraid to boldly declare that Jesus
is Coming Again!
The
material that you will find herein will hopefully
shed light upon what the Scripture is teaching regarding
events that are taking place in these latter days.
New material will be periodically added so be sure
to come back and visit us regularly.
