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19 February 2011, Corrected 7 May 2011 & 10 September 2011
By Mark Farquharson
When the disciples were told to herald the evangel, they were to do it with signs.
Mark 16:14 Now subsequently, at their lying back at table, He was manifested to the eleven, and He reproaches their unbelief and hardheartedness, seeing that they do not believe those who gaze on Him having been roused from among the dead." {CLV}
Jesus was manifested to the eleven remaining disciples, after His resurrection from the dead. They had not believed those who told them that Jesus had be raised from the dead. Then Jesus told them to Herald the evangel.
Mark 16:15 And He said to them, "Go into all the world; herald the evangel to the entire creation." {CLV}
It is coming up to the time when the chosen will be told to Herald the evangel to all the nations.
Mark 16:16 He who believes and is baptized shall be saved, yet he who disbelieves shall be condemned." {CLV}
This does not mean you need to have a water baptism to be saved, this means baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus {Acts 19:1-5}. Jesus then stated the signs that they would do as they herald the evangel.
Mark 16:17-18 Now these signs shall fully follow in those who believe: In My name they shall be casting out demons; they will be speaking in new languages; they will be picking up serpents; and if they should be drinking anything deadly, it should under no circumstances be harming them; they will be placing hands on those who are ailing, and ideally will they be having it." {CLV}
Those who believed at that time, performed the signs. However it was not for all those in Christ to do the signs over the whole period of grace. You should not feel disappointed or that you are not a true believer, because you can not do signs at this time.
However I do believe the time is coming again when those in Christ will be able to do signs. You will have to wait until you know the time is right to do signs. Soon the chosen will receive the Quail and Manna. Israel in the wilderness received the Quail and Manna {Exodus 16:2-7}. Quail in the evening and Manna in the morning.
Exodus 16:6-7 So Moses and Aaron said to all the sons of Israel: This evening, then you will know that it was Yahweh Who brought you forth from the land of Egypt. And in the morning then you will see the glory of Yahweh…..{CLV}
Yahweh: The name of God, it does not mean “lord.”
The Quail then is representing the knowing of that which the God has accomplish for us and for the body of Christ. Thus knowing includes the divine plan for us and the divine plan for the body of Christ as a whole. Including the time ahead, the age of tabernacles. Thus all those who are alive in Christ will then correctly understand the time ahead. No more will the chosen believe differently, for it will be a time for us to unite, for the work ahead.
The Manna represents the “glory of Yahweh” that is the glory of God. Recently I was out walking and I passed between two trees. I thought of the two trees in the garden of Eden. The tree of life and the tree of knowledge.
Revelation 22:1-2 And he shows me a river of water of life, resplendent as crystal, issuing out of the throne of God and the Lambkin." In the center of its square {Greek: plateia}, and on either side of the river, is the log {Greek: xulon} of life, producing twelve fruits, rendering its fruit in accord with each month. And the leaves of the log are for the cure of the nations." {CLV}
In the original Greek text there was no punctuation or verses. It is the throne that is in the center of the square of the city of new Jerusalem. The Greek “xulon” literately translates as “wood.” It can mean wood as in log or wood as in forest. Here it actually means wood as in forest.
Thus I would interpret it to read:
“ And he shows me a river of water of life, resplendent as crystal, issuing out of the throne of God and the Lambkin in the center of its square. And on either side of the river, is the wood of life”
The forest of life will be in the new Jerusalem in the coming eon. It is the chosen who will actual be the trees in the forest of life, their leaves will cure the nations. For more on this refer to my article: “River of the Water of Life and Forest of Life”
However I believe the reason I through of the two trees is for the soon to come work ahead of the evangel. The chosen getting the knowledge and the life, that is the ability to heal people, both spiritually and physically.
Mark 16:19-20 The Lord, indeed, then, after speaking with them, was taken up into heaven and is seated at the right hand of God." Now they, coming away, herald everywhere, the Lord working together with them and confirming the word by the signs following them up." {CLV}
Our Lord Jesus Christ will work with the chosen, those in Christ, the body and the word will be confirmed with signs. However that does not mean everyone will believe us, for many people did not believe Jesus himself when He came the first time. In fact most people will not believe us, even with signs.
Revelation 20:7-9 And whenever the thousand years should be finished, Satan will be loosed out of his jail." And he will be coming out to deceive all the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to be mobilizing them for battle, their number being as the sand of the sea." And they went up over the breadth of the earth, and surround the citadel of the saints and the beloved city. And fire descended from God out of heaven and devoured them." {CLV}
Satan has been released from his jail and is now deceiving the nations. The reign of Christ during the millennium is almost over, have started back in 70 AD, after the destruction of Jerusalem. For more on the millennium refer to the article: “When is the Millennium”
Spiritually the people of the nations are Gog and Magog. They will be mobilized for battle against the beloved city. The chosen, the body of Christ is the beloved city.
Those deceived will mobilize against the members of the body of Christ, the Sons of God. It is because of the heralding that they will come against the body. They are not going to war with physical Jerusalem, it is spiritual Jerusalem, those in Christ. It is explained in the article: “Christ’s Second Advent, the Day of the Lord”
Even as some of you now herald the truth, some people will not believe the truth. Some will prefer to believe what their preacher tells them in their church, which will not actually be the truth. Others will still believe that there is no God at all. Many will still believe in false gods. And of course those of other religions will believe in what they are taught. Of course some will believe what you are saying, it being their time to believe the truth. Do not be discouraged, by those who do not believe for it is not their time. One day of course all will know the truth. Keep up the good work of heralding the truth.
Most preachers do not teach the true evangel. If you talk to most preachers about the true evangel, they will know doubt tell you that your message is from the devil, Satan and warn you about going to hell. For even Jesus was accused by the Pharisees of casting out demons by beezeboul, chief of the demons {Mat 12:22-28}.
In the time ahead as we the chosen herald the evangel to the nations, most preachers will tell their congregations that our message is from the devil. Hence there will be a mass up rising of people against us. This of course is all part of the Divine plan. It will not be their time to know the truth. All those who did not know the truth will find out in the next eon.
Copyright © Mark J Farquharson 2011, 19 February 2011, corrected 7 May 2011 & 10 September 2011
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