The Sword of the LORD - Ephesians 6:10 - 20

Jesus Christ Is Lord!
12 July 2010

Many times over the past years I have told you what we face. The scriptures tell of patterns that occur every time man acts on his own, self created pop culture relative, set of values and standards.

Where are we? There will be no solutions from man to the problems faced in government, finance and it will surely not come from our religious leaders. Why? Mostly all of those in leadership are interested in power and control, and any others are either fearful of the consequences of presenting solution and or too lazy to do the work it will take to accomplish real restorative change. The one common factor with mostly all these is pride. They are all too proud to admit they have been wrong.

I am not going to go into the motivations again. I have well defined them many times. You know the perpetrators and you know them by their fruit.

I am going to tell you the solution. It will not come through any government, it’s not in finances, and it isn’t religion. The answer is in removing the power and control that hese institutions have usurped. The answer is the same as it has always been.

You will find it perfectly articulated in God words.
It is all in who you are following. Whose work you are doing and that will be determined by whose standards and values you have in your head.

Revelation 14
1And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads.
2And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps:
3And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.
4These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.
5And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.
6And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,
7Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.
8And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.
9And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,
10The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:
11And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.
12Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.
13And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.
14And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.
15And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe.
16And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.
17And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.
18And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.
19And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.
20And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.

The work is to tell people this is the Sword of the LORD. First you have to hear it and then have the faith to believe it.

Hebrews 13

Judges 7, Jeremiah 12, Psalms 77

In the Name of

Jesus Christ My Lord
Thank You My Father