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ELIJAH
Behold, I will send you ELIJAH the prophet before the coming of the great and
dreadful day of the Lord: And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children
to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with destruction Malachi 4:5-6. This declares that an
Elijah shall come just before the day of the Lord and it reveals the nature and importance of his work.
Think NOT
that I have come to send peace on earth : I came NOT to send peace, but a sword. For I am come to set a man at
variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.
And a man's foes shall be they of his own household Mat 10:34-36. History has proved this to be a truth.
Almost all who have been called out of this world, have experienced this truth. Those who have been raised in
the faith, have experienced the same thing, by being hated by this world Joh 15:19-20.
HOW then, could Elijah's
mission be to turn the heart of children and parents toward each other when Christ's mission was to divide families?
Would they not be working at cross purposes?
Jesus told us that John Baptist was an Elijah Mat 17:10-13.
What did John do? And thou, child, shall be called the prophet of the HIGHEST: for thou shalt go before the face of
the Lord to prepare His ways; to give knowledge of salvation to the people for the remission of their sins, to give
light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace Luk 1:72-80.
Gabriel said to Zachariah; and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb (the Spirit
WAS given to men before Pentecost!) and MANY of the children of Israel shall HE TURN TO THE LORD THEIR GOD. And he shall
go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to
the WISDOM OF THE JUST; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord Luk 1:15-17.
John taught REPENTANCE
and BAPTISM for the remission of sins Luk 3:3. He prepared people for the coming of Christ by preaching REPENTANCE,
BY TURNING THEIR HEARTS BACK TOWARD GOD! Elijah did the same thing; he worked to turn the hearts of the children of
men toward their GOD 1 Kings 18.
The words; fathers and children, were translated either singular or plural by
their context. What is meant by Malachi is that Elijah will turn the hearts of the created children back to GOD THEIR
FATHER! As ALL people turn to their God, a unity and harmony will be achieved that will blossom into peace! In
the short term; turning back to God our Father will cause division. In the long term; this will result in the coming
of Messiah and the conversion of all people through the out pouring of God's spirit upon ALL FLESH Joel 2:28. Those
who turn toward God NOW, will then be in a position to teach and reconcile with their now repentant loved ones.
Elijah truly shall come first, and RESTORE ALL THINGS Mat 17:11. Brethren ALL THINGS HAVE NOT YET BEEN RESTORED.
There is still MUCH that is NOT KNOWN. Even the church of God is full of Idolatry, appealing to the writings of men
more often then they appeal to the WORD OF GOD! Even the converted, NEED to turn their hearts back to GOD THEIR FATHER,
LEST THEY BE VISITED WITH STRONG CORRECTION. WE ALL NEED TO REPENT AND TURN BACK TO GOD. WE ALL NEED TO STOP RELYING
ON MEN, WHO CANNOT SAVE, FOR OUR SALVATION. IT IS TIME FOR US TO ACQUIRE SUFFICIENT OIL MAT 25;1-12.
THE TWO PROPHETS
What be these two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty
the golden oil out of themselves? Zech 4:12. Then said he, these are the two anointed ones, that stand by
the Lord of the whole earth Zech 4:14. Who are they then? They are two men in the last days, men like
Moses and Elijah Mat 17:3, who stand by and with the Lord of all the earth. They are prophets of God Rev
11:10. They, like ALL prophets have been trained and called by God, they have been chosen and sent by God
and they answer to God. In all the bible, NO prophet has ever answered to any man in spiritual things. Prophets
are God's servants, NOT the servants of ANY MAN. These two, like all prophets, stand by God, THEY SERVE
GOD! They will point all people toward GOD. There is NO WAY that they will EVER point people toward the teachings
of ANY MAN. They will stand upon the unshakable WORD OF GOD, NOT upon the fallible words of men!
These
two will minister in power for twelve hundred and sixty days and then sleep for three and one half days and then be raised
up in the resurrection Rev 11:3 and Rev 11:11-12. Will they have it made when they begin their ministry?
ABSOLUTELY NOT! They could FAIL and they will know that they could fail. They will rely on God for every minute
of every day and we should all be supporting them in prayer every day. If they fail, God's word is broken, the whole plan
fails. No, they will not fail. They will succeed by the grace and power of God, because they will know that on
their own, they will surely fail.
They will be clothed with sackcloth throughout the days of their ministry Rev
11:3. If you can imagine wearing burlap against your skin, you will understand that it is indicative of AFFLICTION.
Afflicting oneself in this manner is often connected with FASTING and REPENTANCE Luk 10:13, Dan 9:3 and Jonah 3:5-10.
The wearing of sackcloth with fasting indicates, the humbling of oneself before God in the spirit of true, heartfelt REPENTANCE
and DEDICATION TO GOD. It indicates, the full and heartfelt ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF GOD AS SUPREME! Demonstrating
a humble and honest RESPECT for ALMIGHTY GOD. It reflects the abandonment of the PLEASURES OF THIS WORLD, FOR THE THINGS
OF GOD!
Since their ministry will end with the resurrection, one need only count back twelve hundred and sixty
three and one half days, to see when they will start. Since the abomination is set up, twelve hundred and ninety days
before the resurrection, we need only subtract, 1263 1/2 from the 1290 to see that these two prophets begin their ministry,
26 1/2 days after the false prophet is set up. Since the false prophet has not yet been set up, these two have NOT yet
begun their ministry!
How can they be recognized? 1 They will stand by God and HIM ONLY shall
they serve Mat 4:10 and Deu 13. 2 They shall work to turn ALL people toward God.
3 They shall have the powers spoken of in Rev 11, but they shall not abuse those powers. Like Moses
they shall exercise power AS GOD DIRECTS. 4 They shall begin 26 1/2 days after
the man of sin has been set up. 5 They shall understand God's word and shall
restore and reveal all things. Letting the golden oil of God's spirit flow through them into God's people and
reviving the seven churches. 6 They shall WARN the world of what is going to befall
them. 7 They shall warn God's people to turn toward Him and they shall provide
the means, for those who do turn back to God with a WHOLE HEART, to escape the hour of trial. 8
They will undoubtedly be hated and rejected by this world and their message will, at first, be rejected by much of the church
of God. Finally, their conduct will be consistent with Deu 13 and the last few verses of Deu 18.
In Rev 11
they are called witnesses. A witness is someone who can testify to a fact. They shall witness that THE ETERNAL
IS GOD, AND BESIDE HIM THERE IS NO OTHER Deu 4:35. Perhaps David summed it up in psalm 100; PRAISE YE THE LORD
ALL YE NATIONS. KNOW YE THAT THE ETERNAL IS GOD. IT IS HE THAT HAS MADE US AND NOT WE OURSELVES. WE ARE
HIS PEOPLE AND THE SHEEP OF HIS PASTURE.
Why two? Because all things shall be established at the mouth
of two or three witnesses Deu 17:6 and Deu 19:15. The law of God requires at least two witnesses. They shall witness
that the ETERNAL IS GOD!
Who will they be. This is in the FATHER'S HANDS. HE CHOOSES HIS SERVANTS,
NOT ANY MAN. For those who have claimed this office in the past, BEWARE; HE WHO EXALTS HIMSELF SHALL BE
ABASED Luk 13:11. Do you really want this awesome RESPONSIBILITY or are you just intrigued by POWER.
Power is given ONLY to ENABLE one to fulfill RESPONSIBILITY. Those who want POWER WITHOUT RESPONSIBILITY, DESERVE
NEITHER. These two, will know who they are, when God calls them and sends them to His people. We will know
them by their works, their fruits Mat 7:15-27.
When will the church leave to go to her place?
When you see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel, stand in the holy place; FLEE Mat 24:15-21. For
Jerusalem is to be trodden down by the gentiles for 42 months Rev 11:2. The beast who treads down, shall have power
to make war for 42 months Rev 13:5. The church is to be in the wilderness for 42 months (1260 days) Rev 12:14. At the
end of 1335 days all men shall be blessed Joel 2:28 and the saints shall STAND IN THEIR LOT Dan 12:12-13. We are
not told exactly when this beast shall occupy the city and the Church shall go to her place, but we do know that their 1260
days must be completed before the blessing at the end of the 1335 days.
If the resurrection occurs
BEFORE the 1260 days in the wilderness are completed and this appears certain. Those who do not qualify as firstfruits,
like the children, shall remain in this place until Christ returns with His saints after the Wedding Feast and destroys the
enemy. This will be the difference between the 1290 days and the 1335 days, the 45 days of the wedding feast in
heaven and the last plagues. God will NOT leave our children unprotected! For they are set apart as HOLY, SANCTIFIED,
1 COR 7:14 by the FAITH of their parents, Acts 26:18. The wise shall understand and be prepared Dan 12:3 and Dan
12:10. The foolish shall not understand and shall be taken by surprise as they shall suppose that the resurrection shall
not occur until the end of the 1260 days.
May God BLESS all those who turn to Him and keep His commandments!
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