Malachi 1:4-5 Whereas Edom says, We are impoverished, but we will return and build the desolate places; thus says the Lord of Hosts, They shall build, but I will throw down; and they shall call them, The border of wickedness, and the people against whom the Lord has indignation forever. And your eyes shall see, and you shall say, the Lord will be magnified from the border of Israel.
Although God chastises, corrects, and allows the enemy to attack, in the end, evil will be brought down and the Lord Jesus Christ will be magnified as King of Kings and Lord of Lords! Hallelujah!
This will all happen during the coming Kingdom Age, which will be after the Rapture of the Church and the Great Tribulation period. At that time, the Second Coming of Jesus Christ will occur. The first time He came as a lowly child born in a stable. He grew up the child of a poor family. His stepfather, Joseph, was a carpenter, and Jesus learned that trade. He was perfect in every way, but many would not accept Him as the Messiah. Although He performed great signs and wonders, the religious elite persecuted Him and crucified Him, but He overcame death and the grave!
The next time He comes, He will not come as a poor and lowly baby. He will come as the most powerful King, and He will rule the entire world from the capital city of Jerusalem! All the saints will come with Him in their glorified bodies! If you are saved and born again, you will be one of these! This is our hope; the Hope of Glory!
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the Power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope. (Romans 15:13)
To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the Hope of Glory. (Colossians 1:27)
We serve the God of Hope, the Hope of Glory! Jesus gave His Life that we may have this Hope. God's people have always been persecuted. Jesus Himself was persecuted even to death, but just as Jesus rose on the third day, we too shall be resurrected, and at the Second Coming we will reign with Jesus over the entire world. There will be no more persecution of the Saints. At that time, Every knee shall bow and every tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is Lord! Hallelujah!
Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in Heaven, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the Kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign forever and ever.” (Revelation 11:15)
And in the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, nor shall the kingdom be left to another people. It shall break in pieces all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, and it shall stand forever. (Daniel 2:44)
We are living in very exciting times! The Prophesies of Old are playing out right before our eyes. Keep your eyes on Israel; she is the time clock. Bind and cast out all fear, doubt, and unbelief. Loose the Righteous Spirits of Faith, Hope, and Power in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ. As born-again believers, we have the mind of Christ. Let us think and act accordingly.
It won't be long. God will..........turn the tide
In the Mighty Name of Jesus, Doreen
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