A Walk to Eternity

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Philip OSB Vermaak. A Walk to Eternity

INTRODUCTION. The revival of truth in the end time church

WALKING WITH GOD. Because God is committed to meeting our needs we can never give up, we must persevere

THE GOSPEL. People who live in the past use it for an excuse to hide the present and future

THE LATTER DAY CHURCH. If it smells like tradition if will stink like religion

SALVATION IN ITS TRUE SENSE. Confession is the end of sin and the beginning of salvation

THE CROSS: Religion stops at the cross/ Christianity goes beyond

THE PROPHET. Prophecy is the ability to hear what God says and then convey it to man

WHEN THE VISION OF GOD APPEARS. Hope for the things not seen

DISCERNING THE SPIRITUAL. Religion requires no holy spirit to function and is not from the heart, only from the head

BELIEVING TRUTH. Truth has nothing to do with perception but everything to do with belief; only God’s word is truth

THE PATTERN. INTO HIS PRESENCE: A PLAN OF A PHYSICAL FORM WITH A SPIRITUAL IMPLICATION AND APPLICATION

THE DOOR. The question has to be asked how long will it remain open if we are to seek while He can still be found?

THE HOLY SPIRIT OF GOD. Hear what the Spirit says, it is the seal of God’s love that gives life to the flesh

THE VEIL. The door to the most holy place. God’s new and living way for man to enter eternity, death has been abolished

THE HOUR. Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter

THE KINGDOM. If you were aware of your future you would honor nothing from your past, ye are the sons of the living God

THERE I WILL MEET WITH YOU. Wherefore comfort one another with these words

THEY THAT ARE WITH HIM / IN HIS PRESENCE. That we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus

THE GLORY OF GOD. And their cry came up unto God by reason of their bondage

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The world today has an understanding of the word of God based on tradition, religion and culture, this viewpoint does not include the reality of divine vision and revelation which consequently detracts from the implied truth of the word. To get a clear understanding of God’s purposes and plans for us we need first to have knowledge of God and as directed in James we are to ask God for wisdom with this we then get divine revelation which gives the individual understanding of God and His purposes. We have to get, first the knowledge first hand from the bible and then, the revelation comes from the Holy Spirit, we have to disregard totally the opinions of religion and tradition. This is why God said, “For without a vision and without knowledge my people perish (die). I take this to mean then that if we have the right knowledge and we get the vision we will not die, impossible you say, and well you may, for you see this is typical of man’s understanding, with the limited knowledge and lack of understanding that we traditionally grow up with. God said your thoughts are not my thoughts meaning that our thoughts are diametrically opposed to His and He wants us to think like Him, and He thinks that if we obey Him we shall live. Not only does God think this He knows it, He said it and made a covenant to that effect, then He said it is His will that none should perish and even though he lives He shall never die. This is what God said and promised through the blood then sealed it in us with the Holy Spirit the incorruptible seed which by the way is the spirit that gives life eternally.

The end time prophecies are given to the church for milestones in our daily walk and one of them Daniel 12 vs. 4 says But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased. This prophecy refers to the knowledge of God and His word and does not have any significance to or with the “techno-age” which has burst to the forefront in our modern lives. God has told the prophets of old what is to come for our benefit we do not need the “Prophets” of the day to sway us from the paths of righteousness and truth, we have been warned in the book of Revelation to not let any MAN take our crown. The prophecy concerning the increase of knowledge is a sign for us that God is going to heal us of our spiritual blindness to prepare us for the Great day. Now if this does not tie in with your theology then I have to say it is a pity but it will not change God’s word one bit. It is a sign also that as the frustration abounds in man’s discomfort with the ways of the world the last avenue of truth is the pathway to life. Tell me what purpose is there to life if death is the reward, what purpose is there to eternal life if death is the passport. God said our wisdom is foolishness to Him, I think He agrees with me. I see no point in dying when Jesus has died once for all, certainly we cannot expect to go to heaven and start the whole process over again as unbelievers have no place up there. The angels were banished by God and we have even less hope of escape having tasted the fruit of salvation and righteousness.

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A wonderful example of this exercise is written in 2 Chronicles 7 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. This famous statement has been hashed about by every kind of doctrine and religion for two thousand years without success, because there has been no revelation of what it is that God is actually saying to His people they are still out there lost and dying in the wilderness. That’s the proof, God said “for why will you die O Israel” and no one has stopped to turn back and reply to God for like the lepers we have all been saved, Jesus came to save the WORLD. It is time to answer the question and it is time for the glory of the knowledge of God to fill the earth. Isaiah 11: 9 they shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.

I believe that if Jesus were to return today He would have a wonderful time repeating the events of Luke 19:45 And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought; especially if He takes a close look at what we call the “table of the elements”. We offer a crumb of stale leavened bread with a drop of watered down juice and then ask God to bless it. Can you imagine receiving that at the banqueting feast, then wondering why you came? What takes place today with the wine and the bread is worse than the strange fire offered by Nadab and Abihu. Believe me it stinks in the nostrils of the Lord that is why He said for this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep. I am appalled that we think we can escape from this injustice and malpractice Nadab and Abihu died before the Lord it says, they well might have been literally playing with fire but it is the Lord’s body we are playing with. The warning is clear. God cannot be mocked! Jesus said, I have meat to eat that ye know not of. in John 4: 32. If you do not know of this meat then as a born again believer I would implore you to find out for yourself in the word. Ezekiel 33:11. Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel? His people the ones with whom he is covenanted, He does not want you to die. It is time I believe to put away the religious paraphernalia, crumbs and jargon, the mini glasses resembling the seamstresses thimble, the holy masks and get real with the celebration of the feast redemption and life. Jesus said that even the dogs would eat the crumbs from under the table. It is time for the people of God to walk in the newness of life and not like “dead man walking” someone with a death sentence to serve out.

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