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Man’s Understanding of Holy Lacks a Bit.

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Something interesting is appearing before me.  I posted an article regarding Glenn Beck being a part of the drama which will unfold as God raises up His two witnesses (as told in the book of Revelation).  I’ve watched a thread develop in which some speculate the issue.  All of us will ponder the advent of this prophecy.  And we are all correct to do so.  But something very interesting has presented itself in this thread.

It’s a human condition to try to identify a mystery by using the information we have at our disposal first.  We learn this from children’s games; “I spy with my little eye” and such other games.  But as we become adults we often try to find more information before we make guesses about things of such importance.  Why would Americans look to Americans as the source of God’s two witnesses?  Or even look to Obama as the anti-christ?  The world is a very large place.  But we look to what we know first, don’t we. 

Such a narrow field of candidates leaves a rather wide margin for the billions of “others” on this planet.  And it’s very likely that these two people are not Americans at all.  Consider one passage in that scripture regarding these two witnesses:  “They are “the two olive trees” and the two lampstands, and “they stand before the Lord of the earth.”   Look how the Lord describes them.  He is using heavenly terms which indicate that they “STAND” before the Lord of Heaven.  They are not your every day average American.  They are Holy men.  Holy in the sense of God’s standards.  To ascribe this kind of Holiness to Glenn Beck or any other average American is a bit on the nonsense side.  These two men will be of a very special breed.  It is God, Himself, who has appointed His two witnesses.

Another issue regarding these two men has to do with the wickedness of man.  I got a feeling that if modern man met Elijah or Moses they would be sunk to their knees with the focus of God these men owned.  Remember how Elijah put to death the prophets of baal with the sword?  Blood was not unfamiliar to Elijah.  I don’t think he would fit into your local garden party crowd.  And consider Moses.  A man of firm conviction regarding obedience to God’s law.  How would the average group of modern men react to such a man in their Sunday morning service?

I think Americans (and thus many other modern people) miss the entire message of Holiness God is speaking.  It would be wise to discontinue speculation regarding these men if we are going to use our own frame of wickedness to pick them ourselves.

By His Grace. 

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Glenn Beck and the “Two Witnesses” of Revelation.

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(Since this entry was written nothing has come about to warrant its writing.  I will leave this post on my blog.  I see that a lot of people are searching for such things.  But I will remind the reader that prophecy has its place.  All the while, leading a life filled with the Holy Spirit of God is of vastly more importance.  While we search for what is to come, let us remember to live a life worthy of God’s blessing.  Prophecy will do nothing to help us as we stand before the Throne of Christ Jesus.  Obedience, however, will help us immensely.)

I just posted a difference in beliefs between Glenn Beck and the children of the Most High God through Jesus’ sacrifice.  So I feel a bit redundant bringing him back to my blog.  But something is transpiring which demands attention.

Glenn is planning to take his media power to Jerusalem.  It is his belief that he must stand with Israel in the coming days.  I pondered this move in light of the Lord’s plans and wondered how this might fit in.  Though I don’t have direct word from the Lord on this, I’ve come to a realization that might hold some water.

The current media ignores Israel, being quite liberal and ungodly in their approach to the world’s plight.  And we have heard of the two witnesses which will appear to testify to the world’s ungodly behavior.  It’s not likely that the current media would even notice them, given their present bend to sin.  But we are told that these two witnesses will be seen by the entire world.  Is it possible that Glenn’s move to Jerusalem (along with his powerful outreach) is a direct hand of God?  Perhaps the Lord is setting up the stage on which these two men will carry out their appointed tasks.

The following is the account of these two men from the book of Revelation chapter 11.  I present this, not as the direct word of God, as something for all men to ponder and respect.  God will move against the sins of this world.  How He will do it is only in our hands to watch.

1 I was given a reed like a measuring rod and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, with its worshipers. 2 But exclude the outer court; do not measure it, because it has been given to the Gentiles. They will trample on the holy city for 42 months. 3 And I will appoint my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.” 4 They are “the two olive trees” and the two lampstands, and “they stand before the Lord of the earth.”  5 If anyone tries to harm them, fire comes from their mouths and devours their enemies. This is how anyone who wants to harm them must die. 6They have power to shut up the heavens so that it will not rain during the time they are prophesying; and they have power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they want.

 7 Now when they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the Abyss will attack them, and overpower and kill them. 8 Their bodies will lie in the public square of the great city—which is figuratively called Sodom and Egypt—where also their Lord was crucified. 9 For three and a half days some from every people, tribe, language and nation will gaze on their bodies and refuse them burial. 10The inhabitants of the earth will gloat over them and will celebrate by sending each other gifts, because these two prophets had tormented those who live on the earth.

 11 But after the three and a half days the breath of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet, and terror struck those who saw them. 12Then they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here.” And they went up to heaven in a cloud, while their enemies looked on.

 13 At that very hour there was a severe earthquake and a tenth of the city collapsed. Seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the survivors were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.

 

May all who seek life from the Lord through Jesus be made to wake.  The time is nearer now than ever before.  Do not get caught sleeping.

As a supplement to this post, I invite you to read Man’s Understanding of Holy Lacks a Bit.   (which is another post on my blog)

By His Grace.