Tuesday, November 9, 2010

 Question 64 - Why Jesus Has NOT Returned Yet!! 
Reflecting Christ’s Character as a “Witness unto All Nations”  
This is the most important Blogsite this Author has developed, and, the most important of all the Questions we need to Ponder, and the largest of all Un-Answered and Un-Answerable Questions, yet the Answer is found hundreds of times throughout Scripture. It is Un-Answered by 90 plus percent of Christianity, but the Question is not in the least Un-Answerable. Jesus told us exactly why He has not returned when He said, "This Gospel of the Kingdom shall be preached in all the World for a WITNESS unto all Nations; AND THEN SHALL THE END COME"  (Matt.24:14). In the Verse immediately prior to these words from Jesus, He tells exactly the lies that will be made popular by Preachers, Teachers, and False Prophets. Concerning the Last Days Jesus said, "And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. And because iniquity (Anomia - Law Annulling) shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. But he that shall endure [endure the lie of Anomia] to the end, the same shall be saved. And this Gospel of the Kingdom shall be preached in all the World for a WITNESS unto all Nations; AND THEN SHALL THE END COME"  (Matt.24:11-14). We could actually stop this Blogsite right here. Anyone and everyone that understands these Scriptures has no excuse not to know exactly why Jesus has not returned yet, especially if the Reader knows the meaning of the word, "Anomia." The last day false teacher's Last-Day lie was revealed by Jesus when He used the word, "Iniquity," which, in the original language is "Anomia," which means, "Annulling God's Law." and so it is that today the most popular false doctrine within Christianity is, "that it God demands we disobey His Law. Pastor, is it not very plain to see that today's False Teachers are fulfilling Christ's warnings? Because of the False Teachers, there are at least 3 massive issues preventing Jesus from coming, and we suggest Satan is the Commander in Chief of these.
1 - Grace = "Disobey God's Law"
Satan's lie about "Grace freeing us (demanding us) to disobey God's Law" is preventing Christians from being the "Witnesses" God is needing. Throughout His Ministry, Jesus warned over and over about this.
2 - False "Gospel of the Kingdom"
The "Gospel of the Kingdom" being proclaimed is a "False Gospel of the Kingdom." Jesus said He was going to His Father's House to, "Prepare a place for you...and come again and receive you unto Myself, that where I am, there ye may be also" (Jn.14:1-3). Jesus told Pilate "My Kingdom is not of this world" (Jn.18:36). In spite of Jesus telling us over and over that His Kingdom will be in Heaven, almost all of Christianity keeps proclaiming there'll be this "Earthly Millennial Kingdom." So, Pastor, is it possible that it is Satan who stands in the way of us proclaiming the Real Gospel of the Real Kingdom? And is it possible that an Earthly Kingdom is part of Satan's Last Day Delusion because he plans to try to set up a False Kingdom here on Earth as his Grand Delusion to have "the whole world wonder after and worship him and Antichrist" (Rev.13:3)? 
3 - "Witness Unto All Nations"
We suggest THIS is the REAL reason Jesus has not come yet! Satan knows his days are over when "All nations WITNESS the Power of the real Gospel?" How will God's people "Witness unto all Nations?" It will be when all nations see Jesus truly reflected in His People. When the Bride of Christ

begins to look like and act like the Groom, Jesus will know that She seriously wants to be His Bride. When Jesus came up out of the water at His baptism, God said from Heaven, "This is My Beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased" (Matt.3:17). Again, at the Mount of Transfiguration, God said from a cloud, "This is My beloved Son in whom I am well pleased; Hear ye Him" (Matt.17:5). Is it possible Pastor, that when Christ's Bride truly reflects the character of Jesus, Jesus may symbolically say to the whole world and to the whole Universe, "This is My Beloved Bride in whom I am well pleased! Listen and watch Her!"

Not only is this possible, the Bible is full of evidence that this is EXACTLY what will happen! So let's look at just a small sample of the evidence.

"Walk as He Walked"
By the time John had become an old man, there was a movement within the early Church from evil infiltrators whose sole purpose was to declare that Christ was not human and that He had come to destroy everything that the Earth's Creator God had done or said. They said Christ came to free humans from their evil Creator who had given them the evil 10 Commandments. These Satanic implants were later called "Gnostics." There is not room here for even a small sample of the Gnostic's Doctrines of Demons, nor is there room to list how many of these Demonic Doctrines eventually became what is now considered Orthodox Christian Beliefs. For a complete look at the Gnostics, see "Satan's Gnostics." They declared that Christ did NOT come to earth as an Example for us because He was never  a human; only a Spirit with no human body. The whole book of 1 John is John's rebuttal to these Satanic Agents. Notice in the following text John's reference to "His Commandments." This was John's way of showing that it was Jesus Himself who wrote the Commandments with His own finger. "And by this we do know that we know Him (Jesus), if we keep His Commandments. He that saith, 'I know Him' and keepeth not His Commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whosoever keepeth His word. in him verily is the love of God perfected; by this we know that we are in Him. He that saith he abideth in Him ought also to WALK, EVEN AS HE WALKED" (1Jn.2:3-6). Underscore, Walk, Even as He Walked. Pastor, could it be that Satan's Gnostics are alive and well in our Churches, and still proclaiming a slightly cleaned up version of the same lie? Now let's see what Jesus said about reflecting His Character:

Overcometh as He Overcame
"To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with Me on My throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with My Father in His Throne" (Rev.3:21)! "Overcome even as He Overcame."  Dear Reader, is there any way to read this and not see that Jesus is telling us that He is our Example. Tune in on most any Religious Radio or TV show and we hear over and over how impossible it is for us to follow Jesus as our Example. We hear, "Jesus came to be our Savior, NOT our Example!" We even hear some of our Ministers claim that Jesus was a human, but, not really like us. More on this in a minute.
The Testimony of Jesus 
"The Dragon (Satan) was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the Remnant of her seed, who keep the Commandments of God, and have the Testimony of Jesus Christ" (Rev.12:17)!  

The FAITH of Jesus
"Here is the patience of the saints! Here are they that keep the Commandments of God and have the FAITH of Jesus" (Rev.14:12)!  We could actually stop here. Is it not safe to say that Jesus is waiting for his People; His Church; His Bride, to prepare Herself for the "Wedding Supper of the Lamb?"

"Some Disciples NOT Taste of Death" Till He Comes?
"For the Son of Man shall come in the glory of His Father with His Angels, and then He shall reward every man according to his works. Verily I say unto you, There are some standing here, who shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of Man coming in His Kingdom" (Matt.16:27-28). The last Disciple, John, died about 1900 years ago! Jesus said: “Verily I say unto you, (His Disciples) This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled” (Matt. 24:34). Jesus said "ALL these things be fulfilled." Jesus said,  “I tell you of a truth, There are some standing here, who shall not taste death, till they shall see the Kingdom of God” (Lk.9:27). And, “Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, who shall not taste death, till they have seen the Kingdom of God come with power” (Mk.9:1).
Pastor, as you know our Ministers have tried to explain away these Bible Verses, and if we separate each out of it's context, we can conjure up some kind of reason to dismiss it. But if we put them all together as we have done here, we must face reality. The reality is that when Satan heard Jesus make these statements, he began immediately doing all in his Satanic power to stop this from happening. 

Did Jesus give false hope, or declare a false prophecy? Absolutely NO! God always has a perfect plan, but we humans get distracted and fail to do our part, thus He mercifully extends our time. We stand in the way of God's plan, and delay things! God is "not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance” (2Pet.3:9).

When Jesus went back to Heaven, He told His followers to prepare for His return, and that it could happen in their lifetimes. But, when a prophecy involves human responsibility, it is conditional. When humans fail, God has a back-up plan; a "Plan B." Pastor, does it appear we've been stuck in back-up plans for almost 2000 years? Is it possible we'll remain here till we correct OUR problem. If "All Nations Witness Christ's Character" reproduced in us, could the "End Come?" If we preach the "REAL Gospel about the REAL Kingdom," could the "End Come?" If, instead of declaring the Commandments of God null and void because of "Grace," we demonstrated to "all Nations" the power Jesus promised us, could it be that Jesus will no longer delay His Coming?
Did Jesus Know When He'd Return?
 Some think He knew all the secrets of the Universe while here on earth, but serious Bible students know this was not so. Jesus laid aside this and took on humanity. While on earth He did not know the time of His Second Coming. He said: “But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no not the angels who are in Heaven, NEITHER the SON, but the Father” (Mk. 13:32).
 
Apostles Prophesied Jesus Coming SOON?
Paul— “Then WE who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air; and so shall we ever be with the Lord” (1Thess.4:17).
James— “Be ye also patient, stablish your hearts; for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh” (Js.5:8).
Peter - But the end of all things is at hand. Be ye therefore sober, and watch unto power" (1Pet.4:7).
John— “Little children, it is the last time; and as ye have heard that Antichrist shall come, even now there are many antichrists, by which we know that it is the last time” (1Jn.2:18).
John - "The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to Him, to show unto His servants things which MUST SHORTLY COME TO PASS" (Rev.1:1).

These men, including Jesus, were not speaking and writing their own personal views. These men were "Holy Men of God, speaking and writing as they were moved by the Holy Spirit!"
 
"God Knows the End From the Beginning"
It is difficult to show that God has a plan, and when that plan is thwarted by Satan, God must use a back-up plan, and when Satan attacks that plan God moves on. This Author has many Friends that get very angry when this is discussed, and these Friends refuse to hear any possibility that God has had to change courses in order to accomplish His ultimate goal. The Bible is full of examples in which God clearly had a plan, and, because of human failures or human stubbornness, the plan was changed.

Adam and Eve
Did God create Adam and Eve for the sole purpose of them sinning? To say He did is a horrid attack on God's character, and Satan thoroughly enjoys for us to do.  Let's not!

In light of all that Jesus said concerning some of His Disciples living till He returned, and, in light of the Bible Prophecies written by the Apostles, we have no choice but to accept that there was a Divine Plan for Jesus to return long ago. Is Jesus waiting for His People; His Church; His Bride to accept that He is Her Example.

 Christ's Last Words to His Disciples
A careful examination of all four Gospels and Acts shows that, just before He returned to Heaven, He said to them, “Go ye therefore and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Teaching them to OBSERVE all things whatsoever I have commanded you; and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the World (Age)" (Matt.28:19-20). As is always Satan's plan, he has attempted to reverse every Word Jesus said. Time and again the Bible tells us that Christ's Last Day people will be "Keeping the Commandments of God." But what do our ministers tell us? "Those Old Commandments are impossible to Observe! Grace has freed us from having to Observe that Old Law."
Pastor, is this is the reason Jesus has not come yet? James wrote, “For whosoever shall keep the whole Law, yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all” (Js.2:10). Jesus said "Whosoever shall break one of these Least Commandments, and TEACH MEN SO, shall be called least in the Kingdom of Heaven" (See Matt.5:17-19). Jesus said, "Teaching them to OBSERVE all things whatsoever I have Commanded you."  How can we, "Observe all things," yet abolish, and teach others to abolish, the only Commandment that can be "Observed?" And how can we do this after reading the clear words of Jesus about the "Least Commandment?" Is this a key reason that Jesus has not come yet?

Pre-Trib's Scofield Bible Footnote 
Pastor, if you are a Pre-Trib Minister, and use the Scofield Study Bible footnotes, you've seen the following concerning the Sabbath: 
  • “The early church was specifically warned against submitting themselves to the bondage of any legalistic observance of Sabbath days (Col.2:16;Gal.4:9-11). On the other hand, in the exercise of their Christian liberty, these same churches voluntarily chose the first day of the week as an appropriate time for fellowship and worship, the day in which the Lord arose and repeatedly appeared to His disciples. It was a new day for a new people belonging to a new creation, a day of commemoration and joy, service, and spiritual rest” (Scofield notes under Acts 20:7; emphasis ours).
So, the most popular Evangelical Bible has Footnotes saying WHAT?  Did Paul really warned the early Church to blatantly ignore the words of Jesus concerning the jot and tittle and the least Commandment? Jesus said, "Whosoever shall break one of these Least Commandments, and TEACH MEN SO, shall be called least in the Kingdom of Heaven" (See Matt.5:17-19). So, is the most Popular Pre-Trib Study Bible telling us to completely ignore the very Words of Jesus; the very words of Christ's Gospel Commission? How does this affect Christ's Second Coming? What did James say? “Whosoever shall keep the whole Law, yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all” (Js.2:10).

ConclusionPastor, is it all too obvious why Jesus has not returned yet? Has Christianity allowed the Powers of Darkness to Reverse just about everything Jesus said? Let's list just a few things we have examined throughout these 64 Pondered Questions, and see if the reason Jesus Waits is not too obvious:
1 - Jesus said,  “Go ye therefore and teach all nations...Teaching them to OBSERVE all things whatsoever I have commanded you" (Matt.28:19-20). But we hear, "Observing the Sabbath is actually a sin! It means we are refusing Grace!"
2 - Jesus said, "Whosoever shall break one of these Least Commandments, and teach men so, shall be called Least in the Kingdom of Heaven" (Matt.5:19). But we hear, “The early church was specifically warned against submitting themselves to the bondage of any legalistic observance of Sabbath days."
3 - Jesus said,  "To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with Me on My throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with My Father in His Throne" (Rev.3:21)! But we hear, "As long as we are trapped in these evil bodies, we cannot overcome. We will keep on sinning till we see Jesus coming in the clouds"
4 - Jesus said, "I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot and one tittle shall in no wise pass from the Law, till all be fulfilled" (Matt.5:18). But we hear, "In this Grace Dispensation, we are no longer under the Law, but under Grace, thus the Law has been temporarily suspended until the next Dispensation.The Law was for the previous Dispensation under Moses, and will be for the next Dispensation for the Jews, but not for the Church now."
5 - Jesus warned us that in the Last Days, Satan's delusions will be centered around "Anomia." See "Jesus Warned Us." Anomia is the Greek word for "Annulling God's Law," yet almost the entire Christian Church has adopted Satan's delusion of, "Grace Frees Us to Disregard (Annul) God's Law."
6 - Daniel warned us that Antichrist would "Think to Change the Times and the Laws" (Dan.7:25). But what do we hear from thousands of Christian Pulpits? "Jesus Changed only one of the 10 Commandments, the Sabbath, the only Commandment that contains TIME." Could it be that Jesus waits for His Church to stop accusing Him of doing the work of Antichrist?
7 - Isaiah prophesied that just before the Lord comes back to Earth, the inhabitants will have, "Transgressed the Laws, Changed the Ordinance, and Broken the Everlasting Covenant" (Isa.24:5). Isaiah prophesied that the Lord would utterly destroy the earth because of this. Could it be that, since almost everyone in His Church presently endorses all 3 of the abominations Isaiah saw, Jesus is waiting for at least a small remnant within His Church to turn from Satan's delusions and choose rather to be obedient and reflect His character instead?
8 - Paul wrote that, “We can do ALL things through Christ who strengthens us” (Phil.4:13). And what do we hear from almost all Christian Ministers? They tell us that, as long as we are in these wicked, depraved bodies, we'll never be able to live in accordance with God's will. Could it be that Jesus is waiting for us to believe Paul's Promise/Prophecy? Is Reflecting Christ's Character something we can do "through Christ who strengthens us?" Could He be waiting for us?
9 - Paul wrote, “Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus” (Phil. 2:5). Could it be that, when we accept this, Jesus will come to take us to the "place He has Prepared for us" (See Jn.14:1-3)?
10 - Paul told us that, before Jesus comes to "Gather His People [His Church] together unto Him" (2Thess.2:1), the "Man of Sin (Antichrist) will be revealed" (Vs.3). Pastor, could it be that Jesus, "not willing that any should perish" (2Pet.3:9), is attempting to call His Ministers into teaching their congregations the truth about His Church going through the Tribulation and having to rely on His strength to defeat Antichrist and Satan? Could you, Dear Pastor, be one of those Ministers. Could you, Dear Layman, be one of God's faithful workers in His field warning your fellow Laymen of the last Day deceptions Jesus warned about. Let's pray that we all will be ready when He comes, along with our friends and relatives!! 
Your Brother in Christ 
Walter C. Martin Jr
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Walter C. Martin Jr.
Everlasting Gospel Ministries

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Your Brother in Christ!
Walter C. Martin Jr

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