Revelation 22:7… “Behold, I am coming quickly. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book”…

 

By Evangelist Ron Davis, a minister of Christ, of the Kush Edifying Ministries proclaims the whole counsel of God. This ministry believes in the command of Jesus to His disciples in Matthew 10:7-8 “As you go, preach this message: 'The kingdom of heaven is near.' Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received, freely give” (NIV). Jesus commands us to “freely” preach the word without demanding that those preached to give you a tithe or tenth of their earnings. "For if I do this willingly, I have a reward...That in preaching the gospel, I may make the gospel of Christ without expense [by not demanding an offering from you], so that I may not abuse my authority in the gospel." For if I do not receive an offering from you, should I stop preaching the gospel to you? "Woe to me, if I stop preaching the gospel... What then is my reward?" (See I Corinthians 9:15-18). 

 

 

Sign of His Coming – Understanding the words of Prophecy...

 

What will be the Sign of Your Coming, and the End of the Present Evil and Adulterous Age?

 

In Matthew 24:3-5 (NKJV)... The Disciples of Christ Jesus asked Him these questions concerning the end of this present evil and adulterous age, they came to the Man Jesus the Messiah (the Christ) "privately, saying, 'Tell us, when will these things be?" "And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?"

 

Then the Man Jesus, the Son of the Living God replied in Matthew 24:4-5 (NKJV)… "And Jesus answered and said to them: 'Take heed that no one deceives you. For many will come in My name, saying, 'I am the Christ [Messiah],' and will deceive many." This means in the last days “many” will be deceived into following a false religion (1 Timothy 4:1-3).

 

So today, we as Christians must ask the Holy Spirit these same questions because of this deception which is coming; indeed, is already here.  Read it again, for it says, “Many” shall come saying things in Christ’s Name and will “deceive many”. That is, we as followers of Christ Jesus should not become deceived following the viewpoint of these false teachers in this present evil age. What I mean is this: that we as Christians must pray to be granted wisdom in understanding God's Holy word, understanding prophecy. For understanding prophecy gives us as followers of Christ hope and increases our faith; and the warnings of the book of Revelation demands that we watch and pray so we do not fall into temptation as the unbeliever and the sleeping professing Christian. For Jesus the Christ spoke to His disciples, which includes us as followers of Christ today, “These things I have spoken to you, that you should not be made to stumble” (John 16:1 NKJV).

 

Just as our Savior, Jesus the Son of the Living God also says in the Garden of Gethsemane, “Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak” (Matthew 26:41 NKJV). We as followers of Christ Jesus must remain awake in these deceitful times for the Day is nearer than when we first began as sojourners and pilgrims while persevering on this evil and adulterous planet (1 Thess. 5:1-11). 

 

Now, in Luke 12 the crowd as well as the world is warned by the Man Jesus, the Christ to learn to interpret the times in which we live… Luke 12:54-56 (NIV)... Saying to them, “When you see a cloud rising in the west, immediately you say, ‘It’s going to rain,’ and it does. And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It’s going to be hot,’ and it is. Hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky. How is it that you don’t know how to interpret this present time?"

 

Again in Matthew 24:14 (NKJV), Jesus says, “And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.”  This will be fully fulfilled by the two witnesses in the book of Revelation 11, where it is said, “they will prophesy one thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth” (Rev. 11:3 NKJV).

 

It is also said, at the “Sign of His Coming”, “when you see the ‘abomination of desolation’, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place” (Matthew 24:15 NKJV). This tells us that understanding and studying the book of Daniel will help us in understanding the words of prophecy written in Holy Scriptures.

 

The Holy Spirit spoke to Daniel the prophet after revealing the events of kingdoms leading up to the “time of the end”, the “Day of the Lord” saying, “The vision of the evenings and mornings that has been given to you is true, but seal up the vision, for it concerns the distant future” (Daniel 8:17, 26 NIV). And just as Daniel the prophet prayed to gain understanding and humbled himself before God the Father in heaven, we as followers of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ must pray and humble ourselves before God and He who is faithful will provide us with understanding of His words of prophecy (Daniel 10:12 and 2 Timothy 2:18). 

 

Matthew 24:29-30… “Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other” (NKJV).

 

Some Keys to understanding Prophecy

 

Isaiah 28:9-10 (NIV)… "Who is it he is trying to teach? To whom is he explaining his message? To children weaned from their milk, to those just taken from the breast? For it is: Do and do, do and do, rule on rule, rule on rule a little here, a little there."  

 

Daniel 12:4, 9-10 (NKJV)… “But you, Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book until the time of the end; many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase… And he said, ‘Go your way, Daniel, for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end. Many shall be purified, made white, and refined, but the wicked shall do wickedly; and none of the wicked shall understand, but the wise shall understand.”

 

Revelation 22:7, 10 (NLT)… “Look, I am coming soon! Blessed are those who obey the words of prophecy written in this book’… Then he instructed me, “Do not seal up the prophetic words in this book, for the time is near.”

 

1)  Fear God and Obey God – Then Read and Study the books of Daniel and Revelation - (This is a must in your beginning to understanding all prophecy of the “end of the age”). The words of the book of Daniel was closed and sealed up during his time because the “time of the end” was not yet come (Daniel 12:9). But, now the words of the book of Revelation is not closed and sealed because the “time is near”; and we the wise shall understand (Rev. 22:10 and Daniel 12:10).

 

Proverbs 9:10 (CEV)… “Respect and obey the LORD! This is the beginning of wisdom. To have understanding, you must know the Holy God.

Matthew 24:15 (NIV)… “So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination that causes desolation,’ spoken of through the prophet Daniel – let the reader understand -" (See also Daniel 9:27, 11:31 and 12:11).

 

Revelation 1:3 (NIV)… “Blessed is the one who reads the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near.”

 

1)  Follow the time of events which gives us a way to judge the times in which we live using more than one or two versions of the Holy Bible for comparison of Scripture translations - Historical events and things predicted to happen leading up to Christ’s return just as the events predicted before leading up to the Word of God coming in the flesh as the Man Jesus the Christ came true so will the events predicted in the end come true (Isaiah 7:14-16, 9:6-7, Daniel 9:1-3 and John 1:1, 14).

 

Luke 12:56 (NIV)… Hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky. How is it that you don’t know how to interpret this present time?"

 

In Exodus 12:1-28, God gave the Hebrews a Festival called by the Jews today as the Passover… The institute of the Passover ceremony among the house of Israel was commanded by God that the Hebrews, the Israelites shall observe the Passover throughout their generations by taking a “lamb” on the 10th day of their first month and kill and eat it on the 14th day of the month. Saying, “When your children say to you, what do you mean by this service? You shall say, it is the sacrifice of the Lord’s Passover… (Exodus 12:26-27 RSV).  

 

In John 19, Our Lord and Savior Jesus the Messiah was crucified on the very same day given to the Jews as the Passover to observe throughout their generations… These verses in the books of Matthew and John show that the Jews turned Jesus over to the Romans to be crucified (put to death) on the charge that He was the Son of God (Matthew 26:59-68), on the night before the evening that would be the 14th day of the first month, the same day the Jews killed their Passover lambs which was instituted in Exodus 12. See also John 18:28 where when they turned Jesus over to the Romans they did not enter the hall for fear they would become unclean and could not eat the Passover supper that evening.

 

John 19:7, 14-16 (AMP)… “The Jews answered him, We have a law, and according to that law He should die, because He has claimed and made Himself out to be the Son of God… Now it was the day of Preparation for the Passover, and it was about the sixth hour (about twelve o'clock noon). He said to the Jews, See, [here is] your King! But they shouted, Away with Him! Away with Him! Crucify Him! Pilate said to them, Crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar! Then he delivered Him over to them to be crucified.”

 

1 Corinthians 5:6-7 (NIRV)… “Your bragging is not good. It is like yeast. Don't you know that just a little yeast works its way through the whole batch of dough? Get rid of the old yeast. Be like a new batch of dough without yeast. That is what you really are, because Christ has been offered up for us. He is our Passover lamb.”

 

2)  Use other Scripture to identify the symbols and signs used in prophecy remembering that Scripture interprets itself (Isaiah 28:9-13) – these describe events and things that have in the past happen and / or will happen in the present or future; and identify those involve in these prophecies - Such as the snake in Genesis and the dragon in Revelation represent the evil one called Satan, the devil, the fallen angel formerly called Lucifer (Genesis 3:1, 13-15 and Revelation 12:9).

 

Isaiah 14:12 (NKJV)… “How you are fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How you are cut down to the ground, you who weakened the nations!”

 

Revelation 12:9 (CEV)… “Yes, that old snake and his angels were thrown out of heaven! That snake, who fools everyone on earth, is known as the devil and Satan.”

 

Isaiah 28:9-13 (KJ21)… “Whom shall he teach knowledge? And whom shall he make to understand doctrine? Them that are weaned from the milk and drawn from the breasts. For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little and there a little." For with stammering lips and another tongue will He speak to this people, to whom He said, "This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest," and, "This is the refreshing" -- yet they would not hear. But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little and there a little, that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken and snared and taken.

 

3)  Study the Scriptures to understand the meaning of words and phrases used by the Holy Spirit in describing persons, peoples, nations, kingdoms and events – these help to identify those involved in prophecy fulfillment – Such as the woman called “Jezebel” in the books of I Kings, II Kings and Revelation 2:20. Notice, what is said about this “Jezebel” in the below verses.

 

2 Kings 9:1-7 (NASB)… “Now Elisha the prophet called one of the sons of the prophets and said to him, ‘Gird up your loins, and take this flask of oil in your hand and go to Ramoth-gilead.’ "When you arrive there, search out Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go in and bid him arise from among his brothers, and bring him to an inner room. "Then take the flask of oil and pour it on his head and say, 'Thus says the LORD, "I have anointed you king over Israel."' Then open the door and flee and do not wait." So the young man, the servant of the prophet, went to Ramoth-gilead. When he came, behold, the captains of the army were sitting, and he said, "I have a word for you, O captain." And Jehu said, "For which one of us?" And he said, "For you, O captain." He arose and went into the house, and he poured the oil on his head and said to him, "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, 'I have anointed you king over the people of the LORD, even over Israel. 'You shall strike the house of Ahab your master, that I may avenge the blood of My servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the LORD, at the hand of Jezebel.”

See also my article on “Jezebel” at the below web page:

http://www.kemonline.411-Cashflow.com/page6.html

 

4)  Remember that prophecy is foretold by comparing and contrasting present events with future events; prophecy is often spoken and interwoven with events written in the present tense while at same time speaking of future events and spiritual truths yet to come – These events and stories are written concerning the evil forces of Satan and the powerful forces of good and God the Holy Father in heaven and His Christ in the salvation of those being saved from Genesis to Revelation. Such as when the prophet spoke in Hosea 11 saying:

 

Hosea 11:1 (CEV)… “When Israel was a child, I loved him, and I called my son out of Egypt.”

 

Matthew 2:13-15 (KJ21)… “…behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, "Arise, and take the young Child and His mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word; for Herod will seek the young Child to destroy Him." When he arose, he took the young Child and His mother by night and departed into Egypt, and was there until the death of Herod, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, "Out of Egypt have I called My Son."

 

5)  Remember that prophecy is often given as a story that moves the reader and the hearer of the Word through history to the end of this present evil and adulterous age to the coming of the Holy One called Christ, the Son of the Living God, the Son of Man called Jesus, the Savior of us all. Always giving us spiritual truths - such as the story told in Malachi 3 where the Holy Spirit is speaking both in the present and future tense at the same time.

 

Malachi 3:1-5 (NCV)… “The Lord All-Powerful says, "I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way for me. Suddenly, the Lord you are looking for will come to his Temple; the messenger of the agreement, whom you want, will come." No one can live through that time; no one can survive when he comes. He will be like a purifying fire and like laundry soap. Like someone who heats and purifies silver, he will purify the Levites and make them pure like gold and silver. Then they will bring offerings to the Lord in the right way. And the Lord will accept the offerings from Judah and Jerusalem, as it was in the past.  The Lord All-Powerful says, "Then I will come to you and judge you. I will be quick to testify against those who take part in evil magic, adultery, and lying under oath, those who cheat workers of their pay and who cheat widows and orphans, those who are unfair to foreigners, and those who do not respect me.”

 

 

6)  Finally, remember as it is written, “the end of all things is at hand; therefore be serious and watchful in your prayers” (1 Peter 4:7 NKJV). For as a follower of Christ Jesus, we must be diligent to present ourselves “approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth” (2 Timothy 2:15 NKJV). We must use a host of various versions of the Holy Bible, as I have used in this paper on “Understanding Prophecy”. For the Holy Spirit exhorts us in the below Holy Scripture that the what we read in the Scriptures are spiritual truths we can set our hearts on saying,  

 

2 Peter 1:16-21 (New Century Version)… “When we told you about the powerful coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, we were not telling just clever stories that someone invented. But we saw the greatness of Jesus with our own eyes. Jesus heard the voice of God, the Greatest Glory, when he received honor and glory from God the Father. The voice said, "This is my Son, whom I love, and I am very pleased with him." We heard that voice from heaven while we were with Jesus on the holy mountain. This makes us more sure about the message the prophets gave. It is good for you to follow closely what they said as you would follow a light shining in a dark place, until the day begins and the morning star rises in your hearts. Most of all, you must understand this: No prophecy in the Scriptures ever comes from the prophet's own interpretation. No prophecy ever came from what a person wanted to say, but people led by the Holy Spirit spoke words from God” (NCV).

 

 

In Christ Jesus Love,

Ron Davis, a minister of Christ

 

By Evangelist Ron Davis, a Minister of Christ, of the Kush Edifying Ministries the author of these types of messages, some were given in part on his Kush Edifying Radio Ministry. Similar messages maybe heard on radio station WFBR 1590 AM coming out of Glen Burnie / Baltimore, Maryland area. Minister Ron Davis proclaims the whole counsel of God. You may contact Ron Davis and this ministry with your comments at the below email:

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