Dear
Friend in Christ,
On
Thursday, 2nd June, 2016, early morning, I had a dream which confirms the
imminence of the return of the Lord, Jesus Christ and the extent of seriousness
that is given to the announcement of His coming. I will share the dream below
and give some words concerning the seriousness that God wants us to give to
announcing the coming of The Lord.
In
that dream, in one instance, some fishermen went fishing and caught some
fishes. But to their surprise, the sentence, ‘JESUS is coming’ was found inscribed on one or more
of the fishes. On another occasion, a goat or a sheep gave birth to a baby
and also the sentence ‘JESUS is coming’ was also found inscribed on the new
born animal as it was being born.
These two strange occurrences were reported on major television and new media across
the world. I also watched the news and I also saw the news clip of those
animals – the fish and the goat. I also saw the fishermen who caught the fish
that had the inscription.
The
news made waves around the world. After the news, those two occurrences were
being discussed by many people on the streets. The dream ended.
This
dream carries a very serious and sensitive message about the coming of the
Lord, Jesus Christ.
Let
us now look at a brief study below titled ‘Announcing the Coming of The Lord,
Jesus Christ’ and subsequent interpretation of this dream.
ANNOUNCING THE
COMING OF THE LORD
Before
we look at how we should announce the coming of the Lord and how we should be serious
about that announcement, let us first consider how the announcement of the
birth of Jesus was done.
1.
The stars announced His birth. (Mathew 2:2, 9-10)
2.
Men announced His birth. (Luke 2:17, Mathew 2:1-2)
3.
Angels proclaimed His birth. (Luke 2:7-11)
While
these announcements were going on, there was a rejoicing in heaven (Luke
2:13-14) but the enemy (Herod) was sad and resisted both the announcement and
the birth (Mathew 2:3, 16).
We
can see from the scriptures above how the announcement of the birth of Jesus
Christ was announced. Let us now look at the God’s expectation from us
concerning the announcement of the coming of The Lord at rapture.
In
like manner as His birth, the announcement of the coming of the Lord, Jesus
Christ at rapture should be given all seriousness. Let us look at some of God’s
instructions for us concerning the coming of the Lord.
Let
us read a few scriptures to see how serious the instructions for the
announcement of the coming of the Lord could be.
How
To Announce The Coming Of The Lord, JESUS CHRIST at Rapture
1.
The Coming of Jesus is to be announced
On the Mountain Top: (Isaiah 40:9-10)
Isaiah
40:9
9 O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee
up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up
thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the
cities of Judah, Behold your God!
10 Behold, the Lord GOD will come with strong hand,
and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and
his work before him.
From
the underlined portions of the scripture above, God is calling the believers to
get into high mountains and announce unto the cities to behold, their God is
coming. If you considered the underlined portion of verse 10, you will
understand that the scripture is talking about the coming of the Lord, Jesus
Christ, when He will give rewards to His children according to the works they
have done for Him. This is corroborated by Revelation 22:12 which also talks
about His coming, and His reward based on works done.
Revelation
22:12
12 And, behold, I come
quickly; and my reward is
with me, to give
every man according as his work shall be.
What
then is the essence of announcing the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ on the
Mountain Top? You may ask? The essence is to get maximum number of people
reached with that announcement. Can you imagine when The Lord, Jesus Christ was
seated at the top of the mountain delivering the beatitude and all the disciples
and the multitude of people seated at the foot of the mountain to listen to
Him? All the people will see Him on the mountain without obstruction. By
sitting on top of the mountain to preach, the entire multitude will also hear
his message without hindrance. In other words, maximum number of people will be
reached by His preaching.
Many
times, I have seen myself in dreams running as very fast as possible and
announcing to all people that Jesus is coming. They should be prepared. At times,
I would climb the tree so that I would be able to catch the attention of all
the people. Then, I would start shouting that Jesus is coming and that the
People should prepare. At times, I would see myself running into the market and
streets and shouting with all my strength that Rapture is imminent. This is the
approach that we should apply to the coming of the Lord, Jesus Christ.
If we
apply this to our modern time, we will realize that every means of announcing
the coming of the Lord that will bring the maximum reach to all people should
be adopted. This include internet, newspaper, GSM phones, Satellite TV, Bill
boards and so on. If you live in a mountainous area, you can even go to the
mountain top and announce the coming of the Lord.
One
day, I went to a place where we had to cross a river by the boat. There was
quite some number of people on that boat. After I came down from the boat, I
was convicted in my heart that I should have preached on that boat and announce
the coming of the Lord to the passengers on the boat as we journeyed across the
river. That is the type of approach that the message of the coming of the Lord
requires.
2.
The Coming of Jesus is to be announced
with all Strength: (Isaiah 40:9-10)
Isaiah
40:9
9 O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up
into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy
voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the
cities of Judah, Behold your God!
10 Behold, the Lord GOD will come with strong hand,
and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and
his work before him.
This is
exactly what I always see myself do in dreams and visions. I would preach and
preach till I lost all my strength and my voice and became extremely tired.
This is the approach God demands from us when it comes to telling people that
the Messiah is coming and that they should prepare.
3.
The Coming of Jesus is to be announced
without Fear: (Isaiah 40:9-10)
Isaiah 40:9
9 O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up
into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy
voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say
unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!
10 Behold, the Lord GOD will come with strong hand,
and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and
his work before him.
The
scripture above calls us to lift up our voice without fear and announce to the
world the coming of the Lord. As there was an Herod who was disturbed by the
news of the birth of Jesus and resisted that birth, there are of course, many
Herods in these last days who will resist the announcement of the coming of The
Lord, Jesus Christ and may do everything to silence us but we must not be
afraid.
Noah
preached without fear, even though the people rejected His message.
3.
The Coming of Jesus is to be announced
to all People: (Joel 2:1)
Joel 2:1
1 Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm
in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for
the day of the LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand;
WHAT
GOD DOES IF WE FAIL TO CARRY OUT HIS ASSIGNMENT
The
expected God’s reaction for our failure to announce the coming of the Lord
properly is the same as what His reaction would be to our failure to carry out any
of His other assignments.
When
we study the scripture carefully, the following things can happen.
1.
God may replace the Person who
failed to perform His assignment: If a man fails to carry out the
assignment God appoints for Him, God can replace that man with another man that
will do the assignment. God replaced Elijah with Elisha (1 Kings 19:16) when
the former could no longer continue with the assignment.
Today,
many church leaders are not announcing the coming of the Lord to their
congregation even when the signs of His coming are prevalent everywhere and are
staring at us every day. Many more church leaders are not preparing the
congregation for the coming of the Lord.
Instead,
some are merchandising the Gospel. Some are preaching another gospel and
doctrines of the devil (Galatians 1:8-9, 1 Timothy 4:1)
and yet some had fallen out of faith (2 Thessalonians 2:3). And for these
reasons, God may be replacing them with those who will go out and announce the
coming of the Lord and prepare those who are willing.
2.
God may send Angel to come and
perform the Assignment.
Mathew 22:8-10
10 Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were
10 Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were
bidden were not worthy.
11 Go ye therefore into
the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.
12 So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad
and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests.
The servants
sent out in this scripture are the Angels of God. They are sent out by God to
go and gather people unto the marriage supper of The Lord.
3.
God may use other creatures to
Perform The Assignment:
Luke
19:36-40
36 And
as he went, they spread their clothes in the way.
37 And
when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of
Olives,
the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God
with a
loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;
38
Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace
In heaven,
and glory in the highest.
39 And some
of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him,
Master,
rebuke thy disciples.
40 And
he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.
In
the scripture above, the Pharisees asked Jesus Christ to command His disciples
to stop praising God. But the reply of the Lord, Jesus Christ was that, if they
failed to praise God, stones would take up that duty and start to praise God.
If
we analyzed the reply of the Lord, Jesus Christ, we can conclude that the duty
of praising God is so serious and important that if man should fail in doing
it, stones would take up the assignment. This, in a way, falls into the
category of replacement mentioned above. The only difference is that man would
not be replaced by another man to carry out the announcement but by a non-human
thing. The task is so serious. It must be carried out whether by man, if he is
ready to do it, or by animal who will be glad to take up the man’s position or
at the least by stones.
MESSAGES
FROM THE DREAM
1.
The issue of the announcement
of the coming of the Lord is so serious.
2.
Fishes and Animals with ‘JESUS
is coming’ Inscriptions will soon be found and will make the News all around
the world.
3.
Rapture is imminent.
JESUS is indeed coming. Stay ready in absolute Repentance, Holiness and Rigteousness.
TO MAKE RAPTURE:
Confess your sins to JESUS CHRIST and ask Him to save you.
Repent of your sins constantly on daily basis and run away from sins.
Be filled with the Holy Spirit.
Live in Holiness and Righteousness.
Do all Restitutions. Cut off all worldliness.
Be filled with the Holy Spirit.
Live in Holiness and Righteousness.
Do all Restitutions. Cut off all worldliness.
Forgive all people.
Pray and Fast.
Consecrate and Study The Bible.
Watch.
