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We hear talk about receiving a spiritual understanding (insight, clarity) on the approaching prophesied events. Its sort of like our signpost, that we are heading toward our destination, and are still on the path. God uses His messengers (Pastor, teachers [means]) to help us as light or lamps to our path, delivering us from darkness into His marvelous light.

The vision given to Daniel in this chapter is further interpreted by a Angel God sent to give him clarity on what he was seeing. We have to study God's word, pray to Him for understanding, be a doer of His word and look to the spirit to illumine our path as the Spirit of Christ reveals to us the way to walk therein.

The word of God is the Rod of Iron that the Saints will rule with along with Jesus during the time of he Kingdom of God, a Kingdom that will never end. It is by this Word, which is the Righteousness of God, That we abide in, That we are bound by, that we live by every word. This rod is the sword that we wield, it is able to establish us in every good work.

The Times of The Gentiles is coming to an end, which then theKingdom of God shall be ushered in.

When the Ancient of Days comes and takes away dominion from the Beast, and the judgment is set, meaning ruling and authority has passed to Jesus our Savior who has all power in heaven and earth, the kingdoms of this world has become His (Re. 11:15). He then passes that rule along to the saints to rule and reign with Him. We also read where this Sovereign rule may not be seen immediately but is prolonged to the determined time

The problem of the old man plaques us all. We must continue putting him to death, cause Human nature will try to reassert its dominance in a converted person's life.

In the deceiving of ones self the blindness comes from a mind based in this world, that has to be illumined to be able to start to dispel the darkness. It has to originate from a external source entering within, the self continues to try an preserve the old man, causing a struggle between a reality an a perceived reality that has to be feed by a source which we have to develop a hunger for, because we start to perceive that it is what was lost originally.

One of the most essential warnings comes in scripture Jesus and the Apostle's focused on was that of "Taking Heed", which is to yourself, doctrine, others and it is very detrimental to your salvation because it has so many nuances of circumstances in which we need to be focused on. But the safety is in the word s of Jesus promises of us abiding in Him and His word is the assurance against deception and in-attentiveness.

We need to be alert, vigilant and circumspect in these last days to our own selves that we not allow ourselves to be deceived. This requires a deep attentiveness to God's word, prayer, meditating upon the word, being a doer of The Word and a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. We must be disciples of Christ, using the law as a schoolmaster to help bring us to Christ, cause the Old Testament was written for our admonition to learn from in order to overcome in these perilous, seductive times we live in.

By living in this nation hearing the propaganda on the news, seeing the divisions and actually witnessing the lying and deception going on, it a Godsend to have social media also. It is amazing how much truth you can find by praying to God to direct you to the right sources, diligently searching hungering for the truth. It is a fulfilment of Daniel when it says that this beast (government) will where out the saints, as the dragon (religion) gives it it's power. Many lies will come from the Apostate Church which will have many men of renown,

The world system (Kosmo's), have been deceived, it's influence tries to pull the people of God back into it by the flood that proceeds from the mouth of the serpent. Jesus warns us to be vigilant and watch that we be not deceived, the Apostle's also warned about the false teachers especially those that would be among us,

As Jesus issues this warning not to be deceived and the appearing of false christ , false teachers, false prophets, lying signs and wonders, He admonishes us to learn, study and walk in the truth, that it is the way to combat deception. It's going to take a vigilant effort to combat the schemes and devices of Satan, the Dragon and serpent of old, for this battle is a spiritual one in which we will need the Spirit to lead and guide us into all truth taking faith and obedience to combat him with and overcome.

In the end times along with knowledge increasing, the very modern technological develops will facilitate the means whereby The Dragon (The serpent, The Devil), will carry out his massive deception upon the world even entangling those who had escaped the corruption that is in the world.

Beginning in Genesis throughout the Bible God has been warning man what to do , to not be deceived, but Eve was the first one to fall for smooth alluring talk that entraps those of us that are in the flesh, to remain in the flesh and return to dust from which we where created. He was a murderer in the beginning and now in these last days he's releasing a flood upon those of us who keep the commandments of Jesu, and hold His testimony.

Jesus here describes here the condition of the world when He returns in His judgment. They will be caring on with life as usual or normal, marrying, eating and drinking, buying homes, working on jobs, attending school, warring, all types of calamities will be happening. Just like in the time of Noah, those he's preparing for His salvation, that have come out of the world, has been born again looking for His eminent return will be saved as Satan floods the world with False-doctrine carrying away those who received not the love of the truth.

During this time a rush of information, misinformation, disinformation and a wealth of all sort of distractions are going on to take away from you seeking the Kingdom of God and all His righteousness. These things are designed for the young or new believers and seekers to get them entangled back into this world.

We see here the making of Satan spewing's forth false, twisted corrupted speech, as the dragon (Religion) gave power and life to this beast to stand up as a man sending forth a flood to carry away the woman (The Church). By sending forth this deluge of misrepresentations by his ministers (transformed into light), God allowing this strong delusion as judgment on rebellious, God rejecting men who love darkness rather than light.

No reading of the scripture verses, cause this is a continuation of the prior two messages from Daniel Chapter Seven and Revelations Chapter 12. The persecution and wearing out of the saints, is given over to the ruling beast world systems of all nations but God will break their alliances through their own devices.

We have to understand that this continued assault on the saints of God, has to be shorten or no flesh would be saved. It seems as though many are growing apathetic, conceding to a pessimistic attitudes, being worn down cause its seems as though evil is winning, but this comes from a lack of assembling together lifting up the Word of Truth.

As we realize or are quicken to whose we are, and who we are, we began to rule and reign with Christ. It is the power, authority that God gave us as His children inheriting the Kingdom that His word promises to us, who walk in obedience to His word.

We see Jesus appearing to His disciples through the Spirit, that he has come in the Spirit to lead and guide them into all truth still preparing a place for them, that where He is they may be. We begin the process of Priesthood ruling and reigning with Him here on the earth as promised. By Him using the title Son Of Man He is displaying our kinship as our elder brother the First-Fruit of the harvest that we are the Sons of God," Be it to us according to Our Faith."

It's easy to see why the Prophets' where in need of being strong and of a good courage having to stand and live in their country pointing out its flaws and faults issuing statements and decrees from God, of their demise, destruction and coming judgments of its' people and leaders. Few Americans receive messages from preachers and teachers calling them hypocrites and placing them on par as other nations to face God chastisement and judgment.

It was the excruciating death on the cross for Jesus,Him shedding His precious innocent blood for us, our sins that has granted us access to God, to be able to boldly go before the throne of Grace And petition Him in the name of our Lord and Savior. Its' a much better way, in which we can be cleansed of all our sins, being continually washed in His blood for the removal of sin.

It is preaching of the Gospel that brings us to faith to realize we are guilty of the blood of Jesus a innocent man, as Peter's sermon on the Day of Pentecost convicted the hearts of the hearers of just what had occurred. The same with Stephen except the fact that these where tares, the children of the wicked one that rejected the word of God. It is there own blood that will have to pay for their own sins, because the price (wages of sin) has to be paid. It's a debt no man can pay and live, its one that has been paid for those who confess their guilt.

Being washed in the blood is a bible doctrine that is taught to those who take up their cross to follow after Jesus denying themselves, because it requires death to self. It is one that you began to see that it is a reasonable service to present our bodies as a living sacrifice. We learned that His blood has a sanctifying effect on us, that separates or sets us apart from the world, and love of the world

Just like flushing the impurities from a wound the blood of Jesus Christ flushes await the sinful impurities from our minds, bringing every thought captive to the obedience of Jesus Christ. It must be actively brought to fruition in our lives, we must be actual doer's of God's word through acts of faith. When we come to Jesus, He explicitly tells us to take up our cross and deny ourselves to follow Him. This means that we are to begin the process of leaving this world's system behind, putting to death the old man, no longer yielding ourselves to it's pulls on us to yield our members as servants to sin, we have to die to self which is entangled in this world's system (Babylon).

Being washed in the blood is a bible doctrine that is taught to those who take up their cross to follow after Jesus denying themselves, because it requires death to self. It is one that you began to see that it is a reasonable service to present our bodies as a living sacrifice. We learned that His blood has a sanctifying effect on us, that separates or sets us apart from the world, and love of the world

As Jesus is Preparing His Kingdom rule here on earth, He also are washing His Bride with the water of His Word, so that she will be a chaste virgin without spot or wrinkle, no blemishes. This process begins as the spirit baptizes us into the body of Christ, and works mightily is us through obedience, as we begin glorying Him being made in His image, as we fulfill the purpose which he has created us for.

When we see Pilate taking water to wash his hands of the blood of Jesus, we are like the unbelievers that don't understand the spiritual and cleansing ability of the symbolic use of the word water as a universal solvent (cleansing and spiritual) application of water to our lives as The Word washes our sins away and sprinkles us with a clean purified heart. As in Ezekiel when the Prophets says "sprinkle us with clean water."

As we continue studying imprecatory prayers and Psalms, we look at having clean hands, because it links the spiritual reasons why those who pray the prayers and Psalms shouldn't be as the ones they are trying to imprecate. The Pharisees' was guilty of this, who Jesus pronounced woes upon because of their hypocrisy. They are as the government and religious leaders today are the reason the nati0ns are in freefall.

We see that Jesus pronounces woes upon the Pharissee's in last weeks teachings, as we where learning that imprecatory prayers and Psalms were not to be used by new believers, for personal vendettas or revenge but by the more mature believers and that against God's enemies such as the False teachers, advesaries to the cross. It is a tool or weapon in the hands of those who know how and when to use the sword of God's word.

Jesus came and laid Himself as the chief Cornstone, Giving the Apostles the Words to lay the foundation to build upon. The foundation Jesus laid is Himself—His person, ministry, death, and resurrection, often described as the "chief cornerstone". According to 1 Corinthians 3:11, no other foundation can be laid, as this divine-human foundation provides an immovable, eternal base for the church and individual lives.

In this series we will see that it is on the foundation of Jesus Christ that we receive our praying imprecatory prayers and singing Psalms are part of a child of Gods means to an end in His will being fulfilled to judgment and His Kingdom coming

We are to be forgiving, not carrying around others sins against us (John 20:23). We are to trust God to take care of vengeane against those who distress and trouble us (2 Thess. 1:2-7). As we grow in the faith,, we as mature believers can more accurately pray the prayers of imprecation on God's enemies, not personally upon our enemies or those who transgress us.

We're continuing learning about imprecatory prayers, and that they should not be prayed by new believers or those without a working knowledge of the Scriptures. We see that prayer is both a weapon and a tool. These prayers are one of the means whereby God deals with His enemies, bringing His Kingdom to be done in earth. They in this time probably should be aimed at governments, and false religious teachings. They are not for personal vengeance, or angry retaliation for perceived wrongs.

The Church has to be taught about one of the weapons of our warfare that can be both a tool or weapon, and should not be handled carelessly. It is one that calls into action to bring judgment upon His enemies that His will may be done in our lives. It is at odds between members of the Christian faith as to whether it should be used today. But we can see it can be one of the fiery darts, a sword or rod upon our adversaries.

We study prayers here that we have or need a working use of God's word to pray these types prayers, which should be seldom used against your personal enemies but for the enemies of God or His work, those against the Spirit of Truth. We must also realize the consequences' for answers to these prayers are up to God. It is up to Him to address them in the way He what's and when.

God in His search for a man to stand in the gap, lands on us to whom the Old Testament was written. As we learn it's not an eye for an eye but as Jesus said pray for our enemies and those that despitefully use us. We through the spirit develop Agape love, in which we have the love of God shed abroad in our hearts to where we can Love with that kind of love for immigrant's (foreigner's) those we don't know, for the oppressed and those suffering from social injustices. we focus on the unity of the body of Christ.

The Church has to learn, that it is a command (duty) that we should pray for others. We must have our own lives unencumbered by the weights and sin that besets us, by studying the word of God, being a doer of it, not just having knowledge of it. we also must be born again, not rebellious or disobedient to His commandments and precepts.

Just as Christ entered the world becoming our High Priest, we are to see ourselves as preparing for the priesthood of the believer's. We need to learn to talk to God for man, just as Jesus spoke for us in John 17 we are to talk for one another as in 1 John 5:10-18.We have to know and understand the word of God, so that we intercede according to His will, learning not trying to go beyond it.

The Prophet is a fine example of how we should pray, coming to God confessing our sins, acknowledging we've been wrong and praying according to His word. It shows he was as tudent of the Bible watch and taking heed to the time of fulfillment of God's prophecy about what would happen when they violated His word and what the ppunish would be. It was inclusive of himself laso, even though there's no reported sin of his in the Bible ( Ezekiel 14:14-20 ).

in dealing with conceit concerning self it is one of the most toughest issues to deal with, not just a character flaw that one acknowledges orcan see, because ones own pride blinds you to this issue.

I think of all the writers, that Solomon had the most to say about being conceited, whether he was talking from lessons he learned like in Ecclesiastes about all being vanity. He made lot's of statements about be wise in your own conceits which is astounding given he was given wisdom as a gift from God, but seems as it was earthly cause he even caused the dividing of the tribes and his alliances by marriage's was his his downfall into pagan idolatry, Built pagan shrines, raised taxes, it seems it was cause everything was about him and not denying himself any pleasures.

As the world moves closer to the end times, it is as Paul told Timothy that it would be perilous times with men lovers of themselves. covetous, lovers of pleasure more than God. We have to examine the Book of Daniel as The Book of Revelation, in more of spiritual sense than the physical because we are fighting spiritual wickedness, powers and principalities.

We have to be careful to critically analyze our thoughts, motives, intents and action throughout the day. It is in exercising the word of God to bring every thought into captivity, realizing how wicked and sin bound the old man rally is, putting it to death not allowing ourselves to yield to obey its sinful pulls of the old human nature. It is hedonistic, narcissistic in everyway through the strongholds that Satan has on us.

Self-control, being a fruit of the Spirit and a gift of the Spirit, allows the individual to be part of the process of working out their own salvation. We must, by being a doer of the word of God, begin to put the self to death, by denying it of its fleshly pleasures that control us. We must begin to mortify the members of our body, bring them under our control, being led by the spirit of God, taking up our cross and following Jesus.

We have to learn to subject the body to Jesus, or it will have us serving the desires, passions, emotions, pleasure, and the material world. It never goes away; it forms the old man. When born again, we get a new nature that struggles against this old carnal nature. It has to be brought under consisently, we need to be aware of it.

These are characteristics (fruit), and gifts that can be seem maturing in the believers lives, as they increase in faith and being doer's of God's Word. They are fertized by so many differing processes in the regeneration on the New Man, but requires dying to Self, self-denial being led by the spirit of God. It is one of those that's both a fruit and gift, that God gives through His grace by faith.