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We exam the spirit behind the "little horn" in the seven chapter of Daniel, which is the Spirit of Antichrist. It's not so much as a man but travels through the ages as the Spirit of the age, because of it's changing nature, unlike The True Holy Spirit (The Godhead), which is unchangeable.

As Amos speaks of the times they are living in, just how evil and unjust it was, it would be prudent to keep silent. He's not being hypocritical by him continuing to preach because it is given to some to be spokesmen during such times, but as we are witnessing now , it could mean loss of income, physical violence against ones person, a cause of division or in some cases even death.

In studying the Parable of the Five wis and Five foolish virgins seems as though all where in the Church but only five (5) where saved, due to a lack of a relationship with The Bridegroom. We have to continue to be filled with the Spirit which oil here is a symbol of. Wisdom helps develop prudence in everyday living, its' a attribute that is developed, but wisdom comes from asking God for it.

I want to finish talking about the fellowship of Christ suffering in which the believer is enjoined to be a partaker of. But just as Jude had to address a pressing issue of the times, I want also to remind you Amos said we're living in a evil time, and that the prudent will keep silent.

We now look at the fellowship of His suffering, which really brings us to the New Testament meaning of the word. As in Luke 23:31 and other places, like drinking of the cup we see Jesus telling us that we must learn to deny ourselves and take up our cross to follow Him, is that we shall present our bodies as sacrifices for His cause to partake in the glory to be revealed.

We need to know what true fellowship is, which warrants a look at the early Church of Acts 2:42, exactly what is meant by fellowship today have lost all of it' cohesiveness. What binds together today in fellowship are shear works of the flesh and corrupt human nature (depravity). The tongue being the instrument that sets all ablaze, with political and religious division.

It is not good that man should be alone, was what God said in the beginning. God has created us for fellowship, As part of a family, in which He instills His character, writing His laws upon our hearts, us by His Spirit teaching, us leading us into all truths.

Th scripture tells us to be continuing filled with the spirt, which is what we do , praying, studying, meditating on the scriptures and doing the truth (walking in the word). But Jesus was born full or Grace and Truth, in all the purity that was Holiness.

It seems as though Pilate ask a rhetorical question "What is Truth", because he leaves out without answering it, or Receiving a response from Jesus. We know that Jesus is "The Truth, a real embodiment of truth. Biblical truth refers to the objective and absolute reality revealed in God's Word, rooted in God's unchanging character and will.

We study truth according to how God defines truth, in which Jesus answered Pilate when he asked "What is truth." We learned that Jesus is the truth, the way and Life, which is a way of living with all the attributes in which God's Holy spirit gifts us with spiritual purity and mature perfection.

There's a change that comes about when we are walking in the light, as Peter took on a boldness to address, the Sanhedrin and Pharisees' as that "man ought to obey God rather than man." Then they said this man has been with Jesus, noting his steadfast loyalty to this new "Way."

In Genesis and 1 John 1 read study about light, and that that light was in the beginning with God, it was the Word, and was made flesh. Jesus is that light, so we must exam all of the metaphors, symbols and meanings of what Light is. We see where He would be a light of the Gentiles and would light every man that comes into the world.

John is addressing here a statement that one can SAY but what is said is not the truth, if the life they are living doesn't match up to the light of God's word. It shows one is a liar , and does not the truth. It has to be within obedience to God's word whether we are walking in the light and have fellowship with Him.

As the storms of life bring trials and tribulations we have to continue to abide in Christ, trusting Him to help us weather the storms. He has to be the rock that we're hued from our very strong foundation when life seems to shake the ground beneath us. He the one that is our refuge, the one to help us to overcome what is to come upon this world that lies in darkness.

When we know what walk means biblically it helps us to condition our mind of faith. It allows us to see ourselves being translated into His Kingdom, out of darkness. We develop our relationship with His presence as, Enoch did for he walked with God.

We see where Jesus has redeemed man and delivered him from the power of darkness (evil), into His Kingdom of Light. Then comes about from hearing the Gospel (Word of God), in which births us into His Body, The regeneration, being born again, we began a process of regeneration.

As the Stone smote the image, it was Christ bruising the serpents head. His Kingdom has started to grow since at that time, with Him transitioning His people "The Saints of God" into their ruling and reigning. It's a progressive growth as the manifestations of the Sons of God come.

As the Stone smote the image, it was Christ bruising the serpents head. His Kingdom has started to grow since at that time, with Him transitioning His people "The Saints of God" into their ruling and reigning. It's a progressive growth as the manifestations of the Sons of God come.

We have to be as Jesus was in seeing the Kingdom within and among us. We pray that "Thy Kingdom Come", not realizing that we are helping to bring that spiritual reality to life in this present-age. We are to be the light bringers that rule and reign with Christ, Him giving us the Kingdom to posses it, and have dominion here on earth.

There's coming a time of the restoration of all things, as The Man Christ Jesus overcame the world, dying for us, redeeming us to rule and reign with Him in the Kingdom of God. He has been the workman through which the Spirit has made all things new.

Daniel was distressed, He dread it when given the interpretation of the dream, or vision. It seems overwhelming to comprehend some of the things God is giving us, we need further instructions sometimes to fully grasp what we are seeing or being described and just what to do with it.

As disciple's of Jesus we are told to learn of Him, so when shown the four beast dream Daniel reacted sort of with consternation wondering what was the meaning of the dream. The interpretation was given him, because Jesus calls us friends not servants , and reveals to us what He is doing.

We see that Daniel here agonizes with what he saw. He's fill with dread, ats the interpretation is delivered. The Son of Man, receive the Kingdom, dominion and the majesty which will never cease or be overcome.

As we near the end of the times of the Gentiles, whereas all of the Kingdoms of the world become those of our Lord, our preparation for ruling and reining with Him comes to the forefront. Those that He's working in to come out of Babylon begin to do the works of God, manifesting our light unto the world. The brightness of His coming destroys the wicked ones. As He commissioned us to go forth preaching the Gospel making Disciples of all nations, for today is the day of salvation.

The Temple that God is building to dwell in will be built with Integrity because of His Holiness. The material that goes into it encompasses acting with consistency, trustworthiness, and a commitment to ethical behavior at all times, it's who we are, the essence of our character. For through His spirit along with The Father, Son and us we are made into His image.

We are given Daniel's experience in this chapter to show that throughout his life, he like Job had held his integrity. We as Christian, have to allow that light to shine, even when it means sacrificing. Daniel did not have to openly show his loyalty to God in front of his window, but it was written for us living in the end times. There are far too many Christians not realizing that all of creation (Ro. 8:19) is waiting on the manifestation of the Sons of God.

We are given Daniel's experience in this chapter to show that throughout his life, he like Job had held his integrity. We as Christian, have to allow that light to shine, even when it means sacrificing. Daniel did not have to openly show his loyalty to God in front of his window, but it was written for us living in the end times. There are far too many Christians not realizing that all of creation (Ro. 8:19) is waiting on the manifestation of the Sons of God.

We can't expect to be able to read the hand writing on the wall if we are not in the family of God. Those that are initiated into the family of God, that are born again, walking by faith, being a doer of God's word, hungering and thirsting for His righteousness will be the one's that receive illumination, to whereas His word becomes a light on our paths of life, a lamp unto our feet. He will open our understanding to where we can understand the scriptures.

After being born-again, the believer begins to do good works, sowing the right seeds that will bring him into proper balance in life (redeeming the time, showing mercy, living for God and others, making sacrifices, learning true suffering for Christ). He begins to lay aside every weight and sin that's hindering him from running this race,

We have to look at Scripture from God's perspective, and to do that we have to be born again. In these last days we realize that God no longer winks at our ignorance, but as Belshazzar we should have known these things. We will be held accountable to God, for our actions, we're being weight in the scales.

We all need to realize that the Church's judgment has begun, we need to examine a few parables to understand just what is happening in all of our lives at that judgment is a continuous process, hopefully we are not in the place as Belshazzar was with its finality. He died that very night Daniel pronounced it, his kingdom came to an end. We have to realize the Judge is standing at the door

God's word has been expounded starting with Adam telling Eve what God had said, though man has been disobeying the Word preached starting with Adam. We are responsible for the word we have heard, and to search after and seek it as God allows us to. During the time we lacked hearing or proper interpretations of it, God winked at this ignorance. But we are still sinners never-the-less. we are held to obedience to the word.

We today are responsible for accepting or rejecting the Word of God, that's being proclaimed to us. We are commanded to seek God, (the Truth), after receiving the hearing of the word, you are to grow in the Grace and knowledge of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, to continue in His word.

We in this world who are unbelievers or false professors, are walking in Belshazzar's' shoes, as the devil we believe and tremble but are not doer's of God's word. So it's not a holy fear we have, as the Pharisees we reject or fight against the unknown, that we don't understand we reject instead of submitting ., some as Peter said of those hearing Paul wrestle with the scriptures to their own destruction.

We've been looking at wine from two different perspectives, and we see here where it exceeds the warnings given by God as to it's deception as a mocker when used in excess. The King and his princes at a drunken festival commits sacrilege and dishonor God treating the vessels of God with contemptibility.

We are to enjoy wine in a festive way, or as a pleasure or blessing of life according to God's word. There are admonitions as to access drinking of it to drunkenness. But it is part of lot's of sacraments that God gives us. It is also meant metaphorically, or symbolic of such things as doctrine.

Some of the Churches I know of, especially those seeking to be more religious, erroneously preached that the Bible prohibited wine and all alcoholic beverages. This in turn may have prevented lot's of well meaning people to avoid religion or the Church, also is why I understand why God is so upset with false teachers and preachers "that cause His name to be Blasphemed among the Gentiles".

In studying the word of God on a subject like wine and the Church, we have to be careful about our views and opinions. There are different camps trying to strain out a gnat swallowing a camel on someone consuming alcohol, determine whether if non-alcoholic or not, or totally prohibited, when the Bible is very clear on the subject.

Praise properly terminates in God, on account of His natural excellencies and perfections, and is that act of devotion by which we confess and admire His attributes. We praise God for all His glorious acts of every kind, that regard either us or other men… but we thank Him, properly speaking, for the instances of His goodness alone, and for such only of these as we ourselves are some way concerned to.

The only thing we can give to God is the fruit of our lip giving Him praise, everything else already belongs to Him, we have nothing He doesn't have that we can give to Him. It is a obligation or duty to offer up praise as a reasonable sacrifice.

Unless we turn to God, start doing good works, searching and seeking after Him, we have no life in us. We will be brought to destruction, for we came from dust and shall return to death.

We just as Nebuchadnezzar have been warned to turn to God, His longsuffering has endured our trespasses but there's a time limit on God's mercy, for Today is the day of salvation. God goodness just like during the time of Noah gives us time while the Ark (Church) is being prepared, till the fulness of the "Times of The Gentile."

Just as He did with Gideon's starting army, all cowards and those that are fearful will have to be pruned out from among God's people. Those that have a spirit of fear, has a spot or blemish that has to undergo the knife, for He has not given us a spirit of fear which has torment. That part of the Churches washing and cleansing through the Word, in which Christ comes looking for a bride without spot, wrinkles or blemishes.