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Exit Strategy End Times: “while readiness falls short”

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Time is fleeting while readiness falls short.

“Dear Michael, Of all I said previously I think I failed to express how God has used your book in my life perhaps beyond what you initially intended.”

My dear brother Chuck, I continue to be grateful for any good you might ascribe to the book. It would be my hope and expectation that God would in fact take my humble (hopefully inspired) effort and do far more with it than I might ever have conceived.
“I really don’t know the extent of what the Lord revealed to you about the return of Christ being initiated by our walk in forgiveness,…”
 
Forgiveness or unforgiveness is such an easy topic to find ourselves in subjection to. This is why I believe the Father is pointing to it and many are preaching about it.
In a nut-shell, Matthew 24:12-14 (NASB) says “enduring love” is a requirement to be saved. 12  “Because lawlessness is increased, most people’s love will grow cold. 13  “But the one who endures to the end, he will be saved. 14  “This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.” 
How do I endure? How will my Christ-like love endure such horrific lawlessness to come or seen today? We should ask this no matter what we believe about the rapture. Better to be ready. There will be no, no, no unforgiveness in heaven. No bitterness, No anger. We must empty ourselves here now before it is too late.
How do I lovingly endure anything and everything, unto salvation?
Ephesians 3:16-19 (NASB)

16  that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man,
17  so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18  may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, 19  and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God.”  

The riches of His glory are merciful grace and love that surpasses knowledge. As I am strengthened in that love, that power, then He can live in me. I am demonstrating the Father’s love just like Jesus did for us. If I do not grow stronger in His Ways, if I grow weaker under duress and lawlessness, He cannot continue to live in me. To complicate things further, if I do not know that I must grow stronger in my emulations, my Christ likeness, then I do not become rooted or grounded in His love. My love grows cold toward others. I am lost when I thought I was saved.
So why is this important? I can not endure in my love for others, especially the lawless, without growing obediently in the discipline of Christ’s love. I can not walk in the fullness of God without the surpassing experiential knowledge of God’s love.
Each successful experience I have, granting mercy, granting grace and love, teaches me the breadth and length and height and depth of God’s love which is the love of Christ. According to scripture, in becoming rooted and grounded in love, I am filled up to all the fullness of God. I am to increase, not decrease. I must be rooted and grounded in God’s love.
So what does that have to do with initiating the return of Christ?
This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached …then the end will come.” (Matthew 24:14) 
The word “this” in the original text does not begin a new sentence or idea. The word “this” refers back to the previous sentence and it’s subject, “endures” or actually enduring love or love that did not grow cold, in spite of the lawlessness.
The words “this gospel” describe the good news about the kingdom, a primary characteristic of the kingdom. The heart and the soul of the kingdom is the heart and soul of God. God is love. God is enduring love. The future citizens of His Son’s kingdom must and will “master” the power of the kingdom, grace and enduring love. The good news of the kingdom.
Matthew 24:14 (Young’s Literal Translation)
“…and this good news of the reign shall be proclaimed in all the world, for a testimony to all the nations; and then shall the end arrive.” 
 
For centuries, the good news we thought was to be preached from Matthew 24 was the Gospel of Jesus Christ; a salvation message. Jesus, in context, is speaking about the end of our lives in Him, not the beginning. He is coaching us to the finish line with great peril along the Way. He is focusing us on the premier quality of God, the Son and the Holy Spirit. All the fullness of God is to be our goal and the Word says it is possible. How? As we walk out enduring love daily; as we grow in the fullness of His love, challenge by challenge.
When this understanding, “this gospel of the kingdom is preached in the whole world as a testimony to all the nations,… ” God will know we are as ready as we can get. If we heed the warning and prepare, we can endure with love and compassion. They are lost and dying!
The course of events described elsewhere, leading to Christ’s return will in fact occur. Darkness will come first and is happening already. It will get worse. So why does “this” initiate the end? It demonstrates our readiness for the hour of darkness!
 
God has been patient desiring that none should perish but that all should come to repentance! When we see certain things happening, we know His patience is waining.  2 Peter 3:9 (NASB) He has warned us! Those who have ears to hear, will obey.
“The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.” (2 Peter 3:9)
Rescuing any and all of us that need to repent of any attitude or action that is not Christ-like, is the focus of God’s heart in Exit Strategy.
There are those who think their salvation is locked in by some identification with Christ, or because Christ did it all; yet they are not obeying His commandments? Yes we ask Jesus to be Lord and then…we follow Him we obey Him. Understanding this is for the seeker, the follower, those who have grown to appreciate the power. (Proverbs 8:14)  Like Christ they have moved beyond themselves to the high calling which is in Christ Jesus.
How many today, attending any given church or not, have unforgiveness? They know it is wrong but refuse to release it. It is their death knell. Their love has grown cold. Disobedience reigns.
We must blow the Shofar. Paul in Roman’s 5:10 declares a two-fold plan of salvation not a single act. It was news to me but I then saw the real plan of salvation. It is a plan that includes my submission to the king. I ready myself for eternity by that willing submission.
Like Paul, in John 3:36, John also points to a two fold salvation. Check them both out. Entrusting ourselves to Christ must there-after include obedience to His Ways. Obedience by the Holy Spirit is the eternal-life qualifier. Obedience is not works. Obedience to Christ Ways maintains what was given to us freely. WE must maintain the free gift! Was it works when Christ went to the cross? Christ learned obedience from the things He suffered. (Heb 5:8, 1 Peter 1:22)
Again, all we can do is warn them. Now that we know of the danger, we must shout the warning from the house-tops. Otherwise, their blood will be on our heads.
In response, my beloved friend (Chuck), you have gained much according to your own words. By this understanding I have burdened you beyond your expectation. The power of your desire to serve God, that which I have personally seen in you, is now being called upon, not by me but by the understanding. We must not waste the power of understanding. (Proverbs 8:14 NASB, NKJV)
Souls are at stake!
Forgiveness is the heart and soul of the good news. Forgiving and interceding like Christ requires but also demonstrates enduring love. Like it did for Him, it will protect us and those who hear and do. In the face of challenges, greater and greater as prophecy is manifested, we shall shine like the stars. (Daniel 12:3).

The coming times will demand our understanding. Preparing now is paramount.

You are loved, He waits,

Michael

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Exit Strategy End Times: “Perspective”

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Dear loved ones,

The thought that came to me today was about perspective.

“There is my perspective, your perspective, and His perspective.”

Need I ask the question the Holy Spirit has just asked all of us? Wait a minute Mike what question! If you didn’t hear Him, God may be showing you what it is like spiritually for millions, maybe billions, not walking obediently in the light. They are the deaf and blind, many are brothers and sisters with a reconciled relationship to God but still in need of The Guide, sent to bring change to us and the final keys to salvation.

Proverbs 23:26 (NASB)
26  Give me your heart, my son, And let your eyes delight in my ways.”

Pray to see from His perspective only? No, He has not asked that. He often allows me to see from your perspective. Not always because yours is right but in having been corrected myself, this new perspective will prompt grace in my heart toward you; not to judge but that it may actually endear us toward one another with a peace newly found.

It can be good to share error. Having shared, much more, we can now share Kingdom peace.

The coming times will demand our understanding. Preparing now is paramount.

You are loved, He waits,

Michael

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Exit Strategy End Times: “Truth that requires a guide”

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Dear loved ones,

“If you already knew, why would you need to be shown?”

This thought came to me as I was considering a verse.

John 16:13 (NKJV) 

“However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come.”

In “shouting from the house tops” the protective message for the times we are now in, I am constantly asking for wisdom in how to express what I consider to be a world changing point of view. NOT my view but His view. It has always been there but only now are we in an emotional position to consider it. To consider it we must be shown what we have not seen yet.

Before the first “thought” quoted at the top of this post, it was preceded by this: “Your agreement is not expected until the Holy Spirit is allowed freedom over your soul. Even then you must decide (regarding what you hear). If you already knew why would you need to be shown?”

There is a reason why “all truth” needs a guide. It takes us to secret places in Him. The truth we need to arrive safely is hidden in His Words and deeds. They are the mysteries Jesus spoke of in Matthew 13:11. We are also cautioned that we can have understanding of these mysteries but if we have not LOVE, we are nothing. (1 Corinthians 13:2 NASB)  All truth guides us to true enduring love. Saving love.

God knew we would not see what we needed to see without our faithful guide. This makes the saving truth off-limits to anyone who rejects the appeal of the Holy Spirit. This determines their fate, barring true repentance.

God leaves it up to us and always has. God does not condemn us. We condemn ourselves. God tries to save us. When we choose rightly it is by inspiration. Our decision reflects His influence. It brings an inner peace to us. Our conscience defends us, against the enemy’s accusations. We must let inspiration have His way.

Deuteronomy 30:19 (KJV) 

“I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:”
How can we be blessed and have life if we hold death or cursing in our hearts? Are we not inspired? We must choose life. We must choose blessing, to be blessed. We must pursue peace at all costs, with all men, or we will NOT see the Lord. (Hebrews 12:14-15 NASB)
Once reconciled, it is the life of Jesus that saves us. (Romans 5:10 NASB, NKJV) Let us welcome the truth of the Holy Guide with a broken and contrite heart, that He might render a new man from the hearth of God’s purification.

This level of truth in the inner most man is needed now more than ever. Holy Spirit help us please.

The coming times will demand our understanding. Preparing now is paramount.

You are loved, He waits,

Michael

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Exit Strategy End Times: “Apology”

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Dear loved ones,

In reviewing the movie, “Killing Jesus” I referred to Peter being “presented” as the rock the church was to be built on. As you know this is the doctrine of the Catholic Church.

  I have not received any criticism of my comments regarding this but the Lord has put it on my heart to apologize to all who might have found my comments regarding Bill O’Riley or the Peter / Pope doctrine, to be offensive, be they Catholic or not. I apologize sincerely. Please forgive me.
  Every denomination needs leadership. The office of the Pope, for centuries, has led the people of his denomination. They trust in God’s ordination just as others in other denominations do their leaders. Respect is a seed bearing fruit we all desire. We seek it, we expect it, from where we have sown it. Just as God does.
  We all are looking for the keys to the kingdom of heaven. Those without any particular denominational association, if claiming Christ as Lord, are to be following the same leadership we all should be following, without regard to our rank or leadership position or denomination. Christ is our king and His Ways are to be our Ways if we expect entrance to the kingdom of God.
  Unfortunately, differences of interpretation of the Word of God continue to provide rationalized borders between God’s children where none were ever intended to be. To myself and to the Pope, I believe, Christ Jesus must be our focal point. What He did for us and what He taught us to do, if received and implemented from our hearts, will save us. Paul points to this in Romans 5:10. Look it up.
  Because of Christ’s Words to us, I have come to believe that “forgiveness,” both received and granted, will be the one doctrine that will unify the church world-wide. This IS the Spirit of Christ and therefore of our Heavenly Father. This IS the good news of the kingdom, as it prevails in us over every offense and harm; as it covers a multitude of sins, it also covers all of us with the same blanket. Under forgiveness, we are one with Him.
  “Forgiveness” is received in thankfulness and granted in grace by the empowering remembrance of our own original need and our beloved Source. There is an abundance of grace if we will receive it and righteousness comes with it as a gift. (Romans 5:17 NASB, NKJV)
  When bi-directional, forgiveness is grace reigning, through righteousness, to eternal life, through Christ Jesus. (Romans 5:21 NASB, NKJV)
  Let us seek this universal salve, this Balm of Gilead that soothes the sin sick soul. Let us forgive anybody for anything, let us forgive ourselves as well, or will we continue to deny the healing promises of our Lord, bent on harming ourselves?
  We cannot be “in” Christ and not forgive and forget the repentant heart that comes to us or from us to Him. Our peace is found there. Jesus has said, our eternal life depends on it!
  There is a peace that passes all understanding. It will guard our hearts and our souls. My wife Janis knew this. She walked in it from early times in our marriage. She walked in unconditional love toward myself, her son, her daughter, her own father, her ex-husband, her in-laws, her out-laws, toward ANYONE! WHY? It was Christ in her, the Hope of Glory. It was a merciful heart, dedicated to reconciliation. Even in her dying days, she fully knew the precious relief and peace of forgiving all. We all should learn from this beautiful example of Christ.
  Let the church world-wide embrace this tie that binds us together. We will need to be adept at handling forgiveness, this is a priceless Royal commodity. A good king teaches his child the endearing value of grace where debt exists.

The coming times will demand our understanding. Preparing now is paramount.

You are loved, He waits,

Michael

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Exit Strategy End Times: “Escape the defilements”

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       2 Peter 2:19b-21 (NASB) 

”…for by what a man is overcome, by this he is enslaved. 20  For if, after they have escaped the defilement’s of the world by the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and are overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the first. 21  For it would be better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it, to turn away from the holy commandment handed on to them.

What defiles a man?

Matthew 15:11 (NKJV) (Jesus speaking)
11  Not what goes into the mouth defiles a man; but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.”

Mark 7:20 (NKJV) (Jesus speaking)
20  And He said, “What comes out of a man, that defiles a man.

What might the defilement’s of this world be?

Defilement’s are just what scripture says. That which comes out of other people’s mouths against us, offense, false accusations, hatred, persecutions, and more. Things meant to entrap us, entangle us, causing us “to turn away from the holy commandment handed on to them (us).” (added for effect) (see 2 Peter 2:21 above)

Yes, the Ways of Jesus are commandments, from the same Father that gave us the Law! If Jesus accepts them, we must also. In fact they are the good news of the kingdom! By His commandments, the kingdom will be all we hope it will.

Jesus said in Matthew 15:18-20 (NKJV) 18  “But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man. 19  For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies. 20  These are the things which defile a man, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a man.”

We cannot let ourselves become entangled by reaction to such things once we have heard the warnings, the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Yes many of us have reacted wrong. What we do next is what matters. Rebellion is tolerated briefly in this life but not at all in heaven.

As Lord (and King) He orders us into submission to His Ways for our own good. Oh we can rebel but we know what happens to the rebellious. We are to be vigilant, walking circumspectly, judiciously guarding our heart from where our mouth is filled. As we do, Peace will fill our souls. Isn’t peace what we are looking for?

As Savior, Jesus achieved cleansing for us of our previous entrapment’s. Pray the interceding prayer for today’s challenges. Today, Jesus will pray the interceding prayer for us.

The coming times will demand our understanding. Preparing now is paramount.

You are loved, He waits,

Michael

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Exit Strategy End Times: “Christ was both”

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We know God prefers obedience over sacrifice and yet obedience was not enough in the Lord’s effort for our sake. Why didn’t God stop the process like He did with Abraham when Issac was about to be sacrificed?

Mankind had a need. God had a need. Mankind needed to obey. God needs to see obedience. None of this would happen without proof of a life there after, resurrected eternal life. God had both personified in Jesus, a sacrifice and obedience.

The sacrifice of Jesus ended one season. The obedience of Jesus began another. Our self crucifixion ends one season. Our obedience begins another. One was meant to end. The other is meant to never end!

Hebrews 5:8-9 (KJV)
8  “Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered; 9  And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;..”

2 Thessalonians 1:7-9 (NASB)
7 “and to give relief to you who are afflicted and to us as well when the Lord Jesus will be revealed from heaven with His mighty angels in flaming fire, 8  dealing out retribution to those who do not know God and to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. 9  These will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power,”

Genesis 49:10 (NKJV) 

“The scepter shall not depart from Judah, Nor a lawgiver from between his feet, Until Shiloh comes; And to Him shall be the obedience of the people.”

Genesis 49:10 (YLT= Young’s Literal Translation)
10  “The sceptre turneth not aside from Judah, And a lawgiver from between his feet, Till his Seed come; And his is the obedience of peoples.”

Romans 1:5 (NASB)
5 “ through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles for His name’s sake,..”

Romans 6:12 (KJV)
12 “ Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.”

Anger, bitterness, hatred, grudges, unforgiveness, judgments, these and other emotions like them cannot be allowed to reign in our mortal bodies. If they go unchecked, we cannot possibly be in Him. Will He try to reach us? Yes, like He is right now! When our reward is so great why would we refuse to reconcile our lives back to what God did freely by something as simple as sincere forgiveness?

Who are we to think we do not have to maintain that which we have been freely given? How can Holiness and righteousness ever be contaminated? Do we have that power? Yes and no. No because they cease to exist by definition when contaminated. Yes, we can and do contaminate ourselves, once made holy and righteous by His death, by failing to obey Him. Returning to contamination can happen even after we have first been reconciled. See Romans 5:10 NKJV, NASB.

“And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;..” Hebrews 5:9

Our eternal perfection is obtained by obedience. So was the Son of Man’s.

( I am ministering in a prison Tuesday, pray the peace of the Holy Spirit would rest upon me that I might impart that which I have, to those divine appointments. )

The coming times will demand our understanding. Preparing now is paramount.

You are loved, He waits,

Michael

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Exit Strategy End Times: “It will Rescue those written in the book.”

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Daniel 12:1 (NASB)
1  “… And there will be a time of distress such as never occurred since there was a nation until that time; and at that time your people, everyone who is found written in the book, will be rescued.”

According to Daniel 12 during this (coming) “time of distress” we (those found written in the book) will be rescued. We must conclude there is something we still need, information that leads to an awakening, that leads to our rescue. Based on two things, our name in the book and our awakening to everlasting life, the Word Daniel gives, clearly says we will be rescued! It says more.

Only one in trouble needs rescuing. “I am saved!” Your name may be written in the book but something more is needed. According to Daniel or Jesus or John, Daniel says we must be awakened, John says we must obey to have eternal life in John 3:36 (NKJV, NASB) Jesus says we must “endure” to be saved. Oh yes it is all true. We must awaken, we must obey, we must endure.

The Five Fold League of Servants will truly believe this understanding. It is the Word of God. To them it will be expanded truth. Many of them will be awakened also. This understanding will spread and many in the church population will believe them. Like John the Baptist, this is their hour, the reason for their existence, their chance to “fulfill all righteousness.” This understanding of “enduring love” shall be preached and spread world-wide like Jesus said, “as a witness to all the nations.”

Many are sitting next to us in our churches who will be lost to the Apostasy. How do I know? I know the message, it is understanding that points to the path of actual salvation according to Jesus, John, Paul and Daniel.

There are believers everywhere with anger and bitterness in their hearts. You in the League know this to be true. Oh sure they are reconciled souls to God in Christ but they have not yet obeyed Christ and therefore disobeyed God. They have not gone forward from reconciliation to be obedient to Christ as Lord. See Romans 5:10, John 3:36 (NKJV, NASB) Obedience to the Way, as we see in the Lord’s life, has not yet “saved” them as Paul says it does in Romans 5:10. It still can!

This is very confrontational understanding. In your love for the flock remember, “Better is open rebuke than love that is concealed.” Proverbs 27:5 (NASB) In these treacherous times, DO NOT shirk your duty and calling. Their blood will be on your hands. Forget the church budget. Rescue those entrusted to you.

The message of enduring love from Matthew 24:13-14, has not been preached or presented as the good news referred to by Jesus. For centuries church authorities have not seen this critical message with its prophetic importance. Enduring love IS the good news of the kingdom. It describes the kingdom! We have preached “Jesus is Lord” to the nations thinking one day the last person to be saved will get saved and Jesus will return. Asking Jesus to be Lord is only the beginning. Making Him Lord means doing as the king says. His commands are the law in His kingdom.

Of course Jesus needs to be Lord. In Matthew 24 Jesus is imploring us to be saved by our embracing His enduring love.

Also, Matthew 24:13-14 in context Jesus is speaking of the end of our journey and how to finish and actually be saved finally and forever. He is not telling us how to meet Him for the first time. This is a serious correction. This changes our goal, our assignment, the topic Jesus wants addressed, as a witness to all nations.

Great distress will be in the hearts of believers as “enduring love” confronts our commitment to obedience and love. HOWEVER, according to Daniel it “will rescue those written in the book.” (Daniel 12: 1) as it also says, many will be “awakened to everlasting life and some to disgrace and everlasting contempt.” This is an awakening from our worldly entanglements and mentalities. That includes most of us. Revered bible commentator Matthew Henry agrees.

In their awakening and obedience, “many will be purged, purified and refined.” (Daniel 12:10 NASB) Some will chose not to be purged, purified and refined to their disgrace. This purging and purification is by the forgiveness and intercession granted by us to others. By our choice, through the power of the Holy Spirit, we will grasp this absolute requirement and empty ourselves like Jesus did on the cross with the same understanding in our hearts. “They know not what they do.”

Our souls are being awakened to a true Christ-likeness.  He emptied Himself to leave! He purposely emptied Himself of what we might call “righteous anger”and  justified bitterness. By forgiving anyone for anything, just as Jesus did, OUR souls are being cleansed, refined to purity, in preparation for eternity.

The solutions He taught, if we receive them, will manifest the intended results of Christ’s efforts. There will be the restoration of all things as prophesied. (Acts 3:21 NASB) Also, “Those who have insight will shine brightly, those who lead the many to righteousness, like the stars, for ever and ever.” (Daniel 12: 3 NAS) The awakening we experience will be a rescue for us and those we lead to righteousness; a journey to true Christ-likeness.

His messages, which actually preserve our eternal life, are included in the “restoration of all things.” (Acts 3:21 NASB) As it says, Christ will not come back before this happens. The restoration of Christ’s teachings and examples as He meant them, will occur as they are understood and taught by the League without compromise. Life will come to us all in our awakening to them.

Am I saying there are things we have not seen or understood? Yes, things man is yet to glean from God’s Word. Paul said, “For I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ. “ Galatians 1:12 (NASB) Can you believe the Holy Spirit is still revealing important things in these apparently important times? God used Paul. God will use you! I can testify, this understanding was not my own. The Holy Spirit by God will has enlightened me and I you. Paul and the others penned the Words before any of us.

Their is an understanding we have lacked. Along with the distressing comes the freeing truth behind Christ’s efforts. It will be understood for its eternal significance. His Words are being clarified, re-discovered, returning to the preeminence they were meant to; becoming eternal life to us like never before, to His glory.

The grasp and dissemination of this expanded truth, by the Five Fold League of Servants world-wide, will bring many to righteousness. What truth we have had until now is to be appreciated but it will become a step stool for His expanded and timely understanding.

God is calling out our change of course to enter the harbor of eternity. We will put our eternal life in jeopardy if we reject the instructions of Jesus as LORD. His declaration in Matthew 24, “… he that endures to the end will be saved.” holds a qualifier for eternal life that is crystal clear.

As The League leaps into action, at this same time, the hour of darkness will begin increasing to its God spoken fullness. God knows it will have been set in motion by the preaching of “this” enduring love. Like Jesus said to John the Baptist, “Let us fulfill all righteousness” (let us fulfill all prophecy) We too will be doing the same.

To not defend ourselves from persecution will by many “believers” be rejected outright. Even though Christ was our example. God knows darkness precedes or initiates the return of Christ, and we initiate the darkness! God knew Jesus entering the Garden of Gethsemane would initiate a season of darkness, the return to heaven of His beloved Son, and the eventual return to heaven of His new loving family.

If we lack a full grounding in Christ, especially if we are under duress, will cause us to renounce our faith in Him; fulfilling the prophecy of The Apostasy. On the other hand if we embrace with understanding the preparation He is offering us, we can…lovingly endure. The question is this. Will our love grow cold or will we have become “rooted and grounded in love” God’s kind of love, the enduring love we have all come to know from Him, in our lives?

The coming times will demand our understanding. Preparing now is paramount.

You are loved, He waits,

Michael

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Exit Strategy End Times: “The Five Fold League of Servants 1”

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Epilogue or an Epiphany; which do we offer?

Has the future, the eternity we have spoken of with conviction and believed would one day come to pass, been displaced?

As leaders, do we find ourselves wondering at times, “When will the end come?” Are we so captured by our frustrations that our hope to succeed in this life overshadows the hope of the next life; is life so good that our joy is in our life?

Do you sense God is bringing eternity to the forefront as we daily see the Word being fulfilled? Is it shaking us awake or are we burying it in convenient denial, expecting a reprieve? Do we find ourselves parroting the common position which says, “This has happened before, things got better, it was not the time.”

Have we forsaken the Lord’s absolutes when those absolutes apply to our hearts today not just tomorrow right before He comes? When is our tomorrow? We do not know for sure. Be it sudden or prolonged suffering, our life, our heart and soul, will be measured by the Word of God upon our exit. How much more severe that measurement, to a member of the Five Fold League of Servants?

Reaching for the life preserver of God’s Word will come too late when the eastern sky splits open. The Word says people will mourn at His return. No wonder. Would we first agree it has been grace, that our Savior has not come yet? Are we truly ready? That grace indicates God does not think we are, desiring that none should perish.

God is now using trouble, to get our attention. This should indicate urgency to us. As we have prayed, “Thy will be done…” includes the horrific descriptions foretold by Jesus and confirming acts of violence, exceptional acts historically, that we see today. Everything that can be shaken will be.

So, what will happen to us between now and then? “Like in the days of Noah…” is how Jesus put it. In the end times, according to Daniel, “a steward … will rise up, who stands guard over the sons of your people.” (Daniel 12:1 NAS) Great distress occurs. (Daniel 12:1) His rising has something to do with it. Evidently he brings a distressing message? Jesus also brought a distressing message. He says, (I paraphrase) the preaching of the saving power of enduring love, the good news of, a description of the kingdom according to Jesus, will occur as a witness around the world. (Matthew 24:14 NASB) The message, to be willing to lay down our lives while with interceding with love for our lost persecutors, will be a shocking witness of our faith to unbelievers and marginal Christians. Christ did it first.

Jesus in Matthew 24;13-14, speaks of staying saved not getting saved. This is a dramatic change to the church’s common thoughts on this verse. This will shake things up but as God intended, it “saves” us. Enduring love “saves” us. Faith in that message “saves” us. Faith in the message because Christ delivered it, “SAVES” us IF we implement it.

Our living in these unique times is a prophesied opportunity! It requires our preparation. Living and reigning with Christ for a thousand years may depend on our preparation. (Revelations 20: 4-6) This verse may shake you up. It did me.

Darkness will rise as God has declared it would. It has its purpose. A necessary awakening occurs. Will it be a final comment about us or a life changing event for us?

Daniel’s messenger is offering either an epilogue or an epiphany. As the Five Fold League of Servants, our course is clear.

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The coming times will demand our understanding. Preparing now is paramount.

You are loved,

Michael

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Exit Strategy End Times: “Unacceptable to God now is unacceptable to God then.”

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The posts you have read or will read are meant to prepare us for times ahead yes, but as I said to someone the other day when asked about the rapture, “What is unacceptable to God then, is unacceptable to Him NOW.

If we are removed “pre-trib” that is great but what about between now and then? To God, is unforgiveness an acceptable condition in our hearts ever? Is hatred? Is bitterness? The Law of the Spirit of Life must be functioning in us, otherwise condemnation kills us. Romans 8:1-2 (NKJV, NASB)
1  There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. 2  For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death. “For” primary particle assigning a reason. Strong’s 1063. The question we must all ask ourselves is, “has it made us free, is it ruling our heart?” We are subject to one law or the other. Implementing one negates the other. 

Our eligibility for the rapture, whenever it is, is absolutely linked to Christ first and then as we live, to our obedience, (John 3:36) to our embracing His Way, the only Way, implementing the Words of eternal life.

Keeping His Law of the Spirit of Life is how we avoid condemnation once reconciled to God by Christ’s death. This life-giving law is demonstrated by Christ’s life and confirmed in Roman’s 5:10 “…we are saved by His life.” 

What if the sins that were forgiven us by God were our sins previously committed and now (after reconciliation to God through Christ) we must forgive to be forgiven? That is really great news unless you have trouble forgiving. “Sins previously committed” is what Paul said in Romans 3:25 NKJV and NASB. Look it up. In addition, forgiving to be forgiven is in the Lord’s Prayer and reiterated in the verse following as spoken by Jesus. Matthew 6:9-14.

Regarding doctrine it is possible God’s biggest mountain to move, in bringing His children to actual salvation, is traditional or doctrinal adoptions. We cast it in stone when God does not or we forget the interconnecting aspects of His Word; aspects meant to balance or formulate our doctrines. I believe establishing doctrines is our constant search for safe ground but what if understanding comes that changes our thinking? This has only happened a gazillion times in history.

“So we have been wrong?” I address this throughout the book. I supply our escape route. I blame it on God. He is willing to take the blame because His sovereignty rules and His love for us reigns. It is not that what we have understood did not help or that we were wrong. We were faithful to what we understood.

Now, our Father is expanding on the truth we have relied upon because the Truth is meant to achieve a higher standard than we realized. It is and has always been a Christ-like standard. What that standard may entail begins now with our everyday life experiences and deepens should the Lord tarry and our faith be tested on a more serious level.

Never-the-less, becoming proficient in Christ-likeness is expected of us from our beginning reconciliation until we die or are raptured, entering salvation, like Janis has.

Whatever life doles out, once reconciled to God, we are to submit to Christ’s (The Father’s) instructions because they are meant to “save us.” If we do not submit here why should God expect us to submit there? There will be no more rebellions in heaven. Whats more, our submission must be heartfelt. This is our victory or our death-knell. It is our choice.

Grace may actually have fogged the glass we have been looking through darkly! Yes, it is very possible! Abraham did not know what the future held exactly. Noah had never seen rain. Did the Disciples know in advance they would die serving Christ? We know they only saw partially until life after death was proven to them by Christ’s resurrection. Imagine if when you answered God’s call to reconciliation (salvation) you were told clearly, “OK, at some point you must be willing to lay down your life, to be murdered, to see your family murdered, to be martyred for your faith!” ALSO, during this, you must pray sincerely for the salvation of those killing you!.” Oh sure, that is good news! There is a reason we see darkly. Today, we have an advantage. Real life context helps. Today, we are seeing real life biblical context. It will either steel our convictions or corrupt our concepts.  Apostasy is the latter.

It is hard enough to die to self spiritually. Many still find success fleeting. God’s grace is allowing us to practice grace by spiritually dying daily to offenses. Dying physically might be a relief after a lifetime of dying to self, enduring with love and intercession for those who (if we are here) will do harm to us. The fact that we are here now and understand cements our responsibility to fervently practice Christ-likeness now. Then is surely coming. “… and then the end will come. ” Matthew 24:14 (NASB)

The coming times will demand our understanding. Preparing now is paramount.

You are loved, He waits,

Michael

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Exit Strategy End Times: “They shall know you by your love for one another?”

“Exit Strategy” (book seen below) is now blowing shofar3available at most e-book venues.

It has been 2 1/2 months since losing Janis to a prolonged lung disease. I understand the third month is most difficult. I would say yes it is.

I have been guarded by friends and family the entire time. A day does not go by without a call, text, or email from someone or several someone’s who care. Thank you and may God reward your kindness and love. It has been priceless to me. Janis’ request that you watch over me and  her knowing that our friends would do so without her asking has been a testimony to your love for Janis as well as myself.

I often said “Everyone loves Janis…. they tolerate me.” As it turns out maybe I wasn’t so bad after all. Even God has rebuked me to not speak that way. Everyone’s boundless love has left me ashamed to belittle myself diminishing their point of view and any effort on their part to love and comfort me. God is in their compassion and love. Not just Janis, I too am loved. Thank You Lord. Thank You.

Janis and I have friends around the world. I would love for you to hit the comment button saying where you are from and comment in whatever way you wish. Tolerating me is not to be …. well, if you feel that way.

The coming times will demand our understanding. Preparing now is paramount.

You are loved, He waits,

Michael

    Exit Strategy

   We initiate the return of Christ!  (The E-book)

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