Escape for Your Lives

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THE EXECUTIVE JUDGMENT AND FINALCLEANSING

2 Peter 3

Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers,walking after their own lusts, And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue asthey were from the beginning of the creation.For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God theheavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and inthe water: Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed withwater, perished: But the heavens and the earth, which are now, bythe same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the dayof judgment and perdition of ungodly men.

Many have forgotten the reality of the Biblical flood. EvenChristians try to explain it away as being merely a parable. Noah,they maintained means rest. Therefore, Noah was to bring rest tothe people. The flood is symbolic of Christ washing sin away andwe rest with Noah from all work. They made great mention thatnowhere does scripture say Noah tried to reason with the people,or called them to come into the ark. God simply washed sin awayand all that was left was righteousness.

Now any honest Bible student would see that this fulfills Peter'sprophecy that; "For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by theword of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: Whereby the world that then was, beingoverflowed with water, perished:

It also contradicts Hebrews 13:7 when "by faith, Noah, warned byGod about events as yet unseen, respected the warning and builtan ark to save his household; by this he condemned the world andbecame an heir to the righteousness that is accorded with faith."

Noah: "This one will "comfort" us concerning our work and the toilof our hands, because of the ground which the Lord has cursed."Gen. 5:29


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The word used as "comfort" is "nacham" meaning: give forthsighs, to breathe strongly, be sorry, full of pity, seeking comfort,trying to ease, even has a sense of repentance and avenge.

Noah was one who would sigh and cry for the abominations of hispeople. This sounds very much like Ezekiel nine to me, where Godcommissions an investigative judgment before the executive

judgment-- for judgment was about to befall upon them.

Ezekiel 9.4-5 And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon theforeheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all theabominations that be done in the midst thereof.And to the others he said in mine hearing, Go ye after him throughthe city, and smite: let not your eye spare, neither have ye pity:

The message of Noah was a judgment message.

God says, "My Spirit will not always strive with man I will give him120 years." Gen. 6:3

For 120 years Noah preached the message,calling people to repentance and to come into theark of safety. But they would not. They hardenedtheir hearts with the deceitfulness of sin. Theyhardened their hearts in rebellion. Therefore theycould not enter the provision God made for their "comfort" -- all Noah's sighing and pitying couldnot ease their terrible end.

As far as human wisdom could see, the event predicted by Noahwas not likely to occur. Rain had never fallen. Why would the Godwho had created such a beautiful earth destroy it with by a flood.I'm sure if Noah had set up a web page or started preaching today,it would be declared as the ultimate exhibit of paranoia. How couldNoah preach such a message if he was resting in the love of God?

It wasn't sins that were drowned, it was people who hardened their hearts and would not listen.

This is no parable-- this is history! As it was in the days of Noah soshall it be in the time of the end. (And so it is)


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2 Peter 3.8-9But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is withthe Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men countslackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that anyshould perish, but that all should come to repentance.

God sends a message of warning beforedestruction comes. That is His consistentpattern throughout the Bible. Prepare thyself tomeet thy God! Get ready watch and pray,put on the whole armor, resist the devil anddraw very close to THY GOD the ONE WHOCREATED HEAVEN AND EARTH!

Before the destruction of Sodom, God sent amessage to Lot, "Escape for your life; look notbehind you, do not stay in the plains but escape to the mountain,lest thou be consumed." (Gen. 19:17) The same voice of warningwas heard by the disciples of Christ before the destruction of Jerusalem: "When you shall see Jerusalem encircled with armies,then know that the desolation of it is near. Then let them who arein Judea flee to the mountains." (Luke 21:20,21)

There is to be a coming out, a decided separation from the wicked,an escape for our very lives. As it was in the days of Noah, as itwas in the days of Lot; as it was in the days of Jewish Christians inJerusalem, so it will be in the last days.

2 Cor. 6.17 "Wherefore come out from among them, and be yeseparate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I willreceive you,"

It is very interesting that the message preached from the churchesin our day is the VERY OPPOSITE to the message Revelation tellsus to preach.

The message we hear now is ecumenicalism let's join with allother's who profess to be Christians regardless of their beliefs anddoctrines. The Bible says "Come out of her, My people that you benot partakers of her sins, and that you receive not of her plagues."Revelation 18:4


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There can be no compromise between God and the world! "Youcan not serve God and mammon" Matt. 6:24 There must be anactive separation from sin or God's people will lose their way andwill not hear His voice.

Like the people living in Sodom, the people are dreaming of prosperity and peace and pleasure. "Escape for your life," is thewarning from the angels of God. But other voices clamor to drownout the voice of warning. "Don't get excited; there is no cause for alarm: The multitudes cry, "Peace and safety" while Heavendeclares that swift destruction is about to come upon the world.The night before the fire fell on Sodom, the citizens rioted inpleasure, they threatened Lot and his visitors demanding sinfulpleasure, they scoffed at Lot as he sought to warn his family of thecoming doom; but those people died in the flames! That very nightthe door of mercy was forever closed to the inhabitants of Sodom.God will not always be mocked; "Behold the day of the Lordcomes, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the landdesolate; and He shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it" Isaiah13:9.

The majority of the people will reject God's mercy, and will beoverwhelmed in swift and irretrievable ruin. But those who heedthe warning shall dwell "in the secret place of the Most High" and"abide under the shadow of the Almighty." His truth shall be their shield and buckler. Psalm 91

The time has come to prepare to meet God. The call of the Spirit inour heart of hearts must be answered. Everything in the life mustbe squared by the Spirit with the Word of God, His law and theeverlasting gospel.

As radical developments take place in the formation of the PapalNew World Order, radical, deep and thorough preparation for whatis ahead must be made. All other preparation is in vain if we fail inthe spiritual preparation. We must learn to really communicate withour Master and Savior making Him supreme in our lives. Theremust be time for heart searching, and heart cleansing through thepower of Christ's blood.

Come out of her my people, that you be not partakers of her sins,and that you receive not of her plagues.


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2 Peter 3:10-12 But the day of the Lord will comeas a thief in the night; in the which the heavensshall pass away with a great noise, and theelements shall melt with fervent heat, the earthalso and the works that are therein shall beburned up.

Seeing then that all these things shall bedissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holyconversation and godliness,Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God,wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and theelements shall melt with fervent heat?

Luke 21.35-36For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye maybe accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come topass, and to stand before the Son of man.

The Bible tells us that after Noah and his family entered the arkand the door was shut, seven days went by before anythingunusual happened. The obedient ones inside the ark had todepend upon God's Word for it seemed the predicted eventwould not transpire. Outside the inhabitants of the preflood worldhad their last parties, celebrating the stupidity of this paranoid oldman and the deluded family members who locked themselves upin the ark. Silly, foolish people to limit their freedom in such astrange fashion and to think they expected other rational, peopleto do the same.

The flood did come! Filled with anguish the rioting crowd nowbegan to shriek in anguish. "Oh, for a place of safety! O, had weonly listened and obeyed we would now have rest from thisdreadful fear."

Soon the party will end! Just like it happened to King Belshazzer,throwing a party while the enemy was at the gates, trusting thateven yet all was peace and safety, so the party-pleasure- crazedworld lives for self-indulgence imagining itself safe and securewhile the greatest of enemies is at the gate and invading everystronghold, and God will soon step in to end it all.


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Yes, there is a judgement. The investigative judgment is now inprogress. The executive judgement will soon take place.

In light of the seriousness of the times what will we do. How willwe choose to live? Soon the verdict will be pronounced will it belike Belshazzer "You are weighed in the balance and foundwanting." Or "Well done thou good and faithful servant, enter intothe joy of the Lord"

Painting by Robert Temple Ayres2 Peter 3.13Nevertheless we, according to hispromise, look for new heavens and a newearth, wherein dwells righteousness.

A righteous heaven is only righteous if the inhabitants are righteous. Thus,those who would be citizens there needmuch more than the legal aspect of forgiving of sins. They need the blood of Christ to cleanse them and the Holy spiritlead them into harmony with God's law.For the will must be united with the Will

of Christ, rebellion cannot enter heaven.

2 Peter 3.14Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligentthat ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation;

The Lord is longsuffering:The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men countslackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that anyshould perish, but that all should come to repentance.

Today! Harden not your hearts in rebellion, Today! Harden notyour hearts because of the deceitfulness of sin! Today is the dayof salvation. Christ is longsuffering, not wanting any of us toperish but that we should all find repentance in Him and befollowing Him in loving obedience to His commands.


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But now Peter gives us an interesting warning.2 Peter 3:15-18Even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdomgiven unto him has written unto you; As also in all his epistles,speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard tobe understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest,as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction. Yetherefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, bewarelest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall fromyour own steadfastness.

It is Paul's writings today, that are being twisted to mean God nolonger has a written standard, a moral code. It is Paul's writingstoday, that are being twisted to mean grace does away with faithfuland steadfast obedience to God's moral law.

Peter points out that Paul has given the true light, but peoplewould wrest it to their own destruction. People would take theprecious blood of grace that was to cleanse us from sin andtrample it under foot by declaring obedience to God's law is notnecessary. (Hebs. 19)

2 Peter 3.18 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lordand Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever.Amen.

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