A Very Small Remnant, We Would Be As Sodom

God's Plan

Matthew 13:17 For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.

Matthew 13:38 The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;

The Field is (represents) the world
The good seed are (represents) the children of the kingdom
The tares are the children of the wicked one
Who is the wicked one? The devil

39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.

The enemy that sowed them is the devil;
The harvest is the end of the world; and
The reapers are the angels.

1 John 3:13 Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.

Brethren = Brothers and Sisters = Christians

14 We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.

15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.

Cain's followers
Murderer = manslayer
John 8:44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
45 And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not.
46 Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me?
47 He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.

16 Hereby perceive we the love of God, because He laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

Perceive we = we know, as in verse 1
The effect upon us
Love manifested to the brethren
Whoso = whoever
The Son's love to us
Effect upon us

17 But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?

Brother = Christians
For those who are concerned that our government sanctions such things as abortion, Vote ... to change the wrong laws like abortion, replace with Christian leaders that follow God's laws.
As we see in the last days, we are voting to keep God's laws.
It's the government that comes and changes the laws after the people have voted.
When your brother or sister is put into jail for their beliefs, we are to try and help them.
If you see your brother needs your help, have compassion and help, if you can.
If you have more than you need, help your brother
Good = goods, or living
Dwelleth = same as abide in verse 6
Bowels = NT:4698 = bowels, inward affection, tender mercy.

1 John 4:20 If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?

Proof of our love to God
Brother = Christian brothers and sisters
Verse 21 = He who loveth God love his brothers and sisters
2 Thessalonians 3:6 Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.
This word "disorderly" in the Greek indicates laziness.
Withdraw from one who walks lazily in contradiction to teaching he received of us who work hard or serve with diligence.
A man = any one

21 And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.

Command to love the brethren
Brother = Christian brothers and sisters
2 Thessalonians 3:6 Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.
This word "disorderly" in the Greek indicates laziness.
Withdraw from one who walks lazily in contradiction to teaching he received of us who work hard or serve with diligence.

Ephesians 1:4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:

Ephesians 1:5 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

The first earth age: The battle between God and Satan, This is why we are in this second earth age.

The mystery that Paul talks about in Romans, all people will have an opportunity to love God through Christ, so we may return to that place of peace and beauty that we were in, before Satan disrupted everything by his sin of rebellion.

Ezekiel 28 In the first world age; Satan rebelled against God, his pride was his down fall, he stopped loving God and he wanted to be God himself. There was a battle in the first earth age and one third of God's children were deceived by Satan and stood with Satan against God.

The elect are those who took a firm stand against Satan in the first world age that was.

Then, of course, the rest of God's children that remained, what of them? But some took the path of least resistance, doing nothing, not wanting to get involved in controversy.

Now God does not care to have forced love, which is worthless, so there were two choices open to Him in regard to the third that followed Satan. He could kill His children, which would be a vicious thing, or He could block these things from their mind, let them be born of woman here on earth, and let them voluntarily make their own choice to follow Him or Satan.

God is a loving and merciful God, and these were His children, created by Him. Being an all powerful God, He could not forced their love, but He needs to know if you love Him. Love must come from the heart, given as a free will gift, to have value. Forced love is worthless. The world that is now, as we know it, is His plan for salvation.

God needs to know, do you love Him, or you going to follow Satan, this is what God is asking His children. This is why we are in the second world age now, as we know it.

The elect have the Key of David, that opens doors that no man can shut, it seals the truth in the minds of those with a destiny to serve the Lord.

The "key of David" is the knowledge of the true genealogy of Christ as opposed to the genealogy of the false Christ.

The very elect are made up of a remnant of people that God has set aside to do His work at the end of this earth age.

There has always been a remnant to do His work. Sometimes a group and sometimes just one or two.

Revelation 3:7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;

The "key of David" is the knowledge of the true genealogy of Christ as opposed to the genealogy of the false Christ.
It is being able to distinguish between the "wheat group" and the "tare group".
It is the knowledge of to whom the truth is written and what their destiny is to be.
No man can shut, deceive, or sway the mind when the truth of the true Christ resides in his heart.
Know their fruit, If they are against Christ.
They are of the synagogue of Satan.
Know their fruits, good and bad figs
Tares are the devil's children the Kenites
If you are Against Christ, you are doing the work of the devil.
The Anti-christ denies the existence of the true God.

Isaiah 1:8 And the daughter of Zion is left as a cottage in a vineyard, as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers, as a besieged city.

This daughter is symbolic of the remnant.
He will always protect her.

9 Except the LORD of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, and we should have been like unto Gomorrah.

Joel 2:23 Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.
God said He would destroy every living being there, and except for Lot, He did.
Nine-five percent of the churches teach rapture and their congregations will accept ant-christ as their saviour when he comes.
If God had not set aside and sealed His remnant to carry through the truth, there would not be one to stand for Him against Satan.
Though all will worship Satan as anti-christ (except the remnant, there is remnant from all races) they will see God coming not to burn but to teach them

Isaiah 3:4 And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.

Most of your rulers are going to have minds of children
If you follow man, I am going to cut you off, all your blessing
There is no common sense in your rulers
If you want blessing, turn back to my laws

5 And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbor: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honorable.

Your children will have no value, they do not care about anyone
They take what's right and make it wrong, what's wrong and turn into right, for the crooks
The laws are not for the people

Romans 13:1 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.

The high powers here refer to the government .
The governments that are were ordered by God.
How else could the first beast (political system) and the second beast (Satan) rise up in Revelation 13, unless God Himself had designed it so in His plan?

2 Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.

They will bring judgment upon themselves.
It is not our right to overthrow any government.
God has a plan.
Do you want to act contrary to that plan.

3 For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:

The laws are to keep us safe.

4 For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.

The magistrate, is acting for your own good.
If we didn't have laws, people would not be safe.

5 Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.

Are you following the dictates of your conscience?
Are you doing what is right and fair to others?
You have to remembered Ezekiel 28, Satan's down fall was his pride, he wanted to take God's place.
Revelation 20, After the millennium, In the next earth age, these people will go into the lake of fire.

6 For this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.

Pay your taxes also.
God is keeping order, through these government officials, whereby God's plan can come to pass.
Read the book of Joel.

7 Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.

Respect, taxes, etc.., pay what you owe.
For those who are concerned that our government sanctions such things as abortion, Vote ... to change the wrong laws like abortion, replace with Christian leaders that follow God's laws.
As we see in the last days, we are voting to keep God's laws.
It's the government that comes and changes the laws after the people have voted.
When your brother or sister is put into jail for their beliefs, we are to try and help them.
This story will perhaps help you.
A farmer has a cow that furnishes milk and nourishment for his family .
The cow breaks into his cabbage patch and eats his harvest.
If he got rid of the cow, he hasn't regained the cabbage, but in addition has lost his source of milk.
So be happy in many things our government approves, but support your government.
These are the last days, and this is God's Plan.
The scriptures tell many of these things would come to pass.

8 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.

Owe nothing but the debt of love.

9 For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

If you love your neighbor as yourself, you're not going to break any laws, therefore that laws covers everything.
Now as we go on, think spiritually, or on the third level.
Paul is writing specifically to the elect of the last days.

10 Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

11 And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.

Knowing the time, or recognizing the signs of the end times, then it is time, to wake out of slumber or that stupor that God placed on people in the 11th chapter.
When you look deeply at current events in our world, you will realize the crisis is near.
Mark 13:30, Make reference to the parable of the fig tree and many others that lets us know the generation of 1948 shall not pass away until all these things be fulfilled.

12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.

13 Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.

14 But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfill the lusts thereof.

Paul Talks on the spirit of Jesus and deny the lusts of the flesh.
Let your spiritual body take over and do the work of God.
Study the scripture, so you'll know and understand His plan and what He would have you do.
Obey the laws of the land.
If the law has your brother in jail for their belief, we the Christian should stand and help them.

Marxism Here are only four of Marx's many beliefs.. These are

1. The belief in total government, the government controls everything in an imagined classless society from the production of goods to each individual's rights.

2. That both civil and moral laws change as society progresses.

3. Religion, especially Christianity must eventually be destroyed.

4. That any means whatsoever including world resolution should be used in order to reach the final goal of one-world socialism.

All four of these are exactly opposite of what God ordered to the people.

1. Government was created by Moses to settle disputes between the people, and to protect their individual rights. And Jesus clearly taught that some people have been given greater abilities than others; thereby they should produce accordingly.

2. All civil and moral laws were based on a set of prescribed divine laws, which the leaders of the people were to use as guidelines to settle disagreements and to judge the people.

3. God and His doctrines were to be put first above all else.

4. Curses: Deut 28:15 But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee

• Exactly 2520 years from the exile of Benjamin, Iceland became an independent nation.

• The first tribe to be conquered by the Assyrians was Manasseh, in 745 B.C. Exactly 2520 years later America became a nation on July 4, 1776.

(Leviticus. 26: 28-46) God warned Israel that if they persisted in continually breaking His Laws, not only would curses come upon them.

He would punish them for seven times, (a time being 360 years, seven times would be 2520 years) and would banish them from the land of Palestine and scatter them among the heathens (like lost sheep)

• Study the book: Abrahamic Covenant, (A study outline of the identity of God's people) By E. Raymond Capt - page 25