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Dear Brethren, friends and neighbors, I bid you peace (shalom) to you and your households and to all men of His good will here now and in the future days forthcoming. It is crucially important for you to understand what you are if you know yourself to be Gentile in origin. The Bible describes Gentiles to be peoples or Nations of peoples who are not of the Jewish persuasion or faith. Being Gentile has less to do with a cultural heritage defining race or color than it does from the standpoint of faith and practice. Being Jew is not a cultural label dependant on race or color but instead denotes a way of life and practice or common association of belief or faith (creed). This is in part why so many are confused today regarding the strife and conflict associated between the Jews and Gentiles for many centuries. This exhortation will help you understand why we as Gentiles should not take our Lord’s Salvation for granted and be found guilty of the same atrocities that the Jews were guilty of in delivering Christ Jesus to the cross of despair. But, be warned that the Word long ago foretold what the outcome would be for the Gentiles who failed to submit under Christ’s authority. You will see clearly that the Gentiles have done no better with God’s offer of Salvation than the Jews did when they rejected it and sent Him to the cross to be crucified! When Jesus entered the scene, it is written
that He came to fulfill the Law as a man who was God in the flesh.
Scripture also tells us that Jesus came to save the lost tribes
of The Word then is our instructor and guide and is said to be “the Spirit of truth.” What we as men need therefore to do is to apply ourselves to His perfect example. That is the mission of all who are truly called and thereby becomes the very witness and expectation of our Lord and Savior. Failure to do so has a plethora of unpleasant experience and sorrows attached with it. Now you may be asking, “How do the Gentiles fit in if Salvation was not yet available to us at the time Jesus entered the scene?” Let us go to Scripture and let the unchanging Word of God answer that relevant question. The very foundation of allowing the Gentiles into God’s eternal Kingdom was first established in the pages of the Old Testament but interestingly enough, not recognized by the Jews. The first indication in the Old Testament that we have regarding that the Gentiles would be afforded Salvation is given us in the book of Isaiah in chapters 49 & 60. Isaiah 49:5-6 “And now, saith
the LORD that formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring
Jacob again to him, though Isaiah 60:1-3 “Arise, shine;
for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon
thee. For, behold,
the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people:
but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen
upon thee. And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings
to the brightness of thy rising.” The prophet Hosea writes regarding the times
foretold and speaking of the times we are now in; Hosea 8:8-10
“ The prophet Joel also spoke of the time
when all the Nations shall be judged for their wickedness against
God’s chosen people and their treachery against one another;
Joel 3:1-9 “For, behold, in those days, and in
that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and
Jerusalem, I will also gather all nations, and will bring them
down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them
there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have
scattered among the nations, and parted my land. And they
have cast lots for my people; and have given a boy for a harlot,
and sold a girl for wine, that they might drink. Yea and what
have ye to do with me, O The question is not if or when all this
shall be fulfilled again as it has already been fulfilled in
part but the question is why will it be fulfilled in our future?
The answer is simply put that we (both, a majority of Gentiles
& Jews) failed to acknowledge that “Vengeance”
belongs to God! Hebrews 10:30-31 “For we know him
that has said Vengeance belongs unto me, I will recompense, saith
the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people. It is a
fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.”
That is why I have said and written, the Gentiles have done no
better than the Jews with God’s offer of Salvation and His
Word will again be fulfilled in these times; known to us as the
“times of the Gentiles.” Just as Jesus
had warned, there would come a time when the “times of the
Gentiles” would be fulfilled; Luke In the time Jesus was on the scene, Jews
were historically forbidden to associate with Gentiles or have
anything to do with them. The Gentiles were considered inferior
and even pagan enemies. Both, Canaanites and Samaritans for example
were labeled by some Jews to not be unlike dogs. How did Jesus
deal with Gentiles while He was working to save the lost tribes
of Matthew 15:21-28 “Then Jesus
went thence, and departed into the coasts of What was Peter’s view of Gentiles long
after the death and resurrection of Christ Jesus? He gives himself
away but offers hope for those who will submit under the same
authority of Christ in the book of 1 Peter 4:3-6 “For
the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the
will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts,
excess of wine, reveling, banqueting, and abominable idolatries:
Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the
same excess of riot, speaking evil of you: Who shall give
account to him that is ready to judge the quick and the dead.
For this cause was the Gospel preached also to them that are
dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh,
but [and] live according to God in the spirit.” Now, you see that as Gentiles, we were labeled by our way of life and yet it is clear that Salvation was being made available to us who are counted amongst the dead! What was expected then for one to receive salvation? The answer is in the last verse; “that we might live according to [the will of] God in the Spirit.” We know that among the “least of Apostles,” Paul was later sent to minister to both the Jews and Gentiles. Whether you are Jew or Gentile, we are all neighbors to one another and there is an expectation that Jesus has of each of us; “to love thy neighbor even as you love yourself.” The Samaritans were close neighbors of the Jews and shared the same roads and wells and had to shop in the same open air markets for foods and sundry items. Yet by custom they were still not allowed to closely fellowship with them. Jesus made a point to a certain lawyer who had questioned him about how to inherit eternal life. This passage reveals more of the Salvation that was yet to come unto the Gentiles. Luke 10:25-37 “And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? He said unto him, what is written in the law? How reads thou? And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as thyself. And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do and thou shalt live. But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, and who is my neighbor? And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side. But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him, And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spends more, when I come again, I will repay thee. Which now of these three, thinks thou, was a neighbor unto him that fell among the thieves? And he said, He that showed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.” Then there was a certain Samaritan woman
at the well; John 4:7-27 “There cometh a woman of
John continues in the narration after the above passage which clearly shows that the door was beginning to open unto the Gentiles and specifically the Samaritans who had no dealings with the Jews. John 4:39-45 “And many of
the Samaritans of that city believed on him for the saying of
the woman, which testified, He told me all that ever I did.
So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they besought him
that he would tarry with them: and he abode there two days.
And many more believed because of his own word; and said unto
the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we
have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ,
the Savior of the world. Now after two days he departed thence,
and went into By the above passages we see that because the Jews were already hard of hearing and doubting greatly that Jesus was the Savior and the Messiah, He began reaching out to those who wanted eternal life more because they were accepting and receiving Him more readily than the Jews who Jesus came to save! By our ancestors actions and response to Jesus 2000 years ago, the Gentiles have been given the opportunity to enter into the New Covenant which was intended for the Jews! Now I ask you, just how grateful should we be about this Salvation that was offered to those of us that are not Jewish? Who was used by Jesus as a model of great faith? Was it a Jew? What does Scripture say? Luke 7:1-10 “Now when he had
ended all his sayings in the audience of the people, he entered
into Wow! Jesus healed the servant of a Roman soldier; a Gentile indeed! Even Jesus marveled at the faith which was being exhibited by the Gentiles of His day. For in some respect, as the story is told, Gentiles were more receiving of Jesus and not so skeptical of His anointing. It was clearly the Jews of His day and still remains to this day that they were and still are full of unbelief! Beware therefore that any of us who are of Gentile origin that we should fall under the same traps of unbelief. Hmmm, where have I read that before? Hebrews 3:12-19 “Take heed,
brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief,
in departing from the living God. But exhort one another
daily, while it is called Today; lest any of you be hardened through
the deceitfulness of sin. For we are made partakers of Christ,
if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast unto the
end; While it is said, Today if ye will hear his voice, harden
not your hearts, as in the provocation. For some, when they had
heard, did provoke: howbeit not all that came out of Yet, we know there still remains a promise for the Jews to be restored unto the Father’s Kingdom but not until they have truly repented of their long history of unbelief! Paul speaks this in his epistle to the Romans; also Gentile by nature and practice. Romans 11:22-24 “Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off. And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be grafted in: for God is able to graft them in again. For if thou were cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and were grafted contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree?” Now I ask you, just how grateful are you feeling for the Salvation that was brought to you who are of Gentile origin? Is this something that you want ever to take for granted? Should we because of the circumstances surrounding our entry into God’s Kingdom ever again be slack or mediocre about the price that was also paid for us on the cross? Should we not be working out our Salvation with fear and trembling, even unto today? I hereby confess that these things I have shared with you are what brought me around to God’s way of thinking. Far be it for me to take for granted such a priceless gift! The question I have for all is, “What have the Gentiles done with this priceless offer of eternal Salvation?” The answer seems at first to be a complex one but when you look at what Scripture long ago foretold it becomes easier to understand. Like the Jews once did, the Gentiles have put Christ to shame all over again. The Gentiles have persecuted the Jews to no end in the name of “so-called” Christianity. The Gentiles have added to that list of persecutions, the Native Americans, the Negroid cultures, the Asians; both Japanese and Chinese and have practiced and still practice to this day, genocides, wars and have caused extreme blood shed around the planet. The World's Government Leaders are largely responsible for these atrocities yet Jesus preached to “love thy neighbor even as thyself.” Much of this was done in the name of God and it was Scripture that long ago foretold these things. The Egyptian, Roman, Spaniard, French, German, British, Russian and American leaders have all been bedfellows in these atrocities. When other cultures made attempts to protect their own sovereignty, they were most often met with horrific and abusive retaliation and forced into submission not unlike a bully who gains his respect through fearful and threatening practices. When have any of the above Nations ever
repented for their past sins? Was America justified in dropping
two Atomic Bombs on Japan wiping out huge civilian populations
after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor; a military target?
That was an extreme example of pure cowardice and childish prejudice.
How was Adolf Hitler justified in the
extermination of millions of Jews and Germans who were of no
militaristic threat to him? You don’t suppose that the Jews
are looking to avenge centuries of persecution and bloodshed,
do you? Why were the Romans so insecure about the early Christians
with the likes of Peter and Paul preaching redemption through
the death and resurrection of Christ Jesus? Why have the Irish
been fighting one another for centuries over the division between
Catholicism and Protestantism? Why has most every leader in the
past 200 years of the above named Nations and others not listed
been preaching the need for a “ My
beloved brethren, friends and neighbors, if we are to trust what
the prophetic Scriptures say then the formation of a “New
World Order” is the very mark of the beginning of the end.
The United Nations is crying out for world peace while it promotes
a new world order yet they have condemned
Scripture declares that “Mankind’s desire for peace can be realized only by the creation of a world government.” Albert Einstein from “A One World Order is Coming” by Dr. Catby Burns “There is no salvation for civilization or even the human race, other than the creation of a world government.” Albert Einstein from “A One World Order is Coming” by Dr. Catby Burns “I have
long believed the only way peace can be achieved is through world
government. We have arrived at a stage where the next step must
comprise a world and all its States… Submitting to the authority
of world organization” Jasoabarlal Nebru of “World peace is impossible without world government.” Mortimer Adler from “A One World Order is Coming” “The creation of an authoritative world order is the ultimate aim towards which we must strive.” Sir Winston Churchill “A One World Order is Coming” “Nations must unite in a world government or perish.” French President, Charles DeGaulle from “A One World Order is Coming” “If we are to avoid that catastrophe (Nuclear Devastation), a system of world order- preferably a system of world government is mandatory. The proud Nations will someday see the light and for the common good and their own survival, yield up their precious sovereignty just as American colonies did two centuries ago.” Walter Cronkite from “A Reporter’s Life” President “National
sovereignty wasn’t such a great idea after all.”
Strobe Talbott from TIME Magazine Edward Winmer, President of the Illinois Division of the UN stated in 2001, “Within ten years time you’re going to see the beginning of an embryonic world order.” Quoted from “The Constitution Zone” In 1999, Robert Muller, former Assistant Secretary
General of the UN said, “We must
move as quickly as possible to a one world government; a one
world religion; under a one world leader.” What manner of man are they looking
for to assume this manner of World leadership? “What we want is a man of sufficient stature to hold the allegiance of the people and to lift us out of the economic morass into which we are sinking… Send us such a man and be he God or the Devil, we will receive him.” Paul Henry Speak – 1957 The New World Order has been a topic of
discussion and planned since as early as 1857 when it was openly
addressed in a public forum at the Jacobin Club House in Robert Kennedy, former US Attorney General
said in a 1967 speech, “All
of us will ultimately be judged on the effort we have contributed
to building a new world order.” In October 1967, Richard Nixon was quoted
in Foreign Affairs Magazine as having said, “The
developing coherence of Asian regional thinking is… to evolve
regional approaches to development needs… and to the evolution
of a new world order.” A few years later, reporting on the talks
between On “On In an address to Americans in October 1976, Henry Kissinger said, “So we say to all peoples and governments; let us fashion together a new world order.” In 1994, Henry Kissinger had this to say,
“The
new world order cannot happen without US participation, as we
are the most significant, single component. Yes, there will be
a new world order and it will force the Brethren, friends and neighbors, how
do you like being forced into anything you are against? Does
the Lord we worship force our hand and make us to do anything
or are we not still creatures of free will? Are you upset yet?
Please, read on… This new world order is supposedly for the good of all mankind. In 1994, Nelson Mandela is quoted as having said, “The new world order that is in the making must focus on the creation of a world of democracy, peace and prosperity for all.” As quoted in the “Wall Street Journal”
September 1990, Richard Gephardt said, “We can
see beyond the present shadows of war in the Cuban dictator, Fidel Castro said before the United Nations in 1979, “We must establish a new world order based on justice, on equity and on peace.” In 1987, Mikhail Gorbachev of the During a Second World War speech, Adolph Hitler said, “National socialism will use its own revolution for the establishing of a new world order.” “Colonel Mandell House, Chief Advisor
to Former President Woodrow Wilson was known to have a hidden
motive behind promoting the Now, I ask you, where have we heard those words, “peace and security” before? 1 Thessalonians 5:1-3 “But of
the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write
unto you. For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord
so cometh as a thief in the night. For when
they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh
upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall
not escape.” In a Philadelphia speech November 27, 1915,
Nobel Peace Prize Winner Nicholas Murray Butler said, “The
old world order died with the setting of that day’s Sun
and a new world order is being born while I speak… with
birth pangs so terrible that it seems almost incredible that
life could come out of such fearful suffering and such overwhelming
sorrow.” On On Unless otherwise
noted, the above quotes were transcribed from the new Video Tape
production, We all know what happened on the
ninth month of our calendar year, eleven years later… 2 Thessalonians 2:7-12 “For
the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth
will let, until he be taken out of the way. And then shall
that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the
spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of
his coming: Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan
with all power and signs and lying wonders, And with all deceivableness
of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received
not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for
this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should
believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not
the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.”
Indeed, the days of many sorrows are about upon us and soon we will be told what we can say and believe and what we cannot. Still not convinced? Think about this for a moment. What we see as a war being waged against “terrorism” is only the beginning of what is next to come for the faithful in Christ. First, societies transgressors will be removed for failure to comply to a new way of thinking in the new world order. When will they start prosecuting us for thought crimes? The Gay and Lesbian unions and the acceptance of them by the Episcopalians is yet another set up that will eventually get all them killed too. If we keep on moving in this direction how will any have an opportunity to REPENT at the sound of the Messenger’s cries? I’ve been crying out boldly and uncompromisingly since 1998. A few other men are doing the same. But who is listening? We need to die to ourselves and repent (turn
away from) our selfish way of thinking and know that a Christ
centered love is one where-by you warn, reprove and even rebuke
if necessary for the sake of what little freedom and grace we
have left. You begin to adopt an attitude of simple obedience
and application/adherence to Christ’s teachings and examples
and pray, pray, pray for His anointing Spirit to guide you in
all these critical matters. We must decrease of ourselves
so that Christ may increase in us. There is no other way for
the job to get done unless we lay aside our lives for Him who
died for our sakes. That is the very least that a God fearing
person can do for His Name sake. I would like to take this opportunity to
express my thanksgivings for other servants who are fighting
the good fight for Christ Jesus and His Kingdom’s causes.
The men featured on the video tape all had relevant insights
and their love for God was apparent. Though my opinion is that
the message was not entirely complete, there was more information
compiled on this one tape than has ever been produced thus far.
Congratulations and thank you Again, the spirit in me declares and asks,
“We are in the last hours and even moments of the
second day and soon, the third day will dawn. What happens on
the morning of the third day? What you do in life does not define
what you are. What you believe and how you respond to that belief
defines what you are. What are you?” 1 Peter 4:7 “But the end of all
things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.” With all love and sincerity for the truth, by His appointment and command, Nicholas A. Stivers; humbled man, scribe
and messenger-brother in Christ’s service. |