Hi Folks!  

 

Well here we are again at the end of another year. It came and went so fast and it seems as though I was only writing my first 2009 Ps Heart letter only a few days ago. We are certainly living at the time of the end where the end of one age will give birth to the beginning of another. This is about to take place on our earth, the dawning of a brand new day – the Day of the Lord.  

Most references to the “Day” of the Lord in the Bible refer to the day when Jesus will physically return to the Earth in power and great glory. This day also becomes the first day of the 1000 year reign of Christ. On that great and awesome Day Jesus will descend from Heaven to this earth and set His feet on the mount of Olives as the Scriptures declare. He will destroy the armies of the Anti Christ and of the False Prophet, and the world will witness its most terrible frightening day of its history, which will include the battle scene of Armageddon. On this same day before the sun goes down Jesus will commence His world wide government rule from the city of Jerusalem as King of Kings and Lord of Lords - hallelujah!  

“For behold, the day is coming, burning like an oven, and all the proud, yes, all who do wickedly will be stubble. And the day which is coming shall burn them up,” says the Lord of hosts, “that will leave them neither root nor branch. But to you who fear My name the Sun of Righteousness shall arise with healing in His wings; and you shall go out and grow fat like stall-fed calves. You shall trample the wicked, for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day that I do this,” says the Lord of hosts Malachi 4:1-3

A Day of the Lord is coming when your plunder will be divided among you. I will gather all the nations to Jerusalem to fight against it; the city will be captured, the houses ransacked, and the women raped. Half of the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be taken from the city. Then the Lord will go out and fight against those nations, as he fights in the day of battle. On that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west, forming a great valley, with half of the mountain moving north and half moving south. You will flee by My mountain valley, for it will extend to Azel. You will flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the Lord my God will come, and all the holy ones with Him. On that day there will be no light, no cold or frost. It will be a unique day, without daytime or night-time—a day known to the Lord. When evening comes, there will be light. On that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem, half to the eastern sea and half to the western sea, in summer and in winter. The Lord will be king over the whole earth. On that day there will be one Lord, and His name the only Name Zechariah 14:1-9 (NIV)

Our Lord Jesus is the great God of the universe, He knows what He is doing and He will rule this planet – commencing on the Day he physically returns. Much of what will take place on and after that Day is written in the Scriptures for all to see. Sometimes the Day of the Lord is referring to that one calendar day, at other times it is referring to the 1000 year Day or millennial reign of our Lord Jesus Christ. Much of the time it is talking about both, but Scripture interprets itself along these lines so there need be no confusion. But one thing is for certain, our Lord Jesus will rule and reign from this physical planet not many days from now.

As my vision continued that night, I saw someone like a Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient One and was led into his presence. He was given authority, honour, and sovereignty over all the nations of the world, so that people of every race and nation and language would obey Him. His rule is eternal—it will never end. His kingdom will never be destroyed Daniel 7:13-14 (NLT)

It will be a reign of righteousness and justice and the Devil will be locked away for the entire 1000 year period. The saints of the Most High will be with Jesus and will assist with that righteous rule and natural man will continue to live on with peace and longevity restored.

He will wear righteousness like a belt and truth like an undergarment. In that day the wolf and the lamb will live together; the leopard will lie down with the baby goat. The calf and the yearling will be safe with the lion, and a little child will lead them all. The cow will graze near the bear. The cub and the calf will lie down together. The lion will eat hay like a cow. The baby will play safely near the hole of a cobra. Yes, a little child will put its hand in a nest of deadly snakes without harm. Nothing will hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain, for as the waters fill the sea, so the earth will be filled with people who know the Lord. In that day the heir to David’s throne will be a banner of salvation to all the world. The nations will rally to him, and the land where he lives will be a glorious place Isaiah 11:5-10

Yes there are glorious days to come upon our earth where there will be a rest for the land and its people. I am looking forward to it as I am sure you are also. But it won’t happen in 2010 because there are other events that must take place according to the Scriptures. God’s patience will come to an end with the sinners of this planet and wrath will come upon them. There is a time of trouble which is soon to come upon our world which we know to be at least 7 years in duration. At the time of this Divine wrath God will remove His people from the planet, including all the children. Those that are ready and living faithfully for the Saviour will be caught away to Heaven to be with the Lord, then Divine judgement will fall upon our world. Jesus warned us about being ready always for His coming as did the old testament and new testament prophets.

Our gathering together to the Lord (commonly referred to as the Rapture, or catching away) could literally happen at any time now, so we must stay ready always. This world will be no place to be when God is angry. The only guarantee from the Scriptures we have of being raptured is that we be “ready”. Being a Christian does not mean you are ready. You need to be waiting, living a clean holy life and faithfully serving Jesus with your lamp burning – not sleeping spiritually as many are today. I will close with a couple of passages from the Word, first from the Lord Jesus and second from the apostle Paul, concerning being ready for this great event and concerning the rapture of the Church.

You are in my heart and most days of the year you are prayed for as a person on this Pastors Heart list. If you have sent an email that hasn’t been responded to please forgive us and send another one, as we get many of them and time is limited as you well know I’m sure. We are living in the fast lane these days. I hope 2010 is your best year ever and that you bear much fruit for the Master. God bless you!

David

 

“So you, too, must keep watch! For you don’t know what day your Lord is coming. Understand this: If a homeowner knew exactly when a burglar was coming, he would keep watch and not permit his house to be broken into. You also must be ready all the time, for the Son of Man will come when least expected Matthew 24:42-44 (NLT)

We tell you this directly from the Lord: We who are still living when the Lord returns will not meet him ahead of those who have died. For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a commanding shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of God. First, the Christians who have died will rise from their graves. Then, together with them, we who are still alive and remain on the earth will be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. Then we will be with the Lord forever. So encourage each other with these words 1Thessalonians 4:15-18 (NLT)