So thus far,
** I stopped focusing on the Lord's return from January -June/July 2013.
** I had a vision/dream in my sleep with the words clear as crystal "Away in a Manger". I forced myself to wake up to look at the words from that Christmas song.
** I am led by the Spirit to revisit the Lord's imminent return.
** I hear a brother tell of his autistic students singing Christmas songs in July.
** I read / hear about the 4 Blood moons.
** Secretary of State John Kerry announces on July 31, 2013 that the Israelis and Palestinians have 9 months to come up with a Peace agreement. (Peace & Safety??) 9 months from August 1 takes us to April and that is when the 1st Blood moon appears on Passover. That is
NASA's call btw!
Next I am hearing/reading people's testimonies of the Lord pointing them to scriptures that have the number 13, as in the year. Then I read some compelling testimonies about December 2013. But I shrug it off or at least keep an arm's length from 'date setting'.
In any case, Away in a manger is a Christmas song sung during that season. It has NOTHING to do with the Lord Jesus returning on December 25th though He could if He wants. It has nothing to do with Jesus being born on 'Christmas' which we know He was not. Then today NFLN posted today after not posting in a long time. He continued the thread he had started. The first post of the thread was:
AND THAT is what prompted me to post my vision/dream of _Away in a Manger_.
Finally...I just told you all I have kept an arm's length of the Lord's return in December 2013. But when I posted the Revelation scripture of chapter
1 vs
3 on NFNL's thread in which he tells of his study of the book of REVELATION (Hello??) what do I see ? the number
13 ch
1 vs
3 And what does the scripture say?:
Blessed is he that reads, and they that
hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein:
for the time is at hand. 13 20
13.
I already know a whole bunch of you are going to scoff at what I wrote. Just keep
2 Peter 3:2-4 in mind as you throw stones at me.
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knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, 4 and saying, Where is the promise of his coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
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I do not know if the LORD is coming in 2013. If He does we have a little over a month now don't we?
I was simply compelled to share my vision because NFNL posted today and pointed to the book of Revelation which is all about Christ's return and who would have thought that the very first post of his thread was dated December 25, 2012. My vision of '
AWAY IN A MANGER' was given to me from the Holy Spirit in June/July 2013 out of the blue.
Remember
Acts:2:17
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And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:
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In closing, here is a commentary made by Clarence Larkin around 1918 in his book "
The second coming of Christ and the Present evil world":
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But why, you ask, should we put so much emphasis on the "Second coming of Christ"? Why not talk and preach about the practical affairs of life? About the social and commercial problems of the world and their solution through the Gospel? The answer is that the only way to solve these problems is for Christ to return, and the longer His 'Return' is delayed, the longer it will be before these problems are resolved.
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He also made an interesting comment on 1 Thess 5:1-4
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But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. 2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. 3 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. 4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. 5 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. 6 Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.
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His comment is
"We see from this that when Christ comes back it will be when we are not expecting Him."
Who pray tell is expecting Jesus to return FOR His saints during the Christmas season which for all intent and purposes we are in now !
Well. Thanks for reading my testimony about my vision and all that surrounds it.
Look up 'cause we are going up for our Redemption draws nigh!! Halleluiah to the Lamb of God. Come Precious Lord Jesus. The Spirit and the Bride say "Come -already!!!"
Carol G