| GOD'S ORDER by Stanley Rankin |
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"Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: but he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also." (1 John 2:23).
Today you can hear a lot of messages on the last days. But teaching on the last days is not new. It was the message that John was writing to the early New Testament saints. He said to them, "Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time." (1 John 2:18). "Many antichrists." John used the word antichrist in the plural. This reveals to us that it is a spirit, a spirit that refuses Jesus, the true Christ. John makes it clear that the message of the hour was not the message of the antichrist, but the Christ. He wrote to them about the victory that has been given to the Church through Jesus Christ, "Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not." (1 John 3:1). Yes, truly the New Testament believers are hid with Christ in God. (Colossians 3:3). Outwardly the sons of God look like everyone else, but inwardly they have Christ living in them. (Colossians 1:27). Not off in the someday land, but right now at this present time. "Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is." "As He is" and not as many think He is. Yes, the Lord Jesus is only real to His people. The rest of the world sees Him through His people, but we see Him face to face. We can see Him because He is Spirit and we are Spirit. Where do we see Him? We see Him in His Word as it is revealed to us by the Spirit through revelation. We are living in a day when the Lord desires to make Himself known to His people. There is an appearing of the Lord Jesus today as He reveals Himself through a revival of truth. Use this form to Email Brother Rankin
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