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The Daily Word of Righteousness
Removing the Presence of Sin, #13
Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth, burst into jubilant song with music; make music to the LORD with the harp, with the harp and the sound of singing, with trumpets and the blast of the ram's horn—shout for joy before the LORD, the King. Let the sea resound, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it. Let the rivers clap their hands, let the mountains sing together for joy; let them sing before the LORD, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples with equity. (Psalms 98:4-9—NIV)
We are near to the coming of the Lord. The Lord Jesus Christ is not returning in order to carry His Church to Heaven, as is commonly taught. Our goal, the goal of salvation, is not that we might be forced to flee from our inheritance, from the earth and its peoples, and exist in the spirit realm for eternity. This is the current mythical concept. It is not at all scriptural.
The hastiest review of the Book of Isaiah will reveal that the Lord is coming to bring justice to the nations. The Servant of the Lord who is to appear is Christ—Head and Body. When Christ who is our life shall appear, then we shall appear with Him. This is what the Scripture teaches.
We who will appear with Him must first be judged and delivered from all sin. When this has been accomplished, and not before, the Lord will return and establish His Kingdom on the earth. He will judge among the nations. He will remove from the earth all who are destroyers of that which is good. The meek will inherit the earth and sing and dance for joy.
The Kingdom is at hand. Rosh Hashanah is upon us—the New Year's Day of the Kingdom of God. Sin is to be removed from the Church and then from the nations of the saved. This is the climax of the work of redemption that has been proceeding for six thousand years. To think that we should be alive to see this day of days approaching!
So our services are beginning to be characterized by songs of war, by the carrying of banners, by marching, by dancing, by jubilant praise. And why not? Isn't the King sitting on His great white stallion ready to descend on the earth? Would we be occupied only with three points and a conclusion when Christ and His generals are at the door of our church, ready to march down the aisle?
The vision today is mighty and it is speaking to us of the glory soon to fill the earth. Before it does, however, there must be a cleansing of the Church in preparation for her role in the installation and administration of the Kingdom of God on the earth.
Let's you and I prepare the way of the Lord by following the Holy Spirit as He brings our enemies under subjection. The host is massing on the east side of Jordan in the plains of Moab. It is time to follow the Ark and cross over onto resurrection ground. (from Removing the Presence of Sin)