The Daily Word of Righteousness

The Age of Reconciliation, #11

Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot? And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed. (Daniel 8:13,14)

Notice the "two thousand and three hundred days." We learn from this that the shaking, the giving of authority and power to Satan and his followers, is under the strict control of the Father and shall be concluded at a specific time.

We see the same careful regulation of revival, and the rise of evil, during the seventieth week. The latter-rain revival will occur during the first half of the week. Antichrist will prevail and there will be great tribulation during the second half of the week. All will continue under the strictest control and will begin and end at the Word of the Lord.

Notice also the prescribed limits set in the following verses:

And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. (Revelation 11:3)

And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them. (Revelation 11:7)

And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them. (Revelation 11:11)

Only in the Lord Jesus will there be security, peace, and joy in the days to come. The "everlasting righteousness" of which God speaks is the Lord Jesus Christ. As Christ is formed in the saints, everlasting righteousness is formed in them. And so on and on until the entire saved creation is filled with Christ. But everlasting righteousness cannot prevail until everything that is not of Christ has been shaken out of the heavens and the earth. The shaking and removal of all that is not of Christ is beginning now. The shaking is beginning with those who are close to Christ and seeking Him with a pure heart.

War in the Heavens and on the Earth

The entire Scriptures are a record of warfare. The Old Testament is filled with accounts of war against human beings. In the New Testament the warfare no longer is against human beings but against demons and against rulers and authorities in the heavens.

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. (Ephesians 6:12)

There are many passages of the Scriptures that speak of warfare and of the wrath of God directed against His enemies.

For, behold, the Lord cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain. (Isaiah 26:21)

I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, and refrained myself: now will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once. (Isaiah 42:14)

To be continued.