I can't say 'because of lack of teaching or preaching' but I will say, 'because of lack of teaching or preaching morality - by the church, this present generation has succumbed to immorality, bowing the knee to emotional and fleshly gratification all of kinds of addictions and lusts to include unscriptural divorce, inviting judgment where there is no repentance. In the matter of divorce, the world will grant you a do over, but in Christ, repentance is the abiding in Christ's words of 'I say'. There is no 'do over'. The 'law of the Spirit of life in Christ, to be 'written on the heart', as Christ came to teach. Judgment makes clear 'relationship to God'. Judgment is 'for or against. I also can not say, 'because of lack of studying, but I will say, 'because of lack of studying' for all of us individually - we miss God's heart. The Holy Spirit is willing to teach and the Word tells us to apply ourselves to study of the Word. If our studying is for, 'What's in it for me' - you will actually find that, but you will also miss 'God's heart'. Everyone wants God 'to come now', but have you noticed 'God's heart' for his bride? To say, 'We're it' - misses 'God's heart'. His heart is that 'all Israel' be saved. His heart is yet for His Jewish brethren to come to know him for who He is and He is willing to wait - - for as long as it takes. So until we again see Jerusalem 'surrounded by armies', we need to be about our Father's business, about our 'unit assignments', about humbling ourselves in the character of Christ. He who has 'ears' let him 'hear:
As we approach Rosh haShanah I invite you to visit this link:
http://www.aish.com/h/hh/video/Crash_Course_on_Rosh_Hashanah.html
It is interesting to note it's consistency with the Book of Revelation:
Like sand in the hour glass, the time is near. Jesus is calling for water pots for the changing of water into wine for His wedding feast and the finest wine will be those who are last [144,000 sealed Jews]. If we are looking for a sign 'of the end', for me, this would be a major sign - Jews preaching the gospel of Christ in Israel, as seen in Revelation 11 - such as with 'Moses and Pharaoh', their words in demonstration of power - to the head (s) of government. The flask of fragrant oil will be brought. Just as Christ, their Rabbi, their teacher, they will be true disciples, walking as their Master has taught them. "And being in Bethany [house of misery] at the house of Simon [having heard] the leper, as He sat at the table, a woman came having an alabaster flask of very costly oil [myhrr / Smyrna] of spikenard. Then she broke the flask and poured it on His head. These will overcome by the blood of the Lamb, the Word of their testimony, not loving their lives to the death - having tribulation '10 days' - - such as 'Rosh ha Shannah'.
Prayer from the JEWISH PRAYER BOOK for the High Sabbaths.
We shall ascribe holiness to this day. For it is awesome and terrible. Your king-
ship is exalted upon it. Your throne is established in mercy. You are enthroned
upon it in truth. In truth You are the judge, the exhorter, the all-knowing,
the witness, He who inscribes and seals, remembering all that is
forgotten. You open the book of remembrance which pro-
claims itself, and the seal of each person is there.
The GREAT SHOFAR is sounded, a still
small voice is heard. The angels
are dismayed they are seized
by fear and trembling
as they proclaim:
BEHOLD THE DAY
OF JUDGMENT!
For all the hosts of heaven are
brought for judgment. They shall not
be guiltless in Your eyes and all creatures shall
parade before You as a troop. As a shepherd herds his flock,
causing his sheep to pass beneath his staff,so do You cause to pass,
count, and record, visiting the souls of all living, decreeing the length of
their days, inscribing their judgment. On ROSH HASHANAH it is INSCRIBED
and on YOM KIPPUR it is SEALED. How many shall pass away and how many shall
be born, Who shall live and who shall die, who shall reach the end of his days and who shall not,
Who shall perish by water and who by fire,
Who by sword and who by wild beast,
Who by famine and who by thirst,
Who by earthquake and who by plague,
Who by strangulation and who by stoning,
Who shall have rest and who shall wander,
Who shall be at peace and who shall be pursued,
Who shall be at rest and who shall be tormented,
Who shall be exalted and who shall be brought low,
Who shall become rich and who shall be impoverished.
But repentance, prayer and righteousness avert the severe decree.
For Your praise is in accordance with Your name. You are difficult
to anger and easy to appease. For You do not desire the death of
the condemned, but that he turn from his path and live. Until the
day of his death You wait for him. Should he turn, You will receive
him at once. In truth You are their Creator and You understand their
inclination, for they are but flesh and blood. The origin of man is dust,
his end is dust. He earns his bread by exertion and is like a broken
shard, like dry grass, a withered flower, like a passing shadow and a
vanishing cloud, like a breeze that blows away and dust that scatters,
like a dream that flies away. But You are King, God who lives for all
eternity! There is no limit to Your years, no end to the length of
Your days, no measure to the hosts of Your glory, no understanding
the meaning of Your Name. Your Name is fitting unto You and You
are fitting unto it, and our name has been called by Your Name.
Act for the sake of Your Name and sanctify Your Name
through those who sanctity Your Name.
Lamentations 4
How the gold has become dim! How changed the
fine gold! The stones of the sanctuary are
scattered at the head of every street.
The precious sons of Zion, valuable as fine
gold, how they are regarded as clay pots, the
work of the hands of the potter! Even the jackals
present their breasts to nurse their young; but the daughter
of my people is cruel, like ostriches in the wilderness. The tongue
of the infant clings to the roof of its mouth for thirst; the young children
ask for bread, but no one breaks it for them. Those who ate delicacies are
desolate in the streets; those who were brought up in scarlet- embrace ash
heaps. The punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people Is greater
than the punishment of the sin of Sodom, which was overthrown in a moment,
with no hand to help her! Her Nazirites were brighter than snow and whiter
than milk; they were more ruddy in body than rubies, like sapphire in their
appearance. Now their appearance is blacker than soot; they go unrecog-
nized in the streets; their skin clings to their bones, It has become as
dry as wood. Those slain by the sword are better off than those who
die of hunger; for these pine away, stricken for lack of the fruits
of the field. The hands of the compassionate women have
cooked their own children; they became food for them
In the destruction of the daughter of my people.
The Lord has fulfilled His fury, He has poured
out His fierce anger. He kindled a fire in
Zion, and it has devoured its
foundations.The kings of the earth,
And all inhabitants of the world, would not have believed
that the adversary and the enemy could enter the gates of Jerusalem--
Selah!
You will want to hear this broadcast
http://www.sidroth.org/site/PageServer?pagename=tv_itssupernatural
Guest: Jonathan Cahn September 19-25, 2011
Time is running short for America. Rabbi Jonathan Cahn reveals that the same pattern for God's judgment on ancient Israel is being played out in America. The future for America should not be a mystery for God's people anymore! (Part 1 of 2)
Jonathan Cahn — Part 2
Jonathan Cahn has discovered nine harbingers of judgment God used to awaken ancient Israel. These same signs have now reappeared on American soil. This is America's wake-up call from God.
http://www.sidroth.org/site/PageServer?pagename=tv_itssupernatural
Guest: Jonathan Cahn September 19-25, 2011
Time is running short for America. Rabbi Jonathan Cahn reveals that the same pattern for God's judgment on ancient Israel is being played out in America. The future for America should not be a mystery for God's people anymore! (Part 1 of 2)
Jonathan Cahn — Part 2
Jonathan Cahn has discovered nine harbingers of judgment God used to awaken ancient Israel. These same signs have now reappeared on American soil. This is America's wake-up call from God.
Shalom!
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