Read or download Study for the Month of April 2014: The Papacy Series-Part XIV: “Tracking the Publicized Actions and Movements of the First Jesuit Pope”.
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FRIDAY MORNING MANNA
February 28, 2014,
Nathaniel Fajardo
Email:natfajardo777@yahoo.com
Are We Preparing for the Latter Rain?– Part IX
THE LATTER RAIN EMPOWERS THE FINAL LOUD CRY
Since my earliest quest back in the early 1990s for a better comprehension of the subjects classed as “present, sealing truth,” the subjects of the Holy Spirit, the Latter Rain, and the Loud Cry, etc., fascinated me. Adopting William Miller’s method (GC 319-20), I turned to my Strong’s Comprehensive Concordance and prayerfully studied (and continue) all the direct as well as collateral passages in the Bible referring to each.
In His time, God led me to the works of men possessing deep love and understanding for the same subjects, based on the Bible and the writings of Ellen G. White. Two of my favorite resources are The Coming of the Comforter (1949 ed.) by LeRoy E. Froom, and Gordon Collier’s lectures , titled
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Recipe For Happiness
INGREDIENTS
2 Heaping Cups of Patience
1 Heartfull of Love
2 Handsfull of Generosity
1 Headfull of Understanding
Dash of Laughter
DIRECTIONS
Sprinkle Generously with Kindness
Add Plenty of Faith and Hope
Mix Well and Spread over a Period of a Lifetime
Serve Abundantly to Everyone You Meet.
-Unknown
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FRIDAY MORNING MANNA
March 21, 2014
Nathaniel Fajardo
Email:natfajardo777@yahoo.com
Are We Preparing for the Latter Rain?– Part XXIII
A Victorious, Overcoming People
See Revelation chapters 2 and 3. There were many Christian churches raised in Asia by the apostles during the first century of the Christian era (C.E.) empowered by Pentecost, the Former Rain. Divine wisdom chose seven of these torepresent the seven periods of the Church during the remainder of time till the close of earth’s probation. In each particular period, salvation was assured only to those who overcome in Christ.
“The names of the seven churches are symbolic of the church in different periods of the Christian era. The number seven indicates completeness, and is symbolic of the fact the messages extend to the end of time, while the symbols used reveal the condition of the churchat different periods in
Principles and Provisions for Health.
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth….And God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness:….So God created man in His image…” Gen. 1:26 (KJV). After Adam and Eve were created, God gave them the Garden of Eden for their home. And in the Garden of Eden, God gave Adam and Eve principles that they should follow for their health and happiness.
At the very start God instructed them about their diet: “And God said, ‘Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.” Gen. 1:29 (KJV)
He also specified the food for the animals and the birds and all creeping things that were alive at that time. He gave them every
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In his syllabus on this present truth subject, Gordon Collier summarizes the seven major conditions that will be fulfilled among a certain class of Christians–antitypes of the first 120 disciples who received Pentecost—before receiving the sealing Latter Rain that empowers the final loud cry of Revelation 18 “fourth angel.” However, like the nine listed “fruit(s) of the Spirit” (Gal. 5: 22) and the eight rungs of “Peter’s ladder,” defining in simple terms (not legalese, needing lawyering up) the eternal life insurance policy (1 Pet. 1: 4-8), these do not necessarily come in the order they are given in each individual’s pilgrim progress in these last days—yet they are a people.
In fact, in antitypical fulfillment they are the “chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people” that “show forth the praises of Him who called them out of darkness into His marvelous light! 1 Pet. 2: 9, K.J.V. These seven conditions are:
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A New Commandment
Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves of all filthiness of the flesh and the spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of the Lord.” 2 Corinthians 7: 1, K.J.V.
Cleanse is from the Greek katharizo, “purge,” “purify.” Cleanliness is next to godliness. With order, “heaven’s first law,” both operate in the Bible’s heaven for multitudes cling to non-Biblical ideas, popular fables in fact, of heaven,—who are there right now and will be going there, in what state, and when. But “God is not the author of confusion.” 1 Cor. 14: 33.
God strictly required cleanliness of all priests and people throughout the camp wherever they were, including the tents of the armies. He “who changeth not” and “is the same yesterday, today and forever” (Mal. 3: 6; Heb. 13:8), requires no less of His people today than of ancient Israel—physically, more so, intrinsically, spiritually, for God “looketh upon the heart” while men “looketh on the outward appearance.” 1 Sam. 16: 7.