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THE HERALDING AND THE ARRIVAL OF THE SON OF MAN.

"As soon as the distress of those days has passed, the sun will be darkened, the moon will not give her light, the stars will fall from the sky, the celestial powers will be shaken. Then will appear in heaven the sign that heralds the Son of Man. All the peoples of the world will make lamentation, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with great power and glory." (Matt 24:29,30 NEB).

THE SIGN HERALDING THE CHRIST MICHAEL THE SON OF MAN.
Mankind will see a heavenly sign in the sky. (24:27 NEB). Although the Son of Man will not be seen in physical form, two manifestations of his Spirit presence will be evident:

(1) His heavenly radiance. (2) His Spirit disposition.

Mankind will feel his Spirit disposition radiating from the heavens. It will be felt in the spirits of all mankind causing lamentation in those being convicted for their Godless deeds. (2 Esdras 13:25-38 NEB). Up until this moment, the Godless have been able to deceive, to conceal their contempt for the truth, and to hide their shamefulness. But the Spirit presence of The Christ Michael will permeate and expose all spirit rebellion. (Isaiah 11:3,4).

THE DISCREET AND THE FOOLISH "VIRGINS".
In Matthew 25:1-13 Christ Jesus our Lord describes the Kingdom of the heavens at the time of his coming and of his Spirit presence. The five foolish "virgins" symbolize those who were called to be anointed ones, but who then apostatized and fabricated their own interpretations of scriptural prophecies. Their teachings were not only false, they were intended to change the "times and Law" of God before His prophecies were due to be fulfilled. (Dan 7:25) (Isaiah 28:4). Before the Second Coming of our Lord Jesus, they have substituted the "oil" of Spirit knowledge by Divine revelation meant for a future time, with their own apostate utterances. In other words, they have used up the "oil" already. (See Pages 20/6/90 & 21/6/90).

They have therefore run out of Spirit "oil" at a critical time just before the arrival of the Son of Man, and will not have the time or the opportunity to obtain the "oil" of true Spirit knowledge to be spiritually readjusted, or to correct those they misled with their fabricated visions and apostate teachings. Indeed, many have already died in their apostasy. They rejected the much-needed "oil" that the Lord gave through his discreet anointed slaves for the time of the end. (Matt 24:45 47). Having made sinfulness their deliberate choice and failed to gain everlasting spirit life in the heavenly paradise of God, foolish ones will weep and gnash their teeth when their hypocrisy is exposed to Judgement. (24:48 51). Having a love for the truth of the Word of God is the very purpose of one's life for one to be saved.

"The Day of the Lord cannot come before the final rebellion against God, when wickedness will be revealed in human form, the man doomed to perdition… that wicked man whom the Lord Jesus will destroy with the breath of his mouth, and annihilate by the radiance of his coming." (2 Thess 2:3 & 8 NEB).

(Cont. on Page 11/4/91).

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