The Work of God II

Article By: Tom Demeter
http://www.repenttolive.com 

God's  Private  Work  is  You,  and  Those  Who  are  Called  Now   

Dear Friend,

Jesus prophesied that at the End of the World Mat.24:3, we will be as the people in Noah's day V.37, completely   "deceived"  Rev.12:9 not knowing the difference between the "god of this world" 2Cor.4 :4,  who is Satan Jn.8:44 and our Creator, Jesus our Christ Eph.3:9. We will be so   "deceived"   that we will have   "NO  knowledge between   good and evil"   Deut.1:39, and because of it we will   "call evil good, and good evil" Isa.5:20.  This is why Jesus promised that He will do a   "WORK   in our days, a   WORK   which we shall in no wise believe, though a   MAN   declare it unto us"  Acts.13:41. 

To get in step to know what God's   "work"   is, it would be good to read my # 34 article in this group, to get an overview.  You will find that  "God's way"  is not a simple and easy way, but the difficult way, as Jesus indicated in the Sermon on the mount Mat.7:14. Please click on the link to read it.    http://www.repenttolive.com/midnight_cry/34_Gds3Works.html

Reading the previous article, you see that this   "MAN"   referred to in Acts.13:41 is actually two  men.  One man is  God's First and the other is God's Second Witness, of His "Two Witnesses" Rev.11:3. Their   "work"   is to set up God's  Old Testament  kingdom , God's two New Testament  kingdoms Rev.11:3, by   "restoring"   God's   "truth  and  laws"  Mat.17:11 of His three religions and His three kingdoms, which will be  "restored"  at the   End of the World   Mat.24:3, as Jesus promised. These Prophets hold the  "KEY  of   KNOWLEDGE"  of  Christ's three laws, religions and kingdoms,  the truth for    ALL   of God's children and your and their salvation  Lk.1:77. 

God's individual work is  you,  if you are one of the  "few"  who are  "called"  now, in this age to find "God's way"  to eternal life, His difficult  road Mat.7:14.  If you are not called, you can't come to Christ Jn.6:44, no matter how much you desire to know God,  or  how religious you are.  You are pre-ordained to serve the Anti-god and to be   "alienated"  from God Col.1:21, in this age or dispensation Eph.1:10, until your time of    "reconciliation"   comes 2Cor.5:18.  Most likely if you read this report you are  "called"  by our Father Acts.10:41, and you only need to  "accept"  His call on your life.

God's work is to  "make you perfect"  as our Father is in heaven Mat.5:48.  God is starting His second phase,  your spiritual creation process, to give you eternal life, by lifting you into His glorious family called the "Godhead"  Acts.17:29; Rom.1:20; Col.2:9. We were told that we are following in Jesus' footsteps.  We are shown that Jesus had a   "suffering stage"   of His work, and soon will have a   "glorious work."  We, like Jesus must be willing to go through our "suffering stage" of creation, before we enter into our "glorious stage," which will be after our  "resurrection"  Mat.16:27, and we we were "born again" into our spiritual, eternal existence. 

You must realize that Satan will use your human nature, your   "spirit of man"   ICor.2:11 which is   "evil and desperately wicked"  Jer.17:9 to hinder you, because it naturally hates God,  (as the "world hated Jesus who was God" Jn.15:25,) to   OPPOSE   God's  "call."  Satan's function is to oppose, and to help you to oppose yourself, not to see that this life is our  "suffering stage" of our creation process. We must give up,   LOSE   our life to   FIND   the way to eternal life Mat.16:25. When God calls you, Satan will call you also. God will show that you must sacrifice. Satan will show you that you don't need to sacrifice, for there is an easier way.  Your decision is not easy.  Your mind, and your human nature, common sense will tell you not to follow God. You will need to override your common sense, your education,  circumstances, and to look   "foolish"   to yourself and others.  If you do, you will be on the right track, because to a carnal man  "God's ways" are "foolishness" ICor.2:14.  We can't think like God Isa.55:8. You must think oppostie of humanity.

God  to  help  you,  will  give  you  trials, circumstances to motivate you.  Abraham obeyed God, and left his country because the government was looking for him, to kill him, so he followed God.  Moses killed a man and they were looking for him also, so he escaped from Egypt to follow God. They were looking for me too, this is why I escaped from my country to find Christianity.  You will come to realize that you are like Job,  you thought you knew God, but you did not.  Saul,  we know as Apostle Paul thought he knew God as a Pharisee, until he was knocked off His horse and blinded, meeting Jesus whom he was persecuting.  After you made your decision, not before, you will know that the  "Jesus"  you knew is  NOT  the same God whom Paul  worshipped!

You are called that God may do a  "work"  in you and a  WORK   through  you, His work at the End of the World  helping His Two Witnesses Acts.13:41. If you decide to "obey" God, you will be "tried" and you must "endure" your trial, to be successful, and   "blessed."  Then God will show you more truth that you may be  lifted  "higher" into His  "higher"  administration or kingdom, until you can be  lifted into His  "highest"  kingdom, the Kingdom of His  "Godhead."

God's Public  Work  is  Setting up His Kingdoms 

If you  "watch"  the news as we were asked Mat.24:42, you see that the  "prince of this world"  Jn.14:30, who rules the  "kingdoms of this world"  is Satan 2Cor.4:4.  He is in the process of changing all his kingdoms through out the world, to be under his direct rule of   tyranny   under the Beast Rev.11:7,  an angel whose name is Apollyon Rev.9:11, and his human counter part. God, our   Creator, Jesus our Christ   Eph.3:9 is also setting up His   three  kingdoms   on earth now, before He takes over to rule the earth from Satan.  

Since God has three kingdoms for His children, He will set up three kingdoms.  God's smallest and  "highest" spiritual, and   invisible  kingdom  of  the  Godhead,   not seen by humans, is set up first and its embassies by God's  First Witness.  This kingdom and its  embassies  will hold God's "elects" at the End of this World Mat.24:22.  This kingdom rests on its religion the "mystery" of God Eph.3:3, and on God's  highest   "laws of  the spirit"   Rom.8:2.  These are God's children who will advance from the New Testament church and its kingdom who will be here.

We are waiting for God's  Second Witness  to come, and set up God's  Old  Testament  kingdom, based on the religion of the Old Testament and its  "laws of  flesh"  Rom.7:23,25.  This will be a real physical kingdom for Israel, as it was given to Moses.  I am afraid that before this will take place, Israel will have to go through a drastic change. This change will bring a major political, financial and religious and other upheavals to the whole world.  The governments of nations will fall, and new governments and even  kingdoms, and nations will arise. Our Creator and his Anti-god are working together to bring these tremendous changes. Israel will repent and will recognize their Savior in Jesus, whom they  crucified.

There   are  many  prophecies  which  need  to  be  fulfilled, and almost all prophecies have connection with the End of the World, and  we are going to experience them.  One of the prophecies is that there will be a state, a country for the Philistines, now called Palestinians.  Their country  will include the Gaza Strip, the old cities areas of Ashkelon and Ashdod and some area of Jordan today Psa.83:7.  We will also see Israelites, who will come to Israel from the north, who mixed with the people in Europe. Noah's son Japheth and his son Ashkenaz and his sons settled first in Europe.   Israel mixing with them picked up their names.  Now, the Israelites called Ashkenaz settled in Europe  will come back to Israel, as prophesied  and settle into the Gilead area of Lebanon and now Jordan. This was written by  Jeremiah. His prophecy can be found in the book of Zechariah 10:6, as Mat.27:9 tells us.

The  third  kingdom  of  God  will  be  for  the  New  Testament  Christians,  the    Kingdom  of   Heaven,   based on the religion of Jesus, and His four gospels, and the   "laws  of   faith"   Rom. 3:27. This kingdom will be set up after God's Second Witness started his "work," and his followers have started to warn the world of the Biblical Beast's and the End of the World's coming. This must be because at the present the Christians in the churches do not realize that they are "deceived" Rev.12:9, and that they do not know Jesus our Creator.  God will need to help the Christians, by the government persecuting them, eliminating their jobs, carriers, losing their houses, and other possessions and life (wife, family), to aid them to   "come  out"   of the churches, and this kingdom of the Anti-god Rev.18:4 to find the truth.  They must  realize that they are NOT  OBEYING  God, but the Anti-god, that they may   "enter  into"  God's  Kingdom of Heaven,  and its Embassies Mat.6:33.

The new census of 2006 will start to   SEPARATE   the  "obedient"  from the disobedient, the "faithful"  from the fearful Christians,   DIVIDING  them into many categories!  This will   "destroy" God's  "mighty and holy people"  Dan.8:24.  The Anti-god at the same time and his believers will do much better.  The Anti-god's believers  will be   UNITING   among themselves, and will synergize their efforts. This is why the  "revival"  of God   "work"  will be small and the Anti-god's revival very successful. This world belongs to the Anti-god, until Christ's second coming.

We are now front of these momentous events, the arrival of God's Second Witness. This is why we see the preparations for  World War III.  We hear  "rumors" Mat.24:6 of war with Syria, Iran and possibly North Korea.  The pressures will increase to a level when the war is going to be a forgone conclusion, because of  religious, financial, economic, political and other reasons.  This is when God's   Second Witness   will arrive, diffusing this condition. This will magnify him to help him do His  "work",  to bring a  short 3.5 years   PEACE   into the  Middle East,  and the world. 

God's Work has Sixth Layers 

God will   SEPARATES  His children IJn.3:10 at the end of the age Mat.24:3 into many different groups, according as He has pre-ordained their    "calling"   and time period 2Tim.1:9.  Some "few" are called now Mat.7:14.  These  are the   "144,000 Israelites"   and  the   "Great Multitude"   from the Gentile and Israelite Christians Rev.7:4,9.  The   "many"   Mat.7:13 all others will be called in God's future   "ages  to  come"   Eph.2:7.  Paul told us that the  "gifts and calling of God is without repentance"  Rom.11:29, or it is not determined by our desire to come or not to come to God Jn.6:44, in this age or dispensation Eph.1:10.  This is why Paul reminds us that   "it was written,  Jacob  have I loved, but   Esau   have I hated"  before they were born Rom.9:13. 

If you are a Christian this is new truth to you.  If you are not  "called"  by God this will be a "stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence"   IPet.2:8, as to the  "crucifixion"  of Jesus was a "stumbling block"  ICor.1:23 to the Jews, preventing them to advance from the Old Testament religion of God, to the New Testament  religion of Jesus.  God's  "mystery"  Eph.3:3 was also a  "rock of offence"  to the Christians, not allowing them to accept   "Paul's Gospel"  Rom.2:16 in his time and the next 2000 years, until now Rev.10:7, because it was   "hidden"   from them, that they too, might be "ALIENATED"   from God Col.1:21, as Apostle Paul  told them, to be later    "RECONCILIATED"   V.20  during the coming   "ages to come"   Eph.2:7 after the millennial kingdoms of Christ.

To know God our Creator is a tremendous privilege in this age of evil,  just as it was before the flood, when only   Noah   was allowed to   "walk  with  Him"   Gen.6:9.  We know that not even his sons;   Shem, Ham and Japheth   knew God, because we see that only  Abraham   was picked after the flood and  "called"  by God to be righteous Gen.12:1.

We must remember that all humans and all angels are the  "sons and children of God."   This includes  ALL  who are called now and it includes those who are called later.  We  ALL are God's children  because God "created" us and He "died" for us  ALL,  "while we were yet sinners" Rom. 5:8.  If you think on this you know that the   salvation   taught in the churches is not our Creators.

Life  experience  tells  us  that  we  have  sixth  different  works  for  God's  children. The first group recognize that there is a   "force"  greater than them. The second more advanced group see that there is a   "super  being"  directing things whom we can't get to know.  The third group is fortunate to find   "god"  and his religions.  These are all the religions of the world, including Christianity. These worship the   "god of this world"   2Cor.4:4. There are tremendous differences among this group, depending on how close they are to the   Biblical   teachings. The fourth group are those who are only know the God of the   Old  Testament,   through His laws. These know more of God, than the Christians of today, because they have God's   law,   by which they can measure their righteousness.  In the fifth  group are those who advanced by our Creator to the    New  Testament   religion, as it was given to the Twelve Apostles.  These are able to know God, because they can have one of the   "seven  spirits"  of God's   "seven churches,"   and God's   "laws of faith."  The sixth group are those Christians of the   New Testament,   who were called to obey    "Paul's  Gospel"  Rom. 2:16, the   "mystery of God,"   recorded in Paul's Epistles. These know God intimately because they have God's   "holy  spirit"  and the   "knowledge  of  God's  salvation"   Lk.1:77 the  "laws of the spirit" Rom.8:2.

As you see God's "Private Work" is going on in each one of us, according to our  "calling"  in this age or dispensation Rom.11:29.  God works with the first three groups using His Anti-god.  God works with the next three groups Himself,  according to our  "calling."  Now you see clearer why Jesus said that  "the way"  to eternal life is the   "difficult"  and   "complex"   road Mat.7:14. You also see that God's   "Public  Work"  is only given to the followers of the   Old Testament,   to set up God's physical kingdom on earth, like Moses did among the nations of the world.   God'  "higher" and more advanced   "Kingdom  of  Heaven"   was given to a small group of His New Testament followers, the "elect of God" Mat.24:22 because only they have God's  "holy spirit," and the "laws of the spirit" Rom.8:2, governing the conduct of  God's family the  "Godhead"  Rom.1:20b.  These can only set up physically the Embassies of God's  "kingdom  of  heaven,"   because this kingdom is a spiritual kingdom not intended to be for those who are physical, and live on earth.  This kingdom is not for physical people. God wants this kingdom only  to be represented as a reminder of what we are looking forward to in the future.  

How you Bridge the Gaps between God's Woks

Our next question is: how can we advance and when from one layer of God's work to a "higher"?  

The answer  to this question is not easy, because the answer  is  complex  and some of it still  "hidden"  from us.  As Jesus was teaching the multitude after John the Baptist's disciples left,  He revealed God's truth and system to the multitude.  When Jesus finished his teaching  He said:  "I thank You O   Father,  Lord of   heaven and earth,   because You has   H-I-D   these things from the wise and the prudent, and has  revealed   them unto babes" Mat.12:25b.  The  "mystery  of God" Eph.3:3 or God's secret is still  "hidden" from the  "many"  until the  "seventh  angel"  will sound, when all the  "hidden"  things will be reveled, and the  "mystery"  will be  "finished"  Rev.10:7.

We are very close to know  all of  God's  "mystery,"  because Christ  has opened the  "sixth  seal"  Rev.6:12 of the Book of Revelations, giving us most  of the knowledge we need.  It is our function if we are  "called"  to show others what Christ has revealed to us.  What we are given is for the  "few"  even if these are the   144,000 Israelites   or the   Great Multitude   from  Israel and Gentile Christians. It is sad that only 50% of the people in the USA  are able to make decisions about politics, because the others ability to make decisions was taken away.  This is according to polls taken on the East and West coast.  To make spiritual decisions is even more difficult than intellectual decisions.

To advance from one of God's works Acts.13:41 to the other depends on our Father in heaven Jn.6:44.  Our Father is the moving party, because He is our Creator, and He  with Christ together  pre-ordained   our   salvation  and  its  timing  before  our  creation  2Tim.1:9.  We know from Apostle Paul that the  "gifts and  'calling'  of God is without repentance"  Rom.11:29, or it does not depend on us initially. The process or  "operation"  of God Col.1:12 is determined and controlled by our Father and His first begotten Son, by working out our circumstances.

We see that the first three  layers of God's work, doing God's private and public work is done by our Anti-god, Satan the Devil.  Our Creator is working WITH Satan not against him. The people of this first three group are under his spiritual, legal and  other jurisdiction.  The Anti-god's method mirrors our Creator's, by answering their prayers in his third work. This is why those who are not God's children but the Devil's IJn.3:10, feel that people who are having more knowledge are "confused," not able to follow their reasoning.  Paul tells us that to the un-converted, and to the converted, but not as converted as those who are in a  "higher"  work or  administration of God, have the same reaction to the truth.  They can't accept the  "higher"  truth  UNTIL  they are allowed to advance by God  "calling"  them JN.16:12.

"Counting the cost" means to  "examine  yourself"  ICor.11:28; 2Cor.13:5 if you are in God's or the Anti-god's religion.  You might need to change religions to  "obey"  God, after you have examined the doctrines you believe, and compared them with the   "doctrines  of  the  Pharisees"   Mat.16:12, which "shut up the kingdom of heaven" against you Mat.23:13. This requires effort, study and time, being humble or teachable and honesty, to see your   "deceptions."   Chances are that you are "deceived"   Rev.12:9 because Jesus prophesied that we will be like the people in Noah's day Mat.24:37,  who were all   deceived   and did not know our Creator, Jesus our Christ Eph.3:9. You have to prepare for a shock of your life, like Job was, thinking that he new God JOb.42:5-6. 

To  be  God's  work,  and  to  do  God's  work,  you  must  be  willing  to  prove  yourself!  Why?   God is trusting  you with His deepest secrets, held as a "mystery" since the world was formed Mat.13:35.  You need to prove just as in this life that you are trustworthy.  You do this by willing to perform   "sacrifices"   and willing to lose your life, to gain eternal life Mat.16:25.  This means that you are willing to   "come out"   of this world Rev.18:4 religiously, legally and financially not to do things the  Anti-god's way,  or your way but   God's way.  Even Jesus prayed  "If it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless,  NOT  I  will, but as  YOU  WILL"  Mat.26:39. To follow and  "obey"  God requires a sacrifice, because you can't serve two masters Mat.6:24, our Creator, who  "IS   the  TRUTH"   Jn.14:6, while the  "god of this world"  2Cor.4:4 the Anti-god   "has  NO  TRUTH in him"   Jn.8:44.  The two God's and their kingdoms are all  OPPOSITES.   God use   LAWS,   the Anti-god must be   LAWLESS.   "God  is   LOVE"  IJn.4:8, who died for you,  the Anti-god is a MURDERER  Jn.8:44.

As you advance in God's works, from the Old Testament  to the "higher" New Testament work, you must go through these steps.  You can't mix the  Old Testament  work,  with the New Testament work, because they are based on different   L-A-W-S.  This is the same when you advance to God's  "highest"  work,  God's Mystery Administration.  When you come out from the Anti-god's religions,  and kingdom and lawlessness, (and Christianity  is now one of them,)  God might call you into His New Testament work, or directly to His Mystery administration. 

To succeed you must know that  your  sacrifice  is  needed  to  do  God's  work,  as our Father needed Jesus' sacrifice.  This is why Paul said: " unto  YOU  it is given, in the   BEHALF  of  Christ, not only to believe on Him, but also to  SUFFER  for His sake" Phil.1:29.  Then again  I   "rejoice in my sufferings,  for you, and   FILL   UP   that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ   IN  MY  FLESH  for His body's sake, which is the church"  Col.1:24. This is why we are a "living sacrifice" to God to do His work Gal.2:20.

What ever your "calling" is, you are a "children of God" even if you are a "children of the Devil" in this age IJn.2:10, because God created you and pre-ordained your salvation.  You will have conflicts finding the truth, but God is faithful, and  "He who has begun a  GOOD  WORK  in you, will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ"  Phil.1:6.  You will have trials but your trials are your "blessings,"  because through them Christ is making you   "perfect as our Father is in heaven" Mat.5:48, in His sacrificial love Jn.15:13.  So you see, your  "good or evil"  experiences  "all things work together for good"  for you Rom.8:28. 

You have been greatly blessed to have access to God's truth, His "mystery" by reading this article. This is the evidence that God is "calling" you, by giving it to you.  It is now your response, decision to study it, and to decide after you "counted the cost"  to "accept" it or not.  I pray that you will.

May Christ   bless,  Protect  and   SAVE  you into one of His coming Kingdoms, according to your willingness to respond to our Creator's invitation.

In the reality of Christ's eternal love, 

your friend and brother, 
Tom Demeter