The Kingdom of Heaven is Near
- Matthew 10:7 -
May you receive 20/20 clarity of “spiritual vision” as you seek and obey truth, recognize and flee deception, and become pure, holy, and eagerly prepared in the sight of our coming Savior and King!
The Father’s will in creating Adam and Eve was that He would have an eternal personal relationship with His beloved children and give them continual wisdom to righteously rule over His wondrous earth and creation.
The prideful defiant misuse of the free will is the nucleus of all rebellion against Almighty God. This is the definition of sin and its consequences of eternal separation, far away from the Holy One and His Kingdom.
One day, Satan slyly entered the Garden of Eden using the “crafty serpent” as his instrument of deception. Eve foolishly engaged with him, instead of wisely fleeing the powerful tempter and destroyer of her soul.
“Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?”… “You will not certainly die,” … With these words Satan successfully “deceived Eve” undermining her faith and loving obedience to her Father.
“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of Yahveh [God]” (Romans 3:23). We are “by nature children of wrath” but be of good cheer, Yahshua (Jesus) came to set us free from sin’s rightful penalty (Matthew 13:42).
Adam and Eve lacked wholehearted love and reverential fear of their Heavenly Father; this resulted in their vulnerability to deception. Satan’s lies successfully caused them doubt, defy, and to despise their Father’s word.
Let’s take an honest assessment of our spiritual fitness in order to be victorious in our “good fight of faith” against our self centered flesh, the world’s enticing pulls, and Satan’s cunning strategies to ensnare us.
Satan and his demons gains access into our lives through deception, temptation, and sin; opening the doorway called rebellion through which they have freedom to ravage our lives. We must not be unaware of his schemes!
Messiah is the head over His body and He is the head over every family and household of His redeemed. He has a Divine Design expressed in His Word that He wants to write on our hearts and fulfill through our lives.
Those who live for the here and now are near sighted and will receive at best temporary earthly blessings. Those who live for the here after are far sighted and will receive infinite eternal blessings and rewards.
Satan’s agenda is to ultimately bring all diverse religions into a unified global religion where he will arise and be worshipped as the sole ruler and “god of this world”. We must wake up and be aware of his agenda lest we be deceived.
The power of our Savior’s purifying blood will actively destroy dark demonic seeds and their root system within our lives. The present is passed down to the future be careful what kind of seeds you are planting they will perpetuate.
Satan “deceives the whole world.” We are “not to be ignorant of his schemes lest he have an advantage over us” and we become his victims who are enslaved again to sin and it’s deadly consequences.
This ongoing series will be most beneficial for all, who at any cost, desire a Biblically sound and victorious holy walk following the Savior on the “straight and narrow path” that leads to the kingdom of heaven.
As redeemed children in the Almighty we must be fully dependent on our heavenly Father. Indeed, we must repent, resist, and deny our flesh nature which is always vying for its independent right to make its own decisions.
“We must obey God rather than men.” If the voice of our self or anyone else does not line up to His biblically expressed voice we are to say absolutely, “NO!” to every other voice, regardless of the cost of being obedient!!!
The Son of God, the Almighty Conqueror, came in bodily form as the “Son of Man” to rescue His people from the bondage of Satan’s deception that lead to sin and eternal death. Yahshua, will save His people from their sins.
Yahshua has poured out His atoning blood, to redeem you to be His very own, now and forever! He described two pathways–the broad path leading to eternal death and the narrow path leading to eternal life.
The choices we make and the fruit of our choices are like seeds that are being sown in our lives and in our linage. We must prayerfully seek to recognize and then repent for all the evil self-nature fruit that has filled our lives.
On the battlefront of the wars of the wills, it is vital to understand that our flesh, with its inbred willful sin nature, is to be treated as a deadly archenemy to the indwelling Holy Spirit.
It is grievously shocking how many believers in God and the Messiah are believing the devil’s rampage of lies and have fallen prey to his arsenal of deception, becoming politically correct rather than biblically righteous.
Apostle Paul a “Hebrew of Hebrews”, and a Pharisee and scholar of the Scripture, was chosen specifically by Yahshua (Jesus) to teach the non Jewish (Gentiles) about the Holy One of Israel and the Jewish roots of their faith.
It was through the God of Israel’s divine design, by the power of His Holy Spirit, that the message of “the kingdom of heaven” was spread to the foreign nations through His redeemed “chosen people the Jews”.
The light of pure biblical truth pierces the darkness of man’s traditions, For if the Jews rejection of Messiah be the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead? Revival!
You must prayerfully search and guard your hearts against any Gentile supremacy of pride, hostility, and inherited insidious anti-Semitism, which makes you an enemy to the very God and Savior you profess to love and worship.
This is the sovereign covenant that the God of Israel made with Abraham, “I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse. And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” (Genesis 12:3)
Paul previewed how anti Semitism would take a deceptive form called “replacement theology”. This lie, is truly a camouflaged anti-messiah spirit becoming more prevalent throughout the Gentile age of professing believers.
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We, at It’s Midnight Ministries, pray that you will be mightily blessed and spiritually challenged to “grow up in your salvation” (1 Peter 2:2). Yahshua (Jesus) came to set us free from captivity to our sinful self-nature and its vulnerability to the deceptive pulls of Satan and this world. He came “proclaiming the good news [the gospel] of the kingdom of God” (Luke 4:43). Our Savior began His ministry saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand” (Matthew 4:17). He warned and cautioned the people, “You … must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.” “Strive to enter through the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will seek to enter [the kingdom] and will not be able.” You must “watch out that you are not deceived” (Luke 12:40,13:24, 21:8).
This entire ongoing series will be most beneficial for all, who at any cost, desire a biblically sound and victorious holy walk following the Savior on the “straight and narrow path” that leads to the kingdom of heaven. The power of the Spirit of truth and grace throughout these teachings will mightily equip you to “fight the good fight of faith”, to seek and do the will of our God and Savior, to be found pleasing in His holy sight, and spiritually prepared and eagerly awaiting the kingdom of heaven (1Timothy 6:12).
These teachings are designed for both individual and group studies; continual additions will be posted regularly. For those who want to use it for group study here are a few helpful suggestions:
1. To read and study the teachings in consecutive order as they are continually presented and posted. This allows the Holy Spirit to build a solid foundation of truth by which to establish us on the unshakable rock of Yahshua (Jesus).
2. It is helpful to let each person participate by taking turns reading.
3. Ask the Holy Spirit to lead you in discussion regarding what you have read.
4. Always end by humbling yourself in prayer, taking turns to pray as each is led. Again, ask the Holy Spirit to help each of you to comprehend and integrate the truth of His word into your daily walk, “so that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God” (Colossians 1:10).
Additionally, it would be an added benefit during your daily personal fellowship with the Savior to look up the Scripture verses that were emphasized in the teachings. This will help reinforce and engrave the truth on your heart; as it is written, “I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You” (Psalm 119:11). Yahshua (Jesus) said, “Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away” (Matthew 24:35). “According to His promise we are looking for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells. Therefore, beloved, since you look for these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, spotless and blameless …” (2 Peter 3:13-14).
Accompanying Teaching & Prayer
Our Promised Land inheritance is not handed to us on a silver platter. It is handed to those who deny their flesh and to those who walk in holiness before the Lord. Yes, we have been called out of the darkness into the light!