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The difference between “inheritors” and those who don’t qualify?

When our spirit is saved, we receive forgiveness of past sins and deliverance from the penalty of sin through Christ’s blood. When our soul is transformed (saved), we receive deliverance from the power of sin that operates through the world, the flesh, and the devil. And when Christ returns, our body will be saved from the presence of sin.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Romans chapter 6:

11  Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

12 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts.

13 And do not present your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but present yourselves to God as being alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God.

14 For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace.

All Christians live by the Spirit, but not all Christians walk by the Spirit (being “partakers of His Life” and producing fruit). To walk by the Spirit means to put to death the things of the “flesh,” to overcome the temptations of the world and the devil, to be led along the path of sanctification, and to produce fruit.

Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 25:

19  After a long time the Lord of those servants came and settled accounts with them.

20 “So he who had received five talents came and brought five other talents, saying, ‘Lord, you delivered to me five talents; look, I have gained five more talents besides them.’

21  His Lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your Lord.’

22 He also who had received two talents came and said, ‘Lord, you delivered to me two talents; look, I have gained two more talents besides them.’

23 His Lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your Lord.’

29 ‘For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have (fruitfulness), even what he has will be taken away.

30 And cast the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

Remember the ones who were not able to inherit:

–   Some of the children of the kingdom (Matthew 8:11–12)

–   The disobedient servant (Matthew 24:50)

–   The five foolish virgins (Matthew 25:12)

–   The unfaithful servant (Matthew 25:30)

–   The man without the wedding garment (Matthew 22:12)

These passages are all talking about believers! And yet none of these believers “inherited” the Kingdom. They were all in the kingdom, but in some other region, some other place––the darkness outside––and thus, separated from the light of the Lord’s presence.

“Complete” salvation then entails not only a new life brought on by a new Spirit, but also the renewal of every part of our souls as well.  This sanctification process is absolutely necessary in order to participate in and inherit the Millennial Kingdom

You and I are accountable for our own actions and fruitfulness.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Hebrews chapter 10:

24 And let us consider one another in order to stir up Love and good works,

Hopefully these latest writings have stirred you up to a greater Love and good works.

Jesus spoke in Mark chapter 4:

21 Also He said to them, “Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Is it not to be set on a lampstand?

22 For there is nothing hidden which will not be revealed, nor has anything been kept secret but that it should come to light.

23 If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.“

Parable	Speaking to:	Speaking About:	The Problem	Their Loss	Event Predicted	Our Lesson
Matt 8:12 Sons of The Kingdom	Roman Centurion	Jewish sons of the Kingdom	Lack of faith	Cast into outer darkness-weeping and gnashing of teeth	Preparation for the Kingdom	We need to have faith
Matt 24:45-51 Faithful and wise servant	Disciples	Any believer waiting for His return	Did not expect His return, mistreated servants	cut him in two and appointed his portion with the hypocrites.  weeping and gnashing of teeth.	The Rapture	Need to always be looking for His soon return
Matt 25:14-30 Faithful & Wise Servants	Disciples What are the signs of Your coming?	His own servants	Wicked servant did nothing with his talent	Take talent away and cast into outer darkness-weeping and gnashing of teeth	The Bema Seat	Need to be faithful with the abilities Father gives us
Matt 25:1-13 10 Virgins	Disciples What are the signs of Your coming?	The Church	They had no intimacy with The Lord, He did not know them	Locked out of the wedding; the door was shut & they were left out	The Wedding Ceremony	Need to know the Lord intimately
Matt 22:1-13 Wedding Garment	Pharisees	Gentile believers	No Wedding garment (no fruit)	Bind him- cast into outer darkness-weeping and gnashing of teeth	The Marriage Supper	Need to wear the appropriate Wedding garment

We should have a Kingdom perspective in every word we speak, every decision we make, and every action we take!

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Philippians chapter 3:

12  I admit that I haven’t yet acquired the absolute fullness that I’m pursuing, but I run with passion into His abundance so that I may reach the purpose for which Christ Jesus laid hold of me to make me His own.

13 I don’t depend on my own strength to accomplish this; however I do have one compelling focus: I forget all of the past as I fasten my heart to the future instead.

14 I run straight for the Divine invitation of reaching the Heavenly goal and gaining the victory-prize through the anointing of Jesus.

15 So let all who are fully mature have this same passion, and if anyone is not yet gripped by these desires, God will reveal it to them.

16 And let us all advance together to reach this victory-prize, following one path with one passion.

Paul was not referring to salvation, for he was already saved.  He was concerned about sanctification and being perfected without spot or wrinkle.  He referred to a “victory-prize”.  What is that?  It is to rule and reign with Jesus Christ.

The “hope of our salvation” in Christ is, again, the ability to co-reign with Him in the Millennium and forever. It’s the mark of the High Calling! It’s our goal. And it’s the prize. This possibility is available to all of us, but is contingent upon our becoming faithful overcomers.

What we end up choosing and deciding here will ultimately determine our place and position in Heaven.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Ephesians chapter 1:

15  Therefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your Love for all the saints,

16 do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers:

17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the Spirit of Wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him,

18 the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,

19 and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power

20 which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the Heavenly places,

21 far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come.

Paul was praying that the Light of God will illuminate the eyes of our imagination, flooding us with light, until we experience the full revelation of the hope of His calling—that is, the wealth of FATHER’S glorious inheritances that He finds in us, His Holy ones!

Let us not lose the opportunities set before us for lost opportunities are what brings forth tears to our eyes when we are at the Bema Seat of Christ and He shows us our life here on earth.

Our spirits are saved when we are born again. Our souls are in the process of being saved through the sanctification process. And our bodies will be saved when Christ comes for us at the Rapture. These are the three different aspects of salvation. As you can see, the salvation of our spirits is very different from the salvation of our souls, which, in turn, is also different from the salvation of our bodies.

Peter wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1^st Peter chapter 1:

4  We are reborn (salvation) into a perfect inheritance that can never perish, never be defiled, and never diminish. It is promised and preserved forever in the Heavenly realm for you!

5 Through our faith, the mighty power of God constantly guards us until our full salvation is ready to be revealed in the last time (glorification).

6 May the thought of this cause you to jump for joy, even though lately you’ve had to put up with the grief of many trials.

7 But these only reveal the sterling core of your faith (process of sanctification), which is far more valuable than gold that perishes, for even gold is refined by fire. Your authentic faith will result in even more praise, glory, and honor when Jesus the Anointed One is revealed.

Receiving a brand-new spirit at our new birth is just the beginning of our faith. It’s called justification and it is a free “gift” from God, whereas our souls are saved on the basis of following a lifelong journey of sanctification–which allows us to be partakers of Christ’s imparted Life and thus, overcomers. This process is done in cooperation with the Divine resurrection power of God. It doesn’t happen automatically.

It’s our own responsibility to make the appropriate faith choices that allows God’s Spirit to work in and through us.

We should focus our current priorities that relate to the upcoming Wedding requirements, specifically acceptable Wedding attire!

The Wedding Party is going to be made up of believers who have labored to genuinely partake of Christ’s Life, become overcomers, and thus, produce the “fruit of righteousness.”  These believers are not perfect, but they will be “qualified” (axios G514) to enter that second gate.

Jesus spoke the parable of the Wedding Feast in Matthew chapter 22:

14 “For many are called, but few are chosen.”

“ For everyone is invited to enter in, but few respond in excellence.”

The issue is not salvation, it is disqualification or lack of sanctification, required for the Wedding ceremony.

Paul wrote about disqualification when he wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1^st Corinthians chapter 9:

24   Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it.

25 And everyone who competes for the prize is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for an imperishable crown.

26 Therefore I run thus: not with uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as one who beats the air.

27 But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified.

Paul was not speaking of the free gift of justification, he was focused on sanctification where we must strive in our efforts and endure obstacles.

And in 2^nd Corinthians chapter 13:

5  Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?-unless indeed you are disqualified.

6 But I trust that you will know that we are not disqualified.

7  Now I pray to God that you do no evil, not that we should appear approved, but that you should do what is honorable, though we may seem disqualified.

And in Titus chapter 1:

15  To the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but even their mind and conscience are defiled.

16 They profess to know God, but in works they deny Him, being abominable, disobedient, and disqualified for every good work.

We are to beware of teachers who teach false doctrines for their doctrines can cause us to stumble thus be disqualified.  It is our mistake to assume supposed experts of the Scripture are accurate. A PhD does not guarantee accuracy of Divine Intent.  We must rely on The Holy Spirit to guide us in all Spiritual matters.  To someone who is pure in heart, he or she can be led astray by those who are impressive due to their education and/or oratories.  The love of money is often the root of the issue.

We must rely on The Word to help us discern any teaching, including this one.

Luke recorded by The Holy Spirit in Acts chapter 17:

10  Then the brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea. When they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews.

11 These were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they (The Bereans) received the Word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so.

You and I need to be as Bereans and confirm what is being taught.  I have made the mistake of not confirming certain doctrines in the past and paid dearly for such a mistake.

If our “works” abide the testing of fire at the Bema Seat, we’ll have on the “garment of fine linen”. If our works are burned, we’ll be found to be “naked”.

Jesus spoke to John to write an Epistle to Sardis (the dead church) in Revelation chapter 3:

3  Remember therefore how you have received and heard; hold fast and repent. Therefore if you will not watch, I will come upon you as a thief, and you will not know what hour I will come upon you.

4 You have a few names even in Sardis who have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with Me in white, for they are worthy.

5 He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life; but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.

6 “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”‘

And to the lukewarm church in Revelation 3:

14  “And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write, ‘These things says the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God:

15 “I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot.

16 So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth.

17 Because you say, ‘I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing’-and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked–

18 I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see.

Get the picture?

Being rejected from the Wedding Party is associated with “darkness outside” of the various aspects of the wedding and its aftermath!

The Wedding Party is not going to be made up of believers who are religious, legalistic, or hypocritical, but believers who have labored to genuinely partake of Christ’s Life, become overcomers, and thus, produce the “fruit of righteousness.”  These believers are not perfect, but they will be “qualified” (axios G514) to enter that second gate.

To review, Jesus spoke the parable of the Wedding Feast in Matthew chapter 22:

11  “But when the King came in to see the guests, he saw a man there who did not have on a Wedding garment.

12 So He said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here without a Wedding garment?’ And he was speechless.

13 Then the King said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

14 “For many are called, but few are chosen.”

“ For everyone is invited to enter in, but few respond in excellence.”

The issue is not salvation, it is disqualification or lack of sanctification, required for the Wedding ceremony.

Jesus used this same term “outer darkness” in the parable of the Talents.  This parable was spoken right after the parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins.  Both deal with believers who are in different places relative to sanctification.  The issue has to do with what you have done with the opportunity afforded you by FATHER.

The servants went out and gathered together all they found, both good and bad (Strong’s #4190, poneros), meaning “hurtful in influence but not in character” (it’s the same word as “wicked” in the Parable of the Talents). It means a person who lacks the qualities he should possess, that is to say, he is not worthy.

The king in the above parable tells His servants to bid all to come to the feast. All who were invited not only responded, but also came and the feast was furnished with guests.  This does not include unbelievers and the King would not address the man as “friend”.  The issue had to do with whether or not the man had an appropriate Wedding garment.  This man had not strived nor labored for good works, nor had he become an overcomer. He had not been faithful, obedient, or enduring. He had not persevered in a life of Spirit-led good works. Therefore, he was “cast out” and thrown into the “outer darkness.”

The “darkness outside” specifies the location of the darkness. It’s not general darkness, it’s the darkness outside. “Outer darkness” does not mean eternal condemnation, hell, or Hades, but simply exclusion from the realm (Strong’s #932, basillis) in which the faithful enter. In this verse, it means a region of darkness outside a region of light. It’s an area immediately outside the festivities associated to the King’s Presence.

Jesus spoke of Christians walking in darkness in Luke chapter 11:

33  “No one, when he has lit a lamp, puts it in a secret place or under a basket, but on a lampstand, that those who come in may see the light.

34 The lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore, when your eye is good, your whole body also is full of light. But when your eye is bad, your body also is full of darkness.

35 Therefore take heed that the light which is in you is not darkness.

36 If then your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, the whole body will be full of light, as when the bright shining of a lamp gives you light.”

Isaiah wrote by THE SPIRIT in Isaiah chapter 50:

10  “Who among you fears the LORD? Who obeys the voice of His Servant? Who walks in darkness And has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD And rely upon his God.”

Jesus spoke in John chapter 8:

12 Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”

Our lights grow brighter as we mature in Christ and become fully led by THE SPIRIT.  Our priorities shift from worldly to Spiritual, from the temporary to the long-term.  We focus on what and who is important to FATHER, not self-serving activities.

These writings are meant to encourage us to not only be invited to the Wedding ceremony,  but be fully acceptable with proper attire!

Being part of the Wedding Party is the deepest desire of the mature Sons and Daughters of GOD who understand!

The Wedding Party is not going to be made up of believers who are religious, legalistic or hypocritical, but believers who have labored to genuinely partake of Christ’s Life, become overcomers, and thus, produce the “fruit of righteousness.”  These believers are not perfect, but they will be “qualified” (axios G514) to enter that second gate

The word axios means: suitably, worthily, in a manner worthy of.

The Bema Seat Judgment is the gateway (or the second gate) to inheritance in the Millennial Kingdom. It’s here that we will discover if we are prepared, fit, and “worthy” of entering. Our Spirit-led works of righteousness are what will make us “worthy” of the wonderful blessings FATHER has for us there.

Jesus spoke of the Wedding Feast in Matthew chapter 22:

1  And Jesus answered and spoke to them again by parables and said:

2 “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain King who arranged a marriage for His Son,

3 and sent out His servants to call those who were invited to the Wedding; and they were not willing to come.

4 Again, He sent out other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are invited, “See, I have prepared My dinner; my oxen and fatted cattle are killed, and all things are ready. Come to the Wedding.”‘

5 But they made light of it and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his business.

6 And the rest seized His servants, treated them spitefully, and killed them.

7 But when the King heard about it, He was furious. And He sent out his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.

8 Then He said to His servants, ‘The Wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.

9 Therefore go into the highways, and as many as you find, invite to the Wedding.’ 10 So those servants went out into the highways and gathered together all whom they found, both bad (hurtful in influence but not in character) and good. And the Wedding Hall was filled with guests.

11 “But when the King came in to see the guests, He saw a man there who did not have on a Wedding garment.

12 So He said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here without a Wedding garment?’ And he was speechless.

13 Then the King said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

14 “For many are called, but few are chosen.”

The word “bad” in verse 10, means a person who lacks the qualities he should possess, i.e. he is not worthy.

This parable refers to what the Kingdom from Heaven will be like (verse 2).   It was originally intended for the Jews, but because they had stopped listening to Him and stopped believing in Him, they had obviously become “unworthy” of the Kingdom message.

Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 13:

10  And the disciples came and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?”

11 He answered and said to them, “Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven, but to them it has not been given.

12 For whoever has, to him more will be given, and he will have abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.

13 Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.

14 And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says: ‘Hearing you will hear and shall not understand, And seeing you will see and not perceive;

15 For the hearts of this people have grown dull. Their ears are hard of hearing, And their eyes they have closed, Lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn, So that I should heal them.’

16 But blessed are your eyes for they see, and your ears for they hear;”

This parable in Matthew 22 explains why Jesus turned His attention to the Gentiles—those from “the highways and the byways”—and bids as many as would to come. Like Jesus, the King in this parable tells His servants to bid all to come to the feast. All who were invited not only responded, but also came and the feast was furnished with guests.

Each of us must assess our wedding garments for spot or wrinkle.

Although a Loving and caring GOD had provided their abundance and prosperity:

Their sin, disloyalty and abandonment of HIM will force HIM to vindicate HIS justice with judgment.

Thus, GOD is going to use their enemies as HIS instrument of judgment. Shortly they will be history.

What country or countries does this apply to today? Do not be ignorant of what is going on! On August 22nd, the BRIICS+ countries will begin uncoupling from the U.S. Dollar.

We are already being warned of false-flag events which will incite the masses to promote war.

The only solution is spiritual!

Reassess your priorities in all areas. Listen closely to what The Holy Spirit is saying for it is not business as usual any longer.

Hosea 4:1 NKJV
Hear the Word of the LORD, You children of Israel, For the LORD brings a charge against the inhabitants of the land: “There is no Truth or mercy Or knowledge of God in the land.”

The second gate Jesus refers to has prerequisites and that gate should be the focus of those who truly understand what is at stake!

To review, there are two different gates for believers to enter the Kingdom. The first gate is at the entrance to the Kingdom from God—justification. The other gate is at the end of our walk of sanctification spoken of in Luke 13:24. It’s called the “Bema Seat Judgment.”

Jesus spoke in Luke chapter 13:

24  “Strive (G75) to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able.

25 When once the Master of the house has risen up and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock at the door, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open for us,’ and He will answer and say to you, ‘I do not know you, where you are from,’

26 then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in Your presence, and You taught in our streets.’

27 But He will say, ‘I tell you I do not know you, where you are from. Depart from Me, all you workers of iniquity.’

28 There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the Kingdom of God, and yourselves thrust out.

In review, the word strive (Strong’s #75) means “to give diligence to, to be in hot pursuit of, to earnestly fight for, to struggle, to agonize, to wrestle, to contend with an adversary and to put forth every effort (for a prize).” Striving for passage through that second gate means straining every muscle of our body, casting aside every weight and pressing toward the mark of the high calling of God.

Self-denial is an absolute prerequisite for entrance to this second gate. There must be a true submission to Jesus Christ and a renunciation of self in all things. Unfortunately, there is no middle road. We are either on one side of that gate or the other side.  Justification is easy because Jesus did it all for us—there is no striving or agonizing on our part; but sanctification is very difficult, because we are the ones who must continually strive and even agonize to make the appropriate faith choices.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Hebrews chapter 3:

13  but exhort one another daily, while it is called “Today,” lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.

14 For we have become partakers of Christ if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast to the end

Why would Paul urge us to exhort each other daily if there were only one gate?  He understood the benefits of entering through the second gate as well.

Paul also wrote by The Holy Spirit in 2^nd Corinthians chapter 5:

9   Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing to Him.

10 For we must all appear before the judgment (Bema) Seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.

In his letter of correction to the Corinthian church (and applicable to you and me), Paul writes by The Holy Spirit in 1^st Corinthians chapter 3:

11  For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

12 Now if anyone builds on this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw,

13 each one’s work will become clear; for the Day will declare it, because it will be revealed by fire; and the fire will test each one’s work, of what sort it is.

14 If anyone’s work which he has built on it endures, he will receive a reward. 15 If anyone’s work is burned, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire.

16 Do you not know that you are the Temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?

Paul clarified the two aspects of our future: the gift of justification (aka the first gate), and the assessment of our works that determines entrance and rewards associated with the second gate.  Now is the time to produce works that will last!

Jesus speaks of two gates, not just one!

Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 7:

13  “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it.

14 Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.

And He also spoke in Luke chapter 13:

24  “Strive (G75) to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able.

25 When once the Master of the house has risen up and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock at the door, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open for us,’ and He will answer and say to you, ‘I do not know you, where you are from,’

26 then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in Your presence, and You taught in our streets.’

27 But He will say, ‘I tell you I do not know you, where you are from. Depart from Me, all you workers of iniquity.’

28 There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the Kingdom of God, and yourselves thrust out.

There are two different gates for believers to enter the Kingdom! One gate is at the entrance to the Kingdom from God—justification. The other gate is at the end of our walk of sanctification spoken of in Luke 13:24. It’s called the “Bema Seat Judgment.”

The word strive (Strong’s #75) means “to give diligence to, to be in hot pursuit of, to earnestly fight for, to struggle, to agonize, to wrestle, to contend with an adversary and to put forth every effort (for a prize).” Striving for passage through that second gate means straining every muscle of our body, casting aside every weight and pressing toward the mark of the high calling of God.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Hebrews chapter 4:

11  Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall according to the same example of disobedience.

12 For the Word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

As a type and shadow, Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt (a form of justification), but Joshua by faith, led the overcomers into The Promised Land (a type of sanctification).  They had to overcome the giants of the land (a form of striving), to reach their full inheritance.

Luke recorded by The Holy Spirit in Acts chapter 14:

21   After (Paul and Barnabas) preaching the wonderful news of the Gospel there and winning a large number of followers to Jesus, they retraced their steps and revisited Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch.

22 At each place they went, they strengthened the lives of the believers and encouraged them to go deeper in their faith. And they taught them, “It is necessary for us to enter into the realm of God’s Kingdom, because that’s the only way we will endure our many trials and persecutions.”

There’s one gate at the beginning of the road of faith (called “justification”) that allows believers to enter the Kingdom of God, (Matthew 7:14). And there’s another gate at the end of the road of faith (called “sanctification”) that allows believers to inherit the Millennial Kingdom by faithfulness, obedience, and endurance (Luke 13:34).

Paul summed up this second gate of sanctification when he wrote by The Holy Spirit in Philippians chapter 3:

8  Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for Whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ

9 and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;

10 that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death,

11 if, by any means, I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.

12 Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me.

13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead,

14 I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

Paul was saved yet he understood the opportunity and rewards that lie ahead for those who understood the Bema Seat of Christ.

Convergence!

The Holy Spirit keeps speaking the word “convergence” to me.

There are several prophetic themes converging:

Israel

Jerusalem

Temple

Babylon

Russia (Magog)

Rise of China

European SuperState

Ecumenical Religion (one world religion)

Global Government

One world currency

Rise of the Occult

Days of Sodom and Gomorrah

Dismantling of America as a world power

Global Debt exceeding the ability for repayment

Manmade viruses

Transhumanism

Instantaneous global transmission of events

Division within societies

His return is drawing near!

When you and I go before Jesus at the Bema Seat and have our individual review of our life here on earth, will we see that we could have done more for His Kingdom?  Ouch!