The Restrainer Is Still Here
The Holy Spirit in a saint of God is their single defense against the spirit of the Antichrist invading our world. The Restrainer is not just the Holy Ghost but the Holy Ghost in the body of Christ. He will do nothing in the Church without the third person of the Triune God possessing vessals of honour. He does not operate in a worldly and unclean vessel. If you have compromised the Word of God in your life, you are a sitting duck for Satan. If you live by the fashions of this world, you cannot be His temple. The Restrainer is still here and will be here until the Rapture of the chosen saints, His Bride. Do not dare try and be an overcomer without the Overcomer Himself being the Lord of your life. We resist the onslaught of the Anti-Christ by our total surrender to Jesus Christ and the indwelling of His Holy Spirit. ” But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.” (I Corinthians 2:14) It’s impossible to even know the spirit world withour a pure understanding of the Scripture and the wisdom that the Holy Ghost gives “When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him” (Isaiah 59:19b). The work of the Holy Ghost is God’s gift to every “Born Again” believer. You do not need to beg for this ministry, it is His free Gift to every one of His Saints..
Gale Maiden
The man of sin will be exposed and destroyed, not by a departure of the church but by a gathering of the church into His presence. Darkness is only dispelled by light. Please read II Thes 2 closely.
This chapter teaches an apostasy of the church into the presence of God, not into sin. The definition of apostasy in no way implies and departure from good to evil or vice versa. Key is verse 1 of chapter 1. Paul exhorts the church to “fall away” into the presence of God.
I am so thankful that we as the church attached to the Head Jesus will facilitate the removal of men with sin or the man of sin. Our hope for mankind is salvation.
Richest Blessings
Jim
Pastor Chambers:
I really like the way you define our spiritual blessings as a defense. For too
long the church has seen the gifts of the Spirit like love, purity, joy, temperance as somehhow needing to be “validated” by the world. Our blessings are often scoffed at, not seen as they really are-dynamic and mighty. As you quote I Corinthians, the natural man does not understand this.
Could we even use the parable of Christ-not to throw our pearls before swine? These things are too holy to be “marketed”.
Yes, we are to be light and a city on a hill. But, also, the Holy Spirit is a great reserve to be used by believers, to be, as Paul stated “to be committed, unto Him AGAINST THAT DAY”
Ed Wood
Hello Pastor Joseph.
The presence of the Holy Spirit in all believers is, as you said the only thing holding back the advent of the Antichrist, though we can see in 1 John 2:18 that here have been, and likely still are many “antichrists” throughout history. I believe these are people who have willingly given themselves over to be indwelt by demons or even the devil himself. Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot, Mao Tse Tsung, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini appear to have been be such individuals.
I think we should remember that even the best of believers are still, by virtue of their birth into a flawed and cursed world, not perfect vessels for the Holy Ghost in which to reside. If that was true, Jesus would have not come to atone for sin.
Nevertheless, even with our human limitations and faults, the Holy Spirit can still be effective in our lives in getting out the word and providing the spiritual power that continues to hold back the coming and final Antichrist that will appear and rule the world in a time of unparalleled misery, until that great meeting we will have with Jesus in the air any day now.
Herb Kersten
How can you be “filled” with the Holy Spirit? The Holy Spirit is not a liquid that fills things.
The expression comes from Ephesians 5:18 which says: “don’t let yourself come under the
influence of alcohol but let yourself come under the influence of the Holy Spirit”. You may be filled by the Holy Spirit by ceasing to resist the Holy Spirit. No effort is involved. It is a passive instruction. Stop resisting the Holy Spirit and you will come under His influence.
Blessings,
Herb Kersten
Evangelist
Melbourne, Australia
melvin meyers
The Holy Spirit still lives in unclesn people. For no-one is perfect in keeping the whole Torah. The Holy Spirit is not leaving the earth!! Because those who go threw the Great Tribulation will have the Greater move of the Holy Spirit. For Yahushua saved the Good wine for those that live threw the Great Tribulation. For even Peter in Act said in the last days. Act 2:17. For Yahweh wath to show the world He is more powerful then the antichrist. Just as He did with Moses and the people who came out of Egypt. There no pre-trib rapture. For I want to be of those who overcome the antichrist by the power of Yahweh.
Tom
Sir,
Quick question. For those unwise virgins whose lamps are not filled with oil nor wicks trimmed. Those that the door of grace is shut upon. Will any of those left during the 70th week be included with those chosen as the bride?
Shalom,
Tom