All in for Jesus
Dear Teammate,
“LET NO MAN DECEIVE YOU BY ANY MEANS: FOR THAT DAY SHALL NOT COME, EXCEPT THERE COME A FALLING AWAY FIRST, AND THAT MAN OF SIN BE REVEALED, THE SON OF PERDITION; WHO OPPOSETH AND EXALTETH HIMSELF ABOVE ALL THAT IS CALLED GOD, OR THAT IS WORSHIPPED; SO THAT HE AS GOD SITTETH IN THE TEMPLE OF GOD, SHEWING HIMSELF THAT HE IS GOD.” 2 THESSALONIANS 2:3-4
Jesus is definitely coming back, but He’s just not coming tomorrow, next week or next year! “How can you say that, Thad?” Easy, Jesus is coming back when He told us He is coming back. We need to be informed of the days we are living in. We are approaching the “End of Years”. Gifts to the body (apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers) should be preparing the sheep for the days ahead; which are not “all” great things that will hit our precious, planet earth. We need to be building faith (teaching the Word) in people so that they will be strong in the Word and fervent in the spirit. We must be ready to endure anything and everything until the rapture ride. Jesus made it very clear of what type of days we are starting to live in;
“THE BEGINNING OF SORROWS”
The Master went into much detail in Matthew 24 to prepare us for the end. Most people want to just stick their heads in the sand and pray that Covid-19 will go away, fires will go away, earthquakes will go away, racial tension will go away, killings will go away, etc. Well, if you want the truth, then don’t let the WORD go away! The “Good News” is we’re going to heaven. The “Bad News” is we’re going to have to go through a lot of negative stuff to get there!
“WE MUST GO THROUGH THIS TO GET TO THAT”
It is time to be teaching this stuff! Jesus would have never shared the end with us “if” He didn’t want us to know. Much of the church is ignorant; in thinking Jesus will rescue us from the bad. Those are lies! Jesus warned us of false prophets that are in error concerning the End. We go through “this” (difficult times) to get to “that” (the rapture; the great ride in the sky!).
“THEN SHALL THEY DELIVER YOU UP TO BE AFFLICTED, AND SHALL KILL YOU: AND YE SHALL BE HATED OF ALL NATIONS FOR MY NAME’S SAKE. AND THEN SHALL MANY BE OFFENDED, AND SHALL BETRAY ONE ANOTHER, AND SHALL HATE ONE ANOTHER. AND MANY FALSE PROPHETS SHALL RISE, AND SHALL DECEIVE MANY.” MATTHEW 24:9-11
“FOR THEN SHALL BE GREAT TRIBULATION, SUCH AS WAS NOT SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE WORLD TO THIS TIME, NO, NOR EVER SHALL BE. AND EXCEPT THOSE DAYS SHOULD BE SHORTENED, THERE SHOULD NO FLESH BE SAVED: BUT FOR THE ELECT’S SAKE THOSE DAYS SHALL BE SHORTENED.” MATTHEW 24:21-22
“Thad! Stop it! You’re scaring me!” No! God didn’t give you a spirit of fear! He gave you a spirit of power, love and a sound mind! He’s also given you a measure of faith! We must be increasing our faith! God is preparing His bride, but many are getting antsy and wanting to break up the engagement with their fiancé as the BIG DAY approaches. It is sad, but many are beginning to “fall away.” But not you, or me! We are cleaning up (brooming and grooming); and actually, assembling MUCH MORE frequently as we see the incredible day approaching.
“NOT FORSAKING THE ASSEMBLING OF OURSELVES TOGETHER, AS THE MANNER OF SOME IS; BUT EXHORTING ONE ANOTHER: AND SO MUCH THE MORE, AS YE SEE THE DAY APPROACHING.” HEBREWS 10:25
We are living in the greatest time ever known to mankind! We are about to see the power of the Holy Ghost unleashed all over the world like we’ve never seen before. Those that have decided to be “ALL IN” with Jesus in these last years will be used mightily in the greatest outpouring of signs, wonders and miracles that the church has ever witnessed. These are the days that Joel prophesied about and that Peter repeated and declared on the day of Pentecost:
“BUT THIS IS THAT WHICH WAS SPOKEN BY THE PROPHET JOEL; AND IT SHALL COME TO PASS IN THE LAST DAYS, SAITH GOD, I WILL POUR OUT OF MY SPIRIT UPON ALL FLESH: AND YOUR SONS AND YOUR DAUGHTERS SHALL PROPHESY, AND YOUR YOUNG MEN SHALL SEE VISIONS, AND YOUR OLD MEN SHALL DREAM DREAMS: AND ON MY SERVANTS AND ON MY HANDMAIDENS I WILL POUR OUT IN THOSE DAYS OF MY SPIRIT; AND THEY SHALL PROPHESY: AND I WILL SHEW WONDERS IN HEAVEN ABOVE, AND SIGNS IN THE EARTH BENEATH; BLOOD, AND FIRE, AND VAPOUR OF SMOKE.” ACTS 2:16-19
Right in the middle of all the uncertainty, God is going to pour out the Holy Ghost; millions upon millions of souls are going to be saved, delivered, healed and set free. We need to be fighting in the Spirit, sensitive to His leading, losing our life completely, and willing to die for Jesus!
“I AM CRUCIFIED WITH CHRIST: NEVERTHELESS I LIVE; YET NOT I, BUT CHRIST LIVETH IN ME: AND THE LIFE WHICH I NOW LIVE IN THE FLESH I LIVE BY THE FAITH OF THE SON OF GOD, WHO LOVED ME, AND GAVE HIMSELF FOR ME.” GALATIANS 2:20
“FOR YE ARE BOUGHT WITH A PRICE: THEREFORE GLORIFY GOD IN YOUR BODY, AND IN YOUR SPIRIT, WHICH ARE GOD’S.” 1 CORINTHIANS 6:20
There will be a big shifting in the body of Christ. God has been watching to see who is with Him and who is not. The test has been qualifying many ministries for the “End of Years” revival. The transfer of wealth and the transfer of anointing is on the horizon. Many ministries will close (some already have); they will just leave, shut the door to their churches, and call it quits. We have witnessed countless ministries that have protected themselves while leaving the sheep high and dry. Jesus has been watching. Oh, dear Lord, has He been watching.
“BUT WHEN HE SAW THE MULTITUDES, HE WAS MOVED WITH COMPASSION ON THEM, BECAUSE THEY FAINTED, AND WERE SCATTERED ABROAD, AS SHEEP HAVING NO SHEPHERD. THEN SAITH HE UNTO HIS DISCIPLES, THE HARVEST TRULY IS PLENTEOUS, BUT THE LABOURERS ARE FEW; PRAY YE THEREFORE THE LORD OF THE HARVEST, THAT HE WILL SEND FORTH LABOURERS INTO HIS HARVEST.” MATTHEW 9:36-38
The end will be nasty. There’s no other way to put it. Christians will be persecuted like the early church; many beatings, injustices and horrific deaths. All of those early apostles ended up dying for their faith. They are under the altar of God right now; waiting for the Lord to return. When Jesus opens up the 5th seal (the rapture takes place after the 6th seal!) it is interesting what He says to all of the martyrs that are begging for Him to go back and judge the planet….
“AND WHEN HE HAD OPENED THE FIFTH SEAL, I SAW UNDER THE ALTAR THE SOULS OF THEM THAT WERE SLAIN FOR THE WORD OF GOD, AND FOR THE TESTIMONY WHICH THEY HELD: AND THEY CRIED WITH A LOUD VOICE, SAYING, HOW LONG, O LORD, HOLY AND TRUE, DOST THOU NOT JUDGE AND AVENGE OUR BLOOD ON THEM THAT DWELL ON THE EARTH? AND WHITE ROBES WERE GIVEN UNTO EVERY ONE OF THEM; AND IT WAS SAID UNTO THEM, THAT THEY SHOULD REST YET FOR A LITTLE SEASON, UNTIL THEIR FELLOWSERVANTS ALSO AND THEIR BRETHREN, THAT SHOULD BE KILLED AS THEY WERE, SHOULD BE FULFILLED.” REVELATION 6:9-11
John the Baptist, Stephen, James, Peter, Paul, Matthew, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Mark, Jude, Timothy, Barnabas, Philemon and John (to name a few) are all waiting for Jesus to avenge their blood on them that dwell on the earth. They are getting a little impatient under that altar. They want out, but Jesus told them that they need to wait a little bit longer, because other martyrs will be joining them! That’s how much He loves the world! The disciples of Christ died horrific deaths; multitudes of others have also; and many more will. We must be willing to die for our faith in the last years. There will be a final call from God before the antichrist takes over the world. That is years away, but we need to be ready, we will be there before you know it.
“WHEREFORE GIRD UP THE LOINS OF YOUR MIND, BE SOBER, AND HOPE TO THE END FOR THE GRACE THAT IS TO BE BROUGHT UNTO YOU AT THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST;” 1 PETER 1:13
“HE THAT SHALL ENDURE UNTO THE END, THE SAME SHALL BE SAVED.” MATTHEW 24:1
Girding and Enduring!
Thad Reece