The presence of the indwelling Christ is a reality that is often abandoned in today’s popular teachings about the Lord’s coming. These end-time teachings take lightly the magnitude of the present reality of Christ in His people, so much so that His imminent manifestation in His body has been concealed by images of an apocalyptic... Continue Reading →
The Appearing of Christ 9 – Coming with Clouds
“Behold, he comes with clouds” (Rev. 1:7) As we continue to consider the mysteries of Christ’s appearing, we arrive at His coming with clouds. Various times in scripture the cloud is mentioned in reference to unique spiritual events that surround the Lord’s appearing. God uses different aspects of nature to relay spiritual truths of which... Continue Reading →
The Appearing of Christ 8 – “The Coming One Will Come”
“For in just a little while, the Coming One will come and not delay” (Heb. 10:37). The more we move closer to laying hold of the totality of the truth relayed in scripture about the coming of Christ, the more we will realize the depth and mystery of the matter. Every revelation that God brings... Continue Reading →
The Appearing of Christ 7 – Every Eye Will See Him
“Behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him” (Rev. 1:7). As all things draw closer to finding their culmination in Christ, there is a great expectation that EVERY EYE will see the coming of the Lord. Prior to His vision in Patmos, John had heard the Lord declare: “A little while... Continue Reading →
The Appearing of Christ 6 – Seeing Him with the Inward Man
There is a great necessity in our day to see Christ as He is, to know Him experientially in our innermost being, and to perceive Him with our spirit. For only then can we behold His coming. Today, the appearing of Christ is being perceived by those who are watchful and awake to that realm.... Continue Reading →
The Appearing of Christ 5 – A False Image of the Coming One
We have been considering the mysteries of Christ’s coming. In the last message we saw that that coming of Christ is a spiritual experience that every son of God is called to apprehend within. Contrary to the popular teaching of the “second coming”, the return of Christ is not as a man of flesh. Dear... Continue Reading →
The Appearing of Christ 4 – A Physical or Spiritual Coming?
If there is one topic that has generated great interest and debate among the Lord’s people it is the return of Christ. Yet it is also a subject that is most misunderstood. To those who have eyes to see and ears to hear, the great mysteries of God’s plan are yet being unveiled to His... Continue Reading →
The Appearing of Christ 3 – Coming to His Temple as Judge
We continue to consider the mysteries of the coming of Christ. As relayed in previous messages, the word "coming" is frequently used throughout scriptures to refer to the manifestation of the Lord among His people in order to accomplish some aspect of His plan and purpose, be it to purge or bless or teach and,... Continue Reading →
The Appearing of Christ 2 – Coming to His Temple as a Refiner
The events of our Lord Jesus’ coming into the temple portray wonderful spiritual truths about the appearing of His life in our being. In our individual progression, He is coming from the heaven of our spirit to the earth of our soul. To those who look for His coming within, Christ is yet coming to... Continue Reading →
The Appearing of Christ 1 – Coming to His Temple
“The Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to His temple” (Mal. 3:1) God is preparing a temple for His habitation in this hour. His temple is His abode and He is establishing it among man. Though men may exert much effort and money to build impressive buildings, these are of no value in the... Continue Reading →