The Latter Rain Revival Movement Part
3 - RUSSIAN BRIEFING - Credit Suisse Covering Up Nazi Gold Links - EBS Tests in
Florida & New York 4/20 - CIA Recruited 911 Hijackers - Israel Increasing
Syria Attacks - CANADA FREE PRESS - Eugenics, Propaganda, and Censorship and more.
Researched & Comments by Pastor
Gary Boyd
April 21st 2023
RUSSIAN BRIEFING: Russia, Bolivia
Dump US Dollar And Agree to Trade Increases -
April 20, 2023 - Posted by Russia Briefing - The Russian Foreign
Minister, Sergey Lavrov is on a Latin American tour and has been meeting with
the Brazilian President and Foreign Ministers. Catching up with his Bolivian
counterpart Rogelio Mayta in the Venezuelan capital Caracas, Lavrov and Mayta
have introduced a new trade transaction system to drop the US dollar and Euro
and carry out international commercial transactions using the Russian Ruble and
the Bolivian Boliviano instead. https://www.russia-briefing.com/news/russia-bolivia-dump-us-dollar-and-agree-trade-increases.html/
THE TELEGRAPH: Credit Suisse accused
of covering up Nazi gold links - Swiss lender 'inexplicable terminated' ombudsman
overseeing investigation – By James Warrington - 19 April 2023 • 2:52pm - Credit
Suisse has been accused of hampering an investigation into its links to the
Nazis that revealed dozens of previously undisclosed accounts. A review
launched by the Swiss lender has an “unnecessarily rigid and narrow scope”,
according to the Budget Committee of the US Senate, which added that an
independent ombudsman brought in to oversee the investigation had been
“inexplicably terminated”. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2023/04/19/credit-suisse-nazi-gold-bank/
BLP - POLL: More Americans Believe
Mental Health Not Gun Control as Cause of Mass Shootings - By Jose Nino - Apr 20,
2023 - After the mass shooting at Nashville’s Covenant School on March 27,
2023, there have been increased calls for civilian disarmament among the
political class. However, according to a recently published poll by Rasmussen,
a plurality of voters view mental health as the main cause of mass shootings.
42% of likely United States voters believe mental health is more to blame for
mass shootings in America, whereas 29% blame firearms access. An additional 11%
indicated social media is more to blame for mass shootings, whereas 7% blame
school problems and 6% believe family problems are more to blame. https://bigleaguepolitics.com/poll-more-americans-believe-mental-health-not-gun-control-as-cause-of-mass-shootings/
US MILITARY NEWS – RESTORED REPUBLIC
- Judy Byington: It's Begun! On Thurs. 20 April 2023 at Around 4:30 AM There
Were EBS Tests in Florida and New York - Restored Republic via a GR: Update
as...Friday, April 21, 2023 7:48 - PREPARE FOR EMERGENCY BROADCAST SYSTEM
ACTIVATION: The EBS will involve Ten Days of Communication Darkness where
Phones, Internet, Credit/Debit Cards and ATMs will not work, while three
eight-hour documentaries will be broadcast on TV and Radio 24/7. https://beforeitsnews.com/alternative/2023/04/judy-byington-its-begun-on-thurs-20-april-2023-at-around-430-am-there-were-ebs-tests-in-florida-and-new-york-restored-republic-via-a-gr-update-as-3791750.html
Stew Peters Full Show - Treason: Docs
Show CIA Recruited 911 Hijackers (Video) - Friday, April 21, 2023 8:20 - Here
it is, Folks!! The evidence that exposes every scumbag that was involved in
9/11! Stew presents the evidence and documents that blows Deep State right out
of the water!! - https://beforeitsnews.com/9-11-and-ground-zero/2023/04/stew-peters-full-show-treason-docs-show-cia-recruited-911-hijackers-video-2443101.html
New David Rodriguez & Juan O
Savin: The New Judas - Here We Go - Deep State in Trouble! - Friday, April 21,
2023 8:06 - https://beforeitsnews.com/prophecy/2023/04/new-david-rodriguez-juan-o-savin-the-new-judas-here-we-go-deep-state-in-trouble-2540602.html
NTEB: Powerful New Billboard For
Bibles Behind Bars Program Goes Up In Downtown Saint Augustine On The Busiest
Section Of Rt. 1 In Saint Johns County - Friday, April 21, 2023 10:17 - Our
brand-new Bibles Behind Bars billboard just went up over one of the busiest
stretches of Rt1 in downtown Saint Augustine! https://beforeitsnews.com/global-unrest/2023/04/powerful-new-billboard-for-bibles-behind-bars-program-goes-up-in-downtown-saint-augustine-on-the-busiest-section-of-rt-1-in-saint-johns-county-2537730.html
YNET: Israeli companies develop
bioprinted organs - Stratasys, CollPlant to first produce breast implants using
Stratasys’ P3 bioprinter and CollPlant’s bio-inks derived from collagen,
designed to replace silicone implants by regenerating breast tissue without
eliciting an immune response – By Yisrael Wolman|Yesterday | 13:03 - Israel-based
Stratasys – a 3D printing manufacturer, and CollPlant – a regenerative and
aesthetic medicine company, announced a joint development of plant-based
technologies for tissue regeneration and organ manufacturing. https://www.ynetnews.com/health_science/article/s1op1orgh
JERUSALEM POST: Israel increasing
Syria attacks to prevent Iranian weapon deliveries – Gallant - Defense Minister
Gallant said that Israel doubled the number of attacks in Syria in the first
quarter of 2023. - By JERUSALEM POST STAFF Published: APRIL 20, 2023 18:07 - Updated:
APRIL 20, 2023 21:21 - Israel has been increasing attacks in Syria over the
past few months to prevent Iranian deliveries of weapons to the country,
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Thursday, Walla reported. “In the first
quarter of 2023, we doubled the number of attacks in Syria,” he was quoted as
saying. “We are systematically harming Iranian abilities and assets in the
area. We will not allow Iran to set up a Syrian army that will turn the Golan
Heights into Lebanon.” https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-739807
WATCHERS: Record-breaking rice
shortage in 2023 threatens global food security - Thursday, April 20, 2023 - Rice
production for 2023 is set to log its largest shortfall in two decades,
according to Fitch Solutions. This severe global deficit is primarily driven by
the ongoing war in Ukraine, and weather-related challenges in major
rice-producing countries like China and Pakistan. Over 3.5 billion people
worldwide, particularly in Asia-Pacific, are feeling the impact of rising rice
prices, as the region consumes 90% of the world’s rice. Fitch Solutions warns
that rice prices will likely remain high until 2024, posing serious
implications for food price inflation and food security for the poorest
households. https://watchers.news/2023/04/20/record-breaking-rice-shortage-in-2023-threatens-global-food-security/
CANADA FREE PRESS: The Left’s New
Religion Is The LGBTQ Lifestyle And Their Churches Are Our Public Schools - LGBTQ
beliefs are a religious ideology & lifestyle. The believers need to find or
build locations to celebrate those ideals, just like all other religions. Using
public schools to recruit and groom new believers is not acceptable--it must be
stopped - By Milt Harris ——Bio and Archives--April 20, 2023 - he woke, liberal,
Marxist left has started a new religion. They preach it daily and with the
backing of a mesmerized MSM, a GOP party that is sleepwalking, and an inept
sock puppet administration, they are running rampant over every value that has
made our country great. It’s time that we stop dismissing this as a trend. It’s
time for rational people to understand that the left is using their new
religion, to unhinge the mentality of corporations, high tech, the criminal
justice system, and the public school system. - https://canadafreepress.com/article/the-lefts-new-religion-is-the-lgbtq-lifestyle-and-their-churches-are-our-public-schools
RAIR: Eugenics, Propaganda, and
Censorship - How the Lessons of the Holocaust Apply Today - By Amy Mek - April
19, 2023 - Against President Truman’s orders, more than 1,600 prominent Nazi
scientists and engineers were brought to the U.S. through Operation Paperclip,
but in doing so, their ideology was also imported into U.S. medical and
scientific institutions. The documentary “Never again is now global” features
Holocaust survivors sharing their memories of the events of the 1930s and
1940s. They draw direct parallels to current times, including the exclusion of
certain groups, propaganda, censorship, state-controlled science, and the
collaboration of doctors who legitimize these policies. Vera Sharav, the
initiator of the documentary, discusses its message and themes in an exclusive
interview with The Other Newspaper. https://rairfoundation.com/eugenics-propaganda-and-censorship-how-the-lessons-of-the-holocaust-apply-today/
New ShariRaye: Trump One Helluva
President! April 2023 Update - Friday, April 21, 2023 11:43 - https://beforeitsnews.com/prophecy/2023/04/new-shariraye-trump-one-helluva-president-april-2023-update-2540605.html
SG Anon Update "Stand Strong,
Stand Loud"!! - Must Video - Friday, April 21, 2023 11:32 - https://beforeitsnews.com/opinion-conservative/2023/04/sg-anon-update-stand-strong-stand-loud-must-video-3660791.html
SO MANY LIES BY THE BIDEN
ADMINISTRATION - HOW DO YOU KNOW WHAT IS REAL? - Friday, April 21, 2023 14:02 -
LIE, LIE, LIE – THAT’S THE NAZI BIDEN MOTTO - https://beforeitsnews.com/politics/2023/04/sio-many-lies-by-the-biden-administration-how-do-you-know-what-is-real-3288218.html
SKYWATCHTV: PART 6: LIES OF MEN AND
GODS—The Sci-Fi We Are Living - April 20, 2023 by Tom Horn - After opening this
series with a hard look at the contemporary Church’s shortcomings, you may have
expected us to proceed by outlining how the religious institution should revamp
itself to more fully reflect what God desires of His Churches - https://www.skywatchtv.com/2023/04/20/wicked-6/
ZERO HEDGE: Doug Casey On Rising
Crime, Legalized Shoplifting, And Other Disturbing Trends In US Cities - BY
TYLER DURDEN - THURSDAY, APR 20, 2023 - 06:40 PM - Authored by Doug Casey via
InternationalMan.com - International Man: In parts of California and other
states, shoplifting under $950 has been de-facto decriminalized. The practical
reality is that thieves can now walk into a store and steal whatever they can
without fear of police intervening—as long as it’s under $950. The trend of
de-facto legalization of shoplifting is spreading across the country. Doug
Casey: The rise in crime in general and the veritable legalization of
shoplifting, in particular, are really just symptoms. The real problem is that
the moral fabric of the US and many other Western countries are torn. There’s
not much of a moral compass left. It’s no longer clear to the average American
what is right and what is wrong. Right and wrong is now viewed as arbitrary
social constructs. Property rights are barely even seen as rights, which is
perverse since the very concept of rights is based on property—starting with
your own body, which is the most basic form of property. - https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/doug-casey-rising-crime-legalized-shoplifting-and-other-disturbing-trends-us-cities
By Thomas Ice
Researched by Pastor Gary Boyd
April 21st 2023
What is at stake in our examination
of the ” latter rain” teachings is the issue of God’ s plan and purpose for the
current Church Age in which we live and how it relates to the yet future
tribulation. I believe the Bible teaches that the Church Age is a distinct time
in which God is calling out from among the Gentiles a people (Acts 15:14-18),
who are combined into one new man with the Jewish remnant of this age (Eph. 2-
3). Does the Bible teach that the course of the Church Age will include a time
of restoration, revival, or a ” latter rain” revival? No! Thus, the need to
examine these teachings and contrast them with what the Bible does teach.
In previous issues I have probed into
the nature and development of ” latter rain” /restoration teachings. This article
will begin a comparison of these teachings and interpretations of the Bible to
see if they are supported by God’ s Word. This involves an interaction with
some of their foundational doctrines as well as an examination of key passages
from Scripture. It is my contention that while many within these traditions use
words and phrases from the Bible, they are not used in the way in which God has
intended in Scripture. I believe at many crucial points they mishandle God’ s
Word.
Key Theological Concepts and Passages
Restoration
” Latter rain” teachers say that the
church began at a high point and then began a path of decline. Around a.d. 1200
the decline bottomed out and began upward progress toward the full restoration
which they teach we are on the verge of seeing in our day. The first question
that comes to my mind is what passages from the Bible teach this?
Many passages teach that God’ s
program for Israel includes a time of decline, scattering, regathering, and
restoration (Deut. 4:25-31; 30:1-10). However, no such pattern is stated
concerning God’ s plan for the Church.
The parables of Matthew 13 speak of
the interadvent age between Christ’ s two comings and describe it as a time of
preaching (sowing) the gospel yielding varied responses (mostly rejection).
These parables indicate that the growth of Christendom will start out small and
become large. However, nothing is said in this passage about the spiritual
qualities during this time, unless, leaven implies the growth and spread of
apostasy. The New Testament is silent regarding a restoration for the Church.
Acts 3:21 is a major passage to which
Restorationist point in an attempt to give Scriptural support to their views.
Acts 3:19-21 says, ” Repent therefore and return, that your sins may be wiped
away, in order that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord;
and that He may send Jesus, the Christ appointed for you, whom heaven must
receive until the period of restoration of all things about which God spoke by
mouth of His holy prophets from ancient time.” Restorationist Dick Iverson says
of this passage, ” These are times when God will give the Church that which was
lost.” [22] Instead, Iverson should have said, ” These are times when God will
give Israel that which was lost.” If this refers to Israel and not the church
then Iverson is wrong. It is clear from the context that Peter is speaking to
Israel and not the church. It is the remnant within Israel that believed in
Jesus as their Messiah and made up the church. He could not be speaking to the
church since they were the ones who were repenting and returning to the Lord.
If a father were to give a large
amount of money to one of his two children and he wrote a letter to inform the
child of his gift, which was intercepted and read by the second child, it would
not follow that the second child could rightly claim the treasure merely by
reading the first child’ s mail. So it is with the Bible. Scripture written to
and referencing Israel are meant for Israel, even though another party may read
them and gain insight and appreciation for their common father. Letters
addressed to the church speak of things the Father has for her and not Israel.
Therefore, it is important, especially when examining prophetic passages, to
know to whom He is addressing.
Now let us look at some specific
points from this passage so that we might come to understand it in its intended
context. First, as in his Acts 2 sermon, Peter is speaking to a Jewish audience
whom he has accused of crucifying Christ. Notice the terms he used in verses
13-15 to heap guilt upon Israel: ” you delivered up and disowned,” ” but you
disowned,” ” but [you] put to death the Prince of life.” In verse 17 Peter told
the Jewish crowd that they had ” acted in ignorance,” which set the stage for
his call for them to repent and accept Jesus as their Messiah and the Messiah
of Israel. Then, after they accept Jesus as Messiah (Zech. 12:10), their
promised Millennial Kingdom would be established, called by Peter in this
passage the ” times of refreshing.”
Second, another confirmation that
Peter is talking about Israel’ s Kingdom is seen in the noun ” restoration”
(3:21). The same word is used as a verb in Acts 1:6 when the disciples kept
asking Jesus before His ascension, ” Lord, is it at this time You are restoring
the kingdom to Israel?” Even after forty days of the Lord ” speaking of the
things concerning the kingdom of God” (Acts 1:3), His disciples were wondering
about the timing of the arrival of Israel’ s kingdom. Notice, the Lord’ s teaching
did not change their basic view of the kingdom, instead their questions revolve
around the timing of the kingdom. As the reader follows the flow of the context
in the early chapters of Acts, it is clear that this is the same concern Peter
is addressing to the group in chapter three. He proclaims that the condition
for the coming of the kingdom is to accept Jesus as Israel’ s Messiah,
something that will take place at the end of the tribulation period.
Third, the Old Testament did not
predict the Church, but it did predict the coming of the Messianic kingdom. The
New Testament clearly reveals that the church was a mystery (secret) in Old
Testament times. This is not merely the logical conclusion of applying the
literal hermeneutic and observing that the Church is not foreseen in the Old
Testament. Instead, passages explicitly declare this. Romans 16:25-26, ”
according to the revelation of the mystery which has been kept secret for long
ages past, but now is manifested, and by the Scriptures of the prophets.”
Ephesians 3:1-9, ” you can understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,
which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now
been revealed to His holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit . . .”(4-5) ” . .
. to bring to light what is the administration of the mystery which for ages
has been hidden in God” (9). Colossians 1:24-28, ” which is the church . . .” ”
the mystery which has been hidden from the {past} ages and generations; but has
now been manifested to His saints” (26). These passages tell us that the
current age was a mystery during Old Testament times. Therefore, how could
references to Old Testament passages and events be predictive of God’ s plan
for the Church? They cannot! Once again, restoration/” latter rain” teachers
are (mis)applying passages which refer to Israel and wrongly linking them to
the Church. This results in the twisting and distortion of Scripture.
In a desperate attempt to support
their views of the restoration of the church, Restorationists sometimes present
a study of the word ” restore” from the Bible.[23] The result of these studies
demonstrate that there is not one passage that even comes close to supporting
their thesis of a last days restoration for the church. Many passages speak of
Israel’ s restoration, but not a single passage speaks of a time of restoration
of the church.
Another problem that arises from
confusing God’ s plan for Israel with that of the Church in Acts 3:21 is stated
by Dick Iverson.
We notice also that Christ cannot
return until all that the prophets spoke be fulfilled. Many people think that
Christ could come at any minute. He could come for them any minute, but He will
not come for the Church until all be fulfilled. In fact, the heavens MUST retain
Him against that time, for when He returns He is coming for a fully restored
Church- a Church that is glorious, not having spot or wrinkle or any such
thing.[24]
Earl Paulk of Atlanta, takes a
similar position in his book Held In The Heavens Until. . .[25] Iverson is
correct if this passage refers to the church, but he is woefully wrong if it
refers to God’ s plan for Israel instead; as it does. Error built upon error
multiplies error and causes one to miss what the passage is actually teaching.
Acts 3:21 is only one of many passages which speak of a precondition for the
second coming in relation to Israel (cf. Zech. 12:10; Matt. 23:37-39), however,
there are no passages relating to any preconditions for the rapture of the
church as Restorationists suppose.
Since there are no passages in the
Bible supporting a restoration of the church, what does the New Testament teach
about the course of the current age? It teaches that this age will be a time in
which the Gospel is to be preached by believers throughout the age. God will be
saving some through faith in Christ as the gospel is preached. However, it will
also be a time of persecution for believers (John 15:18-24; 16:32-33) and
increasing apostasy of Christendom (2 Tim. 3:13), during which time believers are
encouraged to remain faithful to Christ regardless of the trends and pressures
(2 Tim. 3:14).
Apart from a few exceptions, the
church age is not a time of prophetic fulfillment. Instead, prophecy will be
fulfilled after the rapture, in relation to God’ s dealing with the nation of
Israel in the seven-year tribulation. The current church age, in which
believers live today, does not have a specific prophetic countdown or
timetable, as does Israel and her 70 weeks of years prophecy (Daniel 9:14-27).
The New Testament does, however, provide general traits that characterize the
church age in the following major passages: Matthew 13; Revelation 2- 3; 1
Timothy 4:1-3; 2 Timothy 3:1-5; 4:3-4; James 5:1-8; 2 Peter 2:1-22; 3:3-6; Jude
1-25. Even though specific prophecy is not given concerning the present church
age, these passages do paint a general picture of the course of this age. All
indicate that apostasy will characterize Christendom during the time when this
age ends with the rapture.
On the other hand, a specific outline
of Israel’ s history was given at the time of the birth of the nation (about
1400 BC). God told Moses in Deuteronomy 4:15-40 that when the nation arrived in
their promised land that they would disobey the Lord and be disciplined by
being scattered throughout the Gentile nations. Then one day they would be
gathered out from the peoples of the world and be restored to their ancient
land and would be blessed. This would happen ” in the latter days,” declares
the Lord, when ” you will return to the Lord your God and listen to His voice”
(4:30). Restoration is for Israel during the tribulation, not for the church.
(To Be Continued . . .)
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