We have allowed society to exchange our committment to righteousness for a spirit of tolerance towards the ways of the world. Jesus said, "You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything..." (Matthew 5:13) Salt is one of the most stable compounds on earth and cannot lose its "saltiness" on its own. What causes salt to become ineffective is its being mixed or diluted with other materials. We face a great danger of contamination because we mix with the world. We mix the standards of God's Word with the worlds standards and think nothing of it. We have become callused to the fact that we are compromising the Word of God. God's people are losing their saltiness-their effectiveness in preserving good. It was so important to Jesus that we be the salt of the earth, He declared that to lose our saltiness is to render ourselves Kingdom rejects. God said to come out of the world. Today it is often difficult to tell the Christian from the non-Christian. And this is the reason for the suffering and defeat so many Christians are experiencing. The fruits of our society, as well as those of the Christian community, compared to the teaching of Jesus Christ and the Word of God, is not a pretty picture. It seems that very few Christians are committed to be salt and light whenever, wherever, and however they can. Could this be you: so busy with your everyday affairs that you cannot see we are in the middle of a spiritual warfare that is feeding on a very self-centered, self-serving people. The committment of Christians has become greater in satisfying their "everyday wants" in life over and above their committment to know and obey the standards of God. We have become neglectful, disobedient, and unfaithful to Almighty God. And we wonder why our lives are in the fix they are. Wake up people! Jesus is coming back very, very, very soon. Will you be ready?

1_Foreword

Please read "The Meshubah Church" with all seriousness. Read it more than once to get a complete understanding. And be sure to ask (the) Holy Spirit to reveal the truths of this word as they apply to your life and others. He will if you are truly sincere. This is an 'end time' message. Some will laugh, some will scoff, some will receive it, and some will pass it on to others. But be assured of this, change is even now underway within the body of Christ-you do not have to be "carnal minded, without sufficient armor of God to stand against all the strategies of the devil". Here are some words that you will need to have an understanding of. Chastise means 'to punish'. Chastisement denotes training of a child through instruction, correction, and discipline...giving us full possession of our salvation. Chastening is (allowing) the infliction of evils and calamities. Chaste is to make pure from every fault; to make holy, as being free from defilement; to make pure, as being tested; to make pure as being cleansed. Scourge means punishment by whipping. Among the Hebrews, the usual mode was that of beating with a 'rod'. Purging means to cleanse, purify, refined as with gold. Woe means to cause deep sorrow, grief, misfortune or calamity. Prophet is one to whom and through whom God speaks. Prophesy signifies 'the speaking forth of the mind and counsel of God'. Scantified is thoroughly purified and perfected by Him from all moral evil...spiritual holiness through Him. Abide is to stay, continue, stand and endure in Him. Consecrated is to make new, perfected, fully grown, mature...those who abide in God, giving them to be possessed of the very 'character of God', by reason of which..."as He is, even so are they in this world". Meshubah ( pronounced: mesh-oo-bah ) is a Hebrew word meaning 'to apostatize' and refers to backsliding.

2_A Message To The Body Of Christ

"For the time has come for judgment, and it must begin first among God's own children. And if even we Christians must be judged, what terrible fate awaits those who have never believed God's Good News." 1 Peter 4:17,18. On July 2nd, 2001, I heard Him say, "...and it starts now." Judgment begins with the household of God. Why? Because of who God is. He is Holiness. He is coming back for a Bride-one totally committed to Him and Him alone. Where do you stand with God? Now is a good time to find out because, rather you believe me or not, our Lord and Saviour is coming back very, very, very soon. How do I know? He told me. And if you will ask Him, He will tell you too. His sheep hear His voice. It was Sunday night and I had gone to bed. In the quiet, Jesus and I were talking. I don't remember the details of the conversation. I know for some time I had been burdened by the 'condition' of the Church. And then the Holy Spirit spoke these words, "Read Jeremiah. I have a message I want you to give to the Church." Now I could not sleep. I got up to do as my Lord had commanded. As I opened my Bible, the Holy Spirit said, "Where you read the word 'Israel', I want you to use the word 'Church'." I had never read the book of Jeremiah. I was familiar with certain verses, but I had no idea what the book was even about. I began. And as I read, the Holy Spirit gave me the understanding. Something else happened as I read. I cried. And I cried. I asked,"Why am I crying like this, Lord?" He replied, "The spirit of Jeremiah has come upon you." Jeremiah had wept over Israel. Now I was weeping over the Church. The Lord asked Jeremiah, "What do you see?" And Jeremiah answered, "I see the rod of an almond tree." The Lord said to Jeremiah, "You have seen well; for I will hasten my word to perform it." The word of the Lord came a second time saying, "What do you see?" "I see a seething pot and the face is toward the North." Then the Lord said, "Out of the North an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land." Jeremiah 1: 11-14. And now the Lord was asking me, "Tim, what do you see?'
The Holy Spirit gave me this revelation. The almond tree is the first to bloom in the spring revealing the beginning of something new. The rod is a whip made out of a branch and symbolizes a 'chastening'. Hasten and perform means quickly accomplished. A seething pot is a Church 'out of order' with God. The face toward the North shows a Church looking in the wrong direction. The North is a place away from God-dark and gloomy. An evil shall break forth is a violent attack of satan. And all the inhabitants is the Church.

3_When Committment Crumbles

Remember, The Holy Spirit said, "Where you read the word 'Israel', I want you to use the word 'Church'." "And the people of Israel groaned under their bondage and cried out for help..." Exodus 2:23......"Have you seen what that faithless and backsliding Israel has done..." Jeremiah 3:6......"I will speak My judgments against them touching all their wickedness who have forsaken Me, and have burned incense unto other gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands." Jeremiah 1:16......And the Lord says, "These people say they are mine. They honor Me with their lips but their hearts are far away, And their worship is a farce, for they merely teach human commands and teachings. Because of this, I will do wonders among these 'hypocrites'. I will show that human wisdom is foolish and even the most brilliant people lack understanding." Isaiah 29:13,14......" they call Me the Most High, but they don't truly honor Me." Hosea 11:7. A stubborn Church continuing in sin 'by living according to it's own standard of righteousness and holiness'. Having withdrawn from the course confirmed by the Word of God, the Church has returned along a path already travelled, 'that of being unfaithful in following God's ways' and 'forsaken Him'. Through disobedience, the Church has 'burned incense unto other gods' by compromising its moral and ethical values with those of the world. It has become a Church characterized by self-centeredness and self-will over God's will. The Church of God is exalted above the God of the Church...'worshipping the works of their own hands'...where ritual is preferred over the presence of God...where worship is just another activity in a busy schedule. A callous disregard of God! Prophesy: God is allowing a darkness to come over the Church because of His children's wickedness. God is chastening His children. A purging is taking place and it starts in the Church-separating the tares from the wheat. It will look bad...look to Me...stay hid in Me...I Am your Secret Place. It starts now. satan is seeking whom he may devour from among God's children and it will be allowed. There was always a covering of prayer over the Church by the faithful and obedient for protection from satan and his horde. Now this is lifted. My children deny the Power, (the) Holy Spirit...by doing this, they deny Me. Through their own judging they will be judged. They don't believe the whole Word...by doing this, they call Me a liar. Only the strong in Me will survive this darkness and they are the Bride I am coming back for.

4_A Call To Holiness

God is sending forth a 'chastening' that will expose His children's true thoughts and characters. We can say anything with our mouths, but God is looking at our hearts. "My child do not think lightly or scorn to submit to the correction and discipline of the Lord, nor lose courage and give up when you are corrected by Him. For the Lord corrects and disciplines everyone whom He loves, and He punishes, even whips, every child whom He accepts and welcomes to His heart and cherishes. For the time being no discipline brings joy, but seems grievous and painful; but afterwards it yields a peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it. A harvest of fruit which consist in righteousness-in conformity to God's will in purpose, thought, and action, resulting in right living through our right standing with God." Hebrews 12:5,6,10,11. A view of discipline that has almost been forgotten today. It's a blessing to be disciplined by God. He disciplines us for our certain good, that we may become sharers in His own Holiness. "Behold, happy is the one whom God corrects: therefore, despise not the chastening of the Almighty." Job 5:17......"Blessed is the man or woman whom You discipline and instruct, O Lord, and teach out of your law that You may give him or her power to keep himself or herself calm in the days of adversity." Psalm 94:12,13......"Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my thoughts. Point out anything in me that grieves You and lead me along the path of everlasting life." Psalm 139:23,24. There is no middle ground with Jesus. When He came to earth, He gave His whole life for us and to us. If we are truly His children, we will give our whole life for Him and to Him. We are called to a committment of love, faith, and obedience. The kind of committment we read of Peter when he said, "Lord, we have left everything to follow You." Luke 18:28. Be strong with the Lord's mighty power. "Put on all of God's armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies and tricks of the devil. For we are not fighting against people made of flesh and blood, but against the evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against those mighty powers of darkness who rule this world, and against wicked spirits in the heavenly realms. Use every piece of God's armor to resist the enemy in the time of evil, so that after the battle you will still be standing firm. Stand your ground, putting on the sturdy belt of truth and the holy armor of God's righteousness. For shoes, put on the peace that comes from the Good News, so that you will be fully prepared. In every battle you will need faith as your shield to stop the fiery arrows aimed at you by the evil one. Put on salvation as your helmet and take 'the sword of the Spirit' which is the Word of God. Pray at all times, and on every occasion in the power of the Holy Spirit." Ephesians 6:10-18.

5_Whitewashed Sepulchres

The 'Lukewarm Church': Prophecy....Once enlightened but now have fallen away...have a form of godliness but deny the Power...I would that you were cold or hot...I will spew you out of my mouth...repent...receive the whole Word. A Church where God is no longer the main focus. A church caught up in themselves...how they look 'on the outside'. "Alas for you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for you wash and clean the outside of the cup or dish, while within they are full of greed and self-indulgence. Blind Pharisees, first wash clean 'the inside of the cup or dish' and then 'the outside of the cup or dish' will be clean also...for you are just like whitewashed sepulchres, the outside of which pleases the eye, though inside they are full of dead men's bones and of all that is unclean. The same is true of you: outwardly you seem to the human eye to be good and honest men, but, within, you are full of insincerity and disregard of God's Law." Matthew 23:25-28 Consider these profiles. Scribes preserved in written form the Law and Hebrew scripture. They were interpreters of the Law and leaders of the people...'evaded certain of their own precepts'...fostered external formalism...persecuted Peter and John...had a part in stoning Stephen...denounced by Christ Jesus for 'adding to the scriptures' interpretations based on traditions and had thus made 'the Word of God of none effect'. They were ambitious for honor which they demanded. Pharisees were Rabbis and laymen who separated themselves from the general public because of their extreme devotion to the Law and leading a separate life of holiness. Good intentions, but over the centuries they had departed from the whole truth and 'written their own interpretations of the Law'. Their holiness became 'superficial self-righteousness'-an outward standard of holiness that emphasized formal correctness over the righteousness of an act...very religious but spiritually barren...persecuted Christ Jesus and His followers...received the Lord's most stinging rebukes...made 'the Word of God of none effect'. Sadducees were the wealthy, Jewish, priestly 'politically correct' party...profited from business in the temple. Relied on logic, putting little importance in faith...did not believe the whole Word...did not believe in a bodily resurrection or eternal life. They did not believe in angels or demons...and were often willing to compromise their values to maintain status and positions. Hypocrites were people pretending to be something they were not...'play acting'.
Ignored certain commandments...formal, outward show of correctness...added to the scriptures...promoted man made traditions...departed from the whole truth...wrote their own interpretations...superficial self-righteousness...very religious...spiritually barren...pretending to be something they were not...making the Church a business...logically minded-not God minded...willing to compromise their values..."made the Word of God of none effect" Mark 7:13. Let me remind you...this is a message for the Church today. It's not about the Scribes, the Pharisees, or the hypocrites of times past...it's about us! As I wrote this, the Holy Spirit revealed to me that many of you would, just now, become angry or offended. He says for you to do neither...don't let satan steal this word from you...yield to the Holy Spirit's conviction to keep reading. He told me to give you this scripture to encourage you. "For I know the plans I have for you", declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. You will seek Me and find Me when you seek Me with all your heart." Jeremiah 29:11-13

6_The Woes

"Guaranteed to stir God's anger", says Holy Spirit, author of Bible.......Woe To Those Who...suppress movement of the Holy Spirit...never going into the Holy of Holies or allowing others to. (Matthew 23:13) Woe To Those Who...pretend to hunger for holiness, but, in truth, their motives are money, power, and status...Tares. (Matthew 23:14) Woe To Those Who...promote 'evangelism for show'...works and outward appearances instead of inner renewal through the work of our Lord and Saviour Christ Jesus. (Matthew 23:15) Woe To Those Who...demean the sacredness of the sanctuary...worship the creation above the Creator...dishonor the altar with entertainment in place of worship...show disrespect to God...to regard as not important...to treat with contempt...a social club under a Christian banner. (Matthew 23:16-22) Woe To Those Who...esteem oneself above others...being judgmental...self-righteous...legalistic...having conditional love. (Matthew 23:23,24) Woe To Those Who...focus on the blessings of God instead of focusing on the God of blessings...are self indulgent...covetous...desire for advantage...are greedy and lovers of self. (Matthew 23:25,26) Woe To Those Who...pretend to be something they are not...do religious works to be exaulted of man...have an appearance of holiness; inwardly, their heart is far from God...are image conscious. (Matthew 23:27,28) Woe To Those Who...edify the flesh and not the spirit..."mask over" sin and wrongdoing...choose to align with a particular truth or a perversion of one; thereby, avoiding submission to the whole truth of the Word of God-leading to ruin...declaring good in oneself-Heresy. (Matthew 23:29-31) "Now I am abandoning you to the consequences of your persistence in sin." (Matthew 23:38) There are (7) woes to the children of God. There is (1) woe to the tares. Tares, a kind of weed called 'darnel' grows in grain fields, as tall as wheat...resembling wheat in appearance. They produce sleepliness, nausea, convulsions, and even death. They are poisonous to man. The Lord describes tares as 'the sons of the evil one'. They are a 'kind of weed' resembling the children of God. They deceive, mislead, and take advantage of. They are poisonous to the Church. The plants can be separated out, but the custom, as in the parable, is to leave the cleaning out 'til near the time of harvest. "Gather together first the tares." (Matthew 13:30) The 'cleaning out' has begun! This is what the Amen says: "I know your doings (griefs to Me), you are neither cold (lost) nor hot (on fire); I would that you were hot or cold! Accordingly, because you are lukewarm (not committed to Me), and neither cold nor hot, before long (now), I will vomit you (purge you) out of My mouth (by My speaking it). You say I am rich (self-sufficient) and have wealth stored up (self-perpetuating) and I stand in need of nothing (self-sustaining); and you do not know (are deceived), that if there is a wretched (miserable) creature, it is you-pitiable (wicked), poor (lacking), blind (dulled spiritual perception), naked (carnal-minded without sufficient armor of God to stand against all the strategies of the devil). Therefore, I counsel (give My mind to) you to buy (obtain for a price) of Me gold (sound doctrine and righteousness of life and conduct) refined in the fire (purged of self), that you may become rich (God-sufficient) and white robes to put on (made pure) as to hide (cover) your shameful nakedness (carnel mindedness), and eye-salve (Holy Spirit) to annoint your eyes with (to come upon you) so that you may be able to see (enabled to possess the whole truth and be delivered holy, separated unto God). All whom I hold dear, I reprove and chastise; therefore be in earnest (sincere in your heart) and repent. I am now standing at the door and am knocking. If anyone listens to My voice (Holy Spirit) and opens the door (completely surrenders your whole life to My Lordship), I will go in to be with him and will feast with him, and he shall feast with Me (fellowship). To the one who overcomes, I will give the privilege of sitting down with Me on My throne (to be My Bride), as I also have overcome and have sat down with My Father on His throne. Let all who have ears give heed (listen and pay attention) to what the Holy Spirit is saying to the Church." Revelations 3:15-22
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