Volcanic Eruptions, Earthquakes and More

L D Oxford

(Get Ready For What Is Coming Ahead!)

December 30, 2006 http://www.joshua-ap.net/

Matthew 24:4-8, Jesus answered, watch out that no man deceives you.
vs. 5, For many will come in my name, claiming, "I am the Christ (anointed one) and will deceive many.
vs. 6, You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.
vs. 7, Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.
vs. 8, All these are the beginning of birth pains. ~NIV

The Lord has been confirming over and again recently concerning, not only major spiritual shakings, but also natural shakings and disasters that are about to come upon the earth in an unprecedented manner for 2007 and beyond.

Even, as we have already seen some of these types of events, which have taken place over the past few years, there is now a new and fresh move of God's Spirit happening on one hand, with the judgments and shakings on the other side of the sword. Both are coming and some of it is already here, as we have been seeing.

It is the responsibility of the Body of Christ to prepare for what is coming so that we will be ready to help others when these things do come. If we do not prepare now, then we will run out of excuses to offer the Lord.

I have heard message after message here locally and also nationally, concerning how the Lord is holding the Body of Christ responsible, even more than governments or the unsaved. This is why the Lord tells us that judgment begins with the house of God.

So, all believers should stop blaming the government whenever a disaster hits, and the Body of Christ needs to wake up to the times in which we are now living, because the Lord will hold us accountable if we do not.

If we ask, where was President Bush when we needed him? God's answer to you is, "Where were you, when I needed you?" "Where was the church when I need them?"

This is a warning to all who have been apathetic and insensitive to the needs of others in the past up until this present time. It is now time to be shaken and awakened from selfishness, cold-heartedness and to have an attitude adjustment in the areas of holding offenses, unforgiveness and the wearing of emotions on your sleeves. These areas are all rooted in selfishness.

This will hold back God's breakthroughs and blessings more than anything else that I know of in the Body of Christ. These sins are just as bad as the widely publicized ministers sins over the media in God's eyes. Wrong is wrong and Sin is sin no matter what kind of package it comes in.

Remember This Scripture:

Matthew 24: 12 - Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, but he who stands firm to the end shall be saved. And this gospel of the Kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come. ~NIV

During Times Of Ministering To Others

When ministering to others here locally, several of the things that I keep hearing from people over and again is this:

"Most Christians do not really care about anyone but only pretend to care." Then, another complaint is that "most Christians are hypocrites, selfish and pretend that they are sooo... holy.

Then, they ignore people that they do not want to talk to...or help. They only love those who agree with them, such as those that are in their Christian clique, and even then, they are still very selfish."

This is so sad! When I hear these things from non-Christians and from hurting Christians also, I can only agree with them that this is true for the most part even, from my own experience. Although, I also know that there are many wonderful loving Christian believers out there also. But they are a remnant and are not always so easy to find.

Yet, I explain to them that God is not this way, it is not His fault, and there are still probably at least 20% of Christians out there, who really do have a heart for God and are generous when it comes to loving and helping others. But for the most part, what these people say is pretty much true.

Who Is The Church?

(What is Church, or who is the Church?)

*The people of God who have a genuine relationship with the Lord. People who show their love towards God through their loving, serving and helping others.

The meeting places of Church are (or should be) hospitals for both unsaved sinners and messed up Christians who need help also. So, we should not be going to church to look for perfect Christians, but should go to be a blessing to someone else, while keeping the Lord as our central focus.

When we keep our focus on Him, then we will be able to truly love others and there will be a remnant of believers who are truly sold out to the Lord that you can fellowship with.

The Lord will connect you with them when you stop judging others for not measuring up to your own standards. If you are looking for a perfect church and find it, then it wont be perfect anymore after you arrive there. Right? :)

I believe that the Lord is bringing His righteous judgment and more exposure upon many of these issues, because, how else can the unsaved be won over, or anyone become a part of the move of God with stubborn, obstinate and rebellious hearts.

The move of God's Spirit will be manifested through those who are willing to lay down everything for the sake of the Kingdom of God. This includes sacrificing comfort, finances, repenting from rotten attitudes, walking in forgiveness, dying to self, and being willing to give up everything that has been an idol to them in their lives.

What Is Coming Will Bring Great Change

The time seems very soon when these things will begin to take place on a greater scale, such as unprecedented volcanic eruptions around the Pacific rim (The Ring of Fire) and other places.

More destructive tsunamis, an increase in bizarre weather patterns with super hurricanes and F-5 tornados, along with stronger wide-spread earthquakes in many geographical areas.

There have been lots of confirming prophetic words that point to this, and they are all saying much of the same thing. These things will happen both in the natural and spiritually.

On True Spiritual Discernment

You must gain a strong knowledge of the Scriptures coupled with a deep relationship with the Lord, before you will have pure spiritual discernment.

Most people who say they have discernment, say, I feel, I think, my thoughts are this.... I suspect etc, etc.  That is not true discernment, because true discernment has little to do with your personal feelings or thoughts on the matter.

A lot of people have no real concept of what true discernment is. True discernment comes from the Lord and gives one the ability to "know" (to judge spiritually) through the anointing and through rightly dividing the word of truth, and it is not guesswork, nor does it involve suspicious thinking.

So, maybe...could be...might be... my thoughts are this...this is my opinion....has nothing to do with true discernment.

What I personally have experienced with people who claim to have discernment is nothing more than "a gift of suspicious thinking", which is not from God.

Many times, it is soulish and borders on yielding to familiar spirits and a spirit of witchcraft. True discernment is to "know by the Spirit of God" without all of the speculation in the flesh.

Below, I am including a few different prophetic words for 2007 and articles, which came forth recently during the latter part of this year. I will also include a few more in one of the next Joshua E-list messages that will be sent out soon after.

Read these prayerfully and allow the Lord to reveal to you further insight. If any of you have any other words to share from "reliable prophetic sources," please feel free to send them in here for me to read and we may post some of them. Thanks!

Much Love in Christ, L. D. Oxford

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