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The "Expectation" of the Legacy.

It was a Sunday Morning, services at Philadelphia Church had been cancelled due to weather, but I was committed to seeking the heart of the Father that morning at the Church, so I took the snowy trip up from Palmer Lake, CO early that Sunday morning, to Commerce City, CO, about a 90 minute drive.  Upon arrival at the Church I began to cry out to God about where He wanted to go with Philadelphia Church and the ministry my step-father and I had started nearly thirty years ago, “The Church” dba “Key 2 Changes”, a ministry focused on “Making Disciples”.  Over the course of the next two hours I came away with a real since that God was going to put everything into perspective, especially in light of him telling me just four weeks earlier that 2020 was going to be a year of “Expectations”, following the year before being a year of “Pregnancy and Double Portion”, as the Lord had spoken to me.  
 
With this new found confidence I committed the ministry and my heart to whatever direction that the Lord would lead me.  From the Church I proceeded to my Mother’s home to help her out around the house, as without my step-father being around she appreciated the company.  As I began to pack up for my return trip back to Palmer Lake, my Mother brought out a Series of CD’s that my step-father had purchased before his passing, just a year ago.  The CD series was from a ministry called Endtimes Ministries, led by a guy by the name of Irvin Baxter, a man who has been in the study and teaching of End Times since the 60s, and someone my step-father respected.  With some apprehension, I took four of the 12 CDs on End Times and figured that it would at least keep me company on the Drive back home and any of my other many trips back and forth to Denver.
 
Not “Expecting” much, I began to play the first CD on Endtimes, and not but ten minutes in, I immediately realized that God was already beginning to Answer my prayers from just a half a day earlier at Philadelphia Church.  CD 1 lead to CD 2 and so forth, as I began to glean and add to my already knowledge of End Times, of which I could not have "Expected" it to come together so well.  One of Irvin Baxter’s teachings included a portion of the book of Daniel, where Daniel was asking God for understanding of these Visions and Prophecies that the Lord was giving him, and although the Lord gave Daniel some of their meaning, following was how God wanted to handle the End Times portion:

“And those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the sky above; and those who turn many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever. But you, Daniel, shut up the words and seal the book, until the time of the end. Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase.” Daniel 12:3-5

What I began to realize was that the Visions and Prophecies that God was giving to Daniel was for God’s unveiling for His people in this Generation“Now”.  It was at this time that I began to question the value of the Discipleship Training my step-father and I had developed and was sharing to the Church both locally and around the world, especially when it was looking like our time was very short to Jesus beginning to rule the earth soon, and that it would seem that it would be more important to teach these End Times teaching than Jesus’ own teaching to His Disciples.  Again, I did not "Expect" the Lord to answer my concerns so quickly, once again, by reminding me what His instruction, through His Discipleship Training, was for these End Times:

“And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are but the beginning of the birth pains.

“Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations for my name's sake. And then many will fall away and betray one another and hate one another. And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray. And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold. But the one who endures to the end will be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.” Matthew 24:6-14

God was telling me that the signs were not our concern, other than a time table for us, but the task of taking the gospel* to the ends of the earth was the only thing He wanted us to focus all of our efforts on, that none would perish, especially His own Church.

* gospel: Jesus teaching (“make disciples . . . by teaching them to observe everything I have commanded you” Matthew 28:18-20) were going to be the foundation and focus of each one of His followers endurance success, through perseverance, faith, and the ultimate task of Making Disciples, which was God’s Great Commission for the Church until the End, and even His own strategy through the Millennial Reign: “All your children shall be taught by the Lord, and great shall be the peace of your children” Isaiah 54:13.  
* observe: I keep, guard, observe, keep watch over, continue keeping guard over, preserve, and I have commanded: to order, command to be done, enjoin (to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition (gentle or friendly reproof, counsel or warning against fault or oversight)).

It was brought to my remembrance that Philadelphia Church was given to my step-father by one of his Tax Client’s because he believed that my step-father was going to be the End Times Pastor to the Church of Philadelphia:

To the Church in Philadelphia
“And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: ‘The words of the holy one, the true one, who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, who shuts and no one opens.
“‘I know your works. Behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one is able to shut. I know that you have but little power, and yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name. Behold, I will make those of the synagogue of Satan who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie—behold, I will make them come and bow down before your feet, and they will learn that I have loved you. Because you have kept my word about patient endurance, I will keep you from the hour of trial that is coming on the whole world, to try those who dwell on the earth.  I am coming soon. Hold fast what you have, so that no one may seize your crown.  The one who conquers, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God. Never shall he go out of it, and I will write on him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down from my God out of heaven, and my own new name. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’” Revelation 3:7-13

And although my step-father only led Philadelphia Church in the last four years of his life, I believe what the Lord was telling him was that the revelation/teaching that He had given him would be the strategy and foundation of the End Times Church, “an open door, which no one is able to shut”, without which, “many will fall away”, but for those who follow Jesus’ teaching and instruction, they will be the ones who “endure to the end and are saved”.  The message that God was speaking to me was more about His Covenant and Promises being fulfilled and realized (“Then the Lord said . . . ‘for I am watching over my word to perform it,” Jeremiah 1:12) than my step-father having to be around to see it fulfilled, especially as it pertained to Jesus’ following teaching on the Sermon on the Mount: 

Christ Came to Fulfill the Law
“Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish* them but to fulfill* them. For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished. Therefore whoever relaxes* one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever does* them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 5:17-20

* Abolish - (I did not) loosen thoroughly, (I did not) break up, (I did not) overthrow, (I did not) destroy (both literally and metaphorically), (I did not)unyoke, unharness a carriage horse or pack animal.  Nor did I metaphorically overthrow, render vain, deprive of success, bring to naught God’s institutions, forms of government, laws. (Synonyms: deprive of force, annul, abrogate, discard.)
 * Fulfill - to be obeyed as it should be (ex. Matthew 3:13-15, “Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him.14 John would have prevented him, saying, ‘I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?’ 15 But Jesus answered him, ‘Let it be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.’ Then he consented.’”).
 * Relaxes (annul, abrogate) - declare invalid (an official agreement, decision, or result), (Abrogate) repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement) or evade (a responsibility or duty). 
 * Does (keeps, to do) - to make or do (I make, manufacture, construct; I do, act, cause.).  (To Do) to follow some method in expressing by deeds the feelings and thoughts of the mind; universally, describing the mode of action: to act rightly, to do the law, meet its demands, (to do) the things which the law commands.  (Synonyms: abide, agree, appoint, be, bear, cause, commit without any delay, exercise, fulfil, gain, hold, keep, observe, perform, provide, purpose, secure, tarry, work, yield).  

I Never Knew You
“ Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.  On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’  And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness*.’" Matthew 7:21-23

* lawlessness - living a law (teaching and instruction) other than/apart from the law (teaching and instruction) of God.  Of which requires our Repentance (stop doing it our way and start doing it God’s way), of which he asks of the Endtimes Church in Revelation 3:14-22:

To the Church in Laodicea
“ And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: ‘The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God's creation.  “‘I know your works: you are neither cold (refreshing – relevant) nor hot (healing - relevant). Would that you were either cold or hot!  So, because you are lukewarm (spiritually sick – not relevant), and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth.  For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked.  I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you may be rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself and the shame of your nakedness may not be seen, and salve to anoint your eyes, so that you may see. 19 Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so BE ZEALOUS AND REPENT (stop doing it our way and start doing it God’s way).  Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.  The one who conquers, I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne.  He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’”

Build Your House on the Rock
​“Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.  And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock.  And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.” Matthew 7:24-27

It was with the culmination of the Discipleship Training, “A Journey with Jesus”, Jesus’ Great Commission, the End Times teaching of Daniel and Revelation, and Irvin Baxter’s illumination of EndTimes, I have come to realize, like Joseph bringing his own family into Egypt, 210 years before the Israelites deliverance out of Egypt towards fulfilling God’s Covenant and Promise of Entering into the Promise Land, as God Promised: 

“Then he said, ‘I am God, the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for there I will make you into a great nation.  I myself will go down with you to Egypt, and I will also bring you up again, and Joseph's hand shall close your eyes.” Genesis 46:3-4

The fact of the matter is that God always provides a way out of our time(s) of adversity before we even enter into to our time(s) of adversity (1).  The mother of the deliver, Moses, was born before Jacob’s family even set foot into Egypt.  “How “Awesome” is that?”  And yet the reality to Jacob’s families new position, and our ultimate inheritance, is that Joseph, a type of “Messiah”, provided the entire family a safe haven (2) for his family to prosper, multiply (3), and ultimately be “raptured” (4) (covered from God’s ultimate Wrath on his enemies), in a city that He designate in Egypt, “the World”, for their provision, protection, and ultimately their deliverance into their future inheritance, “Goshen”, meaning, a land or place of plenty and comfort.  It was in “Goshen” that God’s people were protected from the Wrath of God, through the plagues, beginning with the fourth (5) plague, “Flies”, as read in Exodus 8:22  (6), which symbolically is the number of “divine appointments” and “divine/appointed rest”.

(1) “No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.” 1 Corinthians 10:13
(2) “So Joseph said to his brothers, ‘Come near to me, please.’ And they came near. And he said, ‘I am your brother, Joseph, whom you sold into Egypt.  And now do not be distressed or angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life.  For the famine has been in the land these two years, and there are yet five years in which there will be neither plowing nor harvest.  And God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant on earth, and to keep alive for you many survivors.  So it was not you who sent me here, but God.’” Genesis 45:4-8.
(3) “But the people of Israel were fruitful and increased greatly; they multiplied and grew exceedingly strong . . . Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who did not know Joseph.  And he said to his people, “Behold, the people of Israel are too many and too mighty for us. Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, lest they multiply, and, if war breaks out, they join our enemies and fight against us and escape from the land.” Exodus 1:6-10.
(4) 4726 harpázō – properly, seize by force; snatch up, suddenly and decisively – like someone seizing bounty (spoil, a prize); to take by an open display of force (i.e. not covertly or secretly).  Used of divine power transferring a person marvelously and swiftly from one place to another, to snatch or catch away (examples of Rapture in Scripture: Genesis 6:9-9:17 - Noah’s Ark; Exodus 8:22-23 – Jacob’s Family Settle in Goshen – And Salvation During Plagues; Exodus 33:17-23: Moses in the Cleft of the Rock and the Glory of God; Acts 8:39: Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch; 2 Corinthians 12:2-4: Paul and the third heaven; 1 Thessalonians 4:17, Revelation 12:5). 
(2) The number 4 derives its meaning from creation. On the fourth day of what is called 'creation week' God completed the material universe. On this day he brought into existence our sun, the moon, and all the stars (Genesis 1:14 - 19). Their purpose was not only to give off light, but also to divide the day from the night on earth, thus becoming a basic demarcation of time. They were also made to be a type of signal that would mark off the days, years and seasons. 
Interestingly, the Hebrew word for 'seasons' in Genesis 1:14 is moed (Strong's Concordance #H4150), which literally translated is "appointed times" (divine appointments) in reference to God's festivals. This is the earliest known allusion to what would later be called the Holy (or Feast) days (periods) of worship, which are seven in number.
The 4th of the Ten Commandments is to remember and keep God's holy Sabbath day (Exodus 20:9-11). The Sabbath day is tied directly to the creation week. God himself made the period between Friday sunset and Saturday sunset extra special when
(6) “But on that day I will set apart the land of Goshen, where my people dwell, so that no swarms of flies shall be there, that you may know that I am the Lord in the midst of the earth.” Exodus 8:22; “Only in the land of Goshen, where the people of Israel were, was there no hail.” Exodus 9:26.

It was with this understanding that I now believe more than ever that God is now beginning to unveil what He has been doing to prepare His Church to be “saved” in these End Times, toward the fulfillment of Him completing everything that He began from the beginning of time, truly the “Author and Finisher” of our faith (Hebrews 12:2); and that more than ever, the message of “Disciple Making” is just as much as important "Now" as it was when Jesus Commissioned it nearly 2,000 years ago, yet at the same time we are not to be caught off guard like a “Thief in the Night”, as Paul teaches in 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11:

The Day of the Lord
“Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need to have anything written to you.  For you yourselves are fully aware that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.  While people are saying, “There is peace and security,” then sudden destruction will come upon them as labor pains come upon a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.  But you are not in darkness, brothers, for that day to surprise you like a thief.  For you are all children of light, children of the day. We are not of the night or of the darkness.6 So then let us not sleep, as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober.  For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, are drunk at night.  But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation.  For God has not destined us for wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us so that whether we are awake or asleep we might live with him.  Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.”

With that, following is a Resource from Endtimes Ministry that I would like to highly recommend to those who would like a concise overview of End Times events from “Here to Armageddon”, presented by Irvin Baxter, in addition to a LINK to Jesus’ own Discipleship Training to both the Church and all those who choose to Follow Him to Eternal Life, by beginning to observe everything that Jesus’ has commanded us in fulfillment of Revelation 22:14 :  

"Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city." 

As well as, in Jesus’ answer to the ultimate question in Luke 18:18-30:  

The Rich Ruler
“And a ruler asked him, 'Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?' And Jesus said to him, 'Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.  You know the commandments . . .'  Those who heard it said, 'Then who can be saved?'  But he said, 'What is impossible with man is possible with God' . . . And he said to them, 'Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God,  who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the age to come eternal life.'" 

And finally, in Jesus’ ultimate clarification of who are and who are not His Followers in Luke 14:25-33:  

The Cost of Discipleship
“Now great crowds accompanied him, and he turned and said to them, 'If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.  Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple . . . So therefore, any one of you who does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple.' Luke 14:25-33

Ryan Roberts - Key2Changes.com

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