HOW READY ARE YOU FOR YOUR FLIGHT

HOW READY ARE YOU FOR YOUR FLIGHT? Preached on 17^TH JULY, 2011 At the Household of God Onitsha By APOSTLE PETER ODOEMENA THE SON OF MAN “Truth has no substitute” ©BRIDAL FAITH MINISTRY WORLD-WIDE

I am not only crowned a King, I am crowned King of kings and Lord of lords. Believe it if you can…

— THE SON OF MAN

An excerpt from the Message: GENDER DISCRIMINATION, PP. 3

Begin to ask yourself, if rapture will come now, if our bodies will be translated now, how many will have that nature which will be confirmed by immortality. Because the showdown is with us here now, the showdown is already here. How many of us in this Faith can examine ourselves very well and say we have that Divine nature that will be confirmed now by this immortal life?

Immortal body is narrowing down! Many are called but few are chosen. Rapture will spring surprises. The people you least expected might be there, and the people you highly esteem may not be there.

-SON OF MAN

GOD’S NATURE IS YOUR TICKET TO PARADISE .

PP 85. VS 37 & 38.
PROLOGUE

Here is a letter of appreciation, invitation and notice for an award: “Dignity Consult University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus. 27th June 2011. Addressed to the Bridal Faith Ministry Worldwide. Onitsha Anambra State, the senior Pastor”.

I have corrected this thing before, I have corrected it that nobody is a senior Pastor in this Faith. We do not have anything called senior Pastor or junior Pastor. A Pastor is a Pastor according to Ephesians chapter 4 verse 11. That is the fivefold ministry. We do not have any senior Pastor in this Faith, I have corrected that.
“LETTER OF APPRECIATION AND NOTICE FOR AN AWARD: We the entire members of the above named association happily express our appreciation and gratitude for your unflinching support towards the association.
You have supported us financially, morally and otherwise. And we want to honour you with an award to show our appreciation on the 22^nd day of July 2011, during our sectional inductions ceremony. We would not be able to pay you, but we pray that Almighty God will guide, bless and reward you abundantly in all your endeavours.
Yours faithfully Ofoborita Seal vice president, Ijioma P, general secretary, Okeyem P Chris, President.”
Another invitation came correcting the date. That date has been shifted from 22^nd of July to 23^{rd of}July 2011. The first letter came, this is an award according to them. They said they selected four personalities nationwide that featured in their ceremonies maybe in their lecture (s), and among the personalities they selected; I happened to be one of them.
Thus, I believe that you are also one of them. For without this Faith, nobody would have traced Me down to Onitsha. Whatever anybody is enjoying from Me, is what Christ has placed in Me. Because I can do nothing of myself.
Without this Faith, I do not think there could have been anything that could have granted any University to invite Me for a lecture. I wonder what I could be telling them that will make an impact in their lives. What is more, they never invited Me to speak to them on religious matters or philosophical matters.
They purely invited my attention, to speak to them on matters pertaining to academics. Can you imagine a stark illiterate educating graduates! Well, wonders will not cease. I will regard it as one of the wonders in our own day.
Well, when I consider Scriptures, I will say that that which God did in time past, that which He is repeating over and over again. For He is the same yesterday, today and forever. For Christ is identified by his characteristics. No mistake about it.
This is the second invitation letter: “Apostle Peter Odoemena, Bridal Faith Ministry worldwide Onitsha, Anambra State.
Dear Sir, letter of invitation. We the members of the above named association wish to invite you to our 11^th anniversary/induction ceremony which will take place as follow: Date: Saturday 23 July 2011, time 12 noon prompt. Venue: De Inglish Hotel.
De Inglish Hotel according to them is located at Onasata Ogui, very close to Nnamdi Azikwe Stadium.
“The events will also feature the lunch of our our website which has featured business, profiles, exclusive interviews, entrepreneurship, ICT. ETC.
We will also have you to talk to our members on the following topic: THE FUTURE OF THE NIGERIAN YOUTH IN THE prevailing STATE OF NATION.
We will be highly honoured to be in our midst. Thank you and God bless you.”
This is the invitation, both for the award and for the lecture. That was why I praised God when you were praying for me and for the success of the meeting at Enugu.
This topic is not a religious topic; it is a topic bothering on contemporary issues. A topic that cannot be downloaded in any website and you cannot trace it in any textbook.
We are depending on God. He that helped us last year will help us again. If the lecture I made last year never made any impact in their lives, I do not think they would have looked for Me the second time; neither will they consider Me for an award.
I am saying be there, if you have the means. They have already told me that because of the financial involvements, that anybody coming in will pay them a stipend of 500 Naira, to enable them offset the cost of the ceremony.
As a result, if you can afford to pay 500 Naira gate fee, be there. My prayer is that all our undergraduates will be there. Fresh graduates will also be there. Also, parents who know the value of the topic should try to be there also.
However, where you do not have the means, do not bother yourself. I am already putting finishing touches to the lecture, materials and things like that.
It is my desire to refresh your minds using the Message we have received in time past to enable us re-examine our stands once again. Brother Amakem should go to the pulpit immediately. Amen.

WHERE ARE WE AT?

Isaiah 44 : 25 – 26 “I will make fools of fortune teller, and frustrate the predictions of the astrologers, the words of the wise I refute and show that their wisdom is foolishness.

But when my servant makes a prediction, when I send a messenger to reveal my plans, I make those plans and predictions come true”. Good news Bible.
The person we are having dealings with, is One that knows your thought and knows my thought likewise. We are clearly naked before Him, and He made us to know that every prediction of the astrologers, every prediction of the fortune-tellers, He will bring it to nought. Why? He is not the one that instructed them to say it, but when He sends His servant to declare His plan; He will make the prediction of His servant to come true. Moreover, we are eyewitnesses of all these things.
Right from Amazu-Oil, Almighty God in our midst made us to understand that the government of this nation, the rulers will make things hard for this nation Nigeria, and we are seeing it happening.
You see, all the Prophets in the past, in their different dispensations, whatever they predicted, as long as God has sent them; God confirms their predictions. What is more, you and I we are in this dispensation, we are in the last dispensation, we are the people God has chosen; handpicked minority to round up the history of Christianity, the history of worshiping of God.
His servant is here in our midst and predicted all that will happen this year 2011. He made us to know that this year 2011 has a name, and the name is A BLOODY YEAR, an unpredicted year. You cannot predict what will happen, a year of frustration, a year of hardship, and we are witnesses of all these things.
We were present here; He made us to know that the hand of God is upon the whole world not for good but for evil. We are seeing it happening as it is coming. He said that you are limited to the environment you are, but on a daily basis prophecies are fulfilling rapidly and we are witnesses.
You and I are the only group that know that all these things are drawing us closer to the D-day. Right where we are in the Fellowship hall during the Ministers’ Meeting, He made us to know the mind of God concerning this year 2011, made us to know the mind of God concerning this nation, Nigeria.
Few days from there, it became a nationwide news. Government intercepted thirteen (13) containers containing ammunitions.
We know where we are, we know where we are standing, and we know what was before us.
“Ministers’ Meeting,” volume one, page 87 verse 8-9: “The rapture is with us. You are all sitting down in your glorified bodies but you do not know. I will tell you the mystery. This is the essence of the meeting for we are almost there. The journey that started thousands and thousands of years ago is about to come to an end.
If there is a Prophet that gave us the impression that the world will not come to an end, we will be doubting it. However, all the Prophets have spoken that the world one day must come to an end and that God must surely judge this world’s unrighteousness.”
Just as we all are sitting down in the Fellowship now, so we are sitting on the day He proclaimed this Message. You and I were sitting down with our glorified bodies but we do not know. However, He Himself is seeing this glorified body, but you and I do not know that we are sitting down with our glorified bodies. This is where we are now.
One of these days while we are waiting for the D-day, we will see all those our brethren that slept, and you know that is the only thing that is before us now. Any moment you see them, it is all over. We are having our glorified bodies around us. For if you are not conversant, or you are not sure, look at events, look at the events surrounding you. It is true here we are in Nigeria, we are seeing events limited to our environment but around the globe, things are happening.
“The State of the Nation,” volume two, chapter 3, page 54, verse 1 :“Like I said earlier, I want to speak to you on “The State of The Nation,” volume two. I am not speaking to all Nigerians on this matter. I am speaking to the people that are in this Faith now. He that can announce the political programme of Nigeria, even prophesied the way things would go up to where you are standing now, and they all fulfilled, can’t He also tell you what to expect from now?”
No wonder He warned us not to preach this Message outside. He informed us, and we are certain and sure that whatever we are going to expect from now, He will tell us. He has told us many things, and we are seeing them coming to pass on a daily basis.
“The State of the Nation,” page 98, verse 20-21: “I am not talking about crime wave, economic challenge, politics or Nigeria’s fusing or politics and religion fusing together. We have seen all these things. We do not talk about violence and kidnapping nor are we talking about corruption. No!
We cannot begin to talk about unemployment and things like that because we are on a journey. Note, we are on a journey”
Remember He is not talking to the whole nation Nigeria; He is talking to the people that are in the Bridal Faith.
Verse 21-22 “Note, we are on a journey. At any stage we get to, I will announce it. That is why we talk about “the present stage.”
Where we are standing now is where I am going to talk to you about. After talking to you concerning the nation, I will now turn round to talk to you concerning you and Me in a nation such as ours under the prevailing conditions.”
He has talked to us about the nation Nigeria, He has talked to us about the entire world. Now He is turning around to talk to us concerning you and I in a nation away from all these nations under the condition we are seeing things going on.
I believe when Moses went out and talked to Pharaoh, placed signs and the punishments, he came back and talked to his people concerning what is awaiting them.
Verse 26, page 101: “Nothing is as popular as falsehood. A lie is more popular among the people than the truth because people love to believe lies more than truth. Who knows that God does not belong to any religious group? If you say that God belongs to any group, tell me the one He belongs to. God does not reside in any religious group. He sees them as mere political group; every group doing everything to advance their own cause, hiding under the cloak of God.”
See where we are. It is you and I that know that God does not belong to any religious group, and when He came down, He selected people for Himself; He is the One going about picking minority, gathering them together for a quick work

THE RAPTURE IS WITH US

Page 118 verse 68-69: “This is a delicate matter. I am rounding off my programme with you…”
Now rapture is with us, now we are sitting with our glorified bodies yet we do not know.
“This is a delicate matter. I am rounding off My programme with you and I do not want you to appear confused tomorrow; hence, religious and politics are one. Any side you belong will determine what you will be tomorrow and how God will look at you.
If you look at what is happening, people are afraid to say it, but I have to say it. It is a war between Muslims and Christians and they are hiding under politics. That is why, from time to time, it will open up in some parts of the North. There was a time it opened up in Onitsha. You saw what took place. Religious battle remains the bloodiest battle any nation has ever fought. It is bloodier than any other kind of battle.”
See where we are standing. See where we are sitting! The rapture is with us. We are sitting down with our glorified bodies. And God is now telling us what is happening in our own nation, using what is happening outside, showing us where we will fix our eyes. Because He has sent His servant to make the prediction, and He is confirming the prediction of His servant.
Thus, all that listen to world news, there is no sector in this life that has no problem. No nation under the sky that has no problem.
In Nigeria, we are sitting on a time bomb that will explode with time. remember He told us it will sound like a metaphor gbim, gbim, gbim, gbim, at the centre. Do not pray that it should not happen; it is tied to the time of your departure. For God cannot live to see this Bridal Faith go tribal. No, no, no. This is the only Faith that but God will never live to see this Faith going tribal, for this is the only Faith that cuts across all tribal barriers. L
Revelation 14 : 6 “And I saw another mighty angel flying in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting Gospel to preach to those who dwell on the earth, to every nation, tribe, tongue, and people…” KJV.
SO, GOD WILL NOT SEE THIS FAITH GO TRIBAL—knowing who you are, and the type of person you are.

EVENTS ARE MADE CLEAR BY PROPHECY

“The State of the Nation,” page 126, VERSE 4-6: “Then the question arises: which war is holy? It was a war yet it was holy. What made it holy? It is because God was involved in the war. It was the war that was fought in the name of God trying to establish a war between truth and error. Do you know that this is the origin of the hostility between the Muslims and the Christians till now; the inability of the Christians to accept the first son-ship of Ismailia and Nigeria is the battle ground for now? The battle ground is no longer in Saudi Arabia nor in Pakistan.
The battle ground is now where the Mediator is; the battle ground is where the Man they are defending is; the Man who will put an end to it and it will not end until He is drawn into the picture because I know events around are now pointing Me to one place. The world is about to know who I am and what I preach and they will like to know those that have believed in Me; they will like to know the denomination I belong to, the name of the Church so to say and the headquarters.
Any moment from now, watch out for it. Simply watch out for it. Whether He will go and come back is not the matter.”
Events are made clear by prophecy. If you go to the Message titled “You Are the Children of the Prophets,” volume two and volume one, it is only the children of the prophets that will see prophetical events and tie them to prophecy.
You know in every dispensation, when a man that is sent from God is about to round his program, he will then shift up. Events will bring him up out to the public for the world to see. Events around our corner are now pushing Him up. I do not know if you are understanding me?
Events are now pushing Him out for the world to know who He is, to know the denomination, to know those that have believed in Him. They then now asked Jesus: “What is your doctrine? Who are the people that believe you?” Amen.

EVENTS ARE MADE CLEAR BY PROPHECY

The State of the Nation,” page 126, verse 4: “Do you know that this is the origin of the hostility between the Muslims and the Christians till now; the inability of the Christians to accept the first son-ship of Ismailia and Nigeria is the battle ground for now? The battle ground is no longer in Saudi Arabia nor in Pakistan.”

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Verse 5-6: “The battle ground is now where the Mediator is; the battle ground is where the Man they are defending is; the Man who will put an end to it and it will not end until He is drawn into the picture because I know events around are now pointing Me to one place. The world is about to know who I am and what I preach and they will like to know those that have believed in Me; they will like to know the denomination I belong to, the name of the Church so to say and the headquarters.
Any moment from now, watch out for it. Simply watch out for it. Whether He will go and come back is not the matter.”
You see, I thank God for what He is doing. Ahead of time He has conditioned our minds, gave us the Message “Be Ready to Die. Be sure to tell everyman the hope that is in you.”
These things could not come to pass until He is sure that we are sitting down in our glory bodies.
Joseph never let his relations knEw who he WAS until He emptIED his family into the “inner room” and cLOSED the door; then HE cAme out and introduceD himself. You see where we are.
In the Message titled “The Pains of Labour and the Joy of Delivery,” whoever that studied that Message and come about something that strikes him should keep it to himself. He that is intelligent, he that is wise, let him do the calculation. See where we are.
The State of the Nation,” page 135 from verse 1 “Do you see how the thing is narrowing down? The moment you see politics going along religious line, that country is about to disintegrate. USSR never disintegrated until politics in USSR under the rule of Boris Yeltsin started towing religious lines. It was during that period that we started hearing about Russian Jews.
It was that time we knew that Boris Yeltsin was a Jew; that Ronald Regan of America was also a Jew. It was the action of Boris Yeltsin that made Ethiopia release all the Jews it had, all in the attempt to respond to the clarion call that all Jews should come back according to the prophecy of Prophet Ezekiel, for events are made clearer by prophecy.
Get ready for your flight. What is holding you is about to be touched. Only time will tell.”
Who will be disappointed on the last day? Is it one that never knew the truth? Is it one that never for one day got acquainted with God? No! A fine gentleman, a city man who has nothing to do with God, nothing connects him with Heaven or Hell; that is a city guy, he will not be disappointed in the last day. Anywhere he sees himself at the end is okay.
A prostitute out there who has no God in all her plans will never be disappointed in the last day. Please take note of what I am saying.
Who will be disappointed in the last day? It is one that has known the whole truth, who has been acquainted with the truth, living with the truth. However, on that day, he will be asked to depart that God does not know him. The person will be going about aimlessly like that; to me it is a disaster.
There is one expired truth we still hold firm to, that is the expired truth that says “examination favours not the clever.” If you say that examination favours not the clever, in other words, examination is a matter of luck.
Any student that holds this adage to be truth can never do well, even till eternity. That is why God said that if you do not study, you will not pass. There is no way we can measure the level of effort you have put into your studies if not your result; so it is with the catching away of the saints.
If I call you the seed of the Devil you will be offended, if I call you a hypocrite you will be offended. However, that day, just like the Scripture said, that day shall declare all things. Let us be very careful!
I was meditating privately to know what actually prompted Aaron and Miriam to begin to neglect Moses’ instruction, or to look down on Moses and I considered Moses’ humility in his approach to that burning issue. For it was an internal problem between Moses and his household. Not with Moses and the children of Israel, but this time around it is with Moses, his elder brother, and his elder sister. I mean a family that was privileged to have been selected by the Almighty God, among families in Israel to lead the entire people to Canaan.
If you were there, do you think you will not be stumbled? I mean seeing the leaders to have come from one family: three persons of the same father and of the same mother. No other person was deemed fit.
Note it, look at Moses’ approach, quietly he humbled down and allowed God to defend Himself. Moreover, I was wondering how God spoke to Aaron and Miriam. As I read further in the Scriptures, I noticed also that there was no other person that God used to proclaim that Message than the same Moses, it was Moses that told Miriam and Aaron, “Thus saith the Lord, come tomorrow at the gate of this temple and I will declare who is Holy.”
For there was no other mouthpiece God ever used if not that same Voice. Besides, to prove that they were serious with their struggle with Moses, courageously they went there—a sure sign that from the very beginning they believed nothing. They never believed Moses from what he was saying as they courageously went there and stood, three of them.
In other words, even the experience of Moses in the wilderness, which he shared; even the encounter in Egypt with Pharaoh, all the miracles; maybe along the way they felt that God has left Moses.
You say “God was with him,” that was before according to them. “However, for picking a stranger as a wife, for marrying an Egyptian, no, no, no. marrying from a forbidden nation, no, no, no, we can accept every other thing not this one. Moses, you have sinned, you are a sinner; you have gone contrary to God’s Word. God said, “Come and let Me show you who is Holy.”
Three of them stepped there and the Cloud descended; something happened and encircled no other person but Moses. When Moses was circled, from the same mouth of Moses they received query from the Almighty: “Who authorised you to find fault with my servant Moses? Because you have done this, Miriam, from now you will be leprous.” To Aaron, a curse came. It is there and then that we heard it from their mouth saying, “We have sinned!”
In other words, they became sinners, then the one they proclaimed sinner became the righteous.
We are standing on a very delicate ground, we have not even believed fully: “BEHOLD MY SERVANT WHOM I HAVE CHOSEN. My own Elect, my Name is upon Him. He is to bear my Name, among the nations and people were I will send Him to and He is to judge all the nations of the Earth, until justice will prevail. I am sending Him before you as my own Angel bearing my Name; follow Him strictly, obey His instructions. Do not go to the right, do not go to the left. Do not provoke Him to anger for He will never, never pardon your transgressions.”
We can quote everything, but very hard to quote this one. The children of Jacob never knew that Jacob was Almighty God, and held their iniquities against them; until Jacob was about to die. He revisited the iniquities of his children, one by one and recompensed everybody. Let us be very careful.
If I should make a prayer for myself, I will say, “God, never allow me to appear before You in judgment. Whatever that will make me to appear before your judgment throne, take it away from me. Let not that thing ever stand on my way.”
William Branham said, “I do not need God’s judgment rather I plead for His mercy. But many in this Faith are trying to come to the Judgment Throne. Then what is going to be your defence there, tell me the reason you will give.
If you have not read the Message titled “I Am Your Mercy Seat,” better get a copy and read between the lines so that you can remedy everything now for your flight draweth nearer everyday. Where we were yesterday is not where we are today. Because I am with you here live (physically), I have to tell you at any point in time that you are God’s own Elect chosen from Nigeria.
In as much as He has given us signs that we should expect from the world, He went as far as narrowing the signs down to events we should watch out for in our own country. Remember, I have told you time without number that for a prophecy to come to pass, there must be predicted events that will surround that prophecy, which when you begin to see those things happening, you will know that of a truth that this is the hour for the prophecy to come to pass. Those events serve as guide.
I have been trying to see what will hinder people from being translated that day; in my house our Brother Nnamdi came with the publication titled “The Resurrected Body” volume one which we discovered at last. It was preached in the year 1996, the same day the photograph of the Pillar of Cloud was taken.
The film was in the camera when the Message went forth, it has not been developed. Nobody could say what the camera captured, and the Message spoke elaborately on that photograph. There was a striking thing there: on that day, there was a lengthy dream that was placed on the pulpit. I read the dream before the congregation.
When you get a copy of this Message titled “The Resurrected Body” you will see the two dreams. Who had the dreams? Our former brother John Abazie (John the Beloved). He had the two dreams concerning himself, and the two spoke the same thing.
We do not throw away dreams; we place them where they belong to. He said that he was in a dream and he was coming to fellowship, unfortunately for him, rapture had already taken place. Before he stepped into the fellowship hall, that he was shocked that what he saw littered on the floor of the fellowship hall were brethren’s dresses. He could not see any single soul, that he paused and began to think how brethren took the flight and abandoned all their dresses on the floor.
He said that he was not happy with himself, and began to wonder why he was not raptured with the brethren. Then he began to gather the dresses, after gathering the dresses; he started looking for some other brethren in their houses. Unfortunately for him, any house he entered, he will see the house open and property and everything there. The brethren he was looking for had already gone. He said that he paused and began to weep. On that note, the dream vanished. This was in the year 1996.
The dream was read before everybody on that same day the photograph of the Pillar of Cloud was taken. Where is John the beloved today?
Remember that God said, “Your title as ‘beloved’ will never save you until you remain the beloved till the end. If at any time you stray away from where God has placed you, God will never save you. For God will forever honour His Word! He will save us in everything but He will never save us in unbelief. Unbelief is a spirit that crops up from the heart. Thus, let not the heart of unbelief ever be found in any of us, lest God will drop us.
Remember the Voice said that God will not destroy us, but we will destroy ourselves with our own hands. He said THAT He has vowed to take us home, we shall all cross the gate as we remain faithful to His word.
However, when we turn to be unfaithful, He said that unfaithfulness in our heart will not permit the Gate to open for us. If you want to doubt whether there is Gate or not, you can see the Gate as documented in the book of Revelation chapter 22 from verse 14—you will see the Gate there.

SHOW LOVE ONE TO ANOTHER

Brethren, we may know the whole secrets, know the whole mysteries, know the whole truths even about the hour, we may even know about the events that will unfold with time as prophecy by Almighty God, they are all fine, but what will it profit us if after knowing all these things and at the end we will be given a place with the heathen because of our own carelessness?”
Won’t it be a disaster, brethren? That is why we must strive at all times to make sure there is no spot, there is no wrinkle or blemish that will be found on us within and without. Make sure you are at peace with one another, at peace with the Holy Spirit, make sure that you are walking in love.
Remember, the Voice sounded loud and clear that nothing is found in Paradise but perfect LOVE. Love not doctrine, love not revelation, not mystery, PERFECT LOVE, LOVE WITHOUT HYPOCRISY. That is what is found there. For God is Love, Love is of God. Whoever that loveth is of God, and there is no law against love. The moment you are filled with the spirit of love, you have fulfilled all God’s demand.
What He said we should manifest before all men by which they will know that we are His disciple is not going about talking and making a Hell of noise, but it is LOVE. Show love one to another, by so doing people will know that you are my disciples indeed.
I have told you, the world has heard a lot of preaching. In short the world has heard enough preaching, the Gospel of the Kingdom has gone to all the nations of the world but there is one thing that is still absent, it remains the life of Christ. The essence of the preaching of the Gospel of Christ is to reproduce Christ in human form, walking on two feet.
However, all these years, in spite of the noise-making; everywhere all in the name of preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ the world is yet to see Christ. Rather we see wickedness everywhere, we see every kind of evil; the more the Churches are springing up in number, the more evils are increasing. If the multiplication of Churches means multiplication of evil, who then are the carriers of the evil or the perpetrators of the evil? The answer is there.
That is why we are not in this Faith to play anything Church. If you are in this Faith to play Church; you had better take your bag and leave us. We are not in this Faith to play any religion at all! We are in this most holy Faith simply for one purpose: TO DO THE WILL OF THE FATHER WHO CHOSE US IN HIM BEFORE THE WORLD BEGAN, THAT WE MAY CONFORM TO THE IMAGE OF HIS SON. That the world will see and believe that Christ liveth forever and ever. Amen.

HOW READY ARE YOU FOR YOUR FLIGHT?

We have been thrilled with the prophecies and we see them fulfilling even in our own nation; something God predicted many, many years ago all coming to pass before our eyes. Besides, no other people can claim to have knowledge of this if not this little flock. It is fine! How ready are we now? For the Voice said, “As we see things happening more especially where we are now, hearing the thing sounding like a metaphor gbam, gbam, gbim, gbim, He said, “Stand still for your flight is near.”

How ready are we for that flight? Have we detached ourselves from all worldly entanglements? Because many of us are strongly attached to the material things of this world. Hence, no person is prepared to make any single sacrifice. We are strongly attached to things that will vanish with this same world, things that are likely to disappoint us.
To some people, money has become their God, to some their wives, their husbands are their God; to some their children have become their God. Every kind of thing can be your God, whatever you place first before God is your God. Nobody is ready to make a sacrifice.
There is no way you can serve the Almighty God without making a sacrifice. How many believe that to be true? It is easier to read the Scriptures than to believe the Scriptures. Sometimes we believe the testimonies or histories of our predecessors, and fail to create histories or our own testimonies.
When Abraham who is the father of the faithful believed God, it was at a very old age. He was about 75 years of age, then the promise of a son came to him. At the age of 75, the promise tarried until the second time the promise was revisited and that time Abraham was 99 years of age. At exactly 100 years of age, Abraham had a son named Isaac. That is the promised seed, the true seed. Is it not true? That was at the age of 100 years. This was the promise that was made when he was 75 years, it tarried.
You see why you have need of patience, that when your obedience is fulfilled that you may receive the Promise. He got the promise, he waited for the fulfilment. From 75 years to 100 years, that was about 25 years. Am I making sense at all?
Now, he had the son and he rejoiced exceedingly. He continued to live with the son until trouble ensued in his family; Sarah has to drive away Hagai, together with Ismael because of canal jealousy.
Then in the home, were Abraham, Sarah, and Isaac. The Lord then appeared again to Abraham and said, “Abraham, get up! This is what I want you to do as a sign that you really loved me. Take your only son…” for that was the only son that was with him as at that time. Ismael was not there, the third wife Katurah has not been married. “…Take your only son, go to the Mount of Morah and then sacrifice him in the altar for me; roast this child in the fire.” Abraham father of the faithful. Sacrifice is now needed.
When the promise came, there was no sacrifice. When the promise came to pass, God now demanded a sacrifice. When the promise was made, no sacrifice was attached to it. When the promise now came to pass, God now demanded a sacrifice. As a test! For the Scripture said that God tested Abraham’s love, Abraham’s faithfulness.
The following morning, Abraham and his servant saddled the ass, carried firewood, took up his knife, carried Isaac without consulting Sarah his wife. For the Scripture said that Abraham knew God, Abraham knew Jehovah, Abraham was a friend of God. He knew that even if he will sacrifice the child, when there was no hope of getting another one at the age of 100 years; that his friend Almighty God was capable of replacing the child.
Even if He does not replace the child, who owned the child? That is why David said, “From the abundance you gave, I have given back also to you.”
Who gave him the child? God! Who demanded for the child? God! If you were Abraham, will you agree? Can you make such a sacrifice? Even hearing that voice, won’t you be binding it as a voice of Satan? You will turn the pages of the prophets to know whether God has ever made such demand before: “What is God going to do with the blood of my son?” You will call it devil, you will call it Satan, you will kneel down and bind that evil: “I bind you in Jesus name.”
Let me tell you, we have seen promises fulfilling, when these promises were made to us, was there any sacrifice attached? Do not jump up anyhow.
You cannot enjoy the promise without a sacrifice, for nobody has ever serveD God and ran away from sacrifice. God tested Abraham: “sacrifice this.” What have you ever sacrificeD since you believe GOD BEFORE you begin to wait for the catching away of the saints?
Are you not strictly attached to all the possession of the Earth as if you will depart with all of them? Have you ever made people around you feel happy for one day? For that is the secret of being happy. If you want to be happy, the secret lies in making people around you fEEl happy. If people around you are not happy, you can never be happy.
Watch, where a man feels happy when the people around him are angry; that man must be a selfish man, or a sadist, or an ingrate. What am I saying brethren?
Watch Abraham, a friend of God, he knew God. Before Abraham and Almighty God, Isaac died. When he lifted his hand, he had not the intention of withdrawing the hand; it was the Lord that held the hand, He said, “Do not do it.” Before God and Abraham, Isaac resurrected from the dead. Is it not true? He died and resurrected.
Then God said, “Seeing you could not withhold even your only son, but rather gave him back to Me as a sacrifice, in blessing I am going to bless you.” From that day, the gate of Heaven opened to Abraham because he was tested and he was proved faithful. When was he tested? After the fulfilment of the promise.
We are rejoicing every day, I am equally rejoicing. We have known the whole truth about the hour; we are ready for our flight. However, while you are getting yourself ready, think twice.
I say think twice for God must bring all our Messages to bear. All our Messages must justify us before we can stand justified before God. Before you think of rapture, you must make sure that the Messages you have received so far justified you, for God can never bypass His Word.
That is why I said, “From time to time, it is necessary that we put ourselves in remembrance of those truths we received in time past so that we might be continually established in the present truth.”
There is no way I will allow you to go without getting you acquainted with world events, and tell you what you will expect even from this week we are in; both in Nigeria and globally, so that wherever you are, you will be settled.
On that day, you do not need to run to Onitsha, or run to Enugu, or this and that. Anywhere you are, for He that placed you there knows you are there. Whether you are in the school, in the market place, at the roof top, in your kitchen, in your bathroom, even in the high sea, in the air, you do not need to bother for we are all meeting at the same place, in a twinkling of an eye. It will happen and the world will not know what has happened.
There is one thing I saw in that Message titled “THE RESURRECTED BODY;” God was talking about some people who will be photographers after the rapture. Who will like to be a photographers that will take the photograph of what remained behind? Who will like to be that professional photographer? God forbid! Amen.

CHRIST IN YOU THE HOPE OF GLORY

LEARN OF ME. The essence of the Gospel of Christ is to regulate our behaviours, to get us transformed within and without, until the entire world will begin to see Christ in us.

Remember Christ in you and I the hope of glory. If Christ is not in there, there is no hope of glory. Show Me the fellowship where there is God, and I will show you the fellowship where God is dwelling. You show me the fellowship, the Church, where Love dwells, and I will show you where God is. For God dwells in Love. It has fulfilled to the letter now.
Don’t you remember all of you, I mean those that are still alive when this Message was preached?
Less than two months after the Message was preached, I disguised myself in the day, not in the night; gently walked into NITEL to our former pastor’s office, Nnamdi Ogboogu, stood in his presence and saluted him, “Good afternoon sir.” He replied the greetings and then said, “What can I do for you?” But I continued watching him.
“What can I do for you? Sit down, sit down,” and I sat down. He removed his eyeglass and said, “Sir, you are welcome! What can I do for you?” I said, “Absolutely nothing! I just want to say Hello.” He said okay. “Let me know about your new cards, have you introduced them?” I asked and He said, “Yes, we have introduced it. You can see it here.”
“How do you handle it with customer price and things like that? Well, is your oga around?” He said, “He just left now.” I said, “Okay, I will come again next time.” I said bye.
I turned again and said, “Brother Nnamdi Ogboogu,” he said, “Eh! Eh!!!!” But when I told him, “You might be the one for God didn’t mention a name.” Everybody was shocked. It depends on how you know God. It depends on how you know God.
There are too many experiences like that. I cannot forget one which almost all of you know. Our late Elder Nwosu carried me in his station wagon vehicle, and discussion ensued in his car until he carried me to Aba, yet he never recognised the person he was carrying. I came down bid him farewell. When he was about to go, coincidentally he carried me again. I stopped on the way and then went there with Brother Kelechi and many others.
When we went to is house, I brought him out and said, “Sir, listen to me, whether you like it or not you must believe that I am He. On so, so and so date, look at how you carried me.” He said eh. I said, “Look at the discussion we held; look at where you stopped me.” He said “What!” I said yes, and that was precisely the day I took off from Enugu to Isialangwa to see Brother Nath and the wife when they lost their baby, and their second son was almost dying.
I rushed there; Brother Nath was not even there. I recommended what they should do to save the life of the baby. Came out, his father in-law carried me without knowing me. We discussed at length. While coming back again, he carried me again, stopped me at Ugba Junction, yet he never knew me. After talking to him and told him everything, that was the day the man volunteered for water baptism.
Let me tell you, we are not talking about visitation again, we cannot even forget what happened to the wife when she went to farm. I mean she saw a human hand and the hand waved and waved. She could not touch the hand, out of fear she ran home. Then we went to Isialangwa on a missionary trip, we were housed in the house of Brother Chike near the Police Station. From there our former Bishop Okey Paul took us to his house.
While we are talking, the voice roared on the wife, He said, “Sister, it is unfortunate, get ready; you are going to have a child at this very old age.” She said what!
I said, “If you are not pregnant already, very soon you are having a baby, but fear not, do not tamper with it for you will deliver it. He is your child of consolation and he is a baby boy.” This woman wept and wept, and wept. The husband came to me and said that they had already ran into trouble. They went to one hospital at Onitsha-Ngwa, an expatriate doctor examined them, confirmed that the woman was pregnant—at a very old age, over fifty years old, when the last born was already in SS 3. A woman that had over eleven children.
Who can believe this? It is all happening in this faith! It is all happening here. When the baby was delivered, they phoned me, asked me the name, I said the name is promise. No more, no less. And I believe that the child is a child of consolation.
Let me tell you, if you do not know what God is doing better be careful. I told our Brother Ojiakor that I will be coming to Eha-Amufu. He thought I was kidding. I said, “Wait and see.”
When I got to their compound, stood at a distance and watched the wife of Brother John Sister Eunice was with them, she was the first that saw me. I wanted to hide my face away, but Sister Esther caught my face. Instead of rushing forward, they rushed inside and announced to their mother: “Look out, He is here.” They said that the Son of Man has come, that they saw Him.”
Sister rushed forward, I went inside the room where they normally put their drugs and became one of the cartons. Sister rushed in there, rushed out but she could not see anything. She summoned them saying, “Who do you say you saw?” “Daddy …Daddy,” they said. She said, “Okay, no problem.” Then I left.
After some days I called them, “Fear not, it is all well.” They went to Enugu-Ezike, I cannot forget that experience when they were in hardship. The same visitation also. I came, moved to the backyard, Sister was washing her cloths, she saw me and wanted to rush but I turned my back. She was confused, she ran into the room, came to the parlour, saw my apparition again, it was apparition, a mere shadow. Then I left and then sent a word across. That was when they heard the Voice, “Your time at Enugu-Ezike is over. I have come and I have seen. Now I am bringing you back. The days of your travails are over. I want to settle you down, you have tried.”
Let me tell you something, do you know that these people that read the Bible read it blindly. If you are looking for the signs of the wounds, maybe on Jesus’ feet, hands and things like that, you have missed it all. You cannot be wiser than Mary, who went to the tomb and found the tomb open.
She was astonished with another woman there, and she saw the Messiah she come to anoint or to rub Olive Oil according to the custom of the Jew; standing by the side, the Scripture said that she supposed Him (the Messiah) to be a gardener, a maiguard and turned round and said, “Please, tell me where you placed the corpse, where did you bury my Lord that I may rub the oil on Him as it is our custom.”
The Messiah was watching Mary of all Marys. He shook His head, turned to Mary again, and Mary was shocked and she said “Raboni.”
I got a Message I preached at Enugu while inaugurating fellowship at Enugu. Enugu brethren are going to transcribe it for Me. It is Enugu version of the Message titled “CHOOSING THE GOOD PATH.” Our brethren working in the library discovered it and they brought it to me. They will discover more Messages that are still in tune with the hour. We will keep on bringing them out.

THE LOVE OF GOD

If you do not know how we took off, you might not know why we are what we are. You might be thinking that we are exaggerating our testimonies. Why should we do that? Are we looking for membership, when we are trimming down the crowd everyday? If we are looking for membership, we would not have excommunicated our three Deacons at a stretch. We would not have closed our hearts, excommunicated a whole family; let the guilt be upon Me.
We are not looking for membership; after all we are not numbered among the organised religion. You know it pays to speak the truth in love. I am trying to lay emphasis on where we are, and this Message is laying credence to the Message we received from the very beginning, on how we should LOVE one another, that is the fulfilment of everything. Because if I love you, I will correct you in love if you err. The Holy Spirit said that everything must be done in Love, correction must be done in love.
If you are correcting somebody who is in error and there is no love of God in your heart, your correction will not yield any good fruit. The person you are correcting will be JUSTIFIED; you are now guilty For you are correcting the fellow with impure motive.
Everything must be done in love, love without hypocrisy, unspotted. Love without consideration. If we love God today, it is because He first loved us. Is it not true? Seeing He loved us; He laid down His life for us the same way we should love ourselves, to the point of laying down our lives.
I cannot forget what happened that day, that is why I said to God be the glory. Though that is not where our righteousness is based. The day the late wife of Brother John Ekwueme had her son in the hospital, the Doctor demanded for a pint of blood. Brother John Ekwueme was not in the position to donate the blood; there was no money insight. By the time I rushed there, our late Deacon Agubalu was already there. Before we knew it, he had already been tested. He stretched his hand that hot afternoon and the medical doctor drained a pint of blood from him. Used it to deliver the life of our Sister instantly there. Life is in the blood. Whoever that can surrender his life, his blood at that crucial hour, has already given his life.
What compelled him to do that? The Love of God. It is so great that nobody can fathom it out. The love of God. Brethren, we are shifting a little from the grace of God to the Love of God, for this is what is ushering us into Paradise—the love of God. For nothing will be there except the real and perfect love of God that passeth all human understanding.
When God calls a man, He calls his wife. Your ministry is the ministry of your wife as well. Evangelist Ben Okezue is in the Fellowship with Brother Uche. They came not to worship God, but to solve their problems. We thank God for everything.
“Learn of Me,” page 28, verse 12-14: “Last Friday was a glorious Friday. I know we have testimonies, maybe from Bishop Nnachor who was our host. I thank God for what took place there. The entire people living around there were happy seeing us in such a happy gathering.
How I wish Brother Nnachor will not drive us out again with his wife. Moreover, I said something there: ‘You cannot drive us out of there again. If you make any attempt to drive us out of there again, I will push you away from that place.’
You cannot push us away again. We must have a place where we must stay and rejoice very comfortably. Even if we like, we can block the main road.”
God helped us to stay with Brother Nnachor the little extent we stayed with him. He did not drive us away, rather we were the people that drove him away. We drove him from Marine to Omagba phase 2, from batcher to flat. Yes!
Furthermore, since that day till today, I believe he has good reasons to praise God. I do not believe in a lateral movement, that is horizontal movement. Lateral movement is repressive—a repressive movement. I believe in growth, growth entails that we move vertically. We move towards the sky. That is what I believe.
If you read the Scripture, the Scripture said that to faith you add virtue, to virtue add temperance, to temperance add brotherly kindness and so on. It means you are growing.
St. Paul said, “When I was a kid, I behaved like a kid. When I became an adult, I threw away all childishness.” St. Peter went further to say that as a kid that we should desire the milk of the word, that is the elementary Gospel of Christ. St. Paul said that we should depart from elementary Gospel and then go over to higher revelations.
Thus the milk of the word, such as repentance from dead works and faith towards God, they are for the infants, and as an infant you are fed with milk at the early stage. A little while, you grow up and take solid food, from there you move to soft meat. However, the bone is meant for adults.
Where we are now, is the bone stage of the ministry, the adult stage. We have attained maturity in Christ. Hence, nobody can come out tomorrow and begin to say that somebody deceived him or so, so and so happened. Na lie. God will not believe you, and we will not believe you either. For we will call it self-deceit.
Now we have the unction, we have the spirit; we know all things. We are not quoting what St. Paul was enjoining them, let the mind that was in Christ be in you. We are saying like St. John, NOW WE HAVE THE MIND OF CHRIST. We have no need that anybody should begin to teach us the first oracle of God again. No! Amen.

BE READY AT ALL TIMES

Our Brother Amakem did something wonderful. I appreciated the way he handled the topic he handled, especially the Message he dwelt on, “The State of The Nation,” volume two which was preached on 17th October 2010.

I want to consider the chapter six in that Message. Note, I am not in the pulpit to preach a sermon, but to review the future, and the present. Besides, there is no way I can do it without casting your minds back to the past, because He that has been leading from the beginning, the same is leading till now; and the same is taking us in there.
What I am going to show you, cuts across all religious barriers. By nature, no human being wants to die. There is no human being on Earth today that does not know that everything in the world is speaking THE END, THE END, THE END.
Everybody is saying that the world is rotten, some are praying that God should come and wipe away this our generation. Everybody is tired, yet the way of escape they know not. Salvation does not know the denomination you belong to. Everybody wants to be saved, everybody wants eternal life but eternal life is only found in Christ. Not in Jesus.
I have challenged you every day; the Bible said it was Christ in Jesus that made him God. Acts of the Apostles said, “How God anointed the man Jesus with the Holy Spirit and he went about doing good; healing people with all manner of sicknesses and diseases and was obtaining favour from God and from men.”
Please note, Jesus is no other person but a representation of the Lamb that was slain before the world began. One thing is to notice danger; another thing is to find a way of escape.
Everybody living on Earth today, irrespective of one’s religious inclination is of the view that the world has come to an end. Because events are made clear by prophecy. But unfortunately, too many people do not go to Church because of eternal life; majority now go to Church because of material acquisition. Some go to obtain physical blessings that will perish with the world. Only few follow Christ because He alone has the Word of eternal life.
Eternal life is not tied to any material possession, but material possession can denY somebody of eternal life.
Take note as I open this matter again. Chapter six of the Message titled “The State of the Nation,” volume two. Remember we are in a Prophetic Ministry.
By a Prophet God brought His people out from the land of bondage, and by the words of the Prophets they were established. Is it not scriptural? You must believe in the Apostles and Prophets so that your faith will be established. We want to know the hour we are in, this has become very necessary.
Jesus Christ was tempted by the Jews, the Pharisees and the scribes. The Sadducees came to him, tempting him together with some of the disciples who were hypocritical to their belief. They were trying to ask him for signs that they might believe what was said concerning the end of the world.
He looked at them, discerned their spirit and said, “You learned people of the Jews; you can gaze at the sky and accurately predict that there will be rain, and surely there will be rain. You will say the weather will be bright, and it will be bright. You can predict the weather accurately, how is it that you cannot predict the hour you are living in?”
However, when he left them, his disciples privately went to him inside the upper room and said, “Master, when shall all these things come to pass, and what shall be the sign of the end of the world?”
He unveiled the secret to them, and since that time, those things he unveiled have never come to pass until our own generation appeared. In fact we are a blessed generation.
“The State of The Nation,” volume two, page 146 verse 26: “If I had not raised this matter, the consciousness will never come into you that your nation is ticking; you are sitting on a time bomb that will explode with time.”
Please note the date of this Prophetic Message. God raised an alarm, not to the entire world but to the Bride only. He sent a red alert. Red alert, a warning so that we should guard up our loins. Far back in the year 2010, when there was no sign of any trouble insight.
See, Jesus told his disciples, “I told you all those things ahead of time so that when they shall begin to happen, you will remember that I had earlier told you.” For to be forEwarned is to be forEarmed. That, that day will not take us unawares.
Note, your own nation, my own nation Nigeria is sitting on a time bomb that will explode with time. God told us in the year 2010 in the Message titled “The State of The Nation,” volume two, page 135 verse 1: “Do you see how the thing is narrowing down? The moment you see politics going along religious line, that country is about to disintegrate.”
The moment you see politics towing religious line, He said that country is about to disintegrate. Watch Northern and Southern Sudan. Remember that Sudan has been an entity, a unique nation from the time of Elli Mari until our own day. This same year 2011, God said He is going to shake all the nations, and remove former things from their places. He said, “Watch, I am going to shake all the nations.
Now their own politics towed religious line and the resultant effect is what? Disintegration of Sudan. A new republic appeared. This one is the most recent, others are in the pipeline, I will tell you something along the line.
Maybe you have not heard it, keep your eyes open, you will soon hear Northern Cameroon and Southern Cameroon. That is Northern Cameroon Muslims, southern Cameroon Christians.
Let nobody ever fool you, the trouble of Ivory-coast is still there. The trouble of Egypt, in spite of the exit of Mubarak is still there. The Christian minority is seceding from the Muslim majority. They are clamouring to be an independent nation. Because the new president, never appointed a Christian with any portfolio; and they are now pulling out.
Please note, I am revealing something with time. Apostle Kelechi remember, when I started revealing these matters you have it in your handset, the date is there.
On the day your wife was in labour in the general hospital, I summoned the Elders and said, “A new wave of crime is going to engulf Nigeria. From now watch, Nigeria is going to see a new spate of crime, and when it starts it will be like kidnapping.” Which I announced three years before it started happening, and I told you where it will start; and how it will go round Nigeria.
I said, “Nigeria is going to experience suicide bombing. Major cities in Nigeria must be bombed. The trouble will start as a political trouble; it is a religious trouble hiding under the cloak of politics.” I told you, whether we like it or not expect another Jihad and the final Jihad.
When there was no sign that such a thing could happen, remember what I told you, the president that is coming who does not have the power to keep Nigeria united; because of inexperience; as he continues starting from his own hometown, you will be hearing: “This man does not have the capacity to be in this office.”
That even his own political party will regret featuring him. However, remember he is not your president. He is a figurehead that is placed there as an instrument to pacify the violence in his own state, the Niger-Delta.
God said, “Even if you give them a republic, the militancy will remain there. For nothing can check the militancy until the youth are gainfully employed that the hand of God is behind all these things. I mentioned it, before we knew it, that same December the thing continued.
When we were in the ministers’ meeting, precisely on the 30^thand 31^st of December, I told all of you: “Better tell your people in the Northern States to come down to the East. For there is going to be trouble, post-election troubles.”
I mentioned the places while other so-called men of God were prophesying good, good, good, for Nigeria and everything; saying that there will be a peaceful transition. God said, “Do not ever take them seriously, this is a bloody year. Nigeria is going to experience bloodbath. The only difference is that there will not be civil war.”
He said, “Watch Maiduguri, Bauchi, Gombe. Kafachan, brethren came from there said thank you, you were there. I said, “Kafachan has been peaceful, but now Kafachan will be troubled beyond measure. There will be bloodbath there, even in Zonkwa.” God mentioned specifically Suleja, and called Brother Akparanta saying, “Bring your children back.”
Like play, like play, God said, “Whether we like it or not, let the whole security agents gather together, Abuja must be bombed.” We were in the Ministers’ meeting when it fulfilled.”
The Voice said, “This is just a minor one, they are going to test the security system of Nigeria, it is a matter of time.” Before our eyes, they tested the security and they succeeded. Till today they are still succeeding. Remember God said that it will start sporadically and gradually it will keep on spreading until security agents will be battling on how to check it; for the whole thing will be purely scientific.
Be at peace with me, I am at peace with all of you. How I wish it will please God we shall go away from here now. I hope nobody is a kid?
I told you a story of a child who went to school and the headmistress came into their class. After giving them moral instructions, she said, “Who will like to go to Heaven? Show by raising your hand.” All of them raised their hands, but one little girl said no, she refused to raise her hand.
The teacher spotted her out and said, “My dear, don’t you want to go to Heaven where Jesus Christ is?” The little girl said, “Mummy, I will like to go, but not today. I did not eat before coming, and mummy said I should run back home after school today so that I will eat.”
Do we have such a fellow in this Faith? When I am saying God should hasten the time, do it, and do it even now. For the Bride had made herself ready. What good is here again when God said, “Henceforth, expect nothing good from the entire world.” Halleluiah!
“The State of The Nation,” volume two, page 135 verse 1-6: “Do you see how the thing is narrowing down? The moment you see politics going along religious line, that country is about to disintegrate. USSR never disintegrated until politics in USSR under the rule of Boris Yeltsin started towing religious lines. It was during that period that we started hearing about Russian Jews.
It was that time we knew that Boris Yeltsin was a Jew; that Ronald Regan of America was also a Jew. It was the action of Boris Yeltsin that made Ethiopia release all the Jews it had, all in the attempt to respond to the clarion call that all Jews should come back according to the prophecy of Prophet Ezekiel, for events are made clearer by prophecy.
Get ready for your flight. What is holding you is about to be touched. Only time will tell.
Watch, in Nigeria, politics is gradually tilting towards religious lines. The Hand of God is directing everything. Nigeria is a kola nut with six lobes or segments. What binds the six segments of the kola nut is always at the head.
You know I am very practical. If you look at our native kola nut, whatever that fused the kola nut together is at the head. I am giving you an allegory which will later become a figure any moment from now. It will be sounding like a metaphor, gbam, gbam; gbim, gbim, gbim (gunshots). Then you will remember the Voice that said, ‘Anytime you hear gunshots and bombs sound, anywhere you are, simply stand there,’ for your flight is near because something that existed in a name will soon fizzle out.”
Concerning the dream our former Brother John Abazie had (John the beloved) I have traced it in the Message “The Resurrected Body” which was preached precisely the day the photograph was taken, dated 7^th April, 1996: page 33 from verse 11-13:
“I saw another one also, I dropped it on the pulpit and it was a dream. Our Brother, the same source, had that dream. That is our Brother John the Beloved (John Abazie); He said he dreamt a dream where rapture occurred, it is a lengthy dream. He described the events that were happening before that rapture took place. Note, one frightening feature there is that he made a prayer request after. He said that he saw the entire Church being taken into glory.
Surprisingly, he said that he saw himself walking in the Jerusalem fellowship hall picking up the dresses of brethren that went to rapture and then was asking himself the question: why brethren left and their dresses were lying down in the fellowship hall. The dream left him. In addition, he said that the Church should pray for him that he should not miss rapture; and for that cause, I decided to bring these dreams to the pulpit so that the pastor will read them clearly to your hearing.
It is frightening, who will like to be picking dresses after rapture?”
Who will like to be picking dresses after rapture? Is this dream not frightening? Even till today.
Verse 13-15,“It is frightening, who will like to be picking dresses after rapture? In other words, you will be going about telling people that rapture has occurred. It is a horrible experience. I say God forbid that it will be so to my Brothers or any of my sisters even. Rather I am looking forward to a day God will close His eyes and wipe away every transgression and take everybody home except those that have decided to come to the Church to trouble this Church and to tempt men of God.
They do not know where they are. If you know where you are, you will know you cannot get away with it. In this Message, I will tell you what God’s servants are. You know they are flaming fires according to the book of Psalms but they are more than flaming fires in the eyes of God. I will tell you what they are.
If God has saved you, you must rejoice always. You see there must be joy in your heart because you have been saved.” Amen.

THE BASIS OF OUR REJOICING IN CHRIST

I Am Your Mercy Seat,” the last chapter, verse 1-5: “A day is coming and now is that day when we shall gather, praise God, exhort one another to continue to be steadfast in the Faith as we wait at the Gate, share testimonies of God’s doing among us, go home and have our rest.

If not for one thing, I would have subscribed to the idea of staying at home to worship God. If not for one thing I would have tested your maturity. I would have tested your Faith, your faithfulness by permitting all of you to go to your houses to worship for at least one month or two. It will look very nice.
Igwe Amobi, how do you see it? You see, he said it is not good. Well, we thank God.
I thank God that any moment from now we shall not be gathering to read thus sayeth the Lord or turn the pages of the sermon books. We shall be gathering to worship the King of kings to give Him glory. This is true.
The Wedding Supper is about to take place in the air…”
The Wedding Supper is about to take place where? In the air! The other one said YOUR FLIGHT IS NEAR. The Wedding Supper is about to take place. All the predicted events are with us, and they are coming to pass every day. What is left then?
Verse 5-9: “The Wedding Supper is about to take place in the air, and there, hallelujah shall be our language. Everything will stop but worship can never stop. Worship is from everlasting to everlasting. The reason is this: God is from everlasting to everlasting. Thus, we shall be sweating it out with Him, but not this way but in another way altogether.
See, I really thank God for the hour. I have to say it that I am very, very appreciative of the Bride of Christ Ministry. The present stage used to give Me joy. When I admire the beauty of the Bride spiritually, I smile within Me that I have not laboured in vain, and I said one day to Myself, “If God had cut this Ministry short at fifty (50), I would have gone home in sorrow and in pain. There would not have been anything joy in Me.”
Do you know that I enjoyed this Ministry, just for three days only? Let me tell you the whole truth, I started enjoying this Ministry just about three years ago.
If the present stage of the Ministry DOES NOT give you joy, you are not saved.
I repeat it, if the present stage of THE Ministry of the Bride of Christ, where we are now, what is happening around us, in us and in our midst, if it does not give you joy more than your necessary food, more than THE money you have, the Son of Man is saying that you are not yet saveD; And do not ever rest until you begin to have that joy.”
Do not ever rest until you begin to have that joy! The joy of your salvation. Is not a feeling, it is real.

We have crossed the LIving VEIL

Verse 10 – 15: “The present stage of the Ministry is an admirable stage and it goes to confirm that we are not going home with sorrow. It is with joy that we shall go to Heaven. It is with happiness that we shall go to Heaven. The present stage of the Ministry is really a glorious one.
God has been looking for a people all this years THAT he will lead by his word and he has never found those people until now.
Do you know that you are the only people that are being led by the Word of God? In addition, if any man is not led by the Word of God, he does not belong to God. For the Word of God is the Spirit of God. Hence, if you are not led by the Spirit of God, you are not led by the Word of God. For the Words I am speaking to you, they are spirit and they are life.
We are being led by the Word of God. William Branham said that when the Bride shall appear, you will know them by one thing: they will not do anything except at His Word. If it is not “Thus saith the Lord,” they will do nothing.
Please follow us as we continue for we have never misled you, and we will not mislead you. I thank God Who has given Me the enabling power to pilot this Ship safely to the Gate.
Where I am now, is where Hell is too far away from Me…”
Where I am now, where you are now is where Hell is too far from all of us. We have crossed the LIving veil. Yes sir! I have crossed the living veil where His glory never fades. Halleluiah!
I have crossed the living veil where the glory never fails. I am resting in the Presence of the Lord. We have crossed the LIving VEIL; Hell is too far away from us. Yes sir!
Verse 15: “Where I am now, is where Hell is too far away from Me. Let me tell you, if I offend God now the highest thing God will do is to kill Me and bury Me with His own hand, and He will bury Me away from your eyes. He will never put Me to Hell…”
The same way He did to Moses. When Moses disobeyed, God Himself killed him, God carried him, and God buried him. God promised him resurrection, he can never see Hell. No wonder David said, “He will never permit the soul of His servant to see Hell.”
The basis of our rejoicing in Christ is that He has carried us beyond Hell.
Verse 15: “Where I am now, is where Hell is too far away from Me. Let me tell you, if I offend God now the highest thing God will do is to kill Me and bury Me with His own hand, and He will bury Me away from your eyes. He will never take Me to Hell. I have crossed Hell, Hell is far behind Me. The same way also, Hell is behind all of you that have believed this Faith.
I KNOW THAT ONE OF THESE DAYS, WHAT SEEMS LIKE A DRAMA WILL BE REAL TO ALL OF YOU. I am telling you the truth.
On that day, many will regret their stubbornness and their rebellion. Nevertheless, do not be among those that will regret. We are at the Gate because of you. By you, I mean the rebellious and the stubborn ones. For we are not happy to lose you, we want you to get rid of that stubbornness, get rid of that your stupid behaviour and then blend with your brethren.
You can never isolate yourself from Brethren and be in the Kingdom. That thing that is scaring you away from Brethren is what will fling you out of the Kingdom, because that person that you are scared from staying with may be the number one to enter.”
That person you do not want to see with your eyes might be number one to enter the kingdom of Heaven. What will you do then?
… if he enters there before you, you are in trouble. It then shows that you are not entering, for God has justified him whom you have condemned in your heart”.
For God has justified the person whom you have condemned in your heart. You see why God said, “Judge nothing before the end.”
Verse 19-26: “As a result, better set everybody free in your heart. Set yourself free, and set everybody free. The Kingdom of God is meant for the freemen and free women, not people that are burdened with hatred. If you are burdened with hatred in your heart, you do not need to come near the place because you know you cannot make it.
Note it, no hypocrite will enter there.
A Brother had a dream that frightened him, he went to Apostle Kelechi, Apostle Kelechi spoke to him, but the Brother remained troubled. Then he came to Me, as God would have it, Pastor Dan was with Me when that Brother came. He misbehaved himself in our presence, when I asked him a question, he stated manifesting craftiness, unnecessary subtlety before us.
I said, “My friend, glory be God! You were the one that had the dream. I never had any dream concerning you. Now Apostle Kelechi rubbed only cream on your back, I will apply balm. Apostle Kelechi did not want you to feel dispirited or discouraged, thus he encouraged you.
“Now, let Me tell you the truth, too many dreams had been already showed to us concerning you, all saying the same thing and now you have had two separate dreams, all speaking the same thing and before us you have manifested it. This your habit which you have now manifested live before Me and Pastor Dan on this serious matter that affects you, is what disqualifies you from crossing over. You saw your fellow Brethren rushing there, even Sisters were climbing the thing so easily; infants will come there one second they enter; but you being a minister got there, when you place your leg, place your hand, everything will just step down. You tried and tried, anywhere you place your hand you lose, you place your leg you lose and you remained like that until the whole thing finished.
‘You told your fellow Elders, they told you that you were responsible for it, that you should blame yourself and not God, that you are the cause and you came to us, we repeated the same thing. You had two different separate dreams speaking the same thing.’ I reminded him of when he started manifesting it right from Amazu Oil.
There and then the spirit led us into another realm where we visited his brother, name withheld, who is also caught in the same web, for I told you, ‘You do not need to come to Benjamin to bother Me, you do not need to bother yourself.’
God must show you your condition before that day for God is now in the business of paying you visits in your houses through your dreams and visions, you will see everything clear as it affects you and many others.”
God must show you your personal condition; you do not need to come to Benjamin to bother Me; or go from house to house bothering anybody. Be relaxed, Almighty God must show you your condition before that day. You must know whether you are a candidate of the catching away of the saints, or whether you will remain here. No mistake about it. keep on praying
Verse 26-31: “God must show you your condition before that day for God is now in the business of paying you visits in your houses through your dreams and visions, you will see everything clear as it affects you and many others. That is why I commanded you when you see such dreams, go to Apostle Kelechi only, if he is not there, come to me. Finish.
We are the only two persons that can contain it. Otherwise, you may hang yourself before that day.

THE MERCY SEAT

As we wait at the gate of Paradise. Have you found your position in Christ? Take for instance, a simple instruction went out last week concerning Great Sermon and the simple instruction has become a very big matter and many are yet to jump it even till this day. To them, they are thinking that God has forgotten. However, whatever might be God’s mind concerning it they do not know. What He wanted to achieve they do not know but He said it is a test, a simple instruction.
If it is like this, consider this matter: one of you had a problem with a fellow Brother and Brother A or Sister A felt very much aggrieved by the utterances and actions of Brother B or Sister B to the point that she burst into cursing, crying and every kind of thing. Though every other person pacified the situation, all to no avail.
Now, I stepped into the matter and spoke concerning it, the reply I got, instead of obeying Me, is “Brother must surely die. Brother must surely die!” This was happening in my Presence, not that he told somebody to go and tell Me or that somebody reported to Me, no. This one is face to face before many witnesses.
Tell me what is likely to happen tomorrow.”
Verse 32-47: “The Pains of Labour and Joy of Delivery,” page 3, “I am your Mercy Seat…’
Do you know what ‘Mercy Seat’ is all about? I am your Mercy Seat, your bus stop; your resting place. Christ is our Mercy Seat.
In the wilderness, Moses was the Mercy Seat, is it not truth? In the days of Saint Paul, Saint Paul was the Mercy Seat, that is why he said, “Any sin you forgive, I myself has forgiven in the stead of Christ, and God has forgiven and it will never be mentioned again, that it might be known and believed that the Son of Man has the power to forgive all sins.
Saint Paul was the Mercy Seat in his day. Every Messenger of God in any dispensation represents God’s Mercy Seat. Whatever might be your action towards him is your action towards God.
Saint Paul said, “If any offends us, he does not offend us, he offends God Who is using us as a tool to reach you.”
I would not have known Brother Vincent Obidinma if Christ never sent Me to him. If God did not send me to Pastor Thomas, I would not have known him for there was no day you went to God. You did not seek God, God sought you and He found you. You were somewhere and He came.
Thus if anybody despises us, he despises us not but God Whom we are representing. Hence, I am standing, speaking the Faith of Christ.
I am your Mercy Seat, if I set you free, you are free indeed. If I declare you guilty, carry your case to anywhere, you must be pronounced guilty for God cannot contradict His Messenger. No matter the problem, once it gets to Moses, that is final.
In the days of Samuel, Samuel was the Mercy Seat. If Saul had pleaded Samuel and Samuel set him free or warned him, the matter would have ended there. No mention of it shall be made anywhere till eternity for he was the Mercy Seat.
You are looking for the Ark of God in the wooden form, you do not know that Christ is the Ark. I say Christ is the Ark for He is the fulfilment of the Law and of the Prophet. Thus, He is the Ark in completeness for where there is no Ark there is no salvation. Where there is no Ark of God, there can never be salvation for anybody there.
In other words, we are now having the Ark that is not made of wood. Christ is your Mercy Seat, the Anointed One, the Messiah, the Saviour.
As far as I am in your midst, I am your Mercy Seat. Let Me tell you something. Foolish people among you think that we use the photographs of the pillar of cloud to decorate the fellowship hall, but wise people among us know that God commanded us to hang them so that our eyes will always be there, so that it will serve as a constant reminder of God’s visitation.
Whenever I look at those photographs, I will remember the day He said, “I have called you my people, I will never destroy you. I must take you home, but if you sin against Me, I must punish you. Nevertheless, I will never withdraw my love from you for I have vowed in my Name to take you home.”
‘’The Pains of Labour and Joy of Delivery,’ page 3, “I am your Mercy Seat. However, I know that one day I will change position and sit on the Judgement Seat. He that has brought you thus far is the One you will meet at the end. You are not meeting any other person than He that is with you now. Believe it if you can…’

THE FEARFUL AND UNBELIEVING CAN NEVER ENTER THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN

You see, William Branham said that we should be very careful that we do not sin away our days of Grace. You can sin away your day of Grace. We really give God the praise.
Where we are now, is a very comfortable ground to all that have arrived here with Me.”
The Message said what? A very comfortable ground to all that have arrived here with me. But as many as are still on their way, who have not arrived here with me they are not yet comfortable.
Verse 47-49: “Where we are now, is a very comfortable ground to all that have arrived there with Me. However, as many that have not arrived there with Me, they are still very, very uncomfortable, they are still living in fear as to whether they will enter or not, they are filled with doubt which is a sign of unbelief.
The fearful and unbelieving can never enter the Kingdom of Heaven. The fearful and the unbelieving, they will never enter.
Where we are now, we are no longer talking about mysteries or revelations, We are now watching events unfold, watching out for the unfolding of events on a daily basis.”
We are now doing what? What are we doing now? Watching events unfolding on a daily basis. We do not talk of mysteries or revelations, or great sermons again. EVERYTHING IS ALL OVER. WE ARE WATCHING DEVELOPMENTS AS PREDICTED, UNTIL FINALLY THE GREATEST EVENT, THE FINAL OF ALL FINALS, THE FLASHING RED LIGHT, IN A TWINKLING OF AN EYE, YOU AND I ARE TRANSFORMED.
Yes! 7,6,5,4,3,2,1,0. Where we are, see what makes it a comfortable stage, no great preaching again, no mystery, no fasting, no praying, nothing, nothing. Everyday “thank you,” everyday “Chineke thanks sir.” For if these things do not happen, how can the prophecies be fulfilled? How can the Bride of Christ depart? If these events do not come to pass; for the fact that they are coming to pass before our eyes, the long awaited catching away of the saints will also come to pass whether the world believes it or not.
Verse 49-50: “Where we are now, we are no longer talking about mysteries or revelations, we are now watching events unfold, watching out for the unfolding of events on a daily basis.
I have brought you to the end where you are now going to stand at the grandstand as witnesses, for whatever that is left now, no other person will complete it than the Almighty God.”
No other preacher, no prophet, no Apostle, no Pastor, nobody, not even you can accomplish it but Almighty God alone. Thus, what is required of us have been fully accomplished. We have done that which we should do.
If anybody is going to be accused of not fulfilling his own part of the covenant, it is not the bride but the bridegroom.
Verse 50 again, “I have brought you to the end where you are now going to stand at the grandstand as witnesses, for whatever that is left now, no other person will complete it than the Almighty God.”
God is now locking and unlocking the hearts of people,” God is doing what? Locking and unlocking the hearts of people “steering them up, people will be asking what is happening? Why is this person behaving like this? It is the hand of God.
“Using them to complete all his programs.” Remember He said for this cause have I raised Pharaoh that I may use him to accomplish my program of greatness. He was the One that locked the heart of Pharaoh; He was the one that also unlocked the heart of Pharaoh. When He locked the heart, Pharaoh refused the people to go. When He unlocked it, he allowed them to go. He locked up the heart again and he got drowned in the Red Sea.
“God is now locking and unlocking the hearts of people, stirring them up, using them to complete all His programs.
Finally, we that are still talking, as many that shall remain alive, ON THAT GREAT MORNING, AFTERNOON, OR EVENING WHEN THAT UNGODLY AGREEMENT SHALL BE ENDORSED IGNORANTLY BY THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE JEWS, GRANTING PALESTINE A SOVEREIGN STATE, UNDER THE TERMS THAT WILL BE STIPULATED BY THE UNITED NATIONS, AS MANY OF US THAT WILL REMAIN ALIVE AND WITNESS IT BEING SIGNED, THAT DAY WE SHALL SAY THE LORD IS GOD INDEED, FOR YOUR DEPARTURE WILL NOT EXCEED THAT DAY. By your departure, I mean your translation.
Watch out for the unfolding of world events for God has fixed His eyes in the world as well as in Israel, bringing His prophecies to pass. The world means the Gentiles, Israel is there.
God has no plan for you and I again. The plan God has for the Gentiles is over, He has asked you to be there because the two must receive the same blessing, all in Christ, wait for the day.
The agreement is about to be signed. all these consultations they are making now, they are boiling down to the signing of the agreement, which may or may not exceed this year. I say may or may not.
According to the United Nations (UN), they said it must be this year 2011. America equally said that it must be this year.
You see, The Arab world, they called themselves the Arab League; they said it must be this year. However, Israel is saying, “Never, never! It can never be this year and can never be till eternity.”
Now, since we have arrived to this point, who will like to go back? If you go back where will you go to? Do you enter the world? No, for the world is already in a mess. Where will you go from now? Will you make yourselves a captain that will lead you back? Then the question arises: back to which area?
Are you expecting another messenger? What will he do? He will only tell you to wait. There can never be another Joshua that will lead you to Canaan for you are already at the Gate, what we are waiting is for the Gate to open and it is going to take place in a twinkling of an eye.
To the entire world it is going to be a secret and sudden event. To the Bride it is to be the awaited dream for we are waiting, we are watching, we are desiring, we are clamouring for it so it is not taking us by surprise. If it happens now is it by surprise? No!
No matter the time it takes place, we are expecting it, earnestly and honestly waiting for it. As we stay there, suppress not your feeling, allow your feeling to be made known so that if you are in error, you will be corrected and if you are corrected, it is a sure sign that you belong to God. The willingness must be there to accept correction in love, but if you are not from God you will have difficulty.
Where we are now is better. Proclaim it loud and clear wherever you are that you are the saved of this generation. That the Lord has redeemed you, simply say thank you Lord, no other thing left, even if I go to my house and refuse to come to fellowship again, I know I am saved. However, I will not forsake the gathering of the saints. Why? That the enemy will not have advantage over me because the closer I draw to Him (God) the brighter I shine. The closer you draw yourself to God, the brighter you shine before Him.
We are only putting finishing touches, no other requirement shall be made from you than that which had already been made, and no other price shall be paid than that which had already been paid. No other mountain to climb, no other river to cross, no other hurdle to jump. You have really arrived there, you are only waiting for time, I am only waiting for time.” Amen.

GOD’S PROPHECIES ARE TIED TO TIME

Brethren, is it not wonderful? Let us go into the Scriptures. Please crosscheck what I am going to say. Please take note. I want to start from the foreign lands. I am not talking about the science world; but I am going to reveal to you in case you do not know that the entire world is on labour pain.

The entire world, there is distress in the nations in the world. Every country is distressed with political problems, religious problems, and economic problems. For the hand of the Lord has rested upon the nations of the Earth for judgment and there is no more going back. For the sickle have been thrust in, the Earth is about to be harvested.
God is about to collect the jewels from the earth. Remember Israel is our timetable. Fix your eyes on Israel, not neglecting events in Nigeria and Africa in general. Take note of what I am saying.
You watch Syria, the same place where you read about the King of Assyria, Assyria is Syria with her capital in Damascus.
Please note. I told you that the King of the North is Russia. If you do not understand it come to Me privately and I will explain it.
Whatever that is happening in the Middle East now, including North Africa, they are all prophetic developments. God has earlier spoken concerning them thousands of years ago, and revisited all of them, even in the days of Jesus Christ and the Apostles; events that must take place, which will culminate to the end of this world or this generation.
Any group or people that will live to see it fulfil in their day, are the same people that will fulfil the rest of other good events. Note: the entire Middle East is tensed up against Israel, whether you call it Iraq or Iran, you call it Tel Aviv, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, all of them including Tehran, Sidom, even Libya and Egypt, Sudan and the rest of them, the entire world are all against Israel because Israel has refused bluntly to allow Palestine to become a sovereign state and an independent nation.
Lebanon is tensed up with Israel. Last night Tehran deployed eight war ships to the Mediterranean to be ready to wipe Israel off. Lebanon also has earmarked two thousand ground soldiers that will join with Allied Forces to force a pact, proclaiming Palestine a republic by 30^th September, 2011.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) with their forces led by Russia has given their support to force Israel to sign it. UN is the one gathering all of them. America has made her stand known through their president who said that Israel must allow Palestine to be a republic on or before 30^th September 2011, and must revert everything to 1967 borderline treaty.
This means that Jerusalem, the capital city of Israel, the home of God, the city of King David will be surrendered to the Allied Forces; and then become the capital city of Palestine. Why must all these things happen this year 2011? A very good question. Was there no other year this phenomenon could have taken place than this year 2011. Why this could not happen until God has spoken. The truth is this: every prophecy from God is tied to time.
I want you to see the picture of Israel, in other words Jerusalem is now compassed about by her enemy. Is like the entire world has gathered together against God’s Holy City for the final time. I remember God said expect a third world war, it is going to be a religious war and that is so called Armageddon. Where the Almighty will come and prove his might and redeem Himself and redeem His people. Note where we are heading to. Halleluiah! Amen. Glory be to God in the highest.
We tie event to the Scriptures. Concerning Damascus, God knew about Damascus long, long time ago. Besides, whatever the world is doing, that is what God is inspiring them to do, but they do not know what God has in mind.
You see the danger! You may know what you are thinking about God, what you are planning about God; but what God is planning against you, you do not know, what God is thinking about you, you do not know. You only know what you are thinking about God, what you are talking, what you are planning. Oh glory be to God.
A rich man was planning to enjoy life because he has been bestowed riches above all. However, he never knew the thought of God is already concluded that he must die that night.
You see, the whole world gathering against God’s people again. Remember where you are! YOU ARE EPHRAIM THE ARROW, JUDAH IS THE BOW. THE STRENGTH OF THE BOW IS IN THE ARROW.
I want you to know that the Voice you are hearing here is not roaring there. No, no, no. They are being prepared for war; you are being prepared for rapture. For it is only in the theophany body that you can be the ARROW, you can be the SWORD in the hand of God. You cannot fly down there; you cannot do anything in this flesh.
HOWEVER, WHEN YOU WILL DISAPPEAR AND APPEAR, WHEN YOU WILL BE TRAVELLING AS A THOUGHT, YOU WILL BE SEEING YOUR COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, YOUR COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF WILL BE SEEING YOU. I MEAN THE WAR BECOMES AN EASY WAR. Yes sir!
Let’s go back to the Scriptures. I hope you know that there is trouble in Syria? And the trouble is still on till today. The trouble of Libya, this morning Muamar Gadaffi of Libya said he will die in Libya for it his ancestral land, that he will never die in a foreign land.
The book of Isaiah 17:1, “This is God’s Message to Damascus…”
This is God’s message to who? Damascus! God’s Message to Damascus. You see, when we were infants, when we heard about Damascus; we were thinking that Damascus will be in Heaven. Whatever is happening in Syria today, which has capital city in Damascus had already been prophesied; and the people living today do not know they are fulfilling prophecy. As we are fulfilling prophecy here? so they are fulfilling it there.
“This is God’s Message to Damascus the capital of Syria…” Why not say Amen. No mistake about what God is doing. This is God’s Message to Damascus, the capital of Syria where the war is raging on. The same Damascus, Syria that God is using to fight Israel so that His Word will come to pass.
The King of Syria has vowed to wipe off Israel because of the treatment to Gaza Strip, Golan height and West Bank. Assyria has been a powerful nation from the beginning. The King of Assyria has been one of the notable warriors in the Middle East. God is going to humiliate him.
Seeing that the trouble in Damascus right now has become too much, United Nations and the Allied Forces are there to stop the King El-Bashal to stop killing even infants, women and students who are armless, while at the same time defenceless. The crisis is still there.
What is more, that Damascus must be moved, it is not Palestine alone, Syria should be divided. The northern Kingdom should take Damascus and the man is not ready to yield.
Let us know what God has earlier said using Isaiah the Prophet over six thousand years ago. Consider what the world looked like that time.

THE WORLD IS IN LABOUR PAINS

“This message came to me concerning Damascus: Look, Damascus will disappear! It will become a heap of ruins…”
It has become what? A heap of ruins! Brethren why not say Amen. Brother Isaac Igwe you are a learned fellow, I know you monitor events globally, Brother Tony Mbah you are learned also, today is Damascus not in ruins? All of you that monitor news, is Damascus the capital of Syria not in ruins?
Brethren we are serving a living God who could speak and it will come to pass. The Lord God has spoken, all you have to do is patiently wait. Were you there when He spoke? How many years have passed? OH GLORIOUS ME! Why must it be in my own day? In my own eyes? Why is it tied to my departure? Why didn’t it happen in the days of my fathers?
You see we are a privileged generation. In short I am sent to a people that are not appreciative, people that cannot understand. I challenge all of you this day, go to the net and download events in the Middle East right now, you will be shocked. You will know that the Son of Man is not deceiving anybody. Damascus is now lying in ruins since April 2011.
“…“Look, Damascus will disappear! It will become a heap of ruins. The cities of Aroer will be deserted. Sheep will graze in the streets and lie down unafraid. There will be no one to chase them away…”
With no one to chase them away. Brethren oh no, I do not know how to explain it again. I really do not know the way to explain it. I am telling you that the world is in labour pain. You talk about the Earthquake that took place in Japan and the accompanying tsunami, and then the temperature that was raised as a result of the Earthquake that shifted the Earth. I mean the nuclear reactors, emitted great heat which affected the greater part of Japan and other nations.
Hence you begin to see too many Earthquakes everywhere. Every nations is distressed, a sure sign that this is the last birth pain. I want to go somewhere. Follow me still. We want to trace events.
Verse 13 of Isaiah 17, “But though they roar like breakers on a beach, God will silence them. They will flee like chaff scattered by the wind…”
Who will silence them? God! Though they do what? Verse 13: “But though they roar like breakers on a beach, God will silence them. They will flee like chaff scattered by the wind or like dust whirling before a storm.” LB.
I told you that the Lord will complete whatever that is left. They are planning; they do not know what God is planning, because they do not know God.
Isaiah 24: 19 – 20 “The Earth has broken down in utter collapse…”
What has broken down? The Earth! Brethren has not the Earth broken down? It has, to utter collapse! Glory be to God in the highest, peace to men of good will.
“The earth has broken down and has utterly collapsed. Everything is lost, abandoned, and confused…”
Everything is lost, abandoned and what? Confused!
“…The world staggers like a drunkard…”
The world does what? Staggers like a drunkard. Is the world not staggering? Everything is done by try your luck. The world is staggering, nothing is stable again. Instability everywhere. When you see Scripture fulfilling in your eyes, brethren how do you feel? I feel like flying away. However, we shall fly.
“…The earth staggers like a drunkard. It trembles like a tent in a storm. It falls and will not rise again, for its sins are very great.”
And it falls and it will not rise again. Are you expecting the world to rise again? No sir! A breakable plate that broke, do you patch it? A broken plate has no reparability, it has fallen.
I told you it has waxed old, it has decayed, every aspect of life is stinking, corruption, lawlessness, insecurity, starvation everywhere.
It is not peculiar to your nation; it is to the whole world, the whole Earth. You go to your farm, you labour and labour, during harvest period, the harvest will not equate with the labour. You go to the sea to do your fishing, cast in your net into the sea, you come out with empty net because every aspect of life has expired.
The educational sector has collapsed; the economy sector has collapsed, power sector has collapsed, agricultural sector has collapsed also. Tell me, financial sector, has it not collapsed? Has it not crumbled? We do not want to talk about religion again.
“…The earth staggers like a drunkard. It trembles like a tent in a storm. It falls and will not rise again, for its sins are very great.”
For the sins of the Earth are what? Very great! Very great! Terribly great. More than the sin of Sodom and Gomorrah, more than the sin of Noah’s day. Who saw this afar off? God! Who saw that the world will be in this state? God. Thousands of years ago, the eyes of the Prophets captured it.
In addition, you think God will allow you to continue like that? No, no, no. we know why we are watching Him, let us go ahead as we journey along.
Zachariah 12 : 1 – 4: In the last days Jerusalem shall become the talk of the day, shall become a burden stone, to all the nations on Earth. The clamour of every nation will be to disarm Israel of Jerusalem, to take Jerusalem from its position. “This^ message concerning the fate of Israel came from the Lord:”
As pronounced by who! By the Lord Who stretched out the Heavens and the Earth?
“This message concerning the fate of Israel came from the Lord: “This message is from the Lord, who stretched out the heavens, laid the foundations of the earth, and formed the spirit within humans. ²I will make Jerusalem and Judah like an intoxicating drink to all the nearby nations…”
Note, I will make them like what? A cup of poison to all the nations of the Earth.
“…I will make Jerusalem and Judah like a cup of poison to all the nearby nations that sent their armies to surround Jerusalem. Jerusalem will be a heavy.” Jerusalem will be what? A heavy stone bothering the world?
You see, the world has no better business than Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Jerusalem. Why is Jerusalem bothering the world? It is because it is the perfect will of God. For if these things do not happen how can the Scriptures be fulfilled. However, why must it be in the year 2011? Why must it be in your generation and my own? Why could not it happen until your own Prophet has spoken, and asked you to wait for it? And before your eyes, you see it.
For that reason, I say here that “thus saIth the Lord” will no longer delay. “Thus saith the Lord” will no longer tarry. You think it will delay, before your eyes it will come to pass.

YOU ARE THE CHILDREN OF THE PROPHETS

You are a happy people. Do you know that you are the children of the Prophets? That is why you are understanding what is happening.
If you meet your friends outside, try to explain these things, the more you explain the less they will understand. For they do not have the spirit. They are not children of the Prophets. In other words, what God is doing is incomprehensible to them, they cannot comprehend it.
Do you know that you and I are the only people that monitor events prophetically? You are the wise people of this generation, the people that fix their eyes on the star, for in every dispensation a STAR is sent to guide the people of God home.
In our own day, a STAR has appeared, a STAR has been sent. Without that STAR you would not know the fulfilment of prophetic Scripture. By this we know we are on the right track.
SHOUT IT LOUD AND CLEAR, PUBLISH IT FAR AND WIDE, ON THE MOUNTAIN TOPS THAT YOU ARE A CHOSEN GENERATION. God’s own purchased possession. Hell is too far from where I am. I am not sent to come and raise candidates for Hell. No, no, no, and it will never happen.
When you know where you are and the personality you are following behind, you will always be glad 24 hours of the day. We do not come to Fellowship to play Church or religion, we are in the Fellowship for a strict business; we are on Earth as pilgrims, we are on a journey, we have travelled too far. We have crossed so many mountains, too many rivers and valleys, Oh no! To go back? No! The bridge has been broken long, long time ago. Amen.

where are WE AT?

Jerusalem will be a heavy stone bothering the world and though all the nations of the Earth will unite in an attempt to move her; though all the nations of the Earth unite together under the United Nations in an attempt to move Jerusalem away from its position, they will never, never succeed. Will they unite? Yes. Will they gather? Yes. They shall gather but not by the Spirit of God. Will they take counsel together? Yes! But their counsel will come to nought for the Lord God has spoken and so shall it be

God saw it, He knew they will come together as United Nations and make an attempt to move Jerusalem.
Zachariah 12: 4 “On that day, says the Lord, I will cause every horse to panic and every rider to lose his nerve. I will watch over the people of Judah, but I will blind the horses of her enemies…”
And do what? Blind all her enemies.
We are going somewhere, we are going higher every day, we are matching higher every day.
where you are now is a comfortable place. That whatever that is left, whatever that remains, you and I will not accomplish it. BUT Almighty God alone will accomplish what is left.
Tell me, is there anything you can do now? No! Is it not over? It is! It is finished says the Lord; my work is finished says the Lord. My labour is finished says the Lord. There is nothing we can do again. Our duty is to wait and see events unfolding on a daily basis. Besides, while they are unfolding, one day, one minute, one second, the chapter, the page, the line that was written concerning us will unfold. Amen.

YOU ARE THE CHILDREN OF THE PROPHETS

Zachariah 14 : 1 “Watch…” Do what? Watch! Say with me watch! Watch! Everybody say watch! Say it again watch! Say it again watch! Say it again, watch! Say it again, watch! Say it again, watch!

“Watch, for the day of the Lord is coming when your possessions will be plundered right in front of you! ²On that day I will gather all the nations to fight against Jerusalem.”
On that day the Lord will gather the whole nations to do what? Fight Jerusalem! Have I not told you, He will be locking and unlocking the hearts of people, steering them up, using them to fulfil His program. Who is steering the nations up? God! Who is directing them to fight Israel? God! Who is standing to slaughter? God! Thus, God has used Israel to set a trap, to trap the whole nations.
Watch, for the day of the Lord is coming when your possessions will be plundered right in front of you! ²On that day I will gather all the nations to fight against Jerusalem. The city will be taken, the houses plundered, and the women raped. Half the population will be taken away into captivity, and half will be left among the ruins of the city.
³THEN THE LORD WILL GO OUT TO FIGHT AGAINST THOSE NATIONS, AS HE HAS FOUGHT IN TIMES PAST. ⁴On that day his feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, which faces Jerusalem on the east. And the Mount of Olives will split apart, making a wide valley running from east to west, for half the mountain will move toward the north and half toward the south. ⁵You will flee through this valley, for it will reach across to Azal.”
You will escape through the valley that leads across, that will lead you through the city gate.
Yes, you will flee as you did from the earthquake in the days of King Uzziah of Judah. Then the Lord my God will come, and all his holy ones with him.”LB.
The Lord your God shall come with all His saints and the angels with Him. Who are His saints? Who are His angels? You are the children of the Prophets and of the covenant that was made unto the fathers.
Can you see how diplomatic God is, pushing His people in front. Like you can use some grains of rice or corn to attract fowls. Immediately they rushed, He allowed them to pick some, when they entered and started raping women, looting property, the Lord will now appear. Because when the hen starts picking the grains of rice, you close the door, no more escape.
Follow Me brethren, we are not deceived; we are not following cunningly deviced fables, when we are seeing the fulfilment with our eyes. Reading it in the newspapers, hearing it over the radio, seeing people fleeing for their lives.
LISTEN TO ME, SOMETHING TERRIBLE IS ABOUT TO TAKE PLACE.
Jeremiah 9 : 25 – 26 “A time is coming,” says the Lord, “when I will punish all those who are circumcised in body but not in spirit—²⁶the Egyptians, Edomites, Ammonites, Moabites…”
Note it, ONE, THE EGYPTIANS; NUMBER TWO, THE EDOMITES; NUMBER THREE, THE AMMONITES; NUMBER FOUR, THE MOABITES; NUMBER FIVE, THE ARABS.”
“…The people who live in distant places, and yes, even the people of Judah. Like all these pagan nations, the people of Israel also have uncircumcised hearts.” LB.
Are you astonished? No wickedness shall be found in Heaven. Anybody whose heart is not circumcised, whose heart is not right with God and with his fellow man can never be in Paradise.
The whole world is distressed; God’s promises are coming to pass, preparing you and I for our flight.
Here in Nigeria, note, I will not speak further concerning Nigeria, for whatever that will happen, I have already disclosed it aforetime. Your duty is do what? Watch! Your duty is to watch.
Every event in Nigeria and the world over brings all of us nearer to our D-day. Thus, do not pray that it should not take place, for that will mean praying against God’s will. Of course when you pray such a prayer, God will not answer. For it is a timetable that has started and will not be suppressed or withdrawn, suspended, or postponed until everything is accomplished. Let us see how Jesus Christ saw the whole thing.

YOUR REDEMPTION DRAWETH NEAR

St. Luke 21 : 25-28, “And there will be strange events in the skies.”
Brethren have we seen it? Have we seen strange events in the skies? It has been noised abroad, it is in the internet, it is in the newspapers, it is everywhere—strange events.
Then there will be strange events in the skies, warnings, Warnings! Warning. …warnings of evil omens”
“…—signs in the sun, moon, and stars. And down here on earth the nations will be in turmoil, perplexed by the roaring seas and strange tides.” LB.
Down here on Earth the nations will be in turmoil. T.U.R.M.O.I.L nations will be distressed.
“And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring.” KJV.
Brethren, is it not happening? It is happening is the sky, it is happening in the sun, it is happening in the moon, it is happening on Earth also, distress of all nations.
Who will tell me that prophecy is not fulfilling? However, why are they fulfilling more rapidly in the year 2011?
I am TELLING you that the tape is about TO finish. When the tape is about to finish, it rolls faster. Yet without uttering the music. Halleluiah! Amen.
“And there will be strange events in the skies—signs in the sun, moon, and stars. And down here on earth the nations will be in turmoil, perplexed by the roaring seas and strange tides…”
Is Nigeria not distressed? Maybe you are looking at the Middle East; consider your own nation, Nigeria. Is it not on Earth? Is it not distressed? Is Egypt not distressed? Libya, Sudan, Ivory-Coast, Ghana, Liberia, Yemen, West Bank, Cameroon, North Korea, South Korea, Iraq, Iran, Yemen, Syria, Russia, America, the whole world, are they not distressed?
“…²⁶The courage of many people will falter because of the fearful fate they see coming upon the earth.”
Because of what? Fearful fate! Because of the calamity, evil that is about to befall all mankind.
Verse 26-27, “…The courage of many people will falter because of the fearful fate they see coming upon the earth, because the stability of the very heavens will be broken up.
²⁷Then everyone will see the Son of Man arrive on the clouds with power and great glory. ²⁸So when all these things begin to happen, stand straight and look up, for your salvation is near!” LB.
Verse 28, “And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.” KJV.
Note, your redemption draweth near. The day of redemption is near, men’s heart are failing for fear. Be filled with the spirit your lamp is trim and clear, look up your redemption is near.
Remain blessed as we wait at the Gate, do not shift to the right, do not shift to the left. If you shift you have yourself to blame. He that has been leading you is still leading till today. Stay in your sanctified estate. Till I come your ways again, remain blessed in Him eternally.