"Power of the Truth" -Too

"Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth." (Psalms 110:3)

 Okay, so here is a little something that I felt the Lord putting on my heart, every since about 7:00 last night. Pastor Mike mentioned something yesterday, whether he realized it or not, it was something that I believe has power, power enough to make even the biggest skeptic a believer in the possibility of our eternal salvation in Christ. In speaking about whether or not a person could loose their salvation, as Mike usually does, he mentioned his illustration of loosing your car keys; and as most of us know, our salvation is not an object that can be misplaced, it is fortified in heaven. Towards the end of his illustration, he kind of switched gears, mentioning that the Holy Spirit that lives inside the believer does not give up on us, but will continue to pressure us to change and to get back on the path, even right up to our final breath. I believe this to be true, and since hearing it, I have been thinking about what that might imply for those that have seriously been lacking when it comes to giving everything to the Lord. Then about 7:00 last night, I believe the Lord spoke something into my heart, and I am sure that there will be some that refuse to believe it. Who are the majority of those that will go from the Great Tribulation and be in heaven? These are those that are witnessed in heaven and listed in Revelation 7:9-15, "These are they which came out of the great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb." Who is it that would have the greatest chances to realize the truth enough to take a stand and be executed for their faith? Does it not make sense that it would be those who had once actually walked with the Lord? The parable of the Ten Virgins is of ten virgins, or if you will, ten saints; five of which were ready and five of which were not. But the five that were not ready still wanted to be with Jesus, they just had messed up and not prepared for His return. I know that I have mentioned this before, but I find it rather interesting that the Scripture says, "and have washed their robes," as if it were something that they had to do on their own. Don't get me wrong, because I believe that there will be many people saved during the tribulation; but it will be extremely difficult for them to accept the truth. If wouldn't accept when it was safe to do, it will be even harder to do when it requires giving up their life. But for those that knew the truth already, it will be rather easy to make that choice. I'am just saying: No worries...

"After this I saw a vast crowd, too great to count, from every tribe and people and language, standing in front of the throne and before the Lamb. They were clothed in white robes and held palm branches in their hands. And they were shouting with a great roar, "Salvation comes from our God who sits on the throne and from the Lamb!" And all the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living beings. And they fell down before the throne with their faces to the ground and worshipped God. They sang, "Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and strength belong to our God forever and ever! Amen." Then one of the twenty-four elders asked me, "Who are these who are clothed in white? Where did they come from?" And I said to him, "Sir, you are the one who knows." Then he said to me, "These are the ones who died in the great tribulation. They have washed their robes in the blood of the Lamb and made them white. "That is why they stand in front of God's throne and serve him day and night in his Temple. And he who sits on the throne will give them shelter. They will never again be hungry or thirsty; and they will never be scorched by the heat of the sun. For the Lamb on the throne will be their Shepherd. He will lead them to springs of life-giving water. And God will wipe every tear from their eyes."" (Revelation 7:9-17) NLT