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Proper Preparation To Blow The Trumpet
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Some people think that no one can understand the Revelation unless he has a DD. The first man that got it was an ignorant fisherman. Let’s remember also that the man who received the Revelation first and understood it and wrote it down for us, was not in a college, but on the lonely island of Patmos. There, he was surrounded by the lonely waters and heard from God. We’re told that John was put on the island of Patmos for: standing for the truth, but this is not really true. He was put on the isle to get the Revelation. It seems impossible to get the wonderful Revelation to John in the busy city of Ephesus or other places of the country. We know a little personally about this. It’s only when we go behind closed doors and lock them up, take the telephone off the hook and stay shut in with God and pray until God hears from heaven and floods our soul with His Eternal spirit and there pours out His Word into our heart. God put John on the Isle of Patmos to give him the Revelation. John was in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day, and he said: “I heard a voice back of me as a voice of a trumpet saying, “I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end;” I am all you need, John.

It takes some preparation, not something we can rub on; not something we earn. The word teaches us that these gifts are given. “When He ascended up on high He led captivity captive and gave gifts unto men.” Thank God for His wonderful goodness. Jesus aided in the dealing of the mysteries of the kingdom, and He said, “It is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom, and to them it is not.” We get it all through the Spirit of God.

The 12th verse of the 16th chapter of John, he said, “I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye are not able to hear them yet. Howbeit, when He, the Spirit of Truth is come, He will guide you into all truth; He shall glorify me.” That will put all the “glorified” preachers out of business. Somebody needs to get after them. They’re leading God’s sheep away from the fold fast enough. We need to cry out and put a stop to it. Too many preachers are taking the glory to themselves. The 4th vial of the Revelation will put it on them. They repent not to give God the glory. Why? They want the glory to themselves. One old colored brother put it down real well, when he said half the preachers, when the pastor tries to introduce them, has to take 15 minutes to tell where all they had studied, and how many degrees they have on their name, and when they finally get up to preach, they take 45 minutes to tell all about themselves and what they’ve done, and the last 15 minutes they come draggin in poor Jesus. Brother, you can tell when the Sprit of God is in the thing. He will glorify Jesus Christ.

Paul was a trumpeter. Every time he did a mighty work and stirred the people and saw multitudes moved, he feared they would worship him. They tried to once, but he resisted, saying, “not me but Christ that liveth in me.” “When He, the Spirit of Truth is come, He will guide you into all truth. He will glorify me, He will not speak of Himself.” As great as the Holy Ghost is, He will not speak of himself, nor will he speak of you or me. He will guide you into all truth. He will take the things of Jesus and show them unto you. Why should we want to sit at the feet of Gamaliel, when we can have such a teacher? [ The End ]

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