Holy Fire or Hell Fire ?

I am pondering old testament prophecies and their relation not only to Jesus' first coming but also to His second. I've been pondering the Sign of Jonah and the Days of Noah, wondering if there will be a literal 3 days or 3 years...

Matthew 24: 36-39

36"No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. 37As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. 38For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; 39and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.

In the Days of Noah, the people of the Earth had never experienced rain. Never. When Noah said that water would fall from the sky, the people literally believed that he was crazy. They had no basis of comparison, no experience of what God was about to do. Before the rains came, the plants received their water from the air each morning probably from dew, which made them grow, produce fruit, and feed the people. When the rains came, a lot of people probably rejoiced. They did not know or understand what the rain was or, more importantly, what it's purpose was. The people may very well have thought to themselves, "Water from Heaven! The harvest will be great this year!" Just picture it... the water began as a cool drizzle on a hot summer's day. Relaxing, refreshing. People probably stood out in it showering... They did not know what it's purpose was, what it was there for. They did not know how to respond, repent... As the waters of the depths arose, the people began to recognize danger, fear, dread... But it was too late...

It is the same today. At the coming of the Son of Man, the divine presence (i.e. Holy Fire) of the Holy Spirit will cover the Earth as the waters covered it in Noah's day. And no one (outside the true Church) will know what the heck is going on. Deep will call unto deep. As the waters fell upon the Earth, so did water arise from the depths. They were waters of judgment and of cleansing. As the Holy Spirit descends upon the Earth in the time of the coming of the Son of Man, so will the Hell Fire from the depths arise in equal measure. I don't get what I'm writing but hopefully I get it soon. Will we know which is which? Will we be able to tell the difference? How subtle a difference it will be! Will we rejoice? What signs and wonders will there be? How great and yet how terrible!!! People will be looking skyward taking in what they believe is a cool, refreshing rain, will they even notice the water rising to their ankles? To their knees? Waist deep? Will the people praise the AntiChrist when world peace comes and when signs and wonders are performed? Will they believe he is the Messiah?

Who of us can dwell with the consuming fire? (Isaiah 33) There will be a consuming fire at the end of the age. There will be Holy Fire and there will be Hell Fire. All-powerful, all-consuming fires. There will be a choice, so subtle, yet it will define who you are for all eternity. Will you dwell with the consuming (Holy) fire? Or will you be consumed by the (Hell) fire?

Choose wisely.

:edit: I should listen to Corey Russell's Days of Noah CD.

The Lion

So I was meditating and asking Jesus to come down and His glory to fall and I heard this...

If I come, I come as the Lion of Judah.

And I had this vision of Jesus, the Lion of Judah, standing triumphant over a smaller weaker lion, who, for argument's sake, we shall call the Lion of Babylon (i.e. religion). There He was... Standing proud. A meaty, tasty, bloody piece of the inferior lion in His mouth. Rachel's favorite quote from The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is (of Aslan): "He's not safe, but He's good."

If I come, I come as the Lion of Judah.

Job 37

1 "At this my heart pounds
and leaps from its place.

2 Listen! Listen to the roar of his voice,
to the rumbling that comes from his mouth.

3 He unleashes his lightning beneath the whole heaven
and sends it to the ends of the earth.

4 After that comes the sound of his roar;
he thunders with his majestic voice.
When his voice resounds,
he holds nothing back.

edit: So we were praying on Sunday at First Assembly from Isaiah that God would send a coal to cleanse our lips... I LOVE that passage let me tell you... But then I got to thinking... What will I do with my clean lips? So I began to praise God. Then I got another idea... With my clean lips I will KISS THE SON!!! So I started going crazy standing in His presence KISSING THE SON. And I was like, Jesus come kiss me. Jesus come kiss me. And then...

The Lion licked me.

Oh yeah!!!

Kissed by the Son. Licked by the Lion. Jesus loves me! And He is simultaneously seriously passionate and crazy, playful and funny. I love Jesus!!!

Our New Toy

So it just so happens that I am blogging on my new laptop computer :o) Yeeeaaaaahhhh Baby!!!

I's excited!

Our birthday was yesterday (February 4) and my parents spoil me rotten. I am truly blessed! And now we have a laptop with which we can do business stuff (i.e. IHOP record keeping, administrative stuff).

Otherwise, God is good but God is frustrating me at the moment. God has given us so much yet I complain about not having enough. We were convicted to begin tithing to First Assembly, which is just fine and dandy, but adding that to what we've already promised to give to IHOP people on a monthly basis... It's just crazy!!! Numbers do NOT add up. But God is providing... God is faithful... I have to keep telling myself that. God is faithful. I trust Him. God is faithful. I trust him. Living from this place of dependency is tough. I'm impatient, unwilling. I'm dealing with my own unbelief. I don't know what's going to happen tomorrow or next week, if we're going to have enough or not... Okay... Enough of that.