Righteousness In The End Times

Righteousness in the end times God is faithful to His Word and those that respect His Word and abide by His Word letting His Word have preeminence find favour with God. A tree is known by it's fruit. A good tree brings forth good fruit and a bad tree bears bad fruit. In Matthew Chapter 7 we read : “....18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. 19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them....”. Man cannot enter heaven by his own righteousness. To enter heaven the righteousness of man must exceed that of the Scribes and the Pharisees. ( Matthew 5 verse 20 ). the Lord Jesus Christ is our righteousness. The Lord God wants man to have the righteousness of God. The Lord Jesus Christ became sin so that sinful man could put on the righteousness of God. (2 Corinthians 5 verse 21). In the garden of Eden the figleaves that Adam and Eve used to cover their nakedness was rejected. It was not good enough. Man's righteousness is as filthy rags in the eyes of the LORD.( Isaiah 64 verse 6 ). The blood of bulls and goats couldnot take away our sin.( Hebrews 10 verse 4 ). Sin breaks fellowship between man and God. The sin question was dealt with at Calvary when the Lord Jesus Christ laid down His Life so that we could have access to the presence of God .When man is in direct communion and fellowship with God the bible says that the effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. ( James 5 verse 16 ). When a righteous man prays Heaven listens and the devil trembles. The devil is afraid of the prayers of the righteous. The Bible says “...Submit yourself therefore unto God .Resist the devil and he will flee from you.....” .( James 4 verse 7 ). The devil is afraid of a believer that lives right and walks right and does right. A righteous person is a direct threat to satan's kingdom. The Righteous Holy One abides within the overcomer. The centurion was a man under authority and in authority. ( Luke 7 verse 8 ). The Roman Regalia that he wore showed that he was a Centurion in the Roman Army.( See Chapter One “..Overcoming Faith in the end Times ...” and Chapter Two “...Resurrection faith in the end times...” ). The believer is clothed with Heavenly Regalia. The Word of God. All creation must obey the Word of God. “...12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. 13 Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.....”. ( Hebrews 4 verse 12 and 13 ).

“....The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent, and believe in the gospel." . ( Mark 1 verse 15 ). Faith is alive! Faith is not dead ! Faith believes God and faith honours God ! The Bible says that “...Abraham believed God ,and it was imputed unto him for righteousness : and he was called the friend of God.....”. ( James 2 verse 23 ). The righteous man on earth seeks the will of God to be made manifest on earth. He has the mind of Christ. ( Phillipians 2 verse 5 ). In the Old Testament, in the Book of Exodus, The Tabernacle in the wilderness was covered with badgered skins and those skins veiled the the Shekinah Glory of God in the Holies of Holies. In the New Testament in John Chapter 12 there were certain Greeks that came to worship at the feast that wanted to see Jesus. They had heard about Him. Now they wanted to see Him. They had heard about God now they wanted to see Him.The Shekinah Glory of God was robed in the flesh of the Man Christ Jesus. He was “.... God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.....” ( I Timothy 3 verse 16 ). People are tired of cold dead formal lifeless religion. They thirst for Life. The Zoe Life and Agape Love. The Zoe Life and Agape Love cannot be impersonated. 2 Peter 1 verse 1 to 12 says : “....1 Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ: 2 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, 3 According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: 4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. 5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; 6 And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; 7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. 8 For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins. 10 Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall: 11 For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. 12 Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these

things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth.....” We are partakers of His Divine Nature. In the Old Testament the wooden staves were encased in Gold. Humanity clothed in Divinity. Speaking of God becoming The Son of Man so that the believer could become a Son of God. He came to die so that we could live. He became poor so that we could become rich. He became sin so that we could be made the righteousness of God. ( 2 Corinthians 5 verse 21 ). The message of the Gospel of the Kingdom of God is “....The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent, and believe in the gospel." . ( Mark 1 verse 15 ). Righteousness establishes a nation. Righteousness exalteth a nation.The Blessings of God rest on those that live a righteous life. Abraham believed God and it was counted as righteousness. Faith in God's Word honours God and God honours faith. “...Now faith is the substance of things hoped for the evidence of thongs not seen....” .( Hebrews 1 verse 1 ). When the Son of Man comes shall He find faith on earth ? ( Luke 18 verse 1 to 8 ). “....1 And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; 2 Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man: 3 And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary. 4 And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man; 5 Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me. 6 And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith. 7 And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them? 8 I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth ?.....”. When the Son of Man cometh shall He find the exact faith that he entrusted to the Apostolic Fathers living and abiding in the Pentecostal Children ? All will the doctrines of man and tradition and creeds leaven “...the faith...” of many ? Will people just be religious and have a form of godliness but deny the power thereof ? ( 2 Timothy 3 verse 5 ). In Matthew 16 verse 18 , the Lord Jesus Christ said “....the gates of hell shall not prevail against the Church ...”. The counsels of hell, the counsels of the wicked one, the wicked schemes and devices of the wicked “... shall not prevail against the Church...”. God is in control. “ ...No weapon that is formed against you shall prosper...”

( Isaiah 54 verse 17 ). In these end times there is much deception spread around by doctrines of devils. In 1 Timothy 4 verses 1 to 3 we read : “.....Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; 2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron; 3 Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth....” . Deception in the end times ! People trusting in tradition and creeds and their own righteousness instead of fully trusting in the finished work of Calvary and the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. The Will of God in Heaven will be done on earth. The Word of God is settled in Heaven . On earth God looks for men and women that will believe His Word and abide by His Word everyday by denying self and wordly ambitions setting aside fame, popularity and glamour for the Glory of the Gospel. Satan through rebellion and sin was cast out of heaven and fell like lightening. Satan the first teacher of unrighteousness corrupted the mind and heart of Eve in the garden of Eden. There is a law of seed and harvest . As it was in the beginning so shall it be in the end. There is a planting season and there is the season of harvest. Seed time and Harvest time. The beginning of time and the end of time. We are living in the end times. It is manifestation hour. The seed life within a person has to manifest it's attributes at harvest time. Hebrews 1 verse 1 to 14 : “....God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, 2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; 3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high: 4 Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they. 5 For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son? 6 And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him. 7 And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire. 8 But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.

9 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. 10 And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands: 11 They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment; 12 And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail. 13 But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool? 14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?........” When the first Adam was created he was given dominion over the earth . Genesis 1 verse 26 and 27 says : “....26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. 27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.....”. Adam was created in the Image of God. The first man Adam was created in the Image of Him that was to come for the Holy Scriptures say in Romans 5 verse 14 “....Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come......”. The first Adam through disobedience in the garden of Eden brought death. The Second Adam through obedience even unto death brought life. What the first Adam lost the Second Adam restored in full.Romans 5 verse 1 to 21 : “.....1Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: 2 By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3 And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; 4 And patience, experience; and experience, hope: 5 And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us. 6 For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. 8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. 10 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. 11 And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement. 12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: 13 (For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law. 14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come. 15 But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many. 16 And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification. 17 For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.) 18 Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life. 19 For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous. 20 Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound: 21 That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord......”. The Lord Jesus Christ is the second Adam, the Lord from heaven. 1Corinthians 15 verse 47 to 50: “....47 The first man is of the earth, earthy; the second man is the Lord from heaven. 48 As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. 49 And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. 50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. ....” .