When we have the moral character and behavior of Christ, and are resting in God's Person and will, then we are ready to perform the role in the Kingdom of God for which we have been predestined. We are ready to be raised from the dead when the Lord appears, to be caught up to meet Him in the air, and to descend with Him and help establish the Kingdom of God on the earth.

The Charismatic move of today is at a crossroad. The Charismatic believers have greater knowledge of the Scriptures and greater familiarity with the gifts and ministries of the Spirit than has been true previously.

Many of the leaders are seeking power. They are endeavoring to command the Spirit of God so miracles will be present.

This is an attempt to be like Christ, to have the power of the Lamb.

Now the issue is: shall we give all this back to God so God may use us as He will, or shall we attempt to go forth and deliver the world? When we attempt to use the things of God to save the world we become part of the False Prophet that will support Antichrist. This is a great temptation to an ambitious minister of the Gospel.

Or shall we return to the Lord Jesus, lay our lives at His feet, and wait until we are hearing from Him? Are we willing to become nothing, to remain in the prison in which we are placed, to hang on the cross? Are we willing to humble ourselves, not counting our sonship a thing to be grasped?

Are we ready to be like Jesus in the sense of not speaking or acting except as He directs, just as He did not speak or act apart from the Father?

I think the majority of believers will choose to try to save the world without hearing from God, assuming they have this commission from the Scripture and do not need to wait on God. In other words, just do what the Bible says. They will then change the Great Commission from going into all the world and making disciples, teaching them to keep the commandments of Christ, into going into all the world and getting people "saved," building churches, and teaching the people that because of grace we do not need to keep the commandments of Christ.

I think this is what the majority very well may do.

I believe also there will be a godly remnant who will return to Jesus and ignore the religious ferment of the proselyters. They will pray and wait until they know the Lord's will. They will continue to do what is set before them, but in their heart they will be living on the cross, waiting for the power of His resurrection, ready to share His sufferings.

It seems there always has been a godly remnant and a huge Babylon. Sometimes Babylon tries to eliminate the remnant, seeing these humble believers as a threat to the denomination.

Israel always murders her prophets.

To be continued.