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The Daily Word of Righteousness
The Marriage of the Lamb, #8
And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; (II Corinthians 5:18)
The Reconciliation Stage
It was not necessary for Eve to go through the second stage, the reconciliation stage, because she never had been in rebellion against Adam. Each of us who believes in Christ is, at the time we commence our pilgrimage, filled with rebellion and lawlessness. Whether or not we know it, our hearts are desperately wicked.
Our conflict with the Nature of the Lamb is in three areas: love for the world, the appetites of our flesh, and self-love and personal ambition. These are our three principal idols. We are involved in the spirit of the world, we break God's moral laws, and we are self-willed.
After we are covered by the blood of the Lamb, have been born again, and some progress has been made in the forming of Christ in us, the Lord Jesus Himself comes to us through the Holy Spirit. He is ready to wage war against the wickedness that is in us. He reveals before His judgment seat what we are and what we do. If we follow Him through judgment He works with us until we have been delivered and healed.
The coming in the Spirit in personal judgment is a real coming of the Lord. It is an important part of the personal, secret coming of Jesus to those who are seeking the Lord, to those who belong to Him.
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. (John 14:3)
"I will come again."
He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. (John 14:21)
"Will manifest myself to him."
As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. (Revelation 3:19)
The coming of the Lord to His people in judgment was announced by the Hebrew Prophets.
Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts. (Malachi 3:1)
"The Lord, . . . shall suddenly come to his temple."
This is a coming of Christ to His royal priesthood, not to the world but to the dedicated believers—as set forth in John 14:18-23.
And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness. (Malachi 3:3)
This passage from Malachi is speaking of the cleansing of the royal priesthood of God, whether Jewish or Gentile by natural birth.
The Lord Jesus will come suddenly to each member of the royal priesthood, whether Jewish or Gentile by physical birth, and refine by fire the believer's redemption (silver) and his faith (gold).
I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; . . . . (Revelation 3:18)
We Christians have been baptized with the Holy Spirit. Now we must be baptized with the purifying fires of God.
To be continued.