One of the gods of the world, and the root of all evil, is the love of money. The love of money abounds in the hearts of the Lord's people. The preachers of the Gospel in the wealthy nations are distinguished by their pleas for money and their luxurious lifestyles. Today the witness of God has been largely destroyed in some countries by the merchandising that takes place in the work of the Gospel.

The King is coming. He will enter the personalities of His people. When He does the love of money will be cast out. All the emphasis on money will be driven from the Temple of God. In its place will come prayer and the true worship of God. No person can serve both God and money. Each of us must decide whether to trust in God or to trust in money to keep us in the hour of trouble.

The personal fulfillment of the Day of Atonement is the "eternal judgment" mentioned in Hebrews 6:2. Eternal judgment falls on the demons, on the workers of darkness and their deeds.

The member of the Body of Christ will be brought into spiritual freedom provided he confesses and forsakes the bondages of sin that cause him to disobey the moral laws of God. The Holy Spirit leads us in putting to death the deeds of our flesh (Romans 8:13; I John 1:9).

No sin can enter the Kingdom of God. Christ has come to judge the sin in His Body. All the adultery, fornication, perversion, murder, hatred, strife, jealousy, spite, self-pity, spiritual pride, lying, stealing, drunkenness, sorcery, revelry, laziness, must be confessed and removed from us.

The baptism of fire is here now. The sins of the Lord's people are being brought to judgment. We must confess our sins and allow the Lord to remove them from us. We are to confess our sins to another Christian, or to our husband or wife, or just to the Lord according to the manner in which the Spirit leads us.

However, we must be careful in confessing to another person that we do not cause harm to that individual. Sometimes it is best not to confess our sins to our husband or wife because of the damage it would do to them. We are not to relieve our anxiety and guilt by confessing to a loved one when it will cause him or her much grief.

The axe is being laid to the root of the trees. The demons are being named and cast out of the members of the Body of Christ. No mercy is to be shown to the demons. Each one must be confessed and cast out. This is a necessary part of the spiritual fulfillment of the Day of Atonement.

The believers who allow the Spirit of God to cleanse them will be brought into spiritual liberty in preparation for the first resurrection from the dead. Those who do not allow the Spirit to cleanse them, whether their objection is based on doctrinal misunderstanding, spiritual pride, or love for their sins, will remain bound and await judgment at a later date. They will not participate in the resurrection of the royal priesthood when Christ returns.

To be continued.