This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, Having the understanding darkened (Ephesians 4:17,18). Many people today are walking in the vanity of their own minds, in the selfishness of ego. Spiritually blind because they’ve let Satan darken their understanding, they decide that the Word of God has no meaning to them; the light of the Word cannot pierce through their darkness. Were they children of the light, children of God, they would be living in the light of this glorious endtime hour. The Lord said those who walk in the light would know the hour—and we must know.

If you are reaching out for the sins of this world, your mind is darkened, blinded by Lucifer. Sinning openly, yet not calling those actions sin, many embrace darkness rather than the Word of God. They consider themselves to be good, no matter what they do. The Bible calls no one good unless God is in that life. You commit fornication or adultery? Fine. You’re still good—in the eyes of the world. But you are not good in the eyes of God. Goodness comes from God living within.

Television, a great tool to bring the full Gospel to the world, is all too often used by the devil for his purposes. Degraded minds present filth and call it adult entertainment. Slowly over the years, our nation’s moral fiber has been broken down because base minds have formed wrong opinions which have wormed their ways into our daily life. People not worthy of admiration in the eyes of God have misled many by the sheer force of their charisma. They are base, lost and undone without God, presenting man’s distorted opinion of right and wrong.

Couples living together without marriage are presented on television and in the movies with great sympathy and romance; their problems, often self-inflicted, demand compassion. Living in adultery looks so appealing on television that many think it’s the smart way to go. As pleased as people are with themselves in sin, one would think God suddenly realized His Bible was out of date and started a new set of rules. Somehow Satan has managed to make sin look both exciting and wholesome.

Although people you meet every day have taken on the same darkness present all too often on television, never let that darkness settle down in your life. Refuse to be influenced by the spirit of Antichrist reaching out for you. While the devil is doing everything possible to darken your mind, the Holy Spirit strives to enlighten you, to show you the greatness, the strength, the holiness of God.

You must know.

Noah Knew, and He Dared to Be Different

God was going to destroy everyone in Noah’s day, but He saw a man who dared to be different from his relatives, his neighbors, from those who lived around him. He was the only man—out of all the other inhabitants of the earth—who taught his children the right way.

His sons and their wives must have been very proud of him although for years they had heard ridicule heaped on his head. Sometimes their faith wavered; sometimes they thought maybe Noah was wrong and the others right. Had Noah misunderstood God? The sneers, the brush-offs were hard to handle. Noah and his family were counted as scum, fanatics. His sons wouldn’t even tell Noah all that people said about him. Everywhere they went, the sons heard how foolish people thought their father was. But Noah didn’t stop to fuss or argue. Wisely, he continued building away and keeping his sons busy. It wasn’t easy to go out and hew down the trees to build the ark; it wasn’t easy to shape the timber into boards and beams. Noah’s sons worked hard while the enemy tried to tell them it was all in vain; they were just laboring on an obsession; Noah hadn’t really received a message from God. A flood would never come. But because of the faith of Noah, his family entered the ark and God closed the door behind them. His family was safe inside the ark when the rains came and the waters rose higher and higher. Outside, people were pounding and screaming to be let in, begging for another chance. Noah earlier could have helped them, but the ark was a safety they didn’t then think they needed. Now it was too late. Even in their dying hour, they did not give God credit for closing the ark door and sealing it. Noah did not close that door; but to the end, the drowning people looked to man and not God.

We Must Know That Jesus Is Our Ark of Safety

Like Noah, dare to be different. His bold stand for the Lord was the reason he was inside the ark when the waters covered the face of the earth. Your Ark of Safety today is Jesus Christ; but, as in the days of Noah, people ridicule and make fun of the way of escape the Lord has provided for whosever-will.

The Ark of Safety is returning to Earth again to take His obedient children from the Earth, catching them away, saving them from the Great Tribulation Period when God will pour out His wrath and judgment upon the earth. But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be (Matthew 24:37-39).

Never before Noah’s day had a flood destroyed the earth, and never before our day has the Lord come in midair to catch the Bride of Christ out of the devastation of the Tribulation Period. But just as surely as that flood came, the Rapture will take place. Those people were eating, drinking, buying and selling, building, preparing to be on Earth for a lifetime. They were marrying and giving in marriages, starting businesses and not thinking about dying—until the hour the flood swept them away. Jesus said it would be the same with people when He comes again. Life will be going on as always and then sudden catastrophe for those who missed their Ark of Safety.

The devil is trying to fool you, to bring doubts of His second coming just like Noah had doubts about the flood. But Noah used his faith. God had spoken, and Noah rose up to use what God had said to help him overcome those doubts.

The devil in Noah’s day filled all but eight souls with so much doubt that they wouldn’t accept God even with the miracle of seeing all the animals entering the ark two by two. The people knew about the animals; they knew how frightened they were of man, how stubborn, how wild some of them were. After all the animals had entered the ark, after the people had seen this great miracle, God waited seven days, the last seven days of mercy; but minds were so darkened by Lucifer that every thought was evil continually.

It’s easy to laugh at death—easy until that monster puts his icy hand on you. Death is the most ferocious monster man ever has come in contact with. Many are not conscious of him, of the snare he has laid out. When he touches you, the soul will have to leave the body. Where can it go? Only two possibilities: Heaven or hell.

If Satan can’t darken your vision of the Lord entirely, he will cloud your mind to the extent that, although you see the coming of the Lord and the judgments of God, you think you have plenty of time to get ready. He’ll make you think the Lord doesn’t mind at all how you live, that preachers have been too strict, that no one can live like the Bible directs.

We Must Know That We Can Live Free from Sin

You cannot live holy in yourself; you yield to God and He lives that holy life through you. When Christ lives in you, you are good because He is good. He was your substitute on the cross; He is your substitute in life. When He died on the cross He killed the dominion of sin in the lives of all who accept Him as their Savior. For sin shall not have dominion over you (Romans 6:14). As Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life (verse 4). Because He rose again, His life will rise within you when you are born again, the sinless life of the Son of God. The seed of God within you will stop your sinning. This is what the Bible teaches.

The Holy Ghost is here to help you be ready to meet the Lord in the air. First you need salvation and then the baptism in the Holy Spirit. If those who will be in the Lord’s Ark of Safety could look down on the inhabitants of the earth screaming, crying, running for the rocks and mountains, they would be horrified for those outside the Ark of Safety but also grateful beyond imagination for the provision they chose to take advantage of. When you see the stars falling from the heavens, the moon turned into blood, the sun refusing to shine, you will rejoice that someone on Earth stood for right and showed you the way, that when you accepted Christ, sin no longer had dominion over you.

Israel wanted to be like other nations, but God separated them, called them out. God didn’t want Israel to be like other people, nor does He want you to be like those in the world. Be different, dare to be different for God’s sake and for your own. You don’t commit sin when you are born of God; you become a new creation of sinless blood. The dominion of sin was killed on the Cross.

What kind of spiritual vision do you have? Can you identify sin? Is it hard for you to discern between good and evil? Are you so far away from God you cannot decide what is right and what is wrong? The need for the decision of your soul’s salvation is coming toward you fast, now. The devil brings exciting new offerings to you every day, but strip off the trappings and you find the same old sins that have sent people to hell down through the ages.

Darkened hearts, darkened minds—are they influencing you? If ever there were a time to live close to God it is now; if ever there were a time to be careful what you say, what you see, what you think, how much time you give to God, it is now.

We Must Know That Men Can Become Past Feeling

Having understanding darkened…separated from God. What a terrible condition! Being alienated from the life of God through ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart: Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleaness with greediness (Ephesians 4:18,19). You can tell that many do not have feelings for God. They talk so boldly about their sins, one would think those sins were deeds of honor. People who are past feeling, the Spirit of God cannot deal with. Their minds have been so darkened they are almost like demons in hell. People are walking the face of the earth today that no one will ever touch, not even God.

It is pointless to try to bring someone past feeling to God, a waste of time. You can’t afford to spend your time on someone who refuses to be helped. It can hurt or even kill your own faith.

Are people saved who are not afraid to die? Not always. Some are simply past feeling about the hell they are about to plunge into. They can’t feel fear, love, hate. They don’t feel. Dead, dead before the soul leaves the body, men are walking in living bodies.

If you’re past feeling, you have no feelings when it comes to the things of God. No feelings toward God, no feelings for the judgments of God. So much without feelings, some can lie down at night and not think of never waking again. They curse God and then go to sleep.

Remember how far away from God that Job’s wife grew? So far that she said to Job, curse God, and die (Job 2:9). Hers was a darkened mind, but not Job’s. When everything was swept away he cried, The LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD (Job 1:21)

It’s hard for many to bless God when everything seems to be swept away. It’s difficult to bow to the will of God unless you’re yielding completely to the Holy Spirit. In the light of the Holy Spirit you can have vision to see beyond this veil of tears, to know that God has done all things well. Looking beyond the sins of this world you know that Jesus is soon coming to gather to Him His saints from all ages.

Man loves darkness so much he has welcomed it into his life and mind, allowing Satan to deliver armfuls of darkness and hugging it to his bosom.

We Must Know That a Time Is Coming When People Will Gnaw Their Tongues in Pain

If you love the darkness of this world, God has much in store for you. That beautiful sun—so warm, so friendly—will one day refuse to shine. What if today were the last time it would rise? “Such a long night!” you will think at first. “Where is the sun? It’s noontime? What’s wrong? What’s happened?” The sun has refused to shine. Had your mind not been darkened you would have known it.

You love darkness? You will have plenty. It will be poured out in such a way you will gnaw your tongue in excruciating pain. And his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain, And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds (Revelation 16:10,11). Probably during this period of time man will try to light candles and they will be blown out by the breath of God…turn on the light switch and nothing will happen. You needn’t think you will furnish your own light; this will be worse than the plague of darkness described in Exodus 22 that could be felt, darkness so awful you will gnaw your tongue in pain. It’s the judgment of God.

For I am the LORD: I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall come to pass (Ezekiel 12:25). God has only to speak, and the candles won’t burn nor the matches light. God has only to speak and the sun won’t shine. “Let’s wait for the moon,” the hopeful think…but the moon will be blood, blood, blood.

We Must Know a Day Is Coming When Men Will Be Given Blood to Drink

You who scoffed at the blood of Jesus, you who scorned it, you will see plenty of blood during the judgments of God. He will even give you blood to drink, as prophesied in Revelation 16:6, thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy. You are worthy; it’s what you deserve. You mocked God. You loved darkness rather than light. Think of the horror of it all!

We Must Know about Coming Judgments

Some of you have been unresponsive to the Word of God for so long that I fear for you. You have heard the Gospel preached all your life until you have no feelings about it. It doesn’t really excite you. You won’t give your heart to God.

Past feelings? Many are today. We won’t be able to rescue them, but we’re going after those who are still sensitive to the Spirit of God, who can feel the tug of the Spirit. The Holy Spirit is burdening me to preach to the people, to preach my heart out, to rescue the lost, rescue the lost. The hour is late. You do not have long, Child. Hurry, get the harvest in, make haste. Thrust in the sickle with a love and faith you’ve never used before; thrust it in with the power of the Holy Ghost upon it. Hurry, Child; warn the people, touch them with the reality of judgments to come—it they are not past feeling.

Are you past feeling? Even so, those feelings will come to life one day, just as they did for the people in Noah’s day who were past feeling for God. God couldn’t do anything but destroy them. You will have feelings in hell.

Oh, how people defy God, spit on Him and think they are sophisticated in saying, “I don’t believe in God.” Dear Lord, one day they will believe! They have let Satan darken their minds and hearts. The devils know God is real; the devils also believe, and tremble (James 2:19). They know hell exists in all its blazing fury, they know that God is going to destroy this old universe; but they don’t want you to know any of these things. Man is gullible, accepting what Lucifer says because it seems so reasonable to man’s logic.

We Must Know That God’s Anger Is Being Kindled Hot

So many darkened minds in this hour…if you go with the majority you will be among minds darkened by the sins of Satan. But hear ye the Word of the Lord: Yea, saith the Spirit of God: Know ye that the judgments of God are upon you. Know ye that the anger of God is being kindled hot against thee. Know that the Creator, your God that you have rejected, will rise up and bring quick judgment to you. Destruction is nigh at your door. I have called unto you with love. I have called and called but you haven’t heeded my call. You have said no, no, I want no part of such holy living. My anger, I say again, is kindled against the peoples of this earth that have rejected me. Once more my cry goes out through the land, and my servants will raise their voices; and the call will go to the ends of the earth, and then the end shall come.

Darkness is blinding your eyes. The deceit of Satan has become a snare to you, and you’re in the pit of Lucifer. Hear my cry and heed to my call, or you will never come out of this pit, saith the Lord.

The Spirit of God is calling you. The hand of judgment is moving. The judgments of God are closing in…I’ve never felt about them as I have recently. I feel God moving for judgment and destruction; He is so close. I feel Him in the Spirit…His thoughts of destruction. The end is almost here. You may have something you think you can’t give up, but you can’t handle what’s about to come. You will find yourself in the Tribulation Period, locked out of the Ark of Safety and the door will not open. It’s too late. You, too, will scream and cry because in that moment the darkness will fade away from your mind, and you will know what you have missed.

We Must Know the Rapture Will Take Place Soon

Some of you have a mother, father, son or daughter who will be missing, caught away with Jesus at His second coming. Some of you will see your baby disappear, and you will be forced to face the reality of the Rapture at last. I tried in the Spirit to make the Rapture real to you; I tried in every way, but you won’t recognize the reality of it until you live it. Now you are searching in vain for a missing child; you can’t find that little one anywhere. Think of your child disappearing into thin air. You search the house, the streets; you run everywhere screaming the name of your baby. You find nothing but the clothes, the little shoes.

The Rapture is coming in our day, and it’s coming soon. Even so, come quickly, Lord Jesus.

Oh, the Amazement of Man When He Stands Before an Angry God

Thus saith the Lord: I have called and called unto you. I have told you to flee my wrath and my judgment, and for a moment and for only a moment the fear of God comes upon you and rests upon you; but darkness is closing in upon you more and more. And when you go away from my anointed people you soon escape your fear, and you do not fear. You lose your fear because of the lack of my Spirit and my anointing. Oh, I have called unto you and warned you, and yet you believe the enemy. You think they are thoughts of your own; you think you’re telling yourself, “next time,” that it is a thought of your mind; but it’s a thought of Lucifer. If your eyes could be opened and you could see the ministers of Lucifer, saith the Lord, you would cry in terror tonight because the demons stand by to destroy you. They have been assigned to you. Their mission is to defeat you, to destroy your faith, to fill you with doubt.

I have called and called and called. My voice will become faint unto you, and one day you won’t hear my call at all. You won’t hear my call, and then it will be too late. Oh, you will cry unto me. You will cry and cry and cry and cry unto me, but I won’t hear you, saith the Lord. My ears will be closed to your voice, and my eyes will not behold you in your distress. I will never look at you through eyes of love again, and when you come before me, you will come before an angry God. Oh, the amazement of man when he stands before an angry God! The devil has deceived him, saith the Spirit of the Lord.

Will you flee the wrath of God today while you yet have time? It’s up to you. You can do whatever you please. You can hold onto your deceit, your sin, or you can let it go into the cleansing stream of God’s power. You know whether or not you are really living for God; you know if you are committing sin.

The Sinners’ Prayer

If you claim to be a Christian but have sin in your heart, you will be left behind when Jesus comes for His Bride. God will not put up with you. He will rise up in anger; in the very near future He will frown on you who refuse to repent. It’s up to you. But you who want the power in the blood of Christ to change your life right now, pray the sinners’ prayer with me:

Oh, God, I have sinned against you. I am so sorry! I will serve you, Lord, the rest of my life. I do believe the Word of God. I do believe Jesus is coming soon and I must be ready. I know that there is power in the blood of Jesus, and I believe that the blood of Jesus washes away all of my sins. Come into my heart, Jesus, come into my heart!

Let Jesus into your heart right now. If you were sincere when you prayed with me, then He has come in. Praise Him, seek the Holy Ghost baptism, and serve Him from now on. Pray, fast and live in the Word of God. Be ready for Jesus truly is coming soon!

You must know…and now you do know.