
The
Goal and Purposes of this Web Site.
We
readily accept that we cannot cover the whole range of Biblical
knowledge!
Also a large amount of good material is already
available from many other sources…
Therefore we believe we
can best make a contribution by keeping to a special area of concern
and inspiration for our readers.
With an ‘End Time Focus’
it may be helpful to
list our main subjects for your
consideration.
1.
YESHUA/ JESUS ‘SECOND COMING’.
We
believe that the Return of Messiah Yeshua/ Jesus at His Second Coming
is our most glorious hope and expectation. Sadly it is also,
often, a neglected subject or one that is avoided because it seems to
many people, to be too large or too difficult and divisive. Our
prayer is that we might make this subject more understandable,
bringing the joy and blessing of hope, to those who read about
it!
2. ‘WORLD
MISSION.’
We believe that the ‘key
sign’ of Yeshua/ Jesus’ Return to Earth is the
worldwide proclaiming of the Good News of the Kingdom. This is a
special concern for those who believe in the full salvation that is
offered only in the ‘Gospel of the Kingdom’ in
Isa/ Jesus, through God’s amazing grace. We long for that
time when some from every language, tribe and people group
will be represented before God’s throne in Heaven. When all
have heard so that they could respond to our great Saviour,
and know God, through Him, this will mark the End of this age of
Mankind’s evil rule over the Earth, and then Yeshua/ Jesus
the Messiah will come back!
3.
ISRAEL & THE MIDDLE EAST.
We
believe it is God’s great desire to restore Israel to the place
of being a ‘Light to the Gentiles’, and a ‘blessing
on the Earth’, before the return of Yeshua/ Jesus to
Earth. This is why we devote our articles to this, as a key
part of God’s over-all Plan! As part of this we do not
see Israel & the Jewish people suffering in the ‘Tribulation’,
but restored & protected in ALL of their own Land of Eretz
Isra’el.
4.
SUFFERING FOR GENTILE BELIEVERS.
But we believe that
God will allow Gentile Christians to be tested in that same time of
‘Tribulation’. For this reason we also long to offer
encouragement to those who are already suffering, especially under
persecution and try to prepare all true Believers for a time
of severe testing. God has always warned His People, so we
feel this is part of our service in humility, to Him. We include
studies on serious ‘End Time’
events.
It
seems that by putting the above concepts together, we can look
forward to a brief time, of a glorious final harvest of
blessing as
God pours out His Spirit in the ‘latter
rains’ before the ‘heat of summer fires’
in the End
Time events. Middle East nations will be among those helping
to
‘bring in the harvest’ in Muslim lands!
These
then, are the subjects that we focus on in a specific way.
Knowing this may help you to better understand why we are -as we
are!
Just as we share openly with you, we hope you will share
your thoughts with us.
Thank you to those who have done so.
Our
ministry is covered by urgent prayers for God’s blessings, as
we remember Yeshua/ Jesus’ words, “without Me –you
can do nothing!’
Also it is “not by might, nor
by power but by My Spirit, says ADONAI ~ the LORD.”
The
Word of the LORD came to [Ezekiel & all of the prophets whose
words we simply under-line and pass on to you.] “Speak to your
countrymen and say to them, ‘When I bring the sword against the
Land, & the people of the Land choose one of their men and make
him a Watchman, and he sees the sword coming against the land
[he must] blow the trumpet to warn the people. Then if anyone
hears the trumpet but does not take warning and the sword
comes and takes his life, his blood will be on his own head. If he
had taken warning he would have saved himself.’
“But
if the Watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow
the trumpet to warn the people and the sword comes and takes
the life of one of them… I will hold the Watchman
accountable for his blood.’ ” From Ezekiel chapter
33.
We
also have a charge as given to Timothy in Paul’s 2nd
letter, chapter 4:
“In the presence of God and of Messiah
Yeshua/ Jesus, Who will judge the living and the dead, and in view
of His appearing and His Kingdom, I give you this charge: ‘Preach
the Word; be prepared –in season and out of season; correct,
rebuke and encourage –with great patience and careful
instruction.”
It would be good for you to read the rest
of this section,
which ends with the words, “discharge
all the duties of your ministry.”
May God enable us
all to do these things!
From your friends at the ‘Gethsemane
Olivet Fellowship’;
[A small
Christian, evangelical, interchurch, non-profit,
PRAYER &
Information Group in New Zealand.]