Aloha Saints, Family and Friends,  beloved of Jesus and me,   John 3:16  (Have a great 4th of July….)

 HEAVEN, A Short Study,  Revelation, #7 of 7   “Worth Considering”   7/4/21     From Ken Smith<><

From the beginning of our new species with a freewill, as in Adam, 6,000 years ago we have seemed to know that there was something beyond the door of death.   For most of us it seems woven into our being from birth.  Of course we hear stories of what folks think it is.  When young I got the impression heaven was sitting on cloud 9 with a harp.  None of that was of any interest to me, it sounded rather boring.  But considering there are some 694 verses in the Holy Bible about Heaven,  there is certainly a lot of interest in the subject.  And as we get older, like me, we give it a bit more attention as our soul lives in a temporary body.  Bible teaches that the life is in the blood.  If the blood stops,  the soul leaves.

So in the beginning before the physical  heavens and the earth existed there was only GOD and HIS POWER.  Then it seems that HE decided to have a family and to covert just a bit of HIS power into a universe, and us,  a Universe which we get to see every night.   Especially sunsets make me stop and watch their unique beauty and I never tire of the joy of watching the heavens in the evening.  And then I reflect upon the love in my creation that allows my soul to see through my eyes the beauty and colors of that radiated energy.  None of which is necessary for my life.  It is a love gift from my Creator as Paul talks about in Romans 1:19-20

So let’s go to Job, the oldest book in our Bible,   for  understanding about where heaven is:  Job 26:7 “It is He who spreads out the north over emptiness.  And [a] hangs the earth on nothing. “ Job 37:22 .   “Out of the north comes golden splendor [and people can hardly look on it]; Around God is awesome splendor and majesty [far too glorious for man’s eyes].

Apostle Paul, mentions that he knew a man who was caught up into the 3rd Heaven in 1 Co. 12:1-5, “  It is necessary to boast, though nothing is gained by it; but I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord. 2 I know a [a] man in Christ who fourteen years ago—whether in the body I do not know, or out of the body I do not know, [only] God knows—such a man was caught up to the [b] third heaven. 3 And I know that such a man—whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, [only] God knows—4 was caught up into [c] Paradise and heard inexpressible words which man is not permitted to speak [words too sacred to tell]. 5 On behalf of such a man [and his experiences] I will boast; but in my own behalf I will not boast, except in regard to my weaknesses.  (And I really believe it was Paul.)  So Heaven has layers, at least 3?  Earths Air space,   Star universe,  & God’s Dwelling Place.

Apostle John had a similar experience in Rev. 4:1 “After this I looked, and behold, [a] a door standing open in heaven! And the first voice which I had heard, like the sound of a [war] trumpet speaking with me, said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after these things.” 2 At once I was in [special communication with] the Spirit; and behold, a throne stood in heaven, with One seated on the throne. 3 And He who sat there appeared like [the crystalline sparkle of] [b] a jasper stone and [the fiery redness of] a sardius stone, and encircling the throne there was a rainbow that looked like [ the color of an] emerald. …”  Read chapters 4 & 5…. for a better look but remember they did not have our vocabulary words to use.

So lets get into what we can know.  tells us that it is a totally different dimension than the time dimension that we live in.  1 Cor.13:8-13, “ Love never fails [it never fades nor ends]. But as for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for the gift of special knowledge, it will pass away. 9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part [for our knowledge is fragmentary and incomplete]. 10 But when that which is complete and perfect comes, that which is incomplete and partial will pass away. 11 When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child; when I became a man, I did away with childish things. 12 For now [in this time of imperfection] we see in a mirror dimly [a blurred reflection, a riddle, an enigma], but then [when the time of perfection comes we will see reality] face to face. Now I know in part [just in fragments], but then I will know fully, just as I have been fully known [by God]. 13 And now there remain: faith [abiding trust in God and His promises], hope [confident expectation of eternal salvation], love [unselfish love for others growing out of God’s love for me], these three [the choicest graces]; but the greatest of these is love.

Heaven, what to expect, in Rev. 21:3-4, “and then I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, “See! The tabernacle of God is among men, and He will live among them, and they will be His people, and God Himself will be with them [b] [as their God,] 4 and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be death; there will no longer be sorrow and anguish, or crying, or pain; for the [c] former order of things has passed away.”  Should read Rev. 21 & 22.

And there will be a new heaven and a new earth and a building that Christ Jesus is building of about 1500 miles square at the base and 1500 miles high.  Could be a cube but I think a pyramid.  And it will be the gathering place for Christ Jesus and the Church for eternity.  Rev. 20:26-27: “and they will bring the glory (splendor, majesty) and the honor of the nations into it; 27 and nothing that defiles or profanes or is unwashed will ever enter it, nor anyone who practices abominations [detestable, morally repugnant things] and lying, but only those [will be admitted] whose names have been written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.

So what will the Church be doing?   As Kings and Priests, Rev.1:6, 5:10, 20:6 and Ambassadors 2 Cor. 5:20.   Stewards over cities: Luke:19-17-19.   So as Jesus said,” John 14:1-3 “Do not let your heart be troubled (afraid, cowardly). Believe [confidently] in God and trust in Him, [have faith, hold on to it, rely on it, keep going and] believe also in Me. 2 In My Father’s house are many dwelling places. If it were not so, I would have told you, because I am going there to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back again and I will take you to Myself, so that where I am you may be also.”    So think about it, Perhaps we have been allowed to live in a world controlled by lucifer to make us spiritual strong in Jesus if we have made HIM LORD.  Those other dwelling places may have had no Jesus or lucifer.   Perhaps God want’s them to also know about HIM but without the big mess.   Perhaps we are in a school to bring us to the place of being the Rod of Iron in scripture to help share the love of our Great Creator to HIS other creations in the universe.  I sort of lean that way.  Who else could  best share the Love of God than those who have been saved by it. Those who have overcame lucifer by the blood of the Lamb, the word of their testimony and loved Jesus more than their own lives. Rev.12 :11.      If you like this, please pass it along.

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There is but one Church of Christ Jesus as LORD,
All who Love, Honor and Obey HIM are eternal members.

(3)    THE SEVEN YEARS,  …..   IN HEAVEN: ECSTASY,   ON EARTH: WRATH/TRIBULATION,   6/28/21
            Tues. 5:30 will be the 2nd of the RAPTURE series of the end times at Kealia House Church. 
            Located at 85-4554 Mamalahoa Hwy.  Captain Cook, HI 96704,   ken@trinity-aloha.org   P0T BLESSING.

Next Tuesday we will be considering the Miraculous balance of God as found in those 7 years.   Opposites in play at the same time.  The birth of the baby and the destruction of the placenta at the same time.  So we will be looking at what happens in heaven first.  Isa.28:14 (11-20)   “Line upon Line”

INTRODUCTION:    7 YEAR (time line chapters,)   REV.  6  & 12:
Actually there is a very precise time line concerning the Resurrection of the Dead and the Rapture running through the Holy Scriptures which starts at the Rapture.   (You will probably have questions, so send them.)

First of all, it would seem an impossibility for the 1st Resurrection of the dead to be at any other time than just before the Great Tribulation.  As the Holy Spirit who came at Pentecost will no longer be here during the Great Tribulation.  2 Thess. 2:3-10.  AMP.   And in the Rapture of those DEAD and ALIVE, the saved of Christ Jesus receive new eternal bodies will be filled with the Holy Spirit,  1 Cor.15:40-57.   And Jesus  brings HIS rewards with HIM to share for their works done for HIM when alive, 1 Cor.3:14. And as the “Rod of Iron” And then the Church also enjoy a great victory over lucifer and boot him and his minions out of the heavens all prior to  Mid/Trib. Rev.12:11.  (In Adam we let him in, In Christ Jesus we get to boot him out.  Ezek. 28:18.)   After this great victory the heavens are cleansed and then comes the great gathering of the Marriage Feast of the Lamb  (The eternal union between Christ Jesus and HIS Church that HE died for.  Rev.19:6-9 This will be a gathering of those who had faith in the Lamb of God for their salvation up to the Rapture.  At the end of the 7 years,  Jesus Christ gathers HIS Church/Bride/Body/Rod of Iron and heads for earth to destroy all of the great armies of the world gathered in Israel,  seeking to prevent the promises of God from reaching Abraham.  This is called Armageddon after the name of the valley in which it happens.  It will not be much of a battle as Christ Jesus crushes all of the army’s gathered there with only the Word of HIS Mouth.   Israel will then have a pile of steel right at their front door step for gardening in the Land promised to Abraham and his family,  The Kingdom of Christ Jesus,  The Prince of Peace on earth then for 1,000 years.

FAMILIES IN GOD’S KINGDOM:  Acts 3:25,  Gen.12:3,  Gen.28:14
Those in the faith of Abraham under the old testament covenant are family/friends of the Bridegroom.  John 3:28,  “Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.  29 He that hath the bride is the bridegroom:   but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.  30 He must increase, but I must decrease. ”     Those in Jesus under the New Testament (WILL) covenant,  filled with the Holy Spirit are the (Bride/Church/Body of Christ/Rod of Iron.)  The Prophet John, saw this clearly and states he is a friend of the Bridegroom.   John was the last and greatest of the Old Testament Prophets so he would represent Israel.  There May be other families prior to Noah and prior to Abraham & Moses are other families that are invited to join the party of the 3 1/2 years of the Marriage Feast of the Lamb.  It would give all of us a chance to check out Abraham, Moses, David and the other folks of faith in Hebrews 11.  Could it be possible that Charlton Heston really does look like Moses????

SOOOO  WHEN the Old & New Testament  Saints of Jesus all get raptured and are given new eternal bodies, they will also receive their rewards and then join with Michael for the  big WAR in the heavens to boot lucifer and all of his fallen angels out of the heavens.     And after this, in heaven,  the Church goes directly into the marriage feast of the LAMB.   The Union/Marriage of Christ Jesus and HIS Church and  includes all of the O.T.  Saints that at the feast and it will fill the heavens for a long long time.  It begins around Mid/Trib after which the Church is clothed in fine linen and are given white horses to come down with Jesus to view HIS absolute victory at Armageddon and set up His Kingdom on earth.

We are not told much of the details of that WAR Rev.12:7 in the heavens  But it will probably be a learning phase for the Church as to how to do a battle in the heavenly.  There is the Unity factor of John 17 that needs completion and also the faith factor of Heb.11 that the Church needs to grow up into to learn how to overcome by the Blood of the Lamb, There is need for a 100% Commitment, Rev.12:11   And there is the organization of Eph. 4:11-16.   WE are way behind in learning how to walk all this out at this time.  Personally,  I don’t feel that WAR is a slam dunk.  I feel it is going to be a real hands on spiritual warfare in which the Church/Bride grows up into learning how to be the Rod of Iron for the LORD.  That the victory is ours but it could take some time on the battle field for us to get the hang of what we need to know to enjoy that victory.   Lucifer and his minions will not go quietly into vacating the power of the air.  We enjoy the same spiritual learning processes on earth and with testing.  This victory will bring much joy and Glory to our Lord Jesus Christ.  We need to practice down here.  Rev. 12:12….

In the chronology of Rev. 12,   Man-child (Jesus) is caught up Rev.12:5 which will complete the head with the body which is Christ and the Church,  He is the Head and the Church is the Body (Rod of Iron) Joined together in the Rapture.  Rom.12:5,  1 Cor. 12:27,  Col.1:24,   The only reason the Church is still here is as yet the Body of Christ is yet incomplete but we are already into the birth pains (Matt. 24) for the delivery so are getting close.  The delivery is the Rapture or the snatching away into a new spiritual life of freedom with Christ Jesus,  our Creator God made flesh.

REVIEW:
At first, Rev.12:6,  for  3 ½ years, the Woman, (Israel) flees into the wilderness this is the beginning of the 7 yr. Great Tribulation and at the same time the war breaks out in heaven and the dragon is defeated and booted out by the Church at the end of that first ½ of the Great Tribulation,   Rev. 12:11.  The Church enjoys the 1st resurrection at the beginning of the 7 years and each soul is given a new eternal body and also rewards are given for works while on earth. (Not to be confused with salvation.)  1 Cor. 3:13-14. “The work of each [one] will become [plainly, openly] known (shown for what it is); for the day [of Christ] will disclose and declare it, because it will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test and critically appraise the character and worth of the work each person has done.  14 If the work which any person has built on this Foundation (Jesus),  [any product of his efforts whatever] survives [this test], he will get his reward.”      So we are resurrected or translated, given a new body, and evaluated for rewards and then go to assist Michael and make the difference of victory (EZEK.28:18 ) in booting lucifer and his minions out of the heavens. Rev. 12:11.   And the devil comes down having great Wrath,  Rev.12:12 in the middle of the 7 years of the Great Tribulation of God’s WRATH.  He desecrates the Temple .  Due to God allowing lucifer to exist we have had the opportunity spiritually grow up very fast.  But like wights in a gym, they can make you.   Many a good athlete has been broken due to pride and rebellion.  The way up, is down in learning about humility and obedience through loving faith in the finished work of Christ Jesus.   Yours in HIS great love,   Ken<><   www.trinity-aloha.org

Aloha Saints, Family & Friend,   beloved of Jesus and me,   John3:16,   John 12:24-26,  John 17:20-24
SIGNS OF THE TIMES (2)

ON 6/23,  I tried to cover the signs of where we are now in God’s Timetable,  Soon will be the Rapture.
(2)  RAPTURE:   6/23/21   today 6/24 I will try to cover the Rapture or  (snatching away)  by Ken Smith<><

Isa. 57:1,    This is a great prophetic verse,   if evil = WRATH,   it is slam dunk.  Wycliffe Bible,  “that the just, or the righteous, have been taken away, before that malice, or the evil, come.”  Some translators use calamity which is close.   Hebrew word:   ra’ah  (evil, calamity) to come.   The 7 yr. Great Tribulation of God’s WRATH to come upon earth for what was done to Jesus & the rejecting HIS salvation?   Also Isa. 28:14-22  fits nicely.

FAMILIES IN GOD’S KINGDOM:
Those in the faith of Abraham under the old testament covenant are the family friends of the Bridegroom.  John 3:28,  “Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.  29 He that hath the bride is the bridegroom:   but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.  30 He must increase, but I must decrease. ”   So those in Jesus under the New Testament who (WILL) covenant, and be  filled with the Holy Spirit,  are the Bride/Church.  The Prophet John, saw this clearly and notes he was a friend of the Bridegroom.   John was the last and greatest of the Old Testament Prophets so would represent Israel.  So I suspect that there will be other families of of those prior to Noah and to Abraham and another family that comes into the heaven during the 7 yr. Great Tribulation.   And of course the last family may come out of the 1,000 yr. Kingdom of Christ.  As the experiences will be so very different.  So the relationship to Christ Jesus will be different.  Even as the disciples were different and had different relationships to Jesus.

RAPTURE:
VIRGINS:   Matt. 25:8-12:   “And the foolish said to the wise, Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.  9 But the wise replied, There will not be enough for us and for you; go instead to the dealers and buy for yourselves.  10 But while they were going away to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were prepared went in with him to the marriage feast; and the door was shut.   11 Later the other virgins also came and said, Lord, Lord, open [the door] to us!  12 But He replied, I solemnly declare to you, I do not know you [I am not acquainted with you].  There is so much confusion concerning the Rapture that I no longer go by what folks say about it but what I find for myself in Biblical context.   There is no doubt in my understanding that the Rapture is before the Great 7 yr. Tribulation of GOD’S WRATH.  And we could miss the Rapture if in the world we still had money for oil but not the oil for our lamp.  I find very few 100% Christians today.  Also, the “Rod of Iron”  Is found in 4 places in our Bible,   Psalm 2:9,   Rev. 2:27,  Rev.12:5,  Rev. 19:15.     Note that in Rev:12:5 that the Church (Rod of Iron) & Man Child (Jesus) are caught up together, prior to the 7 years of the Great Tribulation.   Rev. 12:6 (3 1/2 yrs.) + 12:14 for another 3 1/2 yrs.  The 7 yrs. of the Great Tribulation.

In Matt.24:37, Mark 13:33-37 & Luke 21:26-37 Jesus also taught about the Rapture.  In the Rapture of those DEAD and ALIVE, new eternal bodies will be given to all. 1 Cor.15:51,  “Take notice! I tell you a mystery (a secret truth, an event decreed by the hidden purpose or counsel of God). We shall not all fall asleep [in death], but we shall all be changed (transformed)  52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the [sound of the] last trumpet call. For a trumpet will sound, and the dead [in Christ] will be raised imperishable (free and immune from decay), and we shall be changed (transformed).   53 For this perishable [part of us] must put on the imperishable [nature], and this mortal [part of us, this nature that is capable of dying] must put on immortality (freedom from death).  54 And when this perishable puts on the imperishable and this that was capable of dying puts on freedom from death, then shall be fulfilled the Scripture that says, Death is swallowed up (utterly vanquished [h] forever) in and unto victory.  Also Jesus brings HIS rewards with HIM to share for works performed for HIM , 1 Cor.3:14. It is also very clear that the Holy Spirit, who came at Pentecost, and now holds the antichrist at bay will be “taken out of the way”   As the Church is locked together with the Holy Spirit, and when HE leaves, the Church also leaves with HIM .   “ Let no one deceive or beguile you in any way, for that day will not come except the [a] apostasy comes first [unless the predicted great [b] falling away of those who have professed to be Christians has come], and the man of lawlessness (sin) is revealed, who is the son of doom (of perdition),  4 Who opposes and exalts himself so proudly and insolently against and over all that is called God or that is worshiped, [even to his actually] taking his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming that he himself is God.  5 Do you not recollect that when I was still with you, I told you these things?  6 And now you know what is restraining him [from being revealed at this time]; it is so that he may be manifested (revealed) in his own [appointed] time.  7 For the mystery of lawlessness (that hidden principle of rebellion against constituted authority) is already at work in the world, [but it is] restrained only until [c] he (The Holy Spirit) who restrains is taken out of the way.  8 And then the lawless one (the antichrist) will be revealed and the Lord Jesus will slay him with the breath of His mouth and bring him to an end by His appearing at His coming.  (Armageddon)  9 The coming [of the lawless one, the antichrist] is through the activity and working of Satan and will be attended by great power and with all sorts of [pretended] miracles and signs and delusive marvels—[all of them] lying wonders— 2 Thess. 2:3-8.”

Paul shares about in 1 Cor. 15: 51-58 along with 1 Thess.4:15-18 & Acts 1:10-11,   with the meeting in the clouds of the air, verse 17 and in 1 Thess.5 1-4 we are reminded Jesus will snatch away HIS church departure like a thief in the night when others are saying Peace and Safety and they will not escape the Wrath of God and the time of darkness of the Great Tribulation as they were not Looking for HIM and ready and missed HIS coming.  And we see that the wise Virgins had their lights on bright were ready when the Bridegroom came, which is Jesus, and they left with HIM.   And we know that without Faith, it is impossible to please GOD.   If you have no faith for the Rapture,  you may miss it as the 5 foolish virgins when it happens.  Even Jesus could not do many marvelous works in Nazareth due to their unbelief.   And as Jesus did say,  “Be it unto you according to your faith.”

Aloha Saints, Family & Friends,  beloved of Jesus and me,   John 3:16,  12:24-26,  17:20-26

PROMISED LAND,     “WORTH CONSIDERING”    6/19/21   From Ken Smith<><

Of all of the people that left Egypt with Moses, only 2 from that whole generation actually entered into the Promised Land.   Remember what Jesus taught: “Straight and narrow is the way to Eternal Life and very few find it.”  So there will be but very few who are on the same page and headed into the Promised Land of the Kingdom of God.  Not that we have it together,  but we are undivided and 100% committed to it.   We are learning not to be diverted by Adam’s world,  flesh,  pride or the demons.  Not that there will be no battles to fight nor flesh to die, Rom.8:13.   But at this time and place they are dealing with their own hypocrisy and giving it a death blow.  That we become really holy inside and outside in HIM.  That there is no room left for hypocrisy,  deceit,  guile or manipulations of the Truth of God.. Matt.23:13-14.  God said it, I believe it, that settles it, is where we want to be.    What I use to love about ministering to the Hippies in the 70’s was what you see was what you got.  There was little or no guile in them for the most part.

If in the space of true humility & obedience the Holy Spirit can open up new understandings of God’s Truth for those who seek, ask and knock.  And HE can teach us what we need to know to grow up in HIM and to help each other.  Our filters for spiritual truth to dump the fictions of this world are with each other a little different and as we work together we can better filter out the world’s fiction from the Truth of God.  Then the pure reflective silver of God’s Truth will be much easier to see his reflection in us as we become like Jesus or the Holy Spirit.    This is,  of course, is the original vision in the creation of man, Gen.1:26.    Our loving Creator wants to create a loving family like HIM who, by choice, will love righteousness and peace.  We are all invited but so very few want to give up the world and go.

^{Jesus:   ”} I assure you and most solemnly say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone [just one grain, never more]. But if it dies, it produces much grain and yields a harvest. ²⁵ The one who loves his life [eventually] loses it [through death], but the one who hates his life in this world [and is concerned with pleasing God] will keep it for life eternal. ²⁶ If anyone serves Me, he must [continue to faithfully] follow Me [without hesitation, holding steadfastly to Me, conforming to My example in living and, if need be, suffering or perhaps dying because of faith in Me]; and wherever I am [in heaven’s glory], there will My servant be also. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.”   John 12:24-26

MINI-FARM:
As for the vision for the TrueVine Farm, we now have an acre+ in two lots on Mamalahoa Hwy. in Kealia, HI.   We call the new addition “The Firehouse” as a home burned down on the property about 5 years ago and also because we would like the fire of GOD to light it up with Holy Fire.    It came complete with all the cement floors, water meter and cesspool and we are now in the process of getting materials together for a 16′ x 33′ room as an outreach ministry facility and House Church.  Also both properties back to thousands of acres of Kingdom Land which means no one living there, just jungle, clear to the top of Mauna Loa from the back property line.

We have moved 2 – 10′ x 20′ Costco tents onto the cement floor and set up a flush toilet with a new water connection with a hot shower next on the list.   It could be a nice free place to camp out if you were ever headed this way to spend time in the Captain Cook area for snorkeling and exploring,  a wonderful touch of Historic Hawaii here.  You can Google the “Firehouse” property at 85-4582 Mamalahoa Hwy.  Captain Cook, HI 96704 and also for the TrueVine Mini farm: use 85-4554 if interested.  At this time we have 2 empty bed rooms and a tent and are looking for some serious help on the farm.  Trade Board & Room for 24 hrs of work per week.  County bus stop a few doors south and for $2. go most anywhere on the Big Island of Hawaii in AC Comfort.