January 13, 2007

The Question of Air

Joel Akin

 We who are alive will be caught up to be with the Lord in the air. It is a question that has plagued men for ages. Some of seen us flying up and others have seen us falling. Some have seen us striving to write words which are hindered by every spirit in the world but there is a God who would say "Rest. Not in beds and in sleep but in Him who walks upon the Earth and calls Himself God."

 There is a time and a place and a purpose for all things. No one on earth knows the power of evil. No one contemplates it. Yet there is a God who knows and a God who sees. Listen carefully. There is a God who watches and knows and sees that evil is present. And if there is a God who sees then there is one who cares. One who sees and one who knows. There is a God who understands. And there is a God who wants to help.

 In all things there is a spirit that strives upon the earth. Not only with me but with those upon the planet earth. It is a spirit that rises up and strives with men. It is a spirit that strives to destroy. It is a spirit that will strive with you. But it is a spirit that is being destroyed.

 Remember this people. You have seen it. You have heard it. You have walked with it. It is called sin. You have taunted it. You have burned it. You have called it names. But it is the battle of the century. The battle of time. The battle that rages. The battle that is called the Lords.

 For there is no spirit that will fight with God. There is no spirit that will taunt God. There is no spirit that will mock God. For God will take those spirits and will cast them into the furnace and into the fiery flame of Hell. For there they will be cast down into the flames and into the pit and into the place prepared for the evil ones. The ones who deny the Lordship of Jesus. The ones who strive with the servant of God. The one who is called Sin.

 You men of God give heed. Pray. Pray for the Lord would say there is a war that is being fought. Pray for the Battle is of God. Pray for this is the Last Day.

 There is a spirit that strives with God. It fights against Him. It puts those who fight to the flame and to the fire. They are called Christian. They are across the world and they are across the sea. They are people of time and people who are called by God. They are those who have refused to bow their knee. They are those who live and those who have lived. They are those who fight now and those who have fought.

 For the Lord would say "Heed my voice people. I am God and I would say that I have fought lion and tiger and spirits of deed. Yet there are no spirits like Sin. Yet of all the spirits that rise up to strive and toss sand into the eye of an adversary yet there are none who can fight like me. For I would take Sin and I would cast him down and I would take him and crush him into the earth. And I will cast him into a place where he will never see the light of day again."

 So listen. If I am a man I fight as a man. If I were God I would not be Him. For I am a man and I do not wish to be God but only a man. I give my all to the Lord that I might not listen to the evil ones voice. For he carries the voice of discouragement and of evil. He carries the voice of denial. He carries the voice of lies and of deceit. He is the spirit that is called darkness. There is no spirit like him yet he is the spirit that would touch the one I love. That would come against my family. That would try to crush my brother. And yet I say "Lord, hear my voice. Hear my plea. I cry unto you tonight for surcease. I cry to you tonight for solace. I cry to you tonight to send your angels and to send the help of the Holy Spirit and to send the help of Christ Jesus and to send your help. For this is a battle I cannot fight alone. This is a battle that needs the prayers of men. That needs the cries of those who are called by your name."

 Yet I cry to you father knowing you have heard my voice. Knowing you hear my plea. I have fought long and hard against this evil one. I have turned my face from evil that I might not sin against you. I have called to you in the morning and in the afternoon and in the evening. Sleep has fallen far from me and I have cried for rest. I have eaten but my stomach grumbles within me. I have said "Surely there are none who will help me." For there were none who listened to my cries for help. I have pleaded on these pages for years and yet none heard my cries and my desires for help. I have been a man trapped in a web and trapped in a cry from a place without words and without sound.

 Father, hear my cry. For I cry to you from the deepest depth of hurt and sorrow. I have said surely the day will rise upon me and I shall see the light of the sun. I have waited for dawn and dawn has not been seen. I have waited for the cry of those who would shout hossanna. I would say to those who guard me in the night "Are you there. Can I not hear the rustle of your wings and the clatter of your shields and the pounding of hooves passing by?" Have I not cried out to you that I might hear the whisper of a wing in the night?
 

 Yet it seems I have cried in vain. It seems that God has been far from me. He waits for me across the field of glory and I find that I am caught in time. I am trapped in a field that I cannot pass across and yet I must. I seek for the ocean and the sigh of the waves upon the sand. I wait for the river to finish its course and for the ice to melt from the mountain peaks. I wait for the sound of the geese flying overhead for their final journey but they do not cease in their honking. For they fly south and north and yet do not ever seem to reach their destination.

 For who is there who has said that God hears His sheep? Was it not Christ my Lord? Was it not He who showed me the path to salvation? Was it not he who said that I could rise upon eaqles wings and fly to safety? Yet it seems I have waited in vain for my freedom. I have cried to America and called out to her from a far land. I would say "Where have you been? Why have you cast off my Lord? Why do you rebuke those who speak the name of Jesus?"

 Can you not see that Jesus waits? Like a bridegroom waiting for his bride. He speaks forth in the night and he whispers to me and tells me that they who are of his fold are awake. They awake and keep their candles lit. They wait with oil and lamp. They wait with flashlight and with flare. They wait for they know the midnight hour is coming. They know and they have prepared themselves with lampost and with lighthouse and with searchlights. They have listened carefully for they have called to the chauffers and to the horns of the people of New York and to the people of San Francisco. They have said do not cease honking and crying out for the bridegroom comes. He comes people he comes.

 For we must wake from our slumber and from our sleep. We must wake for he who is God is marching forth with the King of Kings. He is coming people He comes. For he who is the dove and the symbol of peace will take it from those who reject his coming. He will come with vengeance against His enemies. He will not let you light your flares or fire your weapons. He will take you down with your master to the fires of Hell. There you will know the pain of Fire and the true meaning of chaff to the flame.

 For God is God and no one can stop Him. No one can hinder his coming forth. For it is He who calls us. "Look up. For I come. For I come for a people who are white and pure. For I come for those who have cleansed themselves of their sin through the blood of my Son. For Jesus Himself shall come as a bridegroom for a people who are ready. For a people who have cried upon the walls of Jerusalem. For a people of America who have prayed for their nation to be healed. For as there is a God who sees and hears and cries out to His people "Awake thou that sleepest. Awake for I hear your prayer. Awake for I am coming. Awake for the bridegroom is coming. Awake for the meeting in the air is at hand. Awake for I am coming. Awake for I am stepping forth. Awake for I am on my way. Awake for I am coming."

 And if that is not enough then know that the Lord does repeat Himself. He does repeat Himself because He knows that you sleep and are not awake. He knows the hand of the evil one is oppressing the world. He knows that you need to awake. Awake and awake and awake people of God. Awake for He is coming. Awake for He is coming. Awake for he is coming. Awake for He is coming. Awake. Awake. Awake. For God is stepping forth. Awake for He is coming. Awake people awake! For God is coming! He is coming home to earth. He is coming back for us who sleep. He is coming home to us who love His glorious appearance. He is coming home. He is coming back. He is stepping forth even as we speak.

 Do not fear these words. Remember this; God is coming back. He is stepping forth as we speak. That means He will be here soon. Trust and believe and do not fear. For God is coming. And He will come to meet your needs. He will come to gather up His sheep. He will come to help you who have trouble and have difficulty and have problems and don't know which path to take. He is coming. He is coming. He is coming. He is coming. He is coming. He is stepping out. He is stepping out. He is stepping out. He is stepping out. He is coming. He is coming. He is coming. He is coming. He is coming. He is coming. He is coming. He is coming.

 Now, if I have not got your attention then let me say this with all certainty. He is coming. He is not just coming but He is coming. How can I shake you from your slumber. We are talking of His coming. Of Jesus and God and the Holy Spirit. This is a warning to the entire earth. Listen people of God. This is not just a warning but a welcoming.

 This is a warning to the people who will mourn His appearance. For they mocked him. And they hurt him. And they spit upon him. And they tore his garments. And they spit upon his head and upon his face. They who mocked him mocked many of you. They turned their backs on you. Jesus is coming to set things right. He is coming home. He is not backing off. He is crying to us to wake up while we have time.

 Wake up for His coming is sooner then soon. Wake up for the sound of the Last Trump is about to blow. Wake up because this will be the trump you are meant to hear. Wake up because it is the sound of the Lord shouting forth from His chambers "Enough is enough."

 Wake up because He is coming to take you home. Wake up because you will move up. Wake up because it is coming. Wake up because it is happening. Wake up people for it is happening. Wake up while you can. Wake up because it is happening. Wake up.