The
Church is inasmuch in a sad spiritual state nowadays as Jacob descendent Israel
were in Egypt. Once freed from slavery and from the influence of the
Egyptians gods and principalities, in the wilderness God taught them the way
and the truth preparing them for their inheritance in the promised land.
God’s
plan is to deliver us the Church from slavery, (1 Thess 4:16-17). Believe it or
not, this present world is Egypt (spiritual Babylon) worldwide. There is an event called the rapture, where Jesus will come and take us out of Egypt but
this time the Church will not be taken into the wilderness. Time spent in the wilderness
was Israel consequences
for their disobedience for refusing to enter the
promised land.
The
Church will be taken to heaven and will be taught for seven years about the truth of God’s stewardship, and preparing us to reign with Jesus at the end of the 7 years
tribulation on earth. With Israel in Egypt, the wrath of God came before
their deliverance as for the Church the wrath of God comes after our
deliverance.
At
the judgement seat following the rapture, each Christian will give an account
of their stewardship on earth. That will determine which position of governance
they will receive (crown) for the Kingdom of God. The truth will be revealed and also
the principalities pertaining governing as kings in God's kingdom. Inasmuch as God instructed Moses
His precepts and principalities for His people Israel before entering the promised land so
will Jesus instructs the Church before entering His kingdom on earth.
“But you, O
man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love,
patience, gentleness. Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life,
to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the
presence of many witnesses. I urge you in the sight of God who gives life to
all things, and before Christ Jesus who witnessed the good confession before
Pontius Pilate, that you keep this commandment without spot, blameless until
our Lord Jesus Christ’s appearing, which He will manifest in His own time, He
who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who
alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen
or can see, to whom be honor and everlasting power. Amen,” 1 Tim 6:11-16