Message by Sr.Angelica on August 14,2016(National Light House Conference) at Chennai

The need to  change the  present Church into His Model Church – How the Church deteriorated

Christianity made  a religion during Constantine’s period – 313 AD

Deterioration of Christianity – Complete - 300-500 AD & Dark Ages – 500 AD – 1500 AD

Reformation through Martin Luther – 1517 onwards

Reformation was only  partial solution and did not bring  100% result because of 2 reasons.

1. Instead of people, (1 Cor. 3:16,17) Constructed Buildings called Churches,

2. Hierarchical Structure. The reformers and followers still failed in abolishing these. Continued to have these two.

 Bible brought t the knowledge of ordinary people.  With the exposure of Bible after 1000 years of prohibition,   humanity entered into a new era. Protestant movement in Christian history

After 400 years, (In 1900)  Pentecostal movement started to complete the renewal . With it came the latter rain promised in Zach 12:1,2. It spread like wild fire across the world in 100 years.  But why rapid Evangelization is not taking place by the Church? We left the Bible  pattern (given in  Acts ) and invented our own Church patterns and spread it throughout the world. Now the Lord is bringing  back what was lost.

By  introducing  the real model of Jesus Christ’s Church the earth will be ready  for the latter rain and the  final harvest.

House/Troop Church is going back to the original sources and finding what was lost.. Acts 2:41-47.

Signs of the final harvest

1. Persecution of Christians throughout the world

2. Deterioration of the hierarchical and organizational Churches

3. Dissatisfaction of Christians and  Believers about  the present Church structure.

4. Development of house Church patterns throughout the world.

In India 2015 was the year for uprooting, tearing down and pulling down the old wrong pattern and 2016 is the year for building up and planting the real Church pattern. It is named Troop Church.

-To be Continued

Why Are The Pulpits Silent On Bible Prophecy?

What incredible times we live in -- like no previous generation. The world is heading pell-mell for a conclusion though nobody knows the timing on this. But we are privileged to look at signs that are like clouds forming on the horizon. In the 1970s there were only a few events that were prophecy-related happening. There were minor shakings but sometimes connecting the dots was even a stretch!

Fast forward to today and there are so many prophecy-related events happening daily and hourly that it presents a major dilemma for those of us watching the signs of the times to know just where to focus.

 It is a privilege and a challenge to be born for such a time as this. Very little that is predicted to happen in the "last days" is good news and who wants a steady dose of bad? But if one can "look up" one can bear the heartache of looking around as the signs of the times explode on our news outlets.

The Bible asks us to be "watchmen" (Ezekiel 33). We're to be sounding an alarm. Trouble is ahead. Time is short. And I have never felt such a sense of urgency and the realization that time is, indeed, short.

I am watching signs "converge." They are stunning and breathtaking. But most pastors will not talk about them!

A third of America's Protestant pastors expect Christians to be Raptured -- or taken up in the sky to meet Jesus -- as the last of the last days begin. Over 36% believe in a pre-Tribulation Rapture. In spite of this glorious good news, their pulpits remain silent.

Over 50% of Protestant pastors, according to the survey, believe in a literal Antichrist -- but their pulpits are silent.

Most pastors hold to the basic teachings of Christ's Second Coming -- but their pulpits are silent.

This same survey says almost 50% of Protestant pastors believe in a coming Millennium and hold to premillennialism.  At this time we finally do away with the curse and fallen human nature -- but their pulpits are silent.

Pastor Tom Hughes leads The 412 Church in San Jacinto, California. He has written a thoughtful article titled, "Five Reasons Pastors Don't Teach Bible Prophecy." He writes, "Prophecy fills the Bible. End time prophecy touches every person alive today. Jesus taught on it. So did John, Paul, Peter, James, and Jude. Yet only a small percentage of churches teach this crucial part of God's message to our generation.

"Some pastors don't teach it for theological reasons. They don't believe it, don't think it applies to us, consider it symbolic, or whatever. Others believe we're probably living near the end of the age, but still refuse to touch the topic. They see it as an elective part of God's curriculum. Take it or leave it."

Hughes continues, "That's not how Jesus saw it. He reprimanded the Pharisees and Sadducees for not discerning the times. 'When it is evening you say, it will be fair weather, for the sky is red; and in the morning, it will be foul weather today, for the sky is red and threatening. Hypocrites! You know how to discern the face of the sky, but you cannot discern the signs of the times.' " (Matthew 16:2-3 NKJV)

Hughes concludes, "More than a quarter of the Bible is prophecy -- much of it yet to be fulfilled. How can we give congregations a well-rounded understanding of scripture if we leave out such a vital part of it?"

He then goes on to list these five reasons pastors may not be sharing these issues in the pulpit:

1) They don't understand prophecy.

2) They fear offending members of the church.

3) They sense this will scare people.

4) People might not tithe if they think we're close to the end.

5) There is fear in looking like the "loony-tune fringe. The Harold Campings have done great damage.

The prophecies of the first coming of Christ were fulfilled. They stand as evidence that the Bible can be trusted. Prophecies of His second coming work the same way, except we get to witness these events in our time, often with our own eyes.

The nations of the world seem moved, as though by a hidden hand, into exactly the right positions on a global chess board. What an amazing thing to see it happening before our eyes! It builds faith and draws our attention God-ward. And it is a fantastic evangelism tool. 

I think the church is headed into the home stretch of her history! I base that not on emotions or wishful thinking. I base that on what I see happening daily.  Man can live for a week or two without food. We can live only days without water. But our spirits are crushed within hours without hope.

We have the good news of the ultimate hope -- the "blessed hope." (Titus 2:13) His glorious appearing. Pastors, please don't remain silent!  Share the only good news out there.

Christians Urged to Help 'Save Christian Mom Asia Bibi From Execution' in Petition to Pakistan Supreme Court

The American Center for Law and Justice and other groups are calling on Christians to raise up their voices to support Asia Bibi, a Christian mother of five whose death sentence appeal will be heard by Pakistan's Supreme Court in October. Bibi was sentenced to death in 2010 on allegations of blasphemy after two co-workers accused her of insulting the Muslim prophet Muhammad. Earlier this week, the Supreme Court set a date in October for her final appeal hearing to determine whether she will be executed or not.

The ACLJ is urging Christians to sign a petition, which has over 417,000 signatures as of Thursday morning, describing Bibi's case as the "ultimate human rights violation," and calls for her release.

Radical Muslims Kill 8 People in Nigeria, Vandalize Churches After Christian Student Is Accused of Insulting Islam

A mob of radical Muslims vandalized multiple churches in northern Nigeria and beat a Christian student nearly to death after he was accused of insulting the Muslim prophet Muhammad.International Christian Concern reports that the attacks revolved around an argument at Abdu Gusau Polytechnic in Talata-Mafara, Zamfara State, between a Christian and a Muslim student on Sunday.The Christian was accused of blasphemy by other Nigerian students and was severely beaten by the angry mob. His life was saved by a fellow Christian and a compassionate Muslim who helped carry the victim to the hospital

Take no part in the worthless deeds of evil and darkness; instead, EXPOSE them” Ephesians 5:11

 Section 1 - The Old Testament - The Desert Years

Eventually Pharaoh let the Jews go as documented in the book of Exodus but after the dramatic and miraculous escape into the wilderness, they lost faith in the God who had liberated them and after just 2 months in the wilderness they were drawn back to the worship of false gods in the desert – the same gods that they had been surrounded with all their lives in Egypt. While Moses was at the top of Mount Sinai receiving the Ten Commandments from God, the people at the foot of the mountain began to wonder if he was ever coming down again. They lost faith and demanded that new gods be made to show them the way. They built a golden calf and claimed that this was the god that had led them out of slavery. Why a golden calf? Remember that Nimrod was represented by a bull and had a crown of bull horns because the Chaldean word for “ruler” also meant “bull”. Thus, a bull was chosen to symbolise Nimrod in his worship. Gold was chosen because gold depicted the colour of the sun.

Incidentally, have you ever wondered why Satan is often depicted with bull horns coming out of his head? Now you know.

And have you ever wondered why Hindus regard bulls as sacred? Seems random doesn’t it? But now you know. Look for the threads, connect the dots, and you’ll always end up back at Babylon. With your understanding of Babylon from this series so far, you should begin to see connections you hadn’t seen before. Following after the abominable patterns of worship set by Nimrod and Semiramis, which included sexual rituals and fornication, Moses returned from the mountain to find the Israelites defiling themselves by revelling in this kind of behaviour. They defiled themselves in every sense by worshipping this satanic god,allowing idols into their camp and in the depraved acts they perpetrated in their name.

Now we have already seen examples of the cancerous spread of wickedness in the world and the same was threatening to happen amongst God’s chosen people here. Moses had to take swift action to purge the camp. A little yeast is quick to infect the whole batch and the Jews simply had to be kept holy. They were absolutely vital to God’s master plan of salvation for the world. If they too were lost to paganism, there was no hope for mankind. The whole world would be doomed to hellish misery and destruction. If the Jews did not survive as a righteous people devoted to God, then there would be no people group through whom Jesus could be born. The Messiah who was destined to die on a cross for the sins of the world, overcoming death and Satan in the process to free mankind  from the yoke of slavery it was currently under couldn’t come. The Bible that tells us about those events would never have been written meaning we would be without hope. The very existence of hope, life and liberty hinged on what happened to the Jews; it was that important. Moses made a tough decision. He asked all those who were on the Lord’s side to come to him. They were then told to strap on their swords and to kill those who weren’t. Around 3000 died that day.

This incident is used by modern atheists to portray God as a blood thirsty monster, unworthy of worship. But if those 3000 hadn’t died, the Jews had turned to paganism and Jesus hadn’t come, I doubt if there would even be a world today.

- To be continued