This document discusses the importance and role of being a watchman or watcher. It emphasizes three main points: 1) Watching for the signs of the end times urgency, 2) Watching one's own faith status and examining oneself, and 3) Watching as one's highest calling to proclaim the gospel and wait for God. Various Bible verses are provided to support becoming a watchman, being alert for Jesus' return, and faithfully carrying out one's duty to pray and warn others.
6. 1. Watch for The end time Urgency
2. Watch Your Faith Status
3.Watch Your Highest Calling
7. O Jerusalem, I have
posted watchmen on
your walls; they will
pray day and night,
continually. Take no
rest, all you who pray to
the LORD.
(Isa 62:6 NLT)
The Power source of a watchmen
15. God has appointed the church
as a watchman, to have a
jealous care over the youth
and children, and as a
sentinel to see the approach
of the enemy and give warning
of danger. But the church does
not realize the situation. She
is sleeping on guard.
{Child Guidance 312.2}
16.
17. And do this knowing
the time that now it
is high time to awake
out of sleep, for now
our salvation is
nearer than when we
first believed.
Romans 13:11
18. 1. Watch for The end time Urgency
2. Watch Your Faith Status
19. "Watch and pray,
lest you enter
into temptation.
The spirit indeed
is willing, but
the flesh is
weak."
23. Examine yourselves
as to whether you are
in the faith. Test
yourselves. Do you
not know yourselves,
that Jesus Christ is
in you?-- unless
indeed you are
disqualified.
24. The time is not far distant,
when the test will come to every
soul. . . . In this time, the
gold will be separated from the
dross in the church. ...Many a
star that we have admired for
its brilliancy, will then go out
in darkness.
Testimonies, vol. 5, pp. 80,81.
25.
26. When the Son of Man returns, it
will be like it was in Noah’s
day. In those days before the
flood, the people were enjoying
banquets and parties and
weddings right up to the time
Noah entered his boat. People
didn’t realize what was going
to happen until the flood came
and swept them all away. That
is the way it will be when the
Son of Man comes.
Matthew 24:37-39
27. 1. Watch for The end time Urgency
2. Watch Your Faith Status
3.Watch Your Highest Calling
28. For thus has the Lord
said to me: "Go, set
a watchman, Let him
declare what he
sees.“
(Isa 21:6 NKJ)
32. “The Lord is not slack
concerning His
promise, as some men
count slackness; but
is long-suffering to
us-ward, not willing
that any should
perish, but that all
should come to
repentance”
34. My soul waits for the
Lord more than watchmen
wait for the morning,
more than watchmen wait
for the morning.
(Psa 130:6 NIV)
35. "And this gospel of
the kingdom will be
preached in all the
world as a witness to
all the nations, and
then the end will
come.
Notas del editor
As we relate our generation today, we cannot deny the fact that we are living in this term “Millennials”
Our world is now changing…
Fast cars, fast communications, fast foods, fast websites, fast transportation, fast I,Q, fast growing society
We make our world smaller to smaller.. But we need to consider also Biblical urgency…
As a Seventh-day Adventist, we are preaching Christ second coming with urgency…
Perhaps Nearly 150 years of existing church… what kind of urgency we must exert in proclaiming it?
As a SDA we are use to say AMEN, HALELUJAH to response “Christ will coming soon”.. In fact we are … in our norms and laws…
But the question is are we AWARE about the reality of Urgency?
Prophecies in Daniel and revelation, End time prophesies are becoming more clearer as never before…
We live in the Experience of time fulfillment of end-time crises…
Do we feel the urgency in ourselves?
However, all the End-time Prophecies are summarized in preparation…
“Therefore” is a conclusion indicator that leads us to the point which God wants us to received PERSONALY
It is to WATCH in order to prepare.
A warning of great Love and pity towards His Children…
This Verse is illustrating How Watchmen actually did while on Duty…
The Lord had put them in their duty, In other words, God calls them…
God set them… we cannot deny the fact that we as a spiritual watch are called by God.
Lets take another descriptions of what really the watchmen doing while he is on duty.
In ancient times, watchmen are assigned every corner of the wall in order to see the approaching enemies, or visitors.
Sometimes the Watchmen has the key of their success and defeat. When the watchmen blow the trumpet… the soldiers can prepare for a battle…
But when the watchmen doesn’t perform the task … there will be no urgency and preparation, that will lead them to defeat.
Its fascinating that the verse is particular in the Lifestyle of the Watchmen…
They are prayerful workers…
It is also our great need to be a prayerful person in order to receive the power of the Holy Ghost…
Thus the power of prayer cannot be underestimate.
Christ urge us to watch… to watch is to be sober and vigilant,
The reality is that we don’t know when our lord comes…
It is not to know when He will come… that is not the basis of our urgency…
To watch is to know that the prophecies are fulfilling and a sure foundation of our faith… The word of God..
No matter How, when, but to believe the Bible as our foundation…
Christ tells us the Urgency of His coming
This two chapters consist many truths about what will happen now and then..
But the emphasis is more on preparation … for it can affect the plan of salvation..
God wants us to prepare…
Definitely, our Basis of Urgency is the Bible…
B- Basic
I- Instruction
B- Before
L- Leaving
E- Earth
It is not only to read, but to hear it in our minds…by the Holy Spirit… and Keep is to Apply … allowing the Holy Spirit to change us…
Our church today needs a great Revival…
In fact… slowly by slowly… instead of God centered… it became self-centered…
Over-confident on the situation the church has… perhaps… it will lead to complacency…
Not realizing the urgency…
EGW- is very clear on her statement… She pointed out the situation of our church today…
Is it true? Are we sleeping? Is our spiritual aspect are drowsy?
Do we have the burning desire when we read the scriptures? Do we have the alertness in Bible studies..?
Do we have the intimate desire in seeking upon the word of God?
This is not only by this… it is to wake up from spiritual drowsiness… let the spirit of our pioneers be on us..
The burning faith that was being forgotten.
Facts about Jonah…
Jonah Sleeps while Storm is raging …
Jonah was awakened by non-believers…
Jonah is negligent in God’s work…
How about us? are we Sleeping while world is now shaking in troubles and end-time crisis..?
Do we wait for those unbelievers will be an instrument to wake us up?
Do we neglect the responsibilities that God appoint on us?
Paul said… Romans 13:11 it is the right time to awake,…. Consider the urgency.. Consider the Prophecy…
All of us must awake in order to see the realities of urgency… we believe that Christ will come back in very soon…
Watch for the Bible says… We are near in heavens door2x
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