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A Remnant's Perspective of Reality Neglected
I. A Gate Called Strait
II. The Hide and Seekers
III. Dimensions of Mentality
IV. Disfunctional Dilemma
V. The Mystery of Iniquity
VI. Midnight Shepherds Stand
VII. Modern Ministry
VIII. This World No More
IX. An End Time Tabernacle
X. The Gates of Hell
XI. Let Us Be Holy Let Us Be One
XII. In all these Things
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I. A Gate Called Strait
"Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few saved? And he said unto them, Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able." Luke 13:23-24
"And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force. For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear." Matthew 11:12-15
"The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it." Luke 16:16
I was given a vision of a narrow way gate And written above there was a sign called Strait
Before this gate there were souls all around Pressed into a mass they seemed to abound
They stood back to back and shoulder to shoulder Blocking the gate some were young and some older
They pressed and they pushed against one another Each one held their own key diverse from the others
Some carried their Bibles and books in their bags Some poured forth their healing oils on to prayer cloths and rags
Some held their degrees so proudly in hand Some stood before extravagant Church houses built upon sand
Some bore huge Crosses draped over their backs Some passed out newsletters fliers and tracts
Some carried signs some shouted to preach Some waved their banners some stood to teach
Some ran in circles while others stood still Some gave Psychological Counseling prescribing out pills
Some laughed out of control and staggered like drunks Some fell backward unconscious as if they were punched
Some bowed before statues and prayed with their beads Some never stopped trying to meet every one's needs
Some jumped and danced some played and skipped Some feed the poor and prayed over the sick
Some played their instruments of music with joy Some welded swords as if they were toys
Some attacked others making them fall Some told funny stories bringing laughter to all
Some there were parents some were just kin Some were the parent's grown children some were good friends
Some were teen girls and some were teen boys Some stood by quiet while the others made a loud noise
Some there were women some there were men And they all had one thing in common they all sought to get in
Yet before this Strait Gate where I beheld this multitude stand I couldn't help but to notice that so few actually got in
Not one soul got in with pomp or with pride Only those who loved Jesus and who themselves they denied
Only those who were made poor and who for Jesus were dejected Only those slandered for Christ who walked alone and rejected
For some of them crawled just to get inside the gate They were stepped on and trampled with contempt and great hate
Some of them were tempted with divers strange lust Yet they resisted their tempters being filled with disgust
Some others marched forward only in sin to fall Yet they stood again by God's grace as upon the Name of Jesus they called
Repenting they marched onward against the shame of their sins Enduring the contradictions of sinners and the accusations of men
Some were stripped bare of all the material possessions they had Yet they did not turn back and they refused to be sad
Some had to fight hard to break through their own families and friends For such sought to dissuade them from entering on in
Some were Apostles and some were Prophets of Power Some were Evangelist and Pastors who refused to be cowards
Some were Holy Street Preachers who labored unknown Some were the Righteous who died for Christ’s sake all alone
Saved by God’s Grace through true Faith these few made it in And they all had one thing in common they all overcame Self, Satan and Sin
Some were battered and beaten as they were verbally stoned Yet as they entered the Gate they beheld God on His Throne
Some entered in fighting the good fight only to give forth a sigh Some entered in joyfully while others in brokenness cried
These Called, Chosen and Faithful had taken the kingdom by force Because they had to press and fight through the whole way of the course
Yet at long last they had found the Strait Gate to be opened for them For they pressed through all the gate keepers until they finally got in
And as they arose on the Strait Gate's other side They knew they made it home and never again would they die. © 2000 Raymond Bolton Pena
"Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God." Acts 14:22
"Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it." Matthew 7:13-27
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II. The Hide and Seekers Turning the Spiritual things of Christ into a Carnal Vice
"Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins. Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God. Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labors. Behold ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high. Is it such a fast as I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? is it to bow down his head as a bulrush? and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the LORD? Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?" Isaiah 58:1-7
To understand a wretched man just look within thyself The curse of being born in sin the groanings can be felt
Broken hearts become hard as stone yet few crumble as soft as sand The Master Potter molds the clay and forms the vessel once again
Chaotic souls in the land no peace do they possess Others drift not really sure their souls can find no rest
In Hell they gnaw and gnash in pain on earth they cry and scream Blinded unto their most inner need they're numb as if in a dream
So some exhaust their bodies dry still no Living Waters spring In giving themselves to pleasure's sin death holds a certain sting
Some get high as others drink they are bound by chains of sin Drifting and tripping into delusions deeper they descend
Some sell their flesh on the corner while others pay to partake their sin Yet it's all done to numb the pain which screams from deep within
The soul it reaches out for more never to be filled The inner most cries of the longing sighs testify that the void is oh so real
The fix for some is vice and evil while for others it's nice and good If only they could save themselves? If only they really could!
Some Preach the Word they stand so tall as warriors they have such pride Some boast of gifts, speaking in tongues yet they live the Charismatic Lie
Some pray loud for the sick only to be seen of men While some dance and run and shout and yell as others praise and stand
Some cast out devils and some fast and pray while others just sit to watch in Awe Yet if all the flesh were exposed much of it would fall?
Men drowned in sorrows to touch that place their souls to satisfy With a gutter or religious fix to make their yearnings to subside
Thus what separates the sinner from the saint is true repentance before the God who died for all ''Hide Not Thyself from Thine Own Flesh'' When shall they seriously heed the call? © 1990 Raymond Bolton Pena
"There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God." Romans 8:1-8
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III. Dimensions of Mentality
"Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." John 14:6
"Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins: Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence. For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell; And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven. And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight: If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister; Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church: Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God; Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints: To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus: Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily." Colossians 1:12-29
If spiritual reality was like a finger print And everyone had their own And if everyone's own beliefs were held to be true Then God in their hearts would be dethroned
For if spiritual reality was like a finger print And all path ways led to God Then God would be what each person perceived No matter how contradictory, confusing or odd
Because if spiritual reality was like a finger print Then each person would be their own god And if everyone believed their own way to be right Confusion and chaos would flow like a flood
So if spiritual reality was like a finger print Based upon each life from which it derived Conceived in the mind of each person Formed by the experiences they've lived and survived
Then each one's godhood would then be dependant Upon a greater factor than themselves alone Therefore we now have a real contradiction To this spiritual reality which each claims as their own
For each "little god's" existence would still be dependant Upon God's Creation from which they survive And only one man is greater than Creation He is the "Living Word" and The "Way, Truth and Life"
For Jesus Christ is God and One with the Father Let all the little gods of this world take heed For only Jesus Commanded the forces of Creation When He calmed the Storm and Walked on the Sea
By His Authority and Power He Raised the Dead Not even Death or the Grave could hold Him down For He alone Is The Alpha and the Omega And He alone wears the Highest of Crowns
Thus be not deceived by this "Old Age" serpent teaching For it was this "New Age" deception that brought about man's fall And "Naming and Claiming it" with a "Positive Confession" by "Thinking" Never brought back the dead or altered any supernatural laws
Therefore this "Consensus Reality" of a "Harmonic Convergence" Is the ultimate delusion of a world gone spiritually insane It's the merging of the masses into one global consciousness Yet these New Age Witches and Warlocks have all run in vain
For every knee shall bow before God the Father And every tongue shall then have to confess That Jesus Christ the Lamb is the Lord God Almighty To the Glory of His Father in true righteousness. © 2005 Raymond Bolton Pena
"Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." Philippians 2:9-11
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IV. Disfunctional Dilemma
"For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope, Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body. For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it." Romans 8:18-25
Presumptions become disfunctions When theological needs are not met Thus creation groans for that which calls Within its soul scared with deep regret
Inundated by contradictions The battle for spiritual life rages on As strong delusions are cascading down Inspiring a perverse celestial song
Time marches on as the seasons change Nothing in this realm remains the same From birth to death from death to birth The mystery has been thus framed
Destiny calls from beyond within Eternity beckons travailing in pain Reflected within the watery mirrors of life Through the eyes of all that is unsane
Conformed unto a disfunctional state The fortress of consciousness has thus been merged Through the subconscious door of the heart and soul Of a humanity caught up in the surge
Thus be foretold and be forewarned The Kingdom of God is now nigh To be birthed forth through the pain of the death Of this present physical realm of time
It cometh not by flesh and blood It can not be observed with the human eye It is being done - God's Kingdom Comes Eternity pauses and then it sighs. © 1998 Raymond Bolton Pena
"Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened. All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them: That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world." Matthew 13:33-35
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V. The Mystery of Iniquity
"Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time. For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness." 2nd Thessalonians 2:3-12
When the clock of time at Midnight strikes Where then shall the children stand Who hath partaken of the curse of the tree of death From the serpent's deceptive hand
Now strong delusion falls like rain Upon a mentally wicked race Of flesh and blood creatures racing toward judgment In hell to find their place
Conformed to the image of the man of sin How sad they do not know There is now no difference between the Church and the secular world The mystery of iniquity takes its toll
Dimensions of mentality The fruit of the forbidden tree The world shall be as one Unified in diversity
One in the mystery of sin This terrestrial realm shall not last One in the present hereafter Birthed forth from histories past
This present universe shall burn Thus their New World Order shall not stand And all who partake in their Religious Lie Shall certainly be judged and damned
Thus beware of this Harmonic Convergence Of a New Age Lie of forsaking the Lord It's the merging of world consciousness Through the harmony of music and words
For behind all the blind leaders of the blind Satan is sealing and marking his own It's the divergence of the Church and its worship To the convergence of exalting his throne
Except there come a falling away first And that man of sin being revealed: Therefore through their worship the antichrist is rising This mystery of iniquity that worketh is real
Thus the son of perdition is more Than an individual leader or man It's a united conglomeration of religions Unified with this world to stand
It's a egalitarian system of spiritual lawlessness A consensus of minds which are fixed in their fate It's an allegiance of human spirits of antichrist Which are at one in their hearts full of hate
It's a counterfeit body and bride Whose head and husband is Satan the Beast It's a One World Harlot and Church System of Lust For worldliness, idolatry and greed
Thus it's a generation which is finally revealed To be the spiritual image of lucifer in man It's a spiritual species of reprobate souls Filling the cup of iniquity whose time is at hand
Full of blasphemies, perversions and lies To be initiated into Satan's Mystery by the Mark of the Beast Already conditioned to worship a Sinful Messiah Christian Entertainment proved a most effective seed. © 2008 Raymond Bolton Pena
"Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever. Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time." 1st John 2:15-18
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VI. Midnight Shepherds Stand
"And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flocks by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not:..." Luke 2:8-10
Watchman what of the night? O ye Shepherds stand Awaiting the coming of Christ We shall behold the Lamb
Take heart and lift your eyes Your redemption is nigh to come In the glory of His majesty God’s most holy Son
We must study in prayerful diligence To show ourselves approved Workman who need not to be ashamed Rightly dividing the Word of truth
Taking heed over the flocks by night O ye shepherds stand Turn not unto the left or right For the most holy faith you must contend
Let us pray for a reformation To awake this last day Church Lest we lose this generation That’s reprobate and nigh to be cursed
For without a reformation True revival can not be grasped Because unless the entertainment is purged from the Church The spirit of antichrist shall be all that is left.
Thus we must come out from among them To set our hearts to pray In repentance for true deliverance From a harlot Church system that’s reprobate. © 2001 Raymond Bolton Pena
"...fear ye not. For thus saith the LORD of host, Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land; And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the LORD of hosts." Haggai 2:5-7
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VII. Modern Ministry
"Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;" 1st Timothy 4:1-2
The Pulpit of God Is not an actors stage Upon which to express Such a worldly craze
To emotionally twist the lost To be spiritually cursed in soul Yet their drama nor wit Can stop the Bells of Hell which toll
In a spiritually drunken haze Of religious confusion at best Mentally maiming the souls Which they emotionally molest
For they are just hypocrite actors With only a pretense and pose Trying desperately to hide From the truth they all know
They have a script in their head Not God's Word in their hearts Seared in conscience thus spiritually dead They are so lost in the dark
For by the power of seducing spirits They are damning souls Refusing to Preach Sound Doctrine They've turned to fables and shows
Thus the hearts of their victims Are corrupted at Church from within For they are performing for Satan To make them twice dead in their sins
Making them twofold more The very child of Hell It's the gross hypocrisy and danger Of their satanic spell
They call it the Radical Evangelism Of a more Modern Ministry But it's really worldly Entertainment And their lust for idolatry
Yet this world's system is Satan's Not a "Christian" play ground It's a battle field for lost souls Which desperately need to be found
For deep in the darkness In the unfantable depths of hell By reason of such sinful vanities Satan's fallen victims dwell
And in the echos of their maddening cries Their worm is twisting ever more Thus catasrophie awaits the damned As their wrath incurred doth pour
Upon a hill in another realm No more therefore to pass The Blood of the Lamb was shed And now their day of grace hath passed
And in this land of such hypocrisy They can not possibly hear such cries Especially in the drunken haze Through which their stuplified
Thus we must not to compromise With such worldly schemes of lust Lest we be found with guilty hands Upon which are stained their blood © 2007 Raymond Bolton Pena
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VIII. This World No More
"Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty." 2nd Corinthians 6:14-18
Your mind it draws a blank This world holds nothing more You feel like you’re living on the edge Of a hereafter to be no more
You go to Church and sit
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