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For All Nations

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Turn back Finland! Nations, Look and Hark! I

“Now it shall come to pass in the latter days

That the mountain of the Lord's house

Shall be established on the top of the mountains,

And shall be exalted above the hills;

And peoples shall flow to it.

Many nations shall come and say,

"Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,

To the house of the God of Jacob;

He will teach us His ways,

And we shall walk in His paths."

For out of Zion the law shall go forth,

And the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.

He shall judge between many peoples,

And rebuke strong nations afar off;

 They shall beat their swords into plowshares,

And their spears into pruning hooks;

Nation shall not lift up sword against nation,

Neither shall they learn war anymore.

Micah. 4:1-3 (NKJV)

Many have the understanding that the Day of the Lord refers to a single day when our Savior Jesus returns, like a thief in the night, suddenly, surprising many as He appears on the Mount of Olives. The Holy Word describes the Lord returning in the clouds, and His return will be visible like a bright flash of lightning around the world. Many believe that only from that moment of the Lord’s concrete return will all the events associated with the Day of the Lord in the Holy Word begin to unfold on earth. However, it is not advisable to settle too simplistically into that view.

Once again, it is important to study the original texts of the Holy Word and the Scriptures as a whole to draw more accurate conclusions about the meaning of the term 'Day of the Lord.' According to my current understanding, in some parts of the Holy Word, the term indeed refers to the day when our Savior returns to earth to reign over the nations as King with His saints. On the other hand, it is also clearly evident from Scripture that the term has a broader reference to the era that prepares for the Lord's return.

The joyful message sent by the Lord for Easter 2021, about the raising of a banner, is already part of the overall context related to the approaching return of the Lord. Just as a bride is prepared for her wedding, the message 'YHWH Calls' described the call addressed to all Christian and Jewish congregations worldwide to begin preparing for the return of the Lord. During His first time on earth, Jesus gave the instruction to follow His example in carrying out the will of His Father. Over the centuries and millennia, many new practices, diverging from the Holy Word, have emerged in Christian congregations due to human decisions, and not all of these are pleasing to the Lord.

Christians and Jews both have an interesting and unique role in the Almighty's global plan of salvation. The Almighty granted Christians the honor of being the first to have their eyes opened to understand that Yeshua (Jesus' name in Hebrew) was truly the Messiah described in the writings of the ancient prophets (e.g., Isaiah 9:6).

For the Jews, the Lord in His mercy granted the honorable task of preserving the things ordained in the Holy Word as eternal, which Jesus Himself also faithfully upheld in obedience to His Father's will. A good example of this are the Lord’s festivals, intended for all believers in the Holy Word. Some of these were lost to Christians due to the punishment described by the Almighty in the Holy Word thousands of years ago (explained in more detail in the message 'YHWH Calls').

In His mercy, the Lord has begun, in accordance with ancient prophecies, to open the eyes of Christians in our time to the things lost over centuries and to the riches of the Holy Word. At the same time, the Lord is testing the congregations. Only those who are still willing to hear the voice of the Almighty amid the world's humanistic teachings will endure this time of separation (Isaiah 18:3). Yet, the Jewish brethren of Christians will not be spared from this testing either. A time has begun in which the Lord is ready to remove the veil He placed over the eyes of the Jews concerning Jesus. It has been a joy to witness the continual growth of Messianic Jewish congregations. Truly, we are privileged to live in a time where we can witness the astonishing fulfillment of the ancient prophets' prophecies before our very eyes.

While the message 'YHWH Calls' primarily addressed the significance of the banner raised by the Lord for Christian and Jewish congregations, the sections of the 'Turn Back, Finland!' message discussed the serious warning of the era of screening for nations, especially for the leaders of nations. No network of close associates can hide the truth from the Lord, and every concealed matter will be brought to light as the Lord begins to gather the nations according to His Father's will, separating the sheep from the goats.

“O house of Jacob,

 come and let us walk In the light of the Lord.

For You have forsaken Your people,

the house of Jacob,

Because they are filled with eastern ways;

They are soothsayers like the Philistines,

And they are pleased with the children of foreigners.

Their land is also full of silver and gold,

And there is no end to their treasures;

Their land is also full of horses,

And there is no end to their chariots.

Their land is also full of idols;

They worship the work of their own hands,

That which their own fingers have made.

People bow down,

And each man humbles himself;

Therefore do not forgive them.

 Enter into the rock,

and hide in the dust,

From the terror of the Lord

And the glory of His majesty.

The lofty looks of man shall be humbled,

The haughtiness of men shall be bowed down,

And the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.

For the day of the Lord of hosts Shall come

upon everything proud and lofty,

Upon everything lifted up

-- And it shall be brought low--

Upon all the cedars of Lebanon

that are high and lifted up,

And upon all the oaks of Bashan;

Upon all the high mountains,

And upon all the hills that are lifted up;

Upon every high tower,

And upon every fortified wall;

Upon all the ships of Tarshish,

And upon all the beautiful sloops.

The loftiness of man shall be bowed down,

And the haughtiness of men shall be brought low;

The Lord alone will be exalted in that day,

But the idols He shall utterly abolish.

They shall go into the holes of the rocks,

And into the caves of the earth,

From the terror of the Lord

And the glory of His majesty,

When He arises to shake the earth mightily.

In that day a man will cast away his idols

of silver And his idols of gold,

Which they made, each for himself to worship,

To the moles and bats,

To go into the clefts of the rocks,

And into the crags of the rugged rocks,

From the terror of the Lord And the glory of His majesty,

When He arises to shake the earth mightily.

 Sever yourselves from such a man,

Whose breath is in his nostrils;

For of what account is he?”

Isaiah 2:5-22 (NKJV)

“The Lord stands up to plead,

And stands to judge the people.

The Lord will enter into judgment

With the elders of His people

And His princes:

"For you have eaten up the vineyard;

The plunder of the poor is in your houses.

What do you mean by crushing My people

And grinding the faces of the poor?"

 Says the Lord God of hosts..”

Isaiah 3:13-15 (NKJV)

It is yet another sign of the Lord’s great love that, before the time of tribulation facing our generation, He raises a banner and sends His instructions to the nations to call them to repentance. It is a profound act of the Almighty’s grace and love that He sends His warnings to nations where, in many cases, the focus is solely on teaching about individual salvation. Unlike during the era of Finland’s first presidents, the nation's leadership today often remains unaware of the responsibilities that come with holding high positions of authority before the Lord.

In the Lord's plan, Finland has been chosen as an example through which the Lord will demonstrate His holy power as a lesson to the surrounding nations in this new era. Those who know the nature of God understand well why the Lord chooses to strip bare the one who shines the most beautifully, proudly, confidently, and brightly, though unfortunately with only hypocritical worldly brilliance instead of the light of the Lord's Holy Spirit. It is no coincidence that my beloved homeland has been given the difficult yet honorable task of serving as a compelling example for the nations in the screening of congregations and nations in preparation for the Lord’s return. Finland received much from the Almighty, and that is why the Almighty demands more from Finland.

This message describes the state of the Finnish nation in 2024 through the eyes of an angered God. It must be remembered that it does not matter to God how things are embellished by the nation's leaders or the media. If the mouths of the Lord’s messengers are silenced, and the media in Finland also chooses not to publish any message of repentance, as in the days of ancient Ephraim, the more severely will the Lord’s shaking take the people of Finland by surprise. Woe to those on that day who deprived the people of the opportunity to hear the Lord’s call to repentance.

The spiritual decline in the teaching of the Holy Word over the past decades in Finland has done its work, spiritually blinding the majority of the population. It has been an extremely heavy task to proclaim to the leadership of the Finnish nation the truth revealed by the Almighty regarding why, in God's eyes, Finland is failing with fatal consequences—both in upholding the holiness of His altars and in preserving judgments based on truth and justice.

Dear nations, observe the events in Finland over the coming years and witness the holiness of the Almighty. Tremble, for by the same standards, the Lord will execute judgment on every nation.

Finland has been given a special role in the Almighty's global plan of salvation: to serve as an example for other nations. If the churches in Finland and the nation's leaders respond to the Lord's call by leading the nation into repentance, a revival will come to the country, one that will be visible to other nations. However, if the churches and the leadership choose to continue on the path of ancient Ephraim, where the voice of the Almighty is no longer heeded in the life of an independent nation, Finland will become a warning example to other nations of God's holy wrath, restoring the fear of the Lord to the nation. A revival will come even then, but only through the valley of weeping. After Finland, other nations will face the same choice. It is written about this:

“Therefore thus says the Lord,

who redeemed Abraham,

concerning the house of Jacob:

"Jacob shall not now be ashamed,

Nor shall his face now grow pale;

But when he sees his children,

The work of My hands, in his midst,

They will hallow My name,

And hallow the Holy One of Jacob,

And fear the God of Israel.

These also who erred in spirit

will come to understanding,

And those who complained

will learn doctrine.".”

Isaiah 29:22-24 (NKJV)

All that has been described above relates to the beginning of the period of the Day of the Lord on earth. This chapter began with verses from the Holy Word that describe, in the last days, the mountain of the Lord’s temple standing firm and the nations streaming to it. Many signs of the approaching Day of the Lord have already been visible. One such miracle is the astonishing reestablishment of the state of Israel on the world map, as prophesied in the Holy Word in an ancient prophetic year. Likewise, it is no coincidence that the Lord raised up a leader like President Trump to strengthen the position of Jerusalem and grant it the honor it deserves as the undivided capital of Israel.

Nor is it a coincidence that, over the past decades, we have witnessed the return of Jews (and also the northern tribes of ancient Israel) to Israel. It is astonishing to observe how, in accordance with the message proclaimed by the prophets who once ministered among the nations, the Lord has already awakened a great number of Christians to understand that the time of restoration for the Christian congregations has begun. It is no coincidence, as described in the verse at the beginning of this chapter, that thousands of Christians are already streaming to Jerusalem each year, alongside their Jewish brothers, to celebrate, among other things, the special Feast of Tabernacles unto the Lord.

We have entered a time when every nation must awaken to repentance in preparation for the Lord’s imminent return. Believe it or not, this generation will witness miracles that have never been seen before.

Every time I’m asked whether the Lord has revealed to me the timing of His return, I can’t help but smile. Of course, the Lord does not reveal such a precise date that would fit into our calendars, for the Holy Word describes how He did not even give that knowledge to His own Son.

Yeshua will return when His Father declares that the time is ready for the Lord’s judgments to be carried out on the earth. He will come to bring justice, righteousness, and peace to His own, while ungodliness will face the judgments it has been warned about. My smile, however, is primarily because the Lord did, in fact, reveal the exact time of His Son’s return in one of His visions, without breaking the seal of secrecy placed in the Holy Word. In 2019, in a vision related to my ministry, the Lord revealed that Yeshua will return at a time that is the same length from Jesus' birth as from Abraham’s birth to Jesus’ birth. The Lord pointed to the seven-branched menorah (the Lord's lampstand described in the Holy Word) while showing how Jesus is at the center, with the beginning of the global plan of salvation on the left and the age of grace on the right. Anyone who has seen the menorah can see how the arcs of the outer candles connect to the candles on the opposite side. God’s nature and wisdom include an astonishing way of hiding these prewritten truths within the various elements of the Holy Word. I couldn’t help but marvel at the menorah from an entirely new perspective.

I pondered and tested that vision for a long time. The revelation itself provides an exact timeframe, but with human sciences, we will never be able to determine that specific time with sufficient precision. That is why God’s revelation of the timing stood the test when compared to the Holy Word. If the vision had included an exact date, I would have immediately known that the vision came from another spirit, not from the Lord.

In Bible study groups, this offers an interesting topic for discussion on more than one occasion, especially when considering the signs of the times. Abraham’s birth has been dated to around 2040 BCE – 1980 BCE, and it is also widely accepted that there is a margin of a few years in the timing of Jesus’ birth. Thus, what we are left with, according to the Holy Word, are practical guidelines from the Lord’s exact revelation, which confirm the already written signs of the times.

The Holy Word also describes how understanding of the Word will increase as time progresses. What is particularly interesting is that many other signs of the times also point to the same general timeframe in various ways. Rather than focusing on determining the exact time, it is more important to look at the guidelines and examine whether one is ready to receive the Lord in the current state of their faith. The call is the same, whether it’s for an individual, a congregation, or an entire nation.

There is still time to strengthen your faith, making it a protective shield for the inevitable trials of this age. The next few years are truly worth using wisely, carving out time from the endless cycle of worldly pursuits to seek God in His Holy Word. If one commits to seeking God for a year—whether by reading the Word alone or participating in Bible study sessions—it is likely they will experience a response from God (though sometimes the Lord reveals Himself even during the very first reading session). After that, one begins to realize just how much of a starting point it all was, and the following couple of years easily pass in a world of astonishing insights and experiences. Personally, I can share that finding the faith and assurance of salvation, which through the Holy Spirit cast out all fear, took me about 2-3 years after beginning to study the Holy Word with the earnest intention of seeking the Lord.

Dear readers, if nations repent, there is still time available for many to seek the Lord. However, if repentance is not pursued, for example in Finland, the peaceful time available for seeking the Lord may shorten even further. This should not be interpreted as a proclamation that the Lord will return in 2-3 years. Rather, I am referring to the approach of the true time of tribulation for nations, of which the coronavirus was only a small, awakening preview. The Holy Word has decreed a short season even for the time of tribulation. My point is simply to stress that there is no time left to waste, even if we are still able to enjoy peace for a little while longer.

Those who, in this new era, wish to receive both the good and the difficulties under the blessing and protection of the Lord’s hand must act now. It is time to go to the congregations as families, to receive intercessory prayer and teaching from the Word. At the same time, it is also a time to joyfully give thanks and praise for all the good that has been enjoyed in Finland for decades.

No matter how obediently I carry out the proclamation work given to me by the Lord, the situation will be the same as in the time of the ancient messengers. Only a few will open their ears to hear.

“But this is what I commanded them, saying,

 'Obey My voice, and I will be your God,

and you shall be My people.

And walk in all the ways

that I have commanded you,

that it may be well with you.'

Yet they did not obey or incline their ear,

but followed the counsels

and the dictates of their evil hearts,

and went backward and not forward.

Since the day that your fathers came out

of the land of Egypt until this day,

I have even sent to you all

My servants the prophets,

daily rising up early and sending them.

Yet they did not obey Me

or incline their ear,

but stiffened their neck.

They did worse than their fathers.

"Therefore you shall speak all these words to them,

but they will not obey you.

You shall also call to them, but they will not answer you.

"So you shall say to them,

'This is a nation that does not obey

the voice of the Lord their God

nor receive correction.

Truth has perished and

has been cut off from their mouth.”

Jeremiah  7:23-28 (NKJV)

All nations and all citizens of the nations, it is time to repent both as individuals and as nations. A special time for repentance and turning back has begun in the Lord's global plan of salvation.

Everyone has the freedom to choose whether or not to take advantage of this opportunity. However, I urge you with all love: do not turn your back on the Lord, but turn your face back to God. Only then will you be ready in time to receive the Day of the Lord, and instead of facing judgment, you will enjoy ever-increasing joy.

“In that day the deaf shall hear the words of the book,

And the eyes of the blind shall see out

of obscurity and out of darkness.

The humble also shall increase their joy in the Lord,

And the poor among men shall rejoice

In the Holy One of Israel.

For the terrible one is brought to nothing,

The scornful one is consumed,

And all who watch for iniquity are cut off

-- Who make a man an offender by a word,

And lay a snare for him who reproves in the gate,

And turn aside the just by empty words.”

Isaiah 29:18-21 (NKJV)

A prophetic era has begun, in which the Lord is calling those who already love Him, and those who still desire the salvation He offers, into fellowship with Him and with one another. The Spirit-led gathering of Christians and Messianic Jews, as written in the Holy Word, has already begun, though the time of departure is not yet at hand.

“Woe to the shepherds who destroy

and scatter the sheep of My pasture!"

says the Lord.

Therefore thus says the Lord God of Israel

 against the shepherds who feed My people:

 "You have scattered My flock, driven them away,

and not attended to them.

Behold, I will attend to you for the evil of your doings,"

 says the Lord.

"But I will gather the remnant of My flock

out of all countries where I have driven them,

and bring them back to their folds;

and they shall be fruitful and increase.

I will set up shepherds over them who will feed them;

and they shall fear no more,

nor be dismayed, nor shall they be lacking,"

says the Lord

"Behold, the days are coming,"

says the Lord,

"That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness;

A King shall reign and prosper,

And execute judgment and righteousness in the earth.

In His days Judah will be saved,

And Israel will dwell safely;

Now this is His name by which He will be called:

THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.

"Therefore, behold, the days are coming,"

 says the Lord,

"that they shall no longer say,

 'As the Lord lives who brought up the children of Israel

from the land of Egypt,' but,

 'As the Lord lives who brought up

and led the descendants of the house of Israel

from the north country

and from all the countries where I had driven them.'

And they shall dwell in their own land."”

Jeremiah 23:1-8 (NKJV)

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