What Comes After the First Steps?

from the book YHWH Is Calling

The previous initial steps declared by the Lord are the foundations upon which the restoration of the Lord’s bride congregation in this era is based. If we are faithful in restoring the Sabbath and teaching the need for repentance for the forgiveness of sins, the Holy Spirit, as part of His duties, will do the rest of the work in the hearts and congregations.

In addition, for clarity regarding the referenced verses, it must be mentioned that the beginning of this era does not mean that the Lord will immediately gather the remnant of Israel to the present-day Israel. However, I urge you to carefully reflect in the Spirit on the image of the donkey ride associated with the time of Passover. We are in a phase where God’s appointed apostles around the world are freeing and preparing the donkey and her colt, making the way ready for the Lord’s second coming. The Lord asked to remind us not to fall asleep under the assumption that the entire restoration will only take place after His return. He is already going ahead of us, as it is written.

We know that the details of the metaphors and events in the Bible carry astonishingly precise meanings. In relation to the nearing of the Lord’s return, it is worth considering, for example, what guidelines might be inferred from the fact that, in the Passover narrative, the colt’s head enters through the gates of Jerusalem first (which is supported by other passages in the Word as well).

It has been confirmed in my heart through many prayers and revelations from the Lord that, just as with the Jewish people, the remnant of ancient Israel, including representatives from the Gentile nations grafted into them, will begin their return to the Promised Land even before the Lord's return. At some point during that process, on a future Day of Atonement or during the Feast of Tabernacles (referring to the various ways the timing of these feasts is calculated in Hebrew calendars), the Lord will return to the Mount of Olives, as it is written. Notably, according to information I once heard on the radio, descendants of the tribe of Manasseh from the northern tribes have already been able to return to the land of Israel from India. So, we can already see the partial return of the remnant of ancient Israel to the nowadays land of Israel beginning in our time, even before the Lord's return.

“‘I will surely assemble all of you, O Jacob,

I will surely gather the remnant of Israel;

I will put them together like sheep of the fold,

Like a flock in the midst of their pasture;

They shall make a loud noise

because of so many people. The one who breaks

open will come up before them; They will break out,

Pass through the gate, And go out by it;

Their king will pass before them,

With the Lord at their head.’”

Micah 2:12-13 (NKJV)

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