Program 24: The Latter Rain Is Falling Now!

Scripture defines the “latter rain” as doctrine!

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For two thousand years, believers of every generation have longed to be the last generation. Contrary to popular belief, though, Christ did not give believers “signs of the times” to watch for. Instead, he repeatedly warned that his coming would take even the faithful by surprise. Yahushua urgently warned believers to be ready because, he said, “The Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.” [Matthew 24:44]

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* * *Part 1: (Miles & Dave)

Miles Robey: Greetings! A very warm welcome to all of our listeners in Shortwave land. I’m Miles Robey.

Dave Wright: And I’m Dave Wright. Thanks for tuning in!

Miles: Do your kids ever get on Twitter or Tumblr?

Dave: Uhh, well, my son doesn’t. My daughters do, yeah.

Miles: Mine do, too. Last night, my daughter was snickering over something she was reading, so I asked her what was so funny.

Dave: What did she say?

Miles: Well, apparently, this woman in the US had gone into labor and called her husband who was away from home at the time, to let him know.

Dave: Okay. So he came back?

Miles: You’d think, wouldn’t you? But no. He laughed! He thought she was joking and hung up the phone.

Dave: What??

Miles: Seriously. See, it was April 1. He thought it was some “April Fool’s Joke”. I guess pranks on the first of April are really big there. Anyway, he actually ended up missing the birth of the child because he thought it was a joke!

Dave: That’s incredible! He’s never going to live that one down!

Miles: Well, if a happy wife makes a happy life, you have to wonder how happy his life is right now.

Dave: Yeah! Whew!

Miles: Funny as it is—from an outsider’s perspective!—Funny as it is, it made me think of what I’d like to talk about today. The husband had this expectation in his mind: that the baby wasn’t coming yet, and his wife was just pranking him. He may have even expected that he’d be home at the time. So, he’s got this entire false scenario built up in his brain, but he doesn’t know it’s false.

So he makes decisions and actions based on this false scenario, all the time events are already occurring that will prove his beliefs to be false! And that’s what I want to talk about today because I see this exact same scenario being played out in Christianity and the consequences are dire. If you get this wrong, you’re not just going to lose out on being present at the birth of your child; you’re going to miss out on eternal life!

Dave: And that is very serious. To lose so much based on nothing more than a false assumption would be . . . that would just be utterly devastating.

Miles: Before we start in on that, I want to give just a quick heads up to anyone joining us for the first time. You’ll notice on WLC Radio that we prefer to use the personal name of God. “Lord” and “God” are simply titles. His actual name is Yahuwah, or Yah.

Dave: Did you know, Miles, there is a special promise in Scripture for those who fear the name of Yahuwah?

Miles: Really? What’s that?

Dave: It’s found in Malachi, the last book of the Old Testament, and it says: “Unto you that fear My name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in His wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall, and ye shall tread down the wicked.” [Malachi 4:2-3a]

Miles: That’s a new one to me. But it illustrates my point, which is that knowing and using the actual name of the Father is important.

Dave: And don’t forget Jesus. The original form of the name is actually much closer to the name Joshua. It’s Yahushua.

Miles: Right. That’s good.

Okay. Today, I’m hoping you can shed some light on the topic of the latter rain for us. What it is, when it comes, and the significance for believers today.

The mic’s all yours.

Dave: Thanks, Miles. You’re right. It is an important topic and, like your story, many people have built up in their minds an end-time scenario of what they think the “latter rain” is, when they think it will come, and what they assume will happen when it gets here.

Miles: Could you take a moment to define for us what, precisely, the latter rain is? It might be an unfamiliar term for some.

Dave: The latter rain is actually a Biblical term. Most people think of it in terms of the early rain. They believe it is a divine manifestation of the power of the Holy Spirit. They expect to see an incredible outpouring of the Holy Spirit to get them ready to spread the word of Yahushua’s soon return to the world. And, in this manifestation, they fully expect to see a revival of the glories of the past: the sick healed, the dead raised to life, and so on, and so forth.

Miles: But you don’t think that’s what it is.

Dave: Well, it’s a bit more complicated than that. You can’t just dismiss it and say there won’t be miracles. And certainly the Spirit of Yah will be poured out in a very powerful way. But the basic definition is different, and certainly the manifestation of it all is very different from what most people are expecting.

And that’s a problem because when you build up in your mind this big expectation of seeing something a certain way, and making the fulfillment of that event a red flag to warn you how near you are to the return of Yahushua, then, if you don’t see that happening, what are you likely to conclude?

Miles: Well, probably, uh, you’re going to put it off as an event still future.

Dave: Yes. And that’s what is happening. Because when you understand how Scripture defines the latter rain, you will quickly realize that it is already being poured out.

Before we get into discussing the latter rain, though, I want to talk about the early rain because it was an event of stupendous significance.

Miles: That happened on the day of Pentecost, didn’t it? Right at the beginning of the gospel dispensation.

Dave: Yes. The gospel dispensation opened with a mighty outpouring of the Spirit of Yah in early rain power, and it will close with an even mightier outpouring at the latter rain.

Would you turn in your Bible to Acts 2 and read the first 4 verses for us?

Miles: Let’s see . . . all right: “And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.”

Dave: This was an incredible gift of divine power! This was what transformed the apostles from uneducated men, cowering behind closed doors, into the fearless Warriors for Truth that took the gospel to all the known world in one generation! It is said that Thomas went down into India.

Miles: And Marco Polo! When I was in my 20s, I read his memoirs. It said that as he and his father journeyed eastward to China, they kept running across these groups of Christians that, quote, “knew not the pope,” unquote. Interesting comment, isn’t it? Makes you wonder how anyone so far from the so-called “Cradle of Civilization” in the Middle East, could be Christians.

Dave: Well, the fact that they “knew not the pope” indicates that their spiritual lineage was much earlier, much purer than that which was corrupted with paganism renamed, in the west.

Miles: Yeah.

Dave: The outpouring of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost was the arrival of the Comforter Yahushua had promised to send and it was poured out as the “early rain.”

Our first clue, then, in understanding what the “rain” is, is to look at what Yahushua said the role of the Comforter would be. Would you read it for us? It’s found in John 16.

Miles: Let’s see . . . starting in verse 7, Yahushua says:

“It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: Of sin, because they believe not on me; Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more; Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.”

Dave: Good, good. But you stopped too soon. He next adds something that I find very intriguing. Read the next two verses.

Miles: “I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth. He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall show it unto you.”

[John 16:7-14]

Dave: The Holy Spirit, or the “Spirit of truth” as John puts it, is the divine instructor. He teaches what is right, what is wrong; He points out the path of sin and of righteousness. And what is so precious to believers today is that the Bible promises a repeat of this gift! Only this time, it’s going to be in “latter rain” power.

Read it for us in Joel 2:23.

Miles: “Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in Yahuwah your Eloah; for He hath given you the former rain moderately, and He will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.” [Joel 2:23]

Dave: This is an exciting promise! The Holy Spirit is given to, what did you read? Convict the world of . . .

Miles: Of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment.

Dave: And what else is He to do?

Miles: Uh, . . . teach!

Dave: Precisely. Lots of Christians today look forward to the outpouring of the Holy Spirit in latter rain power. They want to be purified! They want to cooperate with Heavenly agencies in taking the last warning message to the world, and they pray for Yahuwah to send the latter rain to get them ready for the close of earth’s history.

Miles: I’m sensing a “but”. Why am I sensing a “but” in there?

Dave: But too many people are making the exact same mistake that father made when he hung up on his wife, assuming he had plenty of time before she actually went into labor.

Miles: How? How are they doing this?

Dave: By making it an event to take place in the future, while, at this very moment it is already being poured out.

Miles: That’s serious.

Dave: It really is. And to understand why this has occurred, it’s necessary to understand what the “early” and “latter” rains were in Palestine, and what they are when they are used as symbols.

Now, I’ve told you my cousin lives in the United States with her family, yeah?

Miles: Oh, right! The one that was called to testify in a lawsuit case, right?

Dave: That’s the one. Well, she and her family live in eastern Washington state where there’s a lot of wheat farming. It’s very dry. They only get about . . . 50 centimeters of rain per year? Mainly from winter snows, and spring and autumn rains.

The interesting thing is farmers don’t irrigate the wheat crops. Instead, they have perfected the art of dry land farming.

Miles: How do they do that without irrigation?

Dave: They plant winter wheat in the fall. It sprouts and begins to grow. When the snow falls, the young wheat just sort of hangs out under the snow, waiting for spring. It’s protected from the severe cold by the snow.

Miles: I’ve heard it can get really cold there.

Dave: Oh, it’ll get down to -25 degrees Celsius.

Miles: That’s cold!

Dave: Yes, but the wheat, see, is protected. It’s under the snow! And when spring comes, the wheat grows to maturity, is dried out under the hot summer sun, and harvested. No irrigation.

Now the point of why I’m explaining it, is that this is precisely how the rains fell in Palestine. Farmers planted in the fall. They harvested barley in the spring, and wheat in the summer.

Israelite farmers were dependent upon two rainy seasons to grow their crops. The “early rain” fell shortly after planting in the fall. This sprouted the grains and began their growth.

The “latter rain” fell at the end of the growth cycle, in the spring, and brought the grains to maturity. The latter rain insured a full harvest.

Miles: That’s interesting! I always thought the “early” rains came in the spring, while the “latter” rains would fall in the autumn.

Dave: No, it was the exact opposite. When you think about it, it’s not really surprising that the Spirit of Inspiration would choose to use the early and latter rains as symbols of the spiritual growth and the maturation of believers.

The “early rain” fell at Pentecost. It began the gospel dispensation.

Miles: That’s a beautiful thought. We’re going to take a quick break and when we return, Dave’s going to show us this concept in prophecy!

Stay tuned. Our breaks are short!

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* * *Part 2: (Miles & Dave)

Miles: So, the “latter rain” is the Holy Spirit, the spirit of Yah. But what, precisely, does that mean? How does it get us ready?

Dave: That’s a fantastic question, Miles, and the answer reveals what we mentioned briefly before: that the latter rain is already being poured out!

In our last segment, you read from John 16 where Yahushua was promising to send the Comforter. From that passage, we learn that the Holy Spirit is given to instruct! It’s our personal tutor. It educates us in the truths of Heaven.

To put it another way, the latter rain is advanced truth!

Miles: Now that’s a new concept to me. Is that a logical conclusion you’ve drawn from your personal study? Or is there an actual Bible verse that establishes that?

Dave: I’ve no problem basing beliefs on the accumulated weight of evidence. However, in this instance, we don’t need to. There’s actually a Bible verse that spells it out. Deuteronomy 32, verses 1 to 2.

Miles: Okay, give me a second to look that up . . . uh. “Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of My mouth. My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass.”

Huh. It’s doctrine!

Dave: It’s doctrine. It’s new light!

During the Dark Ages, a lot of truths were lost. Eternal truth was buried under layers of ignorance, superstition and man-made traditions. But now—right now!—these truths are being restored under the life-giving showers of the latter rain!

Miles: So you’re telling me that right now, old truths are being restored and new light is available.

Dave: That’s exactly what I’m telling you. All over the world, humble believers are turning to their Bibles for new light and it is being given them!

Miles: Well, can you give us some examples of this?

Dave: Sure! Just take a look at World’s Last Chance! Since our founding, we have learned a lot of new truths. Many of these new truths have shown us where our previous beliefs were in error.

Miles: Right. And that’s why we’re not too proud to admit we’ve been wrong because discovering more light is a process. It takes time to lay aside error and embrace more light.

Dave: But as we do, still more light is given!

In 2002, we were impressed with the need to move out of the cities. In 2005, we learned that the doctrine of the trinity, as understood by most Christians today, is unbiblical and only came in many centuries later.

Two thousand nine: That was just an explosion of truth!

Miles: I remember. It was like trying to take a sip from a fire hose! We learned about the calendar of Creation and how you cannot find either the true Sabbath, or the true day of Yahushua’s resurrection on our modern Gregorian calendar.

Dave: And that information brought with it a whole new set of beliefs: the importance of New Moons, the enduring nature of Yahuwah’s feasts and the obligation to reject the pagan celebrations, as well as when the Sabbath really begins.

Miles: Yeah, it’s not Friday evening at sunset!

Dave: Do you see how obedience in the path of truth will take you further and further? If you surrender and obey, you will be blessed with still greater light!

Miles: Absolutely, because the flood of new light hasn’t quit yet.

Dave: And, that same year, we were gifted with the knowledge of the true name of Yahuwah and Yahushua and the believer’s privilege to call on them.

Miles: And isn’t that the same year we learned the true count to Pentecost?

Dave: It is. Then the next few years we learned the Biblical beginning of the new year—

Miles, chuckles: And it’s not in the dead of winter!

Dave: No, it’s not. Then there was the true freedom Yah has given on the subject of baptism, and the role the Jesuits have played in covering up many end time truths.

Then in 2016–

Miles: Another year truth came so fast, it was a scramble to keep up!

Dave: Isn’t that the truth! We learned:

• The true shape and position of the Earth.
• The true interpretation of Daniel 11 and 12.
• We understood clearly for the first time Genesis 6:1-4 and the subject of Nephilim, as it vindicates Yahuwah's unfailing love.
• We gained knowledge of Israel today and its deceptive status.
• We were shown the link between the Jesuits and the globe deception.
• We learned the hidden agenda behind the diabolical trinity doctrine: why Satan uses that deception.
• Then, in 2018, we learned that the belief in a pre-existent Son is an error left-over from the trinity doctrine.

Miles: That’s a lot!

Dave: It is. And that’s just here at WLC! Heaven is pouring out truth all over the earth. All whose hearts are opened to receive the latter rain, are being given new light.

That’s why we urge each listener: if you hear something on here you don’t agree with, keep listening. Study it out for yourself. You may discover it’s truth; or, we may be in error but don’t throw out the rest.

If we learn we’ve been in error on one point or another, we never hesitate to let you know. But truth is advancing and it’s a process. So, whatever you do, don’t decide you know it all and there’s nothing more to learn. That’s a great way to be lost as a Laodicean.

Miles: One thing I’ve noticed in my own life, Dave, is that the more I study the Bible, the more I want to study the Bible! It becomes almost addictive in the best possible way. And yet, if I stay away too long, I lose the appetite for it.

Dave: I’m the same way. If we will study Scripture, Yahuwah will deepen our love for truth. And that alone is a tremendous gift.

But tremendous spiritual gifts bring with them tremendous spiritual responsibility.

Miles: Sure. When we’re given truth, we have a responsibility to share it with others.

Dave: Yes. We’re Yah’s spokespersons: His hands, and voice to present truth to the world.

But we also have the responsibility to continue in the path of seeking ever-increasing light.

Miles: What do you mean?

Dave: Well, just look at the history of Christianity. The Catholic Church is the oldest of the organized denominations. They boast of their ancient traditions and some of their doctrines are based on nothing more than the “teachings of the church fathers”.

Miles: Yeah! How does that differ from the “teachings of the elders” that Yahushua denounced?

Dave: It doesn’t. But now take the denominations that arose out of the Protestant Reformation. Sure, they embraced advanced light. They accepted righteousness by faith; many of them rejected an ever-burning hell and infant baptism. But have they really grown beyond that? Have they accepted new light? We’ll be generous: even within your lifetime, have any of them advanced in the truth?

Miles: No. No, can’t say they have, not that I know about.

Dave: They stalled! The second and third generations of Protestants were content with the light gained by their parents and grandparents. They didn’t continue to seek more truth.

Then there are the post-Reformation denominations that arose in the 19^th century. Sure, they progressed beyond where the Protestant Reformers had. They built on the truths given them.

The Seventh-day Baptists accepted the seventh-day Sabbath and shared it with the Seventh-day Adventists. The Mormons embraced healthful living. The Jehovah’s Witnesses sought for Yahuwah’s true name and rejected all the pagan holidays …

Miles: But.

Dave: But. Every single one of those denominations has stalled as well. They haven’t continued to advance in the light.

Miles: I never really looked at Christian history that way, but I can see your point. It reminds me of a quote I read recently. In fact, I’ve got it here. It says, quote:

“Those who cling to old customs . . . have lost sight of the fact that light is ever increasing upon the path of all who follow [Yahushua] . . . We cannot be excusable in accepting only the light which our fathers had one hundred years ago. If our God-fearing fathers had seen what we see . . . they would have accepted the light and walked in it. If we desire to imitate their faithfulness, we must receive the truths open to us, as they received those presented to them; we must do as they would have done, had they lived in our day.”

Dave: If we want more truth, each one of us must lay aside every preconceived assumption and be willing to obey whatever the Holy Spirit reveals to be the truth.

Miles: That’s a really important point right there, because increased light carries with it a new cross: the cross of obedience. You can’t have the Holy Spirit reveal something to your understanding, and then just turn your back on it.

Dave: Listen, we’re sanctified through obedience! That means that obedience becomes rather important.

Miles: Well . . . I’d say we’re sanctified through faith in the Saviour.

Dave: Of course. But the point is, you can’t live in knowing disobedience and still expect to be sanctified.

It’s a process. New concepts, acted upon, become foundational principles. These foundational principles, in turn, become part of the attitudes and beliefs of the individual.

The attitudes and beliefs form the thoughts and feelings. And it is the thoughts and feelings that form the character.

Miles: Okay, yeah. And character is the only thing we take.

Dave: We can’t risk turning our back on even the smallest ray of light, because each one lays the foundation for still greater light. That greater light leads to obedience and a closer conformity to the will of Yah. This is how the individual becomes one with Yahuwah.

Miles: Put that way, it makes rejecting even a single ray of light a very perilous decision!

Dave: Perilous to your soul, yes. Church members are presented with new light and what’s the first thing many of them do?

Miles: They rush to their pastor and say, “Tell me, is this true?”

Dave: Why are they asking man and not Yah?

Religious leaders are well aware when the new light contradicts the established doctrine of the organization that pays their salary. It is in their best interests to reject all new light and . . . they do!

Miles: It’s true. We’ve all been raised to respect religious leaders, to view them as dedicated men of God. And many of them are! But Scripture warns of false shepherds, and however sincere your pastor, or priest, your rabbi or your imam may appear, if he or she is rejecting new light, you can know that they are putting their own job security above the word of Yah.

Dave: And the truth is, you don’t need them anyway! James 1:5 promises: “If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of—“ Whom? Father Joe? Pastor Bob? Rabbi Schmiel? Imam Hashim?

Miles: No. “Let him ask of Yah.”

Dave: “. . . Of Yah, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not.” And then I love the last phrase. It’s the promise. It says: “And it shall be given him.”

You don’t need the say-so of some other human. Go to Yahuwah for yourself! He’ll send His own spirit to be your private teacher, and He will get you ready. That’s what the “latter rain” is for!

Miles: What a gift! Listen folks, if you don’t feel ready, don’t worry. It’s Yah’s job to get you ready. It’s your job to surrender.

We’ll be right back.

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* * *Daily Mailbag (Miles & Dave)

Miles: Welcome back! It’s time for our Daily Mailbag where we read your messages sent to us from around the world.

Dave: What’s our question for today, Miles? Give us a good one!

Miles: Well, let’s see. Hye Sung—I think I’m saying that correctly—Hye Sung in Chungju, South Korea has a very important question I think everyone has asked themselves at one time or another. She writes: “Dear WLC, The last six months have been very difficult for my family and me. Between the death of parents, health issues, and other problems, I feel overwhelmed with grief and loss. It has caused me to question why? I just can’t get that out of my head. I believe Yahuwah is a God of love. But why, then, does He allow suffering? I know you get a lot of letters, but please respond because I am really hurting right now.”

Wow, that is really tough. I know I’ve asked that sometimes before, too.

Dave: I think we all have and it’s a good question. First though, just let me say how sorry I am, Hye Sung, for the pain you are going through and please accept my sincerest condolences for the loss of your loved ones. When we “walk through the valley of the shadow” it’s not just frightening. It hurts. It hurts really badly.

I’m glad you wrote and asked, though, because as Miles said, your question is a good one. It’s one we all can relate to at some point in our lives.

Miles: I know I can!

Dave: There are a couple of points we can remember. First, Hebrews 4 says “We have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities.”

In other words, we do have a High Priest that is touched with the feelings of our infirmities. What we feel, Yahushua feels. And because He and His Father are one, what we feel, Yahuwah feels, too. Your pain throbs the heart of Yah!

Miles: That’s a new thought to me, but it’s very comforting. We all want to know we’re not alone; that someone understands; that someone feels what we’re feeling.

Dave: And the Father does! So when you’re hurting, when you’re suffering, know that Yahuwah is not holding Himself aloof from it all. He feels the pain—physical, mental, psychological, and emotional—that you feel, too.

And that brings me to my next point, because if Yah were selfish, He would of course step in and intervene if for no other reason than to save Himself the pain of feeling our sufferings. But He’s not selfish. And that’s why He doesn’t step in.

Miles: What do you mean? Can you say a little more?

Dave: Do you know anyone who is mentally ill? No naming names. Just, in your own mind, do you know, say, a narcissist? Or, someone with Borderline Personality Disorder?

Miles: Uhh . . . well, yeah. I know a couple of people who fit the definition of narcissists.

Dave: What’s something they hold in common?

Miles: Um. Well, they project. Narcissists accuse others of being what they are.

Dave: Excellent example. Yes. And Satan does that, too. The devil projects his own character attributes on Yah. One of the things he’s accused Yah of doing is being arbitrary.

• Of demanding self-sacrifice from His followers, but not exercising self-sacrifice Himself.
• Of being controlling and not allowing for personal self-determination.

Can you see that?

Miles: Oh, totally! Satan gets people thinking that the Father is cold, harsh, and unforgiving when, in reality, it’s the devil who’s that way. But how does that apply to this question? I don’t see the connection.

Dave: It applies because, in a sense, Yah’s hands are tied. He is a lover of freedom. Yahwuah will never force the human will. He always allows for freedom of choice.

In fact, Yahushua’s death guarantees our right to choose.

Miles: How so? I mean, His death redeems us, but how does it guarantee our individual right to choose?

Dave: When Adam and Eve sinned, they gave up the divine nature with which they had been created and they took on Satan’s nature. That fallen nature, they passed on to every single one of their descendants. That’s why we say the fallen human race: we’ve inherited a fallen nature.

Miles: All right. I’m with you so far.

Dave: Okay. What does Romans 6:23 say? “The wages of sin IS . . . ?”

Miles: “Death; but the gift of Yah is eternal life through Yahushua.”

Dave: Because all of us have fallen natures, we all have sinned. Just a few chapters earlier in Romans, it said, “There is none righteous, no, not one.” [Romans 3:10]

Now, since “the wages of sin is death,” and since everyone has sinned, no one has freedom of choice. We’re all justly condemned to death. That’s Satan’s character being exemplified here: no freedom of choice; just force.

But, what does the last of Romans 6:23 say again? “But the gift of Yah is . . . ?”

Miles: “Eternal life through Yahushua.”

Dave: Right. You see, it’s Yahushua’s death that guarantees everyone freedom of choice. Because the human race has inherited a fallen nature, all were lost. No question. But the Father said, “That’s not fair. These people did not choose to inherit Satan’s nature. They were just born that way! I want to give them a second chance.”

And that is where Yahushua entered the picture. By sacrificing His only begotten Son, Yahuwah redeemed the fallen race.

And that brings us full circle to Hye Sung’s question. Let me tell you a story to illustrate: In September, 2015, on a Sunday afternoon, Marco Muzzo flew home to Ontario, Canada, from his bachelor party in Miami, Florida. It is unknown how many drinks he had on the plane, but he had some, and even more the night before. After collecting his Jeep Cherokee from airport parking, he drove home, traveling in excess of the speed limit. On the way, he ran a stop sign, colliding with another vehicle. The National Post reported he was so drunk he needed others to help maintain his balance and was unable to comprehend instructions from police officers.

The horrific accident killed a grandfather, and three young children, ages 9, 5, and 2.

Miles: What a tragedy! I don’t even like hearing such stories. I can’t help but put myself in the place of those parents. And yeah, I’m sure I’d be asking “Why!”

Dave: It’s heart breaking. But it gets back to the free exercise of the will. No one forced Marco Muzzo to get behind the wheel of a vehicle while he was drunk. In fact, no one held a gun to his head and forced alcohol down his throat until he was so inebriated, his judgment was impaired and he made a stupid decision that claimed four lives and changed the course of his own life. He made those choices, and he’s responsible for them.

Miles: But others pay the price! How’s that fair?

Dave: You’re right. It’s not. But by stepping back and allowing sin to run its course, the entire universe can observe the sinfulness of sin. This is why, when it’s all over, sin will never rise a second time. All will have seen how truly horrible, evil, painful, and yes, unfair sin really is and no one throughout the unlimited cycles of eternity will ever choose to violate the divine law.

You see, when Satan seduced one-third of the angels to join him in his rebellion, no one had ever been lied to before. They didn’t know what deceit was. They loved him; they trusted him. Why not? Purity and holiness was all they’d ever known. In order to reveal the truth without forcing the will, Yah had to step back and give it time to develop.

Miles: So, we’re all just waiting for the demonstration to be over.

Dave: Oh, no. That was finished at the cross. Now, we’re waiting for everyone to make a decision. Once that point is reached, it will all be over. Revelation 22:11 records it. Why don’t you read it for us?

Miles: “He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.”

Dave: It’s simply a statement of fact that all have made their decision. But in the meantime, yes. We live in a sinful world. Bad things happen to good people. And often, good things happen to bad people. It’s part of life in a sinful world. It’s why Yahuwah never wanted for sin to enter the equation.

But, now that it has, this demonstration of the sinfulness of sin will put the world on an eternal basis of security. No one will ever be deceived again. No one will ever be beguiled into breaking Yah’s law.

Miles: This all makes sense, but emotionally, this is really hard to accept when you’re the one going through trials.

Dave: It is.

Miles: We’re about out of time, but are there any thoughts you can share to inspire faith while “walking through the valley of the shadow” or, perhaps, any promises we can cling to?

Dave: Absolutely. In Joel 2 is a very beautiful promise. It says: “I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten,
The crawling locust,
The consuming locust,
And the chewing locust—“

Miles: Locusts, grasshoppers, do a lot of damage. Get enough of them, they can strip a field bare leaving nothing behind.

Dave: Right. Total devastation. In years past, people would starve when plagues of locusts would come through and destroy the year’s crops. But the promise goes on. Read it for us, starting in verse 26.

Miles: “You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied,
And praise the name of Yahuwah your Eloah,
Who has dealt wondrously with you.”

Dave: Notice that! Even in the face of everything they lost, it will be restored in such a way that all will be satisfied and will agree that Yahuwah dealt “wondrously” with them. Keep reading. One more verse.

Miles: “And My people shall never be put to shame. Then you shall know that I am in the midst of Israel: I am Yahuwah your Eloah and there is no other. My people shall never be put to shame.” [Joel 2:25-27]

Dave: That’s a promise to which to cling. He will “restore what the locust has eaten.”

But there’s more. My personal favorite is in Revelation. Flip over to chapter 21 and read verse four for us, would you?

Miles: Revelation 21:4 says . . . “And Yah shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.”

Aww, yes. I love this verse.

Dave: Sometimes, the trials we go through cause pain so deep it feels like we can’t even cry, because if we started, we’d never stop. But this powerful promise assures us that regardless of what happens to us here, Yah will wipe away all tears. There will be no more pain! “For the former things are passed away.”

Miles: And He’s got the power to do that. Remember that, friends. No matter what happens in this life, you can trust Yahuwah to right every wrong, to restore what the enemy has taken, and to wipe away all tears.

If you’ve got questions or comments, send it to us! Go to our website, WorldsLastChance.com, and click on Contact Us. We enjoy hearing from our listeners so don’t hesitate. We want to hear from you, too.

* * *Daily Promise:

Hello! This is Elise O’Brien with your Daily Promise from Yah’s Word.

If there were a single desire cherished in the hearts of people the world over, it would be the heart-longing for acceptance. Everyone, everywhere, longs to be loved and accepted for who they are on the inside, all masks laid aside.

It is the fear of rejection that keeps the masks in place; that leads to shallow friendships, and keeping others at arms’ length. But that desire to be utterly known, and utterly loved for who we are, remains.

And, more than anything else, we want to be loved and accepted by our Heavenly Father. However, with our human limitations, fear creeps in.

What if—what if . . . He’s like me? What if, when He looks at me, He only sees the ugliness? What if He’s critical? What if, instead of loving me, He only judges me?

This soul-deep longing, mingled with fear, was powerfully expressed in the words of a song written by Scott Stapp. Although written when he learned, to his surprise, that he was going to become a father, the sentiment of the lyrics perfectly expresses the heart-longing each person feels when faced with the thought of standing before the Almighty in all His perfection.

Stapp wrote:

If I had just one wish
Only one demand
I hope he's not like me
I hope he understands . . .

If Satan is tempting you to stay away from the Father until you’ve quit committing This Sin, or started doing That Duty, don’t listen to him! Satan knows that Yahuwah will always accept everyone who goes to Him. Yahushua said, “He that cometh unto Me I will in no wise cast out.” [John 6:37]

And the Father adds His own assurances of acceptance! In Second Corinthians, chapter 6, He urges you: “I will receive you. And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith Yahuwah Almighty.”

That’s His promise to you!

We’ve been given great and precious promises. Go, and start claiming!

* * *Part 3: (Miles & Dave)

Miles: We’re almost out of time, so we’re going to have to wrap this up really quickly.

Dave: It seems like our time has gone by extra fast today. There was a lot more I wanted to cover. But I liked what you said just before our break. It’s Yahuwah’s job to get us ready. It’s our job to submit.

Miles: Well, you know, Malachi 3 likens Yahuwah to a refiner of fine silver. Verse two asks: “Who may abide the day of His coming? And who shall stand when He appears?” And then verse three explains: “He shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and He shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver.”

I read this story once of a ladies Bible study group who was studying this very passage. A couple of the women decided they wanted to watch a silversmith at work, so they arranged to go watch him in his shop. They saw him carefully keeping a close eye on the flames so that the precious silver wasn’t destroyed; only the impurities.

Dave: That would have been interesting to observe.

Miles: I know! I would have liked to have seen that! Anyway, the women asked the silversmith: “How do you know when all the dross has been purified?”

I’ve always remembered his answer. He said: “When I can see my own reflection in it.”

Dave: Hm. Yes. We want our dross consumed so that we can—each of us—perfectly reflect the image of Yah.

And that is the purpose of the latter rain. The Holy Spirit is poured out, teaching doctrine, restoring forgotten truths.

Listen, friends: new light isn’t something to fear! It’s a gift! Every ray of new light, also reveals error. Be grateful for it, because it’s what is preparing your heart.

Miles: We are really out of time, but can you tell us very briefly how to get new light?

Dave: Pray for it. Actively search for it. There’s no better proof that Yahuwah is leading you than that He is still teaching you His doctrine.

Then, examine your own heart. What new light have you received? Is there light you’ve rejected? Are you sure it was error you rejected and not light? If need be, go back and take a second look at it.

Studying with an open mind means you consider all the evidence with a heart that’s willing to obey.

The latter rain is being poured out and it’s truth we need to know.

New light is very important to your soul because it’s this light that’s preparing you to meet Yahushua in peace.

Miles: We’re out of time. Join us again tomorrow, and until then, remember: Yahuwah loves you . . . and He is safe to trust!

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