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==Spiritual Forces of the Last Days 34==
And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. (Revelation 18:4) <br><br>
The exodus of the Bride. There will come a time when the Lord calls His people out of organized Christianity. <br><br>
True saints will no longer be found in the Christian organizations. <br><br>
. . . and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: . . . . (Revelation 18:23) <br><br>
We are not suggesting that today the Lord's people should stream out of the organized churches. To do so would create another Babylon. If the nature of Babylon is that people do what they think is correct without consulting the Lord's will, then to leave the churches without being commanded to do so by the Lord would be to act without hearing from God, which is exactly what we have said one should not do. <br><br>
We do not believe the Lord is saying at this time that we should leave the churches. Rather, we are to live unto the Lord, seeking Him in all matters, and doing with all our strength what is set before us. We are to live and work as joyously as we can, knowing we shall receive our reward from our Lord and Bridegroom. Then, when it is time for us to leave, the Lord Jesus will show us exactly what to do and how to do it. <br><br>
Perhaps the clearest symbol in the Scriptures of the Lord's true people leaving Babylon is that of the animals coming to Noah's Ark. <br><br>
The Lord instructed Noah to include the animals of the earth with the people who were to seek safety in the Ark. <br><br>
And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female. (Genesis 6:19) <br><br>
From the description it appears as though Noah was to go out and gather two animals of every sort, wild beast, domestic animals, and creeping things. To do so would have been as impossible as it would be today to gather all Christians into one body. <br><br>
Let us look at how the Lord's commandment actually worked. <br><br>
There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah. (Genesis 7:9) <br><br>
And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life. (Genesis 7:15) <br><br>
Noah did not have to go and bring in the animals; they came to Noah. Without doubt one of the most magnificent sights in all of earth's history was the coming of the animals of the earth, from the largest to the smallest, to the Ark for safety. <br><br>
The same kind of pattern will occur in preparation for the destruction that is coming with the Day of the Lord. The Spirit of God will bring the true saints into a place of protection in Himself. There they will rest under the shadow of God's wings. The judgments that come on the earth will serve to lift them to safety. <br><br>
''To be continued.''[[Spiritual Forces of the Last Days 35]] <br>
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