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Narrow Gate Closing

Maranatha Ministries

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  1. And it's greatly appreciated you decided to join me here

  2. on youtube for my live stream and today i've got

  3. a pretty bambastic one a very timely message it's very

  4. apropos that this is on a sunday my sunday morning

  5. live streams usually do very well i'm running very late

  6. this is almost two hours later from where i usually

  7. do my live stream on sunday mornings but This message

  8. is very apropos. And in light of recent events. With

  9. the closing of the Strait of Hormuz. I think this

  10. is very apropos. And prophetically speaking. You need to be made.

  11. You deserve to know. What you're going to go through.

  12. So with that in mind. God bless everybody. Matthew Miller

  13. here from Maranatha Ministries. We're going to be doing the

  14. narrow gate closing today. This gate. Was created. A very

  15. long time ago. All the way back. In Deuteronomy chapter 30.

    Deuteronomy 30 chapter mention

  16. And this is the crux. And this is. The scripture

  17. around which. Jesus Christ was referencing. What is the first commandment.

  18. To love the Lord your God with all your heart.

  19. With all your soul. With all your mind. It's incorporated here.

  20. Where this gate is created. Here it's given a very.

  21. interesting name it is called the gate and good the

  22. gate of life and good so Deuteronomy chapter 30 starting

    Deuteronomy 30 chapter mention

  23. in verse 15 see I have set before you today

  24. life and good death and evil and that I command

  25. you today to love the Lord your God to walk

  26. in his ways to keep his statutes as judgments that

  27. you may live and multiply and the Lord your God

  28. will bless you in the land which you go to

  29. possess but if your heart turns away so that you

  30. do not hear and are drawn away to worship other

  31. gods and serve them I announce to you today that

  32. you shall surely you shall not prolong your days in

  33. the land which you Cross over the Jordan to go

  34. in and possess. I call heaven and earth. As witnesses today.

  35. Against you. That I have set before you. Life and death.

  36. Blessing and cursing. Therefore choose life. That both you. And

  37. your descendants may live. That you may love the Lord

  38. your God. that you may obey his voice, that you

  39. may cling to him, for he is your life and

  40. the length of your days, and that you may dwell

  41. in the land which the Lord before your fathers to Abraham, Isaac,

  42. and Jacob to give them. Sorry, the word land which

  43. the Lord swore to give your fathers to Abraham, Isaac,

  44. and Jacob to give to them. So this is the

  45. creation of the gate. Now take note. It's very important

  46. that you realize here he calls both dimensions as witness

  47. against you. He calls the two dimensions that he has

  48. created from the very first verse, Genesis chapter 1, verse 1.

    Genesis 1:1

  49. In the beginning, he created the spiritual world and the

  50. material world. That's who he is using to bear, to

  51. bring witness against those of you who remain in the

  52. name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and yet do not

  53. hear his voice. It was very clear that these passages,

  54. the fulfillment comes, of course, after the baptism of the

  55. Holy Spirit, and you're born again. This is the only

  56. way you can hear the voice of the Lord your

  57. God and obey. It's the only way to do it.

  58. There is no other way. We'll get to that in

  59. due time. Because we're going to go through all these verses.

  60. But it's very apropos that you know something else very

  61. prophetically here in that he states that to cross over

  62. the Jordan here in verse 18. Let me read it again.

  63. I announce that you shall perish and you shall not

  64. prolong your days in the land which you cross over

  65. the Jordan to go in to possess. You need to

  66. understand that the Lord Jesus Christ here is being very prophetic.

  67. These are the two perfect Hebrew words used in conjunction

  68. to mean to ascend. To ascend. So take note. He

  69. uses a combination here of the word Hebrew and Jordan.

  70. Heber Yordan. That's what he's saying in Hebrew. Well, the

  71. thing about it is, ladies and gentlemen, you have to

  72. get used to the Hebrew language being very prophetic. Now here,

  73. you have to take note that the Judaists have no

  74. idea how to pronounce. God took the vowels from them,

  75. so they used their little jots and tittles to try

  76. to come up with the pronunciation correctly. All linguists reject these.

  77. All linguists know that probably the closest way to pronounce

  78. Hebrew is how the Samaritans pronounce it. All linguists on

  79. this planet will readily accept this. So take that Hebrew

  80. here is G5647, but it's also H47. 5675. It's also 5676.

  81. It is also 5677. So, one Hebrew word has four

  82. different strong entries. And you need to understand that this means,

  83. it means, well, It means on the other side. It

  84. literally means the opposite of. That's what Eber means. The

  85. opposite of. But take note, they put four different definitions.

  86. They put their jobs and titles on it and say, well,

  87. when it's pronounced this way over here, you pronounce it. No,

  88. you can't know that. You can't know that. God took

  89. the vows from them. They have no idea how to

  90. pronounce it. So they've taken... This word, when it's used

  91. four different ways, and give it four different strong numbers,

  92. but take note, it's the same example. This word means

  93. the opposite of. That's what it means. That's why it's

  94. used when you're in the presence of somebody, because if

  95. you're facing somebody, their face is opposite of yours, like

  96. looking in a mirror. Now, when you go to the

  97. word face, Jordan, Hebrew, Yarden, okay, what does that mean?

  98. It means to descend. You prophetically put these two Hebrew

  99. words together and it prophetically means to ascend back to

  100. the garden. That's where this narrow gate will take you to. Now,

  101. if you don't know Hebrew, you can't see this. You're

  102. not seeing this Deuteronomy chapter 30. But that's going to

    Deuteronomy 30 chapter mention

  103. be very important by the time we get to the

  104. end of this message. That's what it's talking about. You

  105. are supposed to ascend. Well, take note. I'll just take

  106. a side note right here and tell you this. Look

  107. up the Greek word epi-rano. Epi-rano. Because our place is

  108. in the heavenlies with Jesus. Because we have in fact

  109. gone through the narrow gate and ascended. back to paradise.

  110. That's what happens when you've been born again. You take

  111. all the wickedness and the iniquity. You stop dedicating your

  112. life to practicing those things. You go back to the

  113. way Adam originally was before the fall.

  114. It's your own intention to do with God's will and pleasure,

  115. which is plainly stated in one singular verse.

  116. Boy, I know sometimes I ramble on and on and on,

  117. but it's very prophetic that you see what he's saying

  118. here by saying Eber Yarden. You put those two words in,

  119. what's the opposite? What's the... This comes to the Greek

  120. word Epi Arano. Our place is in the heavenlies with

  121. Lord Jesus Christ. Anyway, getting to the next, and it's

  122. not the only time I realize that At this point

  123. in time, the entire world has become Babylon because we

  124. are born again Christians in Russia we're born again Christians

  125. in France we're born again Christians in Antarctica we're spread

  126. out all over the place and this place has fallen

  127. underneath the rule and the reign of one world power

  128. This is common knowledge that you cannot conduct world trade

  129. without using the American dollar. It's common knowledge that the

  130. global lingua franca is American English. It's common knowledge you

  131. cannot fly on this planet unless you speak English because

  132. you're not permitted to land in airports unless you speak English.

  133. All white papers, in order to be peer-reviewed, must be

  134. written in American English. It's literally common knowledge. So, that's

  135. what is being talked about here. This is prophetically referencing

  136. the future in which the new covenant would be instituted.

  137. And through that new covenant, we could enter in through

  138. the narrow gate. Jeremiah chapter 21, verses 8 through 10.

    Jeremiah 21:8–10

  139. Now you shall say to this, thus says the Lord, behold,

  140. I set before you the way of life and the

  141. way of death. He who remains in the city shall

  142. die by the sword, by famine, by pestilence. But he

  143. who goes out and defects to the Chaldeans who besiege you,

  144. he shall live and his life shall be a prize

  145. for him. for adversity and not for good, says the Lord.

  146. It shall be given into the hand of the king

  147. of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire. Take note. Prophetically,

  148. this is a direct reference to when we all, no

  149. matter what city that we're in, Revelation chapter 12, it

    Revelation 12 chapter mention

  150. gets to that point, the abomination of desolation, and we

  151. flee to the wilderness. We escape all the cities. because

  152. that is about what is to be done. So prophetically,

  153. this is referencing the birth pains. How do we know?

  154. It mentions here God's four severe judgments in verse 9.

  155. It says, shall die by the sword, famine, and by pestilence. Here,

  156. take note, the call of demons would be an overt

  157. reference to the wild beast of the earth. So anyway,

  158. Very important that you see that the narrow gate is

  159. choosing the way of life. Here now, the word has

  160. proclaimed this twice. So let's get to the first actual

  161. reference here in Matthew chapter 7, verses 13 and 14.

    Matthew 7:13

  162. Can't stand alone. In the next one, it's incorporated into

  163. a prophetic parable. So from Matthew chapter 7, 13 and 14.

    Matthew 7 chapter mention

  164. Enter by the narrow gate, for wide is the gate

  165. and broad is the way that leads to destruction. And

  166. there are many who go in by the narrow gate.

  167. What is he talking about? He's talking about the blood

  168. of the covenant. These people take the blood of the

  169. covenant and then they continue sinning willfully. But we'll get

  170. to that. Let me finish. this stanza verse 14 because

  171. narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which

  172. leads to life and there are few who find it

  173. you could literally say this that once you've entered the

  174. modern church and you're baptized into it that is to

  175. say a water baptism you go in through the door

  176. But the only way to enter the kingdom of heaven

  177. is through the little bitty keyhole. All right. So, now

  178. we get to the real prophetic narrative here in Luke

    Luke 13:23–30

  179. chapter 13, verses 23 through 30. For those of you

  180. who aren't aware, I did a fellowship on this, I think, sometime.

  181. But anyway, that fellowship was about the outer darkness. Here

  182. you get the same idea. Those who go through the

  183. wide gate, they wind up in the outer darkness. Let's

  184. read all about it straight from the Word. Luke 13, 22.

  185. And he went through the cities and villages, teaching and

  186. journeying toward Jerusalem. Then one said to him, Lord, are

  187. there few who are saved? And he said to them,

  188. strive to enter through the narrow gate. For many, I

  189. say to you, will seek to enter and will not

  190. be able. For once the master of the house has

  191. risen up and shut the door, you begin to stand

  192. outside and knock at the door saying, Lord, Lord, open

  193. for us. Listen very carefully. Jesus Christ is not saying

  194. he's the Lord. He's saying it's his Father. Take note

  195. what's about to be said. And he will answer and

  196. say to you, I do not know you. Where are

  197. you from? Then you will begin to say, we ate

  198. and drank in your presence and you taught in our streets.

  199. Of course, this is churchgoers saying this. This is churchgoers,

  200. ladies and gentlemen, that have accepted only a water baptism.

  201. They have not been baptized in the Holy Spirit. They've

  202. not been born again. What is the Father's reply? But

  203. he will say to you, I do not know you.

  204. Where you are from, depart from me, all you workers

  205. of iniquity. You believe in free grace. These people who

  206. believe once saved always saved eternal security. You get water

  207. baptized and you just keep right on practicing iniquity. No. No.

  208. You're not going to pull a fast one on the Father.

  209. That's just not going to happen. Let us continue. There

  210. will be a when you see Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob

  211. and all the prophets in the kingdom of God and

  212. yourselves thrust out. They will come from east and from

  213. west and from north and south and sit down in

  214. the kingdom of God and indeed There are last who

  215. will be first, and there are first who will be last.

  216. So take note. This is another indirect reference to once

  217. again the wedding feast. This is an indirect reference to

  218. the parable of the wedding banquet and the parable of

  219. the ten virgins, Matthew 22 and 25. This is just,

  220. this prophetic parable, References to what the father himself will do.

  221. So you must be born again. You must enter through

  222. the narrow gate. That's what these things are saying. Now,

  223. how do you do this? How do you choose the gate?

  224. How do you choose the gate? This is where communion

  225. comes in. Of course, the other side of the aisle,

  226. they don't call it. They call it Something else. So,

  227. picking it up here in Matthew chapter 26, 26 through 30,

    Matthew 26 chapter mention

  228. Jesus Christ plainly tells you what the narrow gate is.

  229. You must renew this very same covenant all the way

  230. back from Matthew chapter 30. You must renew this covenant.

  231. You must listen to his voice. The only way you

  232. can listen to his voice is via the Holy Spirit.

  233. You can't hear his voice any other way. There are

  234. many who think they hear his voice, and in fact

  235. they do not. Matthew chapter 26, 26.

    Matthew 26 chapter mention

  236. And as they were eating Jesus' food, blessed and broke

  237. it and gave it to the disciples and said, take.

  238. Eat, this is my body. Then he took the cup,

  239. gave thanks and gave it to them saying, drink from it,

  240. all of you, for this is my covenant, which is

  241. shed for many for the remissions of sin. But I

  242. say to you, I will not drink of this fruit

  243. of the vine from now on until the day when

  244. I drink it anew with you in my Father's kingdom.

  245. So take note. The white gate is his body. That's

  246. when you get water baptism. That's when you enter the church.

  247. It's through his body by taking the bread. However, the

  248. life is not in the body. The life is in

  249. the blood. You must be born again. This is stating

  250. that the old covenant, which he talked about the narrow way,

  251. he said, I give you two things to choose from,

  252. life and good. I read it to you. We'll read

  253. it before we end this live stream. You need to

  254. know where it comes from. You cannot just take the bread.

  255. You just cannot be water baptized. The life isn't in

  256. the body. It's in the blood. The life is in

  257. the blood. You must be born again. So, where is

  258. this brought to bear? Where can we do these things?

  259. Very easy. I learned these things in Sunday school When

  260. I was an adolescent, Matthew 26, 26 through 29, it

  261. is explained in Hebrews chapter 10, the same verses, 26

    Hebrews 10 chapter mention

  262. through 29. It's that simple. Once you take Once you

  263. take and enter in through the gate of the new covenant,

  264. you must be born again. You cannot just continue to

  265. sin willfully. You cannot make up a theological myth about

  266. penal substitution or eternal security. Those are all myths that

  267. lead to death. They lead to Death. They lead to death.

  268. God the Father will not permit a harlot to marry

  269. his son. That's delusional in thinking. That's delusional thinking. So,

  270. Hebrews chapter 10, verse 26. For if we sin willfully

    Hebrews 10:26

  271. after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there

  272. no longer remains a sacrifice for sins. If you continue

  273. to sin, you've taken the bread. You will never partake

  274. of the blood. Verse 27. But a certain fearful expectation

  275. of judgment and fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries.

  276. Anyone who rejects Moses' law dies without mercy on the

  277. testimony of two or three witnesses. How much worse punishment

  278. do you suppose will be thought worthy who has trampled

  279. the Son of God underfoot, counted the blood of the

  280. covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing, and

  281. insulted the Spirit of Grace? The Spirit of Grace will

  282. only do one of two things. or you due to

  283. your continuance of sinning you will insult him it's a

  284. one way ticket this is plainly defined in this text

  285. from the word you must believe the word not the

  286. traditions of men they are leading you unto death so

  287. let's go back and now let's read where this narrow

  288. gate was created and hearken to the voice of the

  289. Lord hearken to the voice of the Lord if you

  290. do these things if you act like you love him

  291. you will follow his statutes you will not euthanize your

  292. parents You will not abort your babies. You will not

  293. commit adultery on your spouse. You will not fornicate with

  294. your coworker. Listen to this succinctly. You must pry your

  295. mind around these cunningly devised fables. these theological myths, this

  296. is true. This is where God establishes the narrow gate. See,

  297. I have set before you today life and good, death

  298. and evil, in that I command you today to love

  299. the Lord your God and to walk in His way,

  300. and to keep his commands, his statutes, his judgments, that

  301. you will be multiplied, and the Lord your God will

  302. bless you in the land which you go to possess.

  303. But if your heart turns away so that you do

  304. not hear, and are drawn away, and worship other gods

  305. and serve them, I announce to you today that you

  306. shall surely perish forever. You shall not prevent me to

  307. cross over the Jordan to go in and possess. I

  308. call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you. That

  309. I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing.

  310. Therefore choose life that both you and your descendants may live.

  311. that you may love the Lord your God, that you

  312. may obey his voice, that you may cling to him,

  313. for he is your life and the length of your days,

  314. and that you may dwell in the land which the

  315. Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, to

  316. give to them. There's no pre-trib rapture to heaven. Luke

    Luke 13 chapter mention

  317. chapter 13 was very clear. The narrow gate gets closed

  318. after Operation Eagles. After you've been taken to the banquet hall.

  319. Once you've been taken to the barn. These things are

  320. plainly deductive from the black and white plain reading of

  321. God's Word. Yes, I've given you other things today, especially

  322. like Eber your dad. The opposite of that is to

  323. a sin. You need to hearken to the word. You

  324. need to reject all the traditions of men. You need

  325. to start rejecting all their traditions. There's no such thing

  326. as penal substitution. There's no such thing. There's no such

  327. thing as once saved, always saved. You cannot continue living

  328. like the devil and then consummate a marriage. No, that's

  329. never going to happen. That's delusional thinking. And once you've

  330. been born again, if you're alive and remain, you will

  331. be able to live in paradise. Because guess what God

  332. is going to do to this planet at the return

  333. of Jesus Christ? It's going to be restored. Yes. The

  334. Greek word stasis is real. Preterism is false. That's a

  335. false lie. This planet will be restored back to paradise

  336. and we'll be able to live just like Adam did

  337. before he sinned. And that goes on for a thousand

  338. years as Satan is incarcerated in the abyss for the

  339. duration All these things are true. All these things. are

  340. steps in the passage through the narrow gate praise God

  341. praise God so that you that have been born again

  342. if you have any encouraging words or prayers please put

  343. those in the comments Please like the video and share

  344. the video so that it might edify other people. Please

  345. subscribe to the channel and take note. Here in Deuteronomy

    Deuteronomy 30 chapter mention

  346. chapter 30, it says you and your descendants. Do you

  347. know what that means? That means your fellow congregants. We're

  348. on the road to save people, not to teach people, hey,

  349. You don't have to change your ways. There's no such

  350. thing as a straight and narrow. Just say you accept

  351. Jesus as the Messiah and you can continue to send

  352. your way into heaven. No, ladies and gentlemen, those are

  353. all lies. That's the devil. That is literally a variation

  354. of what the devil said to Eve. That's what caused

  355. all this mess. So, I no longer carry a culture

  356. of repentance for those that have partaken of the bread alone,

  357. that have been water baptized alone. We don't have time

  358. for that anymore. I've switched my message to a message

  359. of dire warning for those of you that's been born again.

  360. This prophetically is what Jesus Christ was talking about here

  361. in Deuteronomy chapter 30, your descendants. He is meaning that

    Deuteronomy 30 chapter mention

  362. your descendants, yes, your fellow congregants. It's your brother will

  363. betray brother, mother, father, yada, yada, yada. This is the

  364. descendants he's talking about. Deuteronomy chapter 30 verses 15 through

    Deuteronomy 30:15–20

  365. 20 is pure prophecy. It's purely prophetic. when he's talking

  366. about his descendants, he's talking about fellow Christians, when he's

  367. talking about crossing the Jordan, he's meaning ascending into the

  368. heavenlies with Jesus Christ. This whole thing is prophetic. Please

  369. take warning. These water-baptized fellow congregants of yours, they're going

  370. to make martyrs out of you. Until next time, ladies

  371. and gentlemen, God bless.