When Evening Comes

2005-03-21 22:38

There is no true light in these days! But a day known to God will come! There will be light in that day. The children of God are wandering like lost sheep, waiting for the very day and hoping in Him! O Lord, when will you reveal the way to enter the Most Holy Place?

A day known to God is neither day nor night. When evening comes, there will be light. It is written, "It shall be one day Which is known to the LORD--Neither day nor night. But at evening time it shall happen That it will be light." (Zechariah 14:7).

Although it had been revealed to God's apostles and prophets before, God is now hiding his face until the day known to Himself. It is written, "which was not made known to men in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God's holy apostles and prophets. This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs together with Israel, members together of one body, and sharers together in the promise in Christ Jesus." (Ephesians 3:5-6).

At that time, through the gospel Gentiles became heirs together with Israel, members together of one body, and sharers together in the promise in Christ Jesus. However, after that time, God has been hiding his face from the house of Jacob until now. The prophet said, "Bind up the testimony and seal up the law among my disciples. I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding his face from the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in him. Here am I, and the children the LORD has given me. We are signs and symbols in Israel from the LORD Almighty, who dwells on Mount Zion." (Isaiah 8:16-18).

Because after that time God has been hiding his face from the house of Jacob, the glorious church vanished, and people have been building what they think is the church in their own way.

However, waiting for the day known to God and hoping in Him, the people of the house of Jacob are praying now, "O Hope of Israel, its Savior in times of distress, why are you like a stranger in the land, like a traveler who stays only a night? Why are you like a man taken by surprise, like a warrior powerless to save? You are among us, O LORD, and we bear your name; do not forsake us!" (Jeremiah 14:8-9).

My God! My Lord! Now is the time when God is to work. No one can show us any good. The so-called churches, of which men are the heads, are being corrupted. When the Lord comes again into the world, will he find faith on the earth?

However, it was prophesied, "It shall be one day Which is known to the LORD--Neither day nor night. But at evening time it shall happen That it will be light." (Zecharia 14:7). Isn't now the time when God fulfill the prophecy?

The Lord promised, "As a shepherd looks after his scattered flock when he is with them, so will I look after my sheep. I will rescue them from all the places where they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness." (Ezekiel 34:12). Now is the day of clouds and darkness, and your sheep scattered are wandering here and there. Lord, please seek out and rescue them, as you promised.

And also, the Lord predicted by his prophet, "who says of Cyrus, 'He is my shepherd and will accomplish all that I please; he will say of Jerusalem, 'Let it be rebuilt,' and of the temple, 'Let its foundations be laid.'" (Isaiah 44:28).

Our beloved Lord! We hope with our whole heart that this is the time. You said by your apostle, "the Holy Spirit indicating this, that the way into the Holiest of All was not yet made manifest while the first tabernacle was still standing. It was symbolic for the present time in which both gifts and sacrifices are offered which cannot make him who performed the service perfect in regard to the conscience--concerned only with foods and drinks, various washings, and fleshly ordinances imposed until the time of reformation." (Hebrews 9:8-10). Isn't now the time of reformation? Please, make our wish come true! Amen. Thank you, Lord.

The Last Brother, Kim Yun-gu.