Fall
2005
End-time
Divine Intervention
Wade E Taylor
There is a present, urgent need for the intervention of God
in the Church, His people, and in the affairs of the nations.
We are approaching the end of the sixth day, when the Church
Age will close, and the Millennial Kingdom will be established.
We are living in the time of the Parousia (the appearing)
of Jesus, when He will manifestly and actively take His place
as the Head of His Body. The time in which man is in control
of the nations is coming to an end.
“Intervention,” in which “Divine control”
will be effective, is beginning to take place.
At this present time, the Lord is preparing “overcomers,”
who, through a molding process, are being made capable of
responding to His voice in obedience to His end-time purposes.
Many are aware that something different is taking place, as
they are hearing a “call” to come up into a higher
level of relationship to the Lord.
“After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened
in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were
of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up here, and
I will show you things which must be hereafter. And immediately
I was in the Spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven,
and one sat on the throne.” Revelation 4:1-2
As world conditions increasingly deteriorate, it is becoming
evident that there is no lasting human solution to world problems,
except through “Divine Intervention.” Methods
of solution to present world problems are so elusive that
world leaders must come to recognize that they are incapable
of any resolution of these problems. We, as intercessors,
must pray that they will acknowledge their need for a Higher
Power - the Lord Jesus Christ, to intervene.
“Intervention” is a state in which God brings
about a condition, or experience in the life of a person,
situation, or nation, through His sovereign power, which is
independent of any ability that the individual may possess,
in order to bring these things to pass.
Many who are spiritual, have witnessed, or experienced such
acts of intervention. But the time and need for the continuous
state of “Divine Intervention” is upon us. This
is the time in which the Lord will “lift” into
His end-time purposes, all those who, as overcomers, have
entered a state of rest in His presence, and who are looking
for His appearing.
There are two aspects of end-time Divine Intervention.
The first is the calling out of a remnant (overcomers), in
order to prepare them to be used by the Lord in the closing
out of the Church Age and the establishing of the Kingdom
Age.
During this time of preparation, there is a special grace
that lifts and empowers those who are being qualified for
this purpose. These are seen as being seated with the Lord
on His throne, as a “Bride” in an “intimate”
relationship with Him; and as a “son” in a “cooperative”
relationship with Him.
“To him that overcomes will I grant to sit with Me
in My throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with
My Father in His throne.” Revelation 3:21
As a “Bride,” by our being in total submission
to our Head, the Lord Jesus Christ, our identity becomes so
“one” with His, that in this state of submission,
we “become” the expression of His life, in which
His life is seen through our lives.
“I am my Beloved’s, and His desire is toward
me.” Song of Solomon 7:10
In becoming a mature “son,” we enter into a cooperative
relationship with the Lord for the outworking of His purposes
in the closing out of the Gentile Age, and in the establishing
of the Millennial Kingdom.
These two positions, as a son and as a Bride, can be viewed
as being like a two-sided coin. Each side is different, yet
it is one coin. As we yield to His Headship, we become a Bride.
And, as we respond to the Lord in obedience, we grow into
spiritual maturity, as a son.
As we unconditionally commit all that we are, and all that
we ever will be, to the Lord, and in obedience rise above
all that is less than our Lord’s best, each of these
relationships are formed within us.
“Come, My (Jesus) beloved (us), let us go forth into
the field; let us lodge in the villages. Let us get up early
to the vineyards; let us see if the vine flowers, whether
the tender grape appear, and the pomegranates bud forth: there
will I give you My loves.” Song of Solomon 7:11-12 (comments
added)
This two-fold “overcoming” relationship is impossible
of attainment, apart from the sovereign hand of the Lord being
stretched out in our behalf to qualify us for these positions.
Therefore, to merely read these teachings and mentally grasp
them is not sufficient. They must be experientially entered,
step upon step.
“I love them (us) that love Me (Jesus); and those that
seek Me early shall find Me... that I may cause those that
love Me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.”
Proverbs 8:17, 21 (comments added)
To attain this level of identification with the Lord, we
must unconditionally submit the totality of our being to the
Lord; that is, all that we are, all that we have, and whatever
we do, and then specifically give the Lord permission to deal
with us, as He may desire.
Now we are ready to enter into the workings and dealings
of an active on-going relationship with the Lord. As we cooperate
with Him in the outworking of this, we will be made ready
for His higher Kingdom purposes.
“For whom the Lord loves He chastens, and He scourges
every son whom He receives.” Hebrews 12:6
“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus
to good works, which God has before ordained that we should
walk in them.” Ephesians 2:10
“In Whom you also are built together for a habitation
of God through the Spirit.” Ephesians 2:22
The second aspect of end-time Divine intervention is the
“empowering” of this remnant as “a witness”
of the manifest power and glory of the Lord, in order to bring
judgment to the Anti-Christ world system. An “Anti-Christ”
is anything, or anyone, who exalts himself above the knowledge
and Word of God, or denies the anointing and power of God.
This remnant will have a part in the establishment of the
Millennial Kingdom of God.
“And have made us to our God kings and priests: and
we shall reign on the earth.” Revelation 5:10
Divine Intervention may also be referred to as the “suspension”
of the ordinary law of approach to God, and the “interposition”
of the Divine hand to do things beyond that which man may
attain, through prayer and seeking. Intervention is the way
in which God has often bridged over the shortcomings and failures
of His servants.
Intervention is the state in which the Lord is the actor,
and man is acted upon. The result is the elimination of all
independent action through the “lifting” (Divine
enabling) of those who are fully submitted to the Lord into
their proper state of pliability in His hands. It is God in
the lead as an aspect of His end-time workings, by which He
will appear to His servants (Parousia) in order to do exploits
through them, altogether beyond what they could believe for
or accomplish, apart from intervention.
The Lord made man with a high order of “powers of choice”
and gave him the title deed to the earth, with dominion. For
this reason, God chose not to intrude on these rights, even
though man completely failed his probationary test and as
a result, forfeited his dominion authority.
Therefore, the Eternal Son became a man through incarnation,
bore upon the cross the curse that came upon man due to his
disobedience, and paid the full debt to justice, totally defeating
the enemy, and in resurrection, Jesus became the Heir of all
things.
The Lord Jesus Christ has set before the redeemed an opportunity
to partake with Him of these conveyed powers, now restored
to their proper place. This offer is made to all those who
qualify as overcomers.
“For many are called, but few are chosen.” Matthew
22:14
“And he that overcomes, and keeps My works to the end,
to him will I give power over the nations: And he shall rule
them with a rod of iron.” Revelation 2:26-27a
Because these overcomers have been slow in coming into the
exercise of this end-time spiritual authority, intervention
becomes necessary.
During this time, referred to as being “the day of
the Lord,” there will be great tribulation, which brings
the judgments of God. In this, the time of His Parousia (His
appearing), these “overcomers” will have a role
and a responsibility to fulfill, as they will be the instruments
that are used to execute, or carry out this time of tribulation,
rather than their being the victims of it.
“Now thanks be to God, which always causes us to triumph
in Christ, and makes manifest the savor of His knowledge by
us in every place. For we are to God a sweet savor of Christ,
in them that are being saved, and in them that perish: To
the one we are the savor of death to death; and to the other
the savor of life to life. And who is sufficient for these
things?” II Corinthians 2:14-16
These will be the source of tribulation to the world. Paul
is saying that during this time, we will become a fragrant
aroma to all those who have received Jesus Christ as their
Savior and Lord. Because we are the instruments for judgment
to all those who do not believe, the unbeliever will be very
uncomfortable in our presence due to this aroma of life, which
we receive from Jesus. They will not want us to be near them,
because we will appear to them as being an aroma of death.
“For the Lord takes pleasure in His people: He will
beautify the meek with salvation. Let the saints be joyful
in glory: let them sing aloud on their beds.
“Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and
a two-edged sword in their hand; to execute vengeance upon
the heathen and punishments upon the people: to bind their
kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron:
To execute upon them the judgment written: this honor have
all His saints. Praise you the Lord.” Psalm 149:4, 6-9
Glory always relates to the presence of the Lord. Thus, we
are to be joyful in His presence. Also, we are to let “the
high praises of God be in our mouth.” We exalt the Lord
by declaring Him to be Whom He says He is: our Righteousness,
our Sanctification, our Provider, our Healer, and the One
who is present in our lives.
Not only are we to praise the Lord with our mouth, but we
are to have a two-edged sword in our hand. The purpose for
this is to execute vengeance on the nations, and judgment
on all people. This will be done by the saint who is singing
the high praises of God with this two-edged sword in his hands,
and will result in their kings being bound with chains.
We are approaching this day of the Parousia in which we will
be empowered through Divine intervention. As we give expression
to the high praises of God, we will be given this flaming
sword to bind these kings and their nobles in fetters of iron.
We will have a part in carrying out these judgments and tribulation,
while we are still in our mortal bodies.
In our present state, we may say, “How can this be?”
However, we are not to be concerned with our apparent lack
- we are to look for Jesus, expecting Him to come in “intervention,”
and manifest Himself in us.
In the past, much of the teachings on spirituality were based
on methods of attainment, which have been successful, when
rightly applied. The progress that has been made herein is
directly related to the time that we spent in “waiting
upon the Lord.” However, that which has been attained
though our seeking the Lord is not sufficient for the present
urgency in the closing out of the Church Age, and our entering
into the Millennial Kingdom.
Therefore, the hand of the Lord’s power must become
more readily available to us through direct Divine Intervention,
to carry us beyond these normal means of spiritual attainment,
and to miraculously set us in the place of direct involvement
with the Lord in the outworking of His end-time purposes.
This state of Divine intervention is a higher level of spiritual
attainment and function in which control passes from the initiative
of man into the initiative of the Holy Spirit - a state of
being moved upon and propelled by the Divine will. This lifts
us into the place of becoming a partaker in the functioning
of the Kingdom of God.
At this present time, many are being stirred by the Holy
Spirit, and are beginning to make themselves available to
the Lord for the outworking of His end-time purposes. It is
of the utmost importance, therefore, that we recognize and
respond to these “interventions” of Divine activity.