Hawa Maiga

THE RAPTURE of the Church and the PHYSICAL RETURN of the Lord!

THE RAPTURE of the Church and the PHYSICAL RETURN of the Lord are two different things that must not be confused, here some biblical explanations:

1- THE RAPTURE: the Lord returns but His feet would not arise on earth, He will remain in the air.
John 14v1-4: Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.
1Thes 4v16-17: For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

Mat 24v38-4: For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Mat 25v10: And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.
NB: The door was closed just as in Gen 7v16 SO THE LORD WILL RETURN TO REMOVE HIS CHURCH BEFORE THE JUDGMENT OF NATIONS.

2- PHYSICAL RETURN OF THE LORD The Lord shall lay His feet on earth.
2Thes 5v1-3: But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
Zachariah 14v3-4: Then shall the Lord go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.
And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.
Paul tells us to be cautious about PHYSICAL RETURN OF THE LORD, he talks about the signs that there will be before (2Thess 2v1-12)

Before criticizing a teaching, one must have a basic knowledge of the principles of God, for that, must have been taught, and always check everything one receives as teaching by the Biblical writings, as did the Jews (Israelites) Bereans (Acts 17v11).
you must be able to shown by the scriptures that it is you who are right and the other are wrong, it is important not to take the verses out from their context to make his own opinion, and then take your opinion as the word of God.

Example: You will notice that every time God wants to judge, He always preserves those who are faithful to Him, which is why it is said that God Reserves a faithful people to Himself.
The Israelites were protected from the scourges that YHWH did fall on Egypt, Noah and his family were preserved from the flood, while Jezebel was killing the prophets of God, 7000 of them were protected, the Lord has again confirmed in saying that those who believe in Him and preach His Word, who received the Spirit of God and faithfully walk in His commandments (the born-again = who are entered under the new covenant mentioned by Jeremiah 31), are those who will be raptured before His great wrath upon the earth, so I do not understand why some people with the Bible in their hands, are convinced that the Church will suffer great tribulation? Yet there are several Bible verses that clearly say that the Church (the bride) will be raptured before the great tribulation.

LET US PREPARE FOR THE RAPTURE OF THE BRIDE AND DO NOT BE DISTRACTED BY THE FALSE TEACHERS!

I wanted to clarify the things because there are some people who do not understand my last video about the rapture of the Church!

Happy Sunday Shalom!
Hawa Esther Maiga

THE PROPHETIC MINISTRY

For service in the body of Christ, there are two types of gifts, 1 - gifts of the Spirit and 2 - gifts of ministry. So what's the difference?
The difference is that the gifts of the Spirit are spiritual gifts that the Holy Spirit gives to believers in Jesus Christ to profit withal (1Cor 12v1-11).
The gifts of ministry are functions that Christ gives to each believer according to his calling and his mission. The Bible says in Eph 4: 9-14: (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.) And he gave some, APOSTLES; and some, PROPHETS; and some, EVANGELISTS; and some, PASTORS and TEACHERS...
The gifts of ministry are always accompanied by the gifts of the Spirit, because a ministry without gifts of the Spirit is a ministry that works without Christ and therefore is not of God.

The PROPHETIC ministry is one of the oldest ministry with that of the pastoral, the pastors in the old covenant were the priests who were also called "shepherds."
Some people of certain Christian denominations and others do not believe in the prophetic ministry in the NT and say that this ministry was only in the Old Covenant, whereas the Bible tells us the contrary. As long as the Spirit of God is in this world, He will always speak by His messengers and therefore there will always be prophets.
Here are some names of the Old Testament prophets: Abraham, Moses, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Elijah, Elisha, Deborah, Anne, Myriam (Moses' sister), Micah, Ezekiel, Malachi and many others until John the Baptist The last prophet of the Old Testament and who had come to prepare the first coming of the Messiah (Jesus Christ) who was to come and offer himself as a sacrifice for the atonement of the sins of Israel, Isaiah 40v3-5: The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. 4 Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain: 5 And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.
This prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled in Matthew 3v3: For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

In the New Covenant there are also prophets such as Agabus (Acts 21:10), Jude and Silas (Acts 15: 32), there were in the Church of Antioch several prophets (Acts 13: 1), and as long as the The Church of Jesus Christ will exist, there will be prophets, for He Himself establishes them.
So what is a prophet? A prophet is a person by whom God foretells the future things, who intercedes for the church, for people and for nations, it is a person who is wholly consecrated to God and who is constantly in the presence of God .
In general the prophet is not established on an assembly, it is a sometimes lonely person.
A prophet receives special formation and he is never anointed by a man (pastor and others), but only by God. But attention! A prophet is first and foremost a Christian who needs to be baptized and taught as a believer and followed by a leader, it is after God separates him from the others and forms and prepares him spiritually for his ministry, The formation of the prophet is very strict, he must not be like everyone else, sometimes he is called "so spiritual" and even religious and often he is misunderstood because God makes him do and say things that go beyond the human understanding, the prophet is Sometimes treated as mad and unrealistic, he reveals so much hidden things by God, that he can sometimes attract enemies, and rarely he has friends.

The prophet of the NT can not bring new revelations or contradict the prophets of the OT, for the Church of Christ is built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets of the Old Testament (Eph.2v20), he prophet edify the body of Christ by announcing events in the lives of believers and also non-believers, he makes known God's thought according to the situations of the people, he warns of danger, he exhorts, he can also teach the word of God, and make miracles in Jesus Name, etc., like all those who believed in Jesus Christ.
Be careful not to confuse "the gift of prophecy" with the prophetic ministry because they are two different things, the gift of prophecy is a gift the Spirit, while the prophetic ministry is a gift of ministry, someone who prophecy is not a prophet, but a prophet can prophesy. Follow the teaching on the gift of prophecy here: http://777hawaesthermaiga.blogspot.fr/2014/10/the-gift-of-prophecy.html

Some servants of God begin as pastors, evangelists, and others and then God leads them into prophetic ministry, everything depends on God.

Conclusion: the prophetic ministry does exist in the New Testament, for men and women, no verse prohibits this ministry to the woman, as some would have us believe.

God bless you! Hawa Esther Maiga

THE GIFT OF PROPHECY The Bible tells us that the Spirit of God has given the Church of Jesus-Christ spiritual gifts for the edification of the body of Christ,...

On this Sunday, remember the ultimate sacrifice of the Lord Jesus Christ on the cross for the forgiveness of your sins and the salvation of your soul!

May the peace of God be with you.

THE LORD JESUS-CHRIST SAYS:

“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’
But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you,
that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?
And if you greet your brethren only, what do you do more than others? Do not even the tax collectors do so?
Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.
MAT 5:43-48

Have a good sunday may God's peace be with you.

Being in Christ is a grace!
Let us be grateful by practicing His commandments.

May God's peace be with you!

A church congregation in which there is no prophecy, do not cast out demons, do not speak in tongues, where only preach, sing and dance, know that God is not there, for where there is the presence of God, the gifts of the Spirit are manifested.
Pray and ask the Lord to direct you where is His Holy presence, and you will have a fulfilling spiritual life, you will be closer to God.
Remember that at the time the preachers preached in the synagogues without any manifestation of the presence of God, but when the Lord Jesus entered into these synagogue, the sick were healed, demons were cast out, etc., His apostles also does the same thing.
Mark 16v15-20: And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.
God operates today in the ministries of those who have received Jesus Christ in their life (the born again).

May God's peace be with you, God bless you!

Hawa Esther Maiga

The difference between BELIEF and FAITH is that belief is the receipt of a information and faith is a commitment. Everyone hears about Jesus Christ, His crucifixion, His resurrection His miracles and His return. The centuries are defined by "BEFORE" and "AFTER" Jesus Christ. Everyone is informed, but how many people are committed?
What makes possible to enter the kingdom of God is faith (total commitment).

God bless you. Hawa Esther Maiga

If you strongly desire a forbidden thing by the word of God, you will eventually hear a voice tell you: go ahead! you have the right! God is love! do what your heart tells you!.
This is the problem that had Eve, she knew by the word of God that she should not eat the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, but she had in her a strong desire to eat this fruit, and she was also very ambitious, and she finally heard a voice that told her to eat this fruit. (Read Genesis 3v1-6).

You know, God has given us everything in His commandments written in the Bible, if we were redeemed by the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, we know the truth and if we have some problems understanding, God will talk about different ways but never, never He will contradict His own commandments.

When Satan came to tempt Jesus in the wilderness, he used the writings of the Bible, but with cunning, but all of Jesus' answers were: "it is written" it is by the word of God that Jesus shut the mouths of satan. Jesus never said, "I think that", "I feel that" "I believe that" or " if" ?.
Many servants of God are missing their calling because of their deep desire to do what they think and feel, and because of their personal ambitions, so they are no more attentive to the word of God, what opens the door to the enemy to tell them what they want to hear to justify their sin and turn away from their destiny, so many ministries are dead, despite their pious appearance and Biblical verses to mouth.

1 John 3v24: And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.

IT IS NOT SUFFICIENT TO PREACH GOSPEL, BUT WE MUST LIVE IT FULLY.

God bless you! Hawa Esther Maiga

Romans 12:18
If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men.

Happy Sunday everyone and may the peace of God be with you!

THE GIFT OF DISCERNING OF SPIRITS

The Bible tells us that the Spirit of God has given the Church of Jesus-Christ spiritual gifts for the edification of the body of Christ, in these gifts include: DISCERNING OF SPIRITS (1Cor 12v10)
Let us first see what "DISCERNING OF SPIRITS": As its name indicates, this gift is used to detect, recognize, identify a demonic spirit or the Spirit of the Living God.
In God's creation, there is good and evil, angels serving God and angels in the service of Satan, all those angels operate through the human's body, for a spirit hath not flesh nor bones, as the Lord Jesus Christ says in Luke 24v39.

DISCERNING OF SPIRITS: Is a very important gift, I would even say vital for the believer in Jesus Christ, in order not to fall into the traps of the enemy.
As God speaks to us, the enemy also speaks to us, so we need to recognize the voice of God and of Satan to make the right decisions for our ministry and our lives.
The knowledge of the scriptures and the principles of God are a very important help.
DISCERNING OF SPIRITS: manifests itself in different ways, by dreams and VISIONS, and through human.

BY DREAMS AND VISIONS: False visions and false dreams (do not realize) the spirits that appear as Jesus or God, and say things that contradict the Bible and the word of God for your ministry, your marriage, your work and your family
Know one thing, when God give you a promise, the devil hears and comes to seduce you with its promise to turn you away from God's plan, but if you do not have the gift of discerning of spirits, you can easily be diverted. The Devil can also sow division in your ministry by sending in dream the faces of people you know, making them as your enemies, he can also divide your marriage and family, etc. The Bible says that Satan masquerades as an angel of light (2 Corinthians 11v14).
The Bible says: They have seen vanity and lying divination, saying, The LORD saith: and the LORD hath not sent them: and they have made others to hope that they would confirm the word. Have ye not seen a vain vision, and have ye not spoken a lying divination, whereas ye say, The LORD saith it; albeit I have not spoken?
Ezekiel 13v6-7.

BY HUMAN: The false prophecies, people through whom the devil speaks, the gift of discerning of spirits allows us to discern the voice of Satan, when someone prophesies in the assembly, or gives words of knowledge, by this gift we can recognize a false prophet, we also knows a person who acts according to flesh.

The gift of discerning of spirits is very important for deliverance of a person possessed by bdemons, for we must discern what demon possesses a person before starting to hunt it.
For example, some make mistakes, instead of chasing the spirit of piton (divination), they will chase the spirit of seduction that is the spirit of the waters, because they see the clothing and hairstyle of a girl, and as the demons know their rights, they will not leave because they do not feel concerned by this deliverance, this is one of reasons why some people are possessed by demons while coming to church, working in the church with a good appearance singing, dancing, making donations to the church, and even preaching on the pulpit, etc.

It's very dangerous to try to make the deliverance of a person without discernment, which is why the apostle Paul says 1 Timothy 5:22: Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: keep thyself pure.

When the Lord had to going to the cross, the apostle Peter wanted to dissuade him, the Lord's answer was: Get thee behind me, Satan(Matthew 16v23). It was Satan who spoke through Peter.

When the Lord and His disciples had not been received in Samaria, the disciples said: And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did? But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of. Luke 9v54-55. The Lord had discerned the spirit of vengeance which was in them, yet the Bible says Vengeance is mine; I will repay, (a Christian who does not forgive and who avenges himself has an evil spirit).

A believer having the gift of discerning spirits is led by the Spirit of God it's the Spirit of God who reveals to him the spirits that inhabit the men, good or bad spirits, so that to avoid evil suspicions against others and to discern the true servant of God and the false one.

God bless you! Esther Hawa Maiga