The Day of Visitation - by Pastor Doug Riggs
by John Mark on 04/14/24
This
message was originally recorded January 25, 2015.
What happens when there is a visitation by
God in our lives?
What is a visitation?... and ‘the day of
visitation’?
My
notes:
A
note on faith: Faith appropriates what God promises even when we don't see it
materialize. "He's waiting for us to agree with Him for Him to call into
being that which does not yet exist." Faith "pulls God out of
eternity into time".
Visitations
are recorded in scripture as individual and corporate events.
The
visitation prophesied for these last days "is going to draw a sword right
between that which is the church functioning independent of Jesus Christ its
head [i.e.: Laodicea] and that which is Philadelphia... that prepared remnant -
a John the Baptist company - and He's going to thrust them on the stage of
world history for the final display and revelation of Jesus Christ. The people
themselves are going to be the revelation." "It's that revelation
that is going to be the final act of God in the body of Christ that will give
Him the justified right and all that He needs to take us out."
The
day of visitation is either a visitation of blessing - or a visitation of
judgment, depending on the state or condition of those visited by God. It's
like a 2-edged sword. In the case of Israel's exodus, that visitation was a
blessing and deliverance for Israel and a sword of death to the Egyptians...
one visitation with opposite results - blessing on one side; judgment on the
other. "Visitation means one thing: God shows up."
"We
have a constitution that has been developing through our life based upon
choices. The day of visitation will manifest those choices. The day of
visitation will manifest our constitution. And it will either be Laodicea, or
it's going to be Philadelphia."
In
Doug's research on this topic of a day of visitation, he discovered there is no
example of it as described by Peter having as yet occurred during the history
of the church age. Therefore it is still a future prophetic event not yet
realized. "And it will occur before the rapture." This makes me think
of how many prophecy teachers I've heard saying there is NO prophecy yet to be
realized before Jesus comes - that He can come any time, that all prophecies
related to the church have been fulfilled. I can't think of one other than
Doug. "You think the rapture can come any moment? It can't happen until
the church comes to the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ [Eph.
4:13]. It cannot happen until the fulness of the Gentiles come into the body of
Christ [Romans 11:25]."
As
for the doctrine of imminency, Doug says, "I believe in the imminent
return of Jesus Christ; but I believe in the imminent return of Jesus Christ
within the context of a generation, not for any moment within that generation.
And since we live in the generation of the coming of the Lord, His return is
imminent, but there are things that must be fulfilled before He can
return."
Additional
examples of that which must precede the rapture of the church: God answering
the prayer of Jesus in John 17. We have yet to know anything of this unity as
also described in Ephesians 3:14. How about God's enemies being made a
footstool under Jesus' feet? (Hebrews 10:13) ... and the God of peace crushing
satan under the feet of the church (Romans 16:20)?... all yet to be fulfilled
before the Lord comes for His bride.
Link
to today's audio: https://dougriggs.s3.amazonaws.com/Assemblies/1-25-15+Sunday+Assembly.mp3
Following the message was a discussion and further commentary:
Doug talks about the "Disclosure" event, the worldwide unveiling of "aliens" and the possibility this could happen prior to the rapture of the church - and even be used to explain the rapture away as the opportunity for humanity to shed the uninformed and laggards of society from the earth so they can evolve to a new 2.0 humanity, allowing humans to become 'gods'. Doug reminds us that these 'aliens' are not evolved species from other planets, but the hybrids, or Nephilim - the offspring of fallen angels and human women.
From Lori Riggs:
This has to be the most timely and phenomenal message of Doug’s that I’ve heard in a long, long time! It made my heart burn!!! I so appreciated being reminded of the study in I Peter all those years ago, and the research on the meaning of ‘visitation’, etc. (I loved all the references that Doug gave from theological books.) This reality - being a ‘John the Baptist company’ - has only increased (exponentially, I might say) in me since Doug’s departure. There’s nothing else to live for and I’m filled with JOY to be alive solely for the purpose of awaiting that Day when He will call us up to the clouds to meet Him, because WE have had a great deal to do with His being able to do so - by making ourselves ‘ready’ and others, as well! Hallelujah!!!!!!!!!
P.S. This message reminds me of the Morning Star Testimony church that I loved, that was good, and wholesome, growing into His likeness, pressing toward the mark! Wonderful memories, for which I thank our great God!
Reigning in Life through the One, Christ Jesus,
Lori
Link to Discussion: https://dougriggs.s3.amazonaws.com/Assemblies/1-25-15+Discussion.mp3
Recommended: The Day of Visitation (video presentation & pdf)
Maranatha!
John Mark
...hereby committing this unto the
providential care of the enthroned Head of the Church; whose Name is
blessed forevermore, Yeshua Mashiach - Jesus Christ!
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