Prophetic Insight
Volume 11
Book of Mark
Greg Nies Sr., Th.D
Smashwords Edition
Copyright 2011 Greg Nies Sr.
ISBN 978-1-935621-50-8
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Unless otherwise indicated, all scripture quotations are taken from the King James Version of the Bible.
To my wife, Terri, for her support, prayers and encouragement.
Acknowledgements
My appreciation to the Lord Jesus. Without His Mighty Blessings, this book would never have been possible.
Preface
This is another step in the spiritual walk of Greg Nies Sr. God has been leading him into the spiritual realm and giving him spiritual insights. He has written over 30 books relaying his time in Heaven and Hell, his personal testimony in My Journey Through Time and numerous devotionals including, From My Heart to Yours. In addition, he has written children’s book, John’s Travels. Today we walk with Greg as he takes us into the world of the Christian life.
Introduction
There is a constant battle for every person alive. It rages between Satan and Jesus and it will lead them into victory in the Spiritual Realm or the Natural Realm. ONLY by the victory in the Spiritual realm will we get to heaven for eternity. In the meantime, we are to live a life that is holy and separated unto Jesus. Our enemy, Satan, knows that and seeks to mislead, divert, discourage, lie to us, and to get us off tract. He knows that the only way he can hurt God is to get us to give up on God and heaven. We will observe the results of an average life by starting with the end and going back to see what really happened, and the results of the decisions that were made.
The journey from the beginning of time is nearing completion. It is the time of finality and the end of all is approaching quickly. The signs are all around us and they are pressing into our daily lives. The Devil knows his end is near and he is trying to hurt God as much as he can before it is all over. His lies and tricks have been very effective and mankind has willingly bought the lie.
September 2011
Day 1
Daily Word
Mark 1:10-11 “And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him: And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
This is the most dramatic and significant declaration of the Trinity in the Bible. The heavens open and the spiritual realm is visible to the natural. The power of authority and from on High is being displayed on earth. The Holy Spirit descending upon Jesus in the form of a dove initializes the change in the spiritual realm with His arrival. All of the earthly powers of Satan are now trembling. There is the declaration from the Father about His pleasure in His Son. The voice of the Father was heard by all of creation and it sounded like thunder to their ears. All of creation has been waiting for this time to come. Mankind will now have the opportunity for deliverance from demonic oppression.
Thank you Jesus
Day 2
Daily Word
Mark 1:15 “And saying, the time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.”
All of creation has been waiting for the fullness of time to come. It has been a long time and a long walk to come to this point. Everything had to be lined up and prepared for Jesus to come to earth to restore all that had been lost. The prophets throughout the centuries were sent to give notice to mankind of the Lord’s coming. They were telling the people to prepare themselves and stop living the lives of destruction that they were living. God sent the prophets to speak His words but the people were not listening to them. Even the royalty that the prophets spoke to were putting them in prison because they did not want to hear what they had to say. Things have not changed much over the years and we see leaders not willing to hear the truth today either. The truth is that Jesus is returning whether we want Him to or not.
Thank you Jesus
Day 3
Daily Word
Mark 1:17 “And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.”
Hearing the call of Jesus is something a person will never forget. Jesus did not repeat Himself to any individual, but He is faithful to His Word. We are all called to come, but not everyone will choose to answer. Being called by Jesus is life transforming. When Jesus does call us to come to Him, we are given an opportunity of a life time and we have a choice to come and follow Him or to reject Him. Responding to the call of Jesus will give us the opportunity to affect lives for eternity. There is much joy in responding to Jesus and reaching out to the lost and lonely. Seeing lives totally transformed before your very eyes will give you a greater understanding of what Jesus died for. There are far more people than we realize who are crying out to Jesus to send someone to them. You can be the answer to their prayers by being a fisher of men and fulfilling the purpose that you were sent to earth to do. This is a daily opportunity where we can deliver Jesus’ love to everyone around us. Rejecting the call of Jesus can affect where we spend eternity. Eternity is longer than we understand and when you reject Jesus, you will continually think about what you let go of and refused.
Thank you Jesus
Day 4
Daily Word
Mark 2:5 “When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.”
Jesus is trying to open the eyes of our understanding to a realm that we are not aware of. The spiritual realm is far reaching and deeper than any of us realize. If a person has accepted Jesus and is walking in the spirit, then they can expect many things to open up to them. We can actually see where a person’s faith is and what their faith is in. It is true that you can see a person’s faith by their works, but there is another level of seeing in the spirit that will reveal our faith. Here Jesus was seeing to the heart of the matter and He knew that they had the faith to be healed. There are physical manifestations of our inner condition that will affect our lives. In other words, we can be physically sick because of unforgiveness in our hearts. Many times a person has arthritis because of bitterness and unforgiveness. This is not true in every case but it is definitely a reason to go before the Lord and repent. Unforgiveness will send you to hell. It is a major reason that Jesus came to earth. We try to get healing from the outside in without dealing with the inside situation. As we determine and decide to walk in forgiveness, our lives will be more complete and peaceful.
Thank you Jesus
Day 5
Daily Word
Mark 2:17 “When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”
Jesus came to call sinners to repentance, not the righteousness because they are already whole. Our purpose and our goal is to call sinners to repentance. He did not say that He came to beg them, plead with them or convince them to come to repentance. To call means to speak loudly to all who are around and to continue calling to as many as possible. This is to be a continual presentation on an active moving basis to the multitudes. To call is an active action with words sent out to as many as possible. We have to follow Jesus’ way and He went from place to place to reach as many as possible. He was clear in His call and very direct in everything that He did in life. There are so many people who are lost and have never heard about Jesus. We must be about the Lord’s work reaching as many as possible. It is too easy to get caught up with the whiners and the complainers. Jesus gave us the example to follow and we need to follow what He taught us to do.
Thank you Jesus
Day 6
Daily Word
Mark 2:19 “And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.”
Once again, the religious had to attack believers because they were not following the traditions. That is still happening in the church today and it is meant to discourage believers from getting too free in the Lord. The religious still fight with the move of the Holy Spirit. Traditions die hard and are ingrained in the lives of people. When asked why people do certain traditions they usually cannot even explain why they do them. Back in Jesus’ day, the Pharisees were insisting that people do what they said, even when they themselves did not do it. Today there are many things done for show and applause within the church. Jesus was letting them know that His people were not going to follow the traditions as long as He was with them.