How to Live in the End of Days

Notes

Lev. 19:2 CSB “Speak to the entire Israelite community and tell them: Be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy.”

Lev. 22:2 CSB “Tell Aaron and his sons to deal respectfully with the holy offerings of the Israelites that they have consecrated to me, so they do not profane my holy name; I am the Lord.”

Holiness Commands in Lev. 19:3-37

Respect your parents (Ex. 20 – the first commandment with promise [Eph. 6:2])
Keep the Sabbath
Do not worship or make idols.
Give offerings correctly
Leave the corners of your fields and fallen grapes for the poor and the widow – Generosity.
Do not steal
Do not act deceptively.
Don’t swear falsely.
Do not oppress your neighbor or hired worker.
Do not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block in front of the blind (physical and spiritual application)
Fear God
Do not act unjustly.
Do not be partial to the poor or give preference to the rich.
Judge your neighbor fairly (“Do not judge your fellow until you reach his place.” In other words, we all have our challenges; the fact that we do not succumb to a particular temptation while another person does does not make us superior to him. Who can measure the effect of his upbringing, environment, or inborn character weaknesses against the temptations he faces?) – Kehot Chumash Commentary, Lev. 19:15
Do not slander
Do not jeopardize your neighbor’s life.
Do not harbor hatred.
Rebuke directly
Do not take revenge or bear a grudge, but love your neighbor.
Do not use two kinds… (when it mentions the two kinds, it is referring to those kinds specifically)
1st three years, don’t eat the fruit; 4th yr. Give it as an offering. 5th yr. You can eat the fruit.
Don’t eat anything with blood.
Don’t practice divination or witchcraft.
Don’t cut the hair on the sides of your head or the corners of your beard.
Don’t make your daughter a prostitute.
Keep My Sabbaths and revere My Sanctuary (The Sabbath #2 is the 7th-day Sababth. Sabbaths refer to the special appointed times [Lev. 23])
Do not turn to mediums or consult spiritists.
Rise in the presence of the elderly and honor the old.
Fear your God; I am the Lord
Do not oppress the alien that resides with you.
Love them as yourself (similar to # 19)
Do not be unfair in measurements.
Have honest balances, weights, and measures.
Keep all My statutes and all My ordinances and do them; I am the Lord.

How should we live in the end times?

1 Pt. 1:13-16 CSB (notice, Peter quotes Lev. 19:2)

The holiness commands God gave to Israel connect to the end time instructions God has for the Church.
2 Pt. 3:1-7 CSB
- Scoffers – scoffing at true biblical teaching
- Following their own evil desires (if the Spirit leads us, this can’t happen [Gal. 5:16-26]).
- Questioning the coming of the Lord
- The time of the end will be like the days of Noah
Noah was the only one found righteous in his generation.
Lk. 18:1-8 CSB
Prayer is key in the days we live in (see prayer books at the bottom of these notes).
If we are not persistent in prayer, if we are not led by the Spirit in prayer then faith is dormant in us.

Be Discerning in Your Listening and Following

2 Pt. 2:1-3

In these last days, there will be and already are many false things in the Church trying to lead us astray, so we must have our eyes on Jesus, our minds full of the Word, and our hearts turned to the voice of the Holy Spirit.

Encouragement and Resources

Meditate on the holiness commands listed above and study the ones that the Holy Spirit highlights to you.

Read First and Second Peter

Books on Israel:

God’s Promises of the Land to Israel: Billye Brim

Judgment of the Nations for How They Treat Israel: Billye Brim

The Destiny of Israel and the Church: Derek Prince

Books on Prayer:

How You Can Pray in the End of Days: Billye Brim

The Authority of the Believer and How to Use it: Billye Brim