All week long, I have been talking about what happens when God quickens you. It means more than simply preserving your life.
God can spiritually revive you, and bring you back to an intense passion in His service. You can be quickened in His judgements, so that they do not come upon you unawares. I need that and you do too.
When God quickens you, you begin to see spiritually. It is as though scales will fall from your eyes, and you will discover what He is saying, and it will be right in front of you.
This week, I have been also talking about Comet 17P/Holmes. The name "Holmes" means "surrounded by water". That comet has been making its regular, 43.24 year trip through the solar system. It was located just under the arm in Perseus on October 24 when it flared to a brightness more than 1 million times brighter than its original magnitude of 17. Today, it is a naked eye observable object, in the constellation Perseus.
What was the anvil? Well, today, I discovered that in Greek Mythology, Perseus retired to Asia Minor and had a son named Perses, who is reputed to be the founder of the Persian race. That is right: we have a bright, flaring comet in the constellation that corresponds to the nation of Iran. That comet flared just under the arm of Perseus that holds the sword.
The ancients always regarded comets as harbingers of war. The bible tells us that God will send signs in the sun, the moon and the stars before the great and dreadful day of the Lord, and this certainly qualifies as one.
Repent and turn to Jesus. Sudden change is portended. There is a sudden brightening or quickening happening now among the people of God. The manchild is being brought forth. At the same time, get ready. War is on the horizon, and the day of the Lord is at hand.
Stephen L. Bening
