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of stones, but a house. For eternity God needs a builded house, a Bethel, as His habitation.
In order for the Lord to come back, He needs the nation of Israel to be prepared and the church to be built. Look at Israel: she is nearly ready. But Israel needs the church to match her. Al though Israel is nearly ready, the church is not yet prepared. The Lord does not care for the num ber of people. Even if only a small number are completely processed, saturated, transformed, and built by and with Him, it will be sufficient. I do not speak this lightly.
The coming of the Lord will not be accord ing to our natural concept. The religionists did not understand His first coming and neither will they understand His second. Do not follow the religious way of understanding the Lord's com ing. You must take the way of life. If you are in the way of life, then you know the way in which He will come. It will be a "sneaky" way. The Bible tells us that the Lord will return as a thief (Rev. 3:3; 16:15). He will not come as a visitor who knocks at your door. He will come in a stealthy way as a thief. You may miss Him. If you keep yourself in the way of life, you will see that the Lord will come in such a hidden way. He will come in a mysterious way, in the way of life.