These Great Awakenings and revivals restored another essential element to the faith that had been lost in the Dark Ages: the work of the Holy Spirit. Now true Believers learned that they not only are saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ, but also they are empowered to walk in holiness in the fear of God by the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit.

So was that it? Was the Reformation finally complete? No. God is revealed in Scripture as trinity. Can we count up to three? My exhaustive calculations indicate that only two-thirds of the Reformation was complete, the restoration of God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. There yet remains the restoration of God the Father.

That is what God is doing today, as I assert in my book. Indeed, that is the main reason I spent all these years writing it. And I am not alone - God is doing this all over, through many vessels. So, what form does this restoration take? How can you recognize it when you see it? Exactly what is it that is being restored?

Sadly, most Christians will not agree with me on this one, as it involves both an appreciation for the Old Testament “Feasts of Israel” and an understanding of the Biblical nature of a father. In America, the Dad is often just the breadwinner, while the Mom takes charge of raising, educating, and discipline of the kids. But the Biblical standard is that the father is in charge of the whole ball of wax, the head of the family, responsible for the integrity of the family name. So here is how you recognize the next great move of God: He is restoring the honor of His family name – His chosen family, Israel. He is educating His family to learn of their Israeli roots, including the Old Testament and the Feasts of Israel. He is maturing His family through discipline to become like Himself, true sons of the heavenly Father, including those of us He adopted from among the Gentiles.

Oh, and one last thing you need to know about the nature of a Biblical father: He is in charge of finding a worthy bride for his son. Yoiks! Doesn’t that rub us independent, freedom loving Americans the wrong way! But that is indeed what our heavenly Father is doing right now, like it or not. He will have a perfectly pure, worthy Bride for His Son Jesus when He returns, a Bride made of many members, from every denomination, every tongue, every nation, every people. And not one member of this glorious Bride will be missing, for the Father will see to it.

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