I woke this morning hearing 1 Peter 4:4. I did not turn to the Scripture immediately, and later began watching a video I was led to by the Spirit. While watching, I opened my Bible to the above Scripture reference, “”In [connection with] all this, they [the unbelievers] are resentful and surprised that you do not [think like them, value their values and] run [hand in hand] with them into the same excesses of dissipation and immoral freedom, and they criticize and abuse and ridicule you and make fun of your values.“
In connection with the excerpt of Evangelist Lester Sumrall below, I believe the Lord is beginning to prepare His Church for persecution. What’s even wilder is that much of the persecution will be from her ‘own members’.
I’ve spoken about this a few years back, though this is one reason of which I believe the Lord is returning for a remnant. Not all in the Church Body will be the Bride. This in essence, speaks to the parable of the 10 Virgins in a sense, 5 wise and 5 foolish. There are many in the Body who are not actually conformed to the entire Gospel. When persecution becomes more prevalent this is when we will see an even greater falling away. Within the Body, there are persecutors and unbelievers of the power of the Gospel, and there are also persecutors because they DO ‘believe’ but are not operating in the same power because they did not go through process. These are the foolish virgins, they have not been through the crushing to produce oil, and they say “I want some of yours, give it to me!” and so covetousness ensues them. Some can not receive you, perhaps jealousy, fear, etc. though none the less living a life in the full resurrection power of the Gospel will cause others to behave in such a way (as written of in 1 Peter 4:4 using other adjectives from different versions) that you will be judged, criticized, maligned, spoken evil about, slandered, abused, vilified, made fun of and ridiculed but the Lord will have sent you. Though pressed, the persecuted remember all the evil can not compare to His resurrection Life; because divine union has afforded them their delight in suffering with The Christ.
Your “own” will reject you. Yet when we look at the life of Jesus no less did He endure, His creation despised and rejected Him, His own hated Him too. Therefore, the most wise preparation we have is this; allow yourself to be buried with Christ that you may rise with Him. To the victorious Love and forgiveness will be their banner. Hallelujah!
”But the end of all things is at hand; therefore be serious and watchful in your prayers. And above all things have fervent love for one another, for “love will cover a multitude of sins.”“ I Peter 4:7-8 NKJV
We need a palate and a mindset for eternity once again!
As “we are what we eat”, Lord may we be consumed with zeal and knowledge for Your House, eternity’s Home, and for all those who will enter through Your Door.
”That’s when his disciples remembered the Scripture: “I am consumed with a fiery passion to keep your house pure!”“ John 2:17 TPT
”My love for you has my heart on fire! My passion for your house consumes me! Nothing will turn me away, even though I endure all the insults of those who insult you.“ Psalms 69:9 TPT
”For zeal for Your house has consumed me, And the [mocking] insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.“ Psalms 69:9 AMP
If Jesus endured the cross and its shame for you and I, then surely we can deny our flesh, misunderstanding and persecution, insult and injury (that is really only to our pride) that we would live in the reality of being joined with Him now AND the hope for eternity’s life in Him forevermore.
What are you doing today / what are you becoming that is of true worth? Does it carry eternal value?
Do your heart and affections gain Heaven’s attention?
The point of the new covenant is unbroken fellowship.
The disillusion of the Church at large is that she believes in Jesus, therefore she must know Him. How sad it is when we think we are in connection with others only to realize we only know of them, or we know them in part; 20%, 50%, 75%, etc. Jesus gave His all that we may know Him as ALL IN ALL. ”You can believe all you want that there is one true God, that’s wonderful! But even the demons know this and tremble with fear before him, yet they’re unchanged—they remain demons.“ James 2:19 TPT
“Belief” in and of itself does not constitute change. The very key needed here is repentance. When Jesus came out of the desert His first message was repentance. Why? Because only in our repentance are we able to RECEIVE Him. ”From that time Jesus began to preach and say, “Repent [change your inner self—your old way of thinking, regret past sins, live your life in a way that proves repentance; seek God’s purpose for your life], for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”“ Matthew 4:17 AMP
Repentance is, “I change myself (turn, and yield to the work Holy Spirit, He cleanses and washes you) so I can receive of Your perfect nature and character to be restored to union; unbroken fellowship.”
I don’t know about you but almost every time I read the account of the fall in Genesis I cry. The thought of being separated from the presence of God and shunned from my home with Him would be terrifying. I feel the emotions when I read that account of scripture.
How do you think the Holy Spirit (the person of the Godhead sent to help us know Jesus and His ways) feels knowing that day in and out the price was paid for Salvation – Jesus the Savior died and rose again releasing us from the deed of death – and yet we refuse to acknowledge or live like the debt was paid. Selfishly we remain unchanged.
Why are children favored and blessed in the Kingdom of Heaven? Why does the Lord say we must have the faith of a child? Because children receive well. Children are dependent and needy, AND children change ever so quickly. ”But to as many as did receive and welcome Him, He gave the authority (power, privilege, right) to become the children of God, that is, to those who believe in (adhere to, trust in, and rely on) His name–[Isa. 56:5.]“ John 1:12 AMPC
There is an account of 10 Virgins in Matthew 25. Five of the ten were considered to be foolish and unwise because they did not take extra oil for their lamps when they went to meet the Bridegroom. It was in the waiting and in the delay of His return that their greatest mistake occurred. They assumed the oil they had would be enough, and they assumed their unpreparedness would be forgiven, and yet the door was shut to the unwise. The Church at large believes the way they know the Lord is enough. However many if not most, are living off old traditions, encounters, and eating stale bread. I write this because Scripture tells us that the Lord will come for a Bride who was prepared, made herself ready and also refers to her as a remnant. (Remnant; that which is left after the separation, removal or destruction of a part.) If we consistently partake of the daily Bread before us, there is always enough and we even accrue access oil. Jesus is the Bread of Life, therefore the more time we spend dining with Him, the more oil we receive. A great deception amongst many “believers” is that if they have enough faith they will not suffer. But it is in the very place of dining, eating on the Bread of Presence that we become like Jesus only through the fellowship of His suffering. To those who refuse the cup of suffering you deny the fellowship of the cross, and the door will be denied to you.
”But the foolish virgins said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are going out.’ But the wise replied, ‘No, otherwise there will not be enough for us and for you, too; go instead to the dealers and buy oil for yourselves.’ But while they were going away to buy oil, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast; and the door was shut and locked. Later the others also came, and said, ‘Lord, Lord, open [the door] for us.’ But He replied, ‘I assure you and most solemnly say to you, I do not know you [we have no relationship].’ Therefore, be on the alert [be prepared and ready], for you do not know the day nor the hour [when the Son of Man will come].“ Matthew 25:8-13 AMP
Some of you have become so tired in the waiting you stopped coming to the table. Repent. Become like a child again and be fed from the table of Life.
Jesus is the Door, and on this side of Heaven repentance is the key that opens access to the Kingdom.
The Lord impressed upon my heart to share the tremendous value of oil and trial. He said many in the global Church may not see or understand the value of it yet, though soon will be very thankful for this opportunity and season of reconsecration. In the Spirit I felt a weight on the word value. This season has been misunderstood by many as one of unnecessary trial, though it has actually been one of great value and Mercy. As I was writing this out with the Lord, I heard in the Spirit the word, “apprehend”. Apprehend is defined in the Oxford dictionary as 1) arrest (someone) for a crime 2) understand and perceive, anticipate. The origin is late Middle English, originally in the sense ‘grasp hold of (physically or mentally)’. I believe the Lord is saying He desires to arrest incorrect thinking with an invitation to grasp hold of His mind on the matter.
The Church has been in a prefix storyline of the Matthew 25 parable, The Ten Virgins. Those who were unwise are being made wise. Eyes that could not once see, have vision. What was once dark is now illuminated. Many have not understood the trial and pressing, though the hand of the Lord has allowed it as He knew the Church positionally did not have enough oil. In His mercy He has allowed the pressing because the olive fruit must be crushed and pressed to obtain the oil. We need the extra oil for the journey as it is in the darkest time of night, at midnight, before the Bridegroom appears and this extra oil is essential to see as He leads us to the door of the wedding feast. In this parable the wise virgins trimmed their wicks and had extra oil (in flasks or vessels). Symbolically the Lord has been cutting away from our wicks, removing that which would hinder us from shining brightly that we may know, hear and see Him rightly in this dark hour. Through the crushing we have paid the price and bought oil, and will be prepared to make the journey in the dark night.
There is a global call in the Spirit to awake and meet the Bridegroom, “Now while the bridegroom was delayed, they all began to nod off, and they fell asleep. But at midnight there was a shout, ‘Look! The bridegroom [is coming]! Go out to meet him.’” Matthew 25:5-6 AMP. The Greek noun for meet here means to ‘have a meeting with’ or ‘encounter’. The golden lampstand was in the Tent of Meeting, in the Holy Place – the entrance way to the Holy of Holies or place of encounter and gave light to the entire tent. We are New Testament priests through Christ the Messiah our High Priest and in the order Melchizedek. In the Old Testament it was Aaron who was a representation of the consecrated Levitical priestly line who was instructed to keep the lamps burning CONTINUALLY, and so shall it be unto us as we now have the honor to carry out this priestly order. The Lord once again is removing veils that separate us from encountering Him in the Most Holy Place. “Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Command the children of Israel to bring to you clear oil from beaten olives for the light [of the golden lampstand], to make a lamp burn continually. Outside the veil of the Testimony [between the Holy Place and the Most Holy Place] in the Tent of Meeting, Aaron shall always keep the lamps burning before the Lord from evening until morning; it shall be a permanent statute throughout your generations. He shall keep the lamps burning on the pure gold lampstand before the Lord continually.” Leviticus 24:1-4 AMP.
The vessels containing extra oil in Matthew 25 are described in the Greek as having a bend, meaning a container that can be filled. Where is the infilling of oil? The Holy Spirit supernaturally fills and refills these vessels with oil. Money cannot purchase this oil, for it is bought with the reward of pressing and suffering, the reward of abiding and intimacy with the Son, the reward of dying to self; all rewards of spiritual wealth are contained here for the price for buying oil is costly as it is the first fruit offerings from your very life.
In His goodness, the Lord has ‘bought us’ time with Him in this last season; the olive is a fruit and to bear fruit we must abide and remain in Him. ““ I am the true Vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that continues to bear fruit, He [repeatedly] prunes, so that it will bear more fruit [even richer and finer fruit]. You are already clean because of the word which I have given you [the teachings which I have discussed with you]. Remain in Me, and I [will remain] in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself without remaining in the vine, neither can you [bear fruit, producing evidence of your faith] unless you remain in Me. I am the Vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in Me and I in him bears much fruit, for [otherwise] apart from Me [that is, cut off from vital union with Me] you can do nothing.” John 15:1-5 AMP. Abiding and remaining in Him is a personal choice. Consecration is a choice. Bearing fruit is for all, though some have good fruit while others have bad fruit.
Your daily decisions have never mattered more, as the weight of eternity hinges on them. It is a narrow road to the door, and few find it…
There is still time. Do not despise this pruning but yield to the Spirit as the Lord desires to prepare you for your most glorious and shining hour!
As our current Church age is closing, and we are preparing and beginning to cross into what has “never been done before”, I think it’s important that we remain childlike and unassuming. What one person is training for may be different from you, and the process equally different, and even if similar we should take into careful consideration that we also learn and receive impartation from the Lord differently as we are unique with our experiences that have formed us thus far.
Some of us are used to being judged because of a life of pioneering, however I believe soon there will be more temperance where many have felt misunderstood. Once again, if you’ve been given an assignment in uncharted territory, even trials to strengthen the individual in preparation will look vastly different to the next. Simply put, it’s really tempting to use old lenses to try and figure people out, what God is doing, etc. However, it hasn’t been done before. So we really don’t know. It’s keeping this in the forefront with humility that we will actually move forward. We need to especially strive to give grace in this transitional season, while yet there is urgency and much at stake.
Recently I had a series of visions with eagles that helped explain the above. One of the things I saw was the close-up of one of the eyelids of the eagle, the “third eyelid”, which is called the nictitating membrane (nictitan). This transparent membrane wipes the eye clean, and keeps it moisturized while the eagle never looses vision or shuts the eye. One of the spiritual applications I believe to be that as we soar through storms and heights we haven’t been to before, (three represents the Spirit) by the Spirit the Lord will help us see clearly, as we individually remain transparent before Him and rely on the HOLY SPIRIT to guide us. Symbolically, the Holy Spirit can also be seen as the source of moisture to the eye, as water often represents the Spirit.
Lastly, this transition, just like the crossing over in the days of old, will be supernatural and yet require our obedience and yielding. While we are maturing as sons and daughters in the Lord, our heart posture must remain childlike in faith, and with that I propose that this cross-over looks much like ‘ascension’ verses ‘over’.
I can hear the burning of fire, I can feel it in my bones …
Some of the “best”Christian influencers do not have the influence of Heaven, they are not affluent in the ways and Presence of the King! Prepare for a ‘season’ of burning, yes even in the House of the Lord; every evil alter that exalts itself in the Name of Christ that is Antichrist will be burned down, for they have honored Him with their lips though their hearts be far from Him.
From the least to the greatest, inferior kingdoms will be made low. The true remnant is rising, I see a vision of a remnant of people across America. Some are standing tall, and others only half their height, and others lower still. There’s another changing of the guard, and even what we thought was a remnant is now being sifted, for every inward part the Lord KNOWS. For some every time they begin to rise, there’s a “bop on the head” that aims to push them low, however I see the Lords Hand of true justice and it is His Hand that judges and brings the proud man low. For He will remove the false hand that strikes His people, and He shall break the string of corrupt puppeteers that aim to control. The Lord loves Justice and He will bring into His Light even by Holy Fire. With tangible fire consuming my head and face I hear, “Humble yourself, humble yourself in the sight of the Lord, before His Mighty Hand wipes away those who will not repent and bow low.”
The Lord will exalt and unify for His glory the true remnant rising, and the false He is sifting like wheat. The oppressed will rise again, and the true Body will unite and help each other, it is a time of exponential growth. The growth is not in numbers per se, it is the maturation of the true Bride. Not all who stand tall are false leaders, though the Lord is removing the lampstand of some of the goats, for the Name of the Lord God is Holy.
”Then the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be brought low; and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day. And the idols shall utterly pass away (be abolished). Then shall [the stricken, deprived of all in which they had trusted] go into the caves of the rocks and into the holes of the earth from before the terror and dread of the Lord and from before the glory of His majesty, when He arises to shake mightily and terribly the earth. [Luke 23:30.]“ Isaiah 2:17-19 AMPC
”In that day the Branch of the Lord shall be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land shall be excellent and lovely to those of Israel who have escaped. [Jer. 23:5; 33:15; Zech. 3:8; 6:12.] And he who is left in Zion and remains in Jerusalem will be called holy, everyone who is recorded for life in Jerusalem and for eternal life, [Joel 3:17; Phil. 4:3.] After the Lord has washed away the [moral] filth of the daughters of Zion [pride, vanity, haughtiness] and has purged the bloodstains of Jerusalem from the midst of it by the spirit and blast of judgment and by the spirit and blast of burning and sifting.“ Isaiah 4:2-4 AMPC
Why do we persecute others who are in Christ for their afflictions and suffering when it is Scriptural?
Mature believers help others in the fire, lead them to and from, and they partner with the Spirit to unveil sight to the fourth Man in the fire. Some may walk on water but there is coming a rare people before the Lord’s return with feet of bronze, “fire runner’s”, whose heart is to prepare the Lord’s Bride, that He may receive His reward. They have withstood the trials and suffering that have given them the molded feet of bronze; a sign of obedient love and sacrifice, a price few will pay. Transformed and chosen by God from the furnace of affliction… for during great tribulations they will walk on fire too, they are the mature transfigured Sons of Man.
”and in the midst of the lampstands I saw someone like the Son of Man, dressed in a robe reaching to His feet, and with a golden sash wrapped around His chest. His head and His hair were white like white wool, [glistening white] like snow; and His [all-seeing] eyes were [flashing] like a flame of fire [piercing into my being]. His feet were like burnished [white-hot] bronze, refined in a furnace, and His voice was [powerful] like the sound of many waters. In His right hand He held seven stars, and from His mouth came a sharp two-edged sword [of judgment]; and His face [reflecting His majesty and the Shekinah glory] was like the sun shining in [all] its power [at midday].“ Revelation 1:13-16 AMP
”Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tried and chosen you in the furnace of affliction.“ Isaiah 48:10 AMPC
”Although He was a Son [who had never been disobedient to the Father], He learned [active, special] obedience through what He suffered.“ Hebrews 5:8 AMP
There Is a zero tolerance policy in the Spirit at hand, and will soon manifest. And as unlikely as it may seem, those who carry this vigilant spirit will be Sons of Righteousness nonetheless. 🔥🌪️❤️🔥
(Below prophetic word is a re-release from December 20, 2022)
THE RISE OF THE ELISHA PROPHETS
“Get ready for the rise of the Elisha prophets”. A word I was going to release sometime over a year ago, and did not even though I know what I heard in the Spirit to be true. I waited, and waited; I watched, heard, and experienced to understand that everything that had come against them to keep them from their mantle – the forces to accuse, suppress, cause delay and all they wrestled under has now forged a most vehement flame in them. This flame will consume every naysayer that comes against the will of the Lord. They are PURE, hungry and allegiant prophets who are confidently driven by the love and fear of the Lord. They distain all that hinders the way and truth of God, zeal for His House consumes them and this HOLY passion will tear down every religious system and principality.
The fire is coming. Get ready! The earth will know God will not be mocked! These Elisha prophets have faithfully endured testing and have paid the price for Elijah’s mantle. Do you not know these are the ones who will run in the earth in these last hours to crush the high places? These are the promised mature sons and daughters ~ the restored ones who will not walk but run preparing the way for the Lord. They help cleanse the land from territorial spirits that cause barrenness and others alike – These are the final torch bearers. The Elisha prophets are deliverers and restorers, they are wild lovers and fierce warriors. They clear the way for labor and safe delivery, “the harvest is ripe and laborers are few” – but they work unto the harvest – it is in the meaning of their name; Elisha : God is Salvation. There is no fear of man left in them. They have trained and prepared for war. They hold the final blueprint and revelation for the coming of the Lord.
Religion sat on its lofty mountain and accused our Savior, nailing Him to Calvary’s cross but these Elisha’s will run atop these same mountains working together under the authority of Christ to crush the snakes that once bruised His heel. Their agreement with the Lord to accomplish His plans has made them the fiercest warrior bride tribe. Unstoppable, they ascend and descend during these final battles, seated with the Christ the Son, kinship so devoted they are with Him when He leaves His throne – the final watchmen who will herald, “look now, we see Him coming, prepare the way of the Lord!” They are more than times and seasons prophets, they ARE the season. Living signs, living wonders, living testimonies, living convictions. They are not who you think they are, for while the Church was raising up their chosen to make their prophets the Lord was breaking His.
Get ready! The fire is coming!
ELISHA SUCCEEDS ELIJAH “When the sons of the prophets who were [watching] opposite at Jericho saw him, they said, “The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha.” And they came to meet him and bowed down to the ground before him [in respect]. Then they said to Elisha, “Behold now, there are among your servants fifty strong men; please let them go and search for your master. It may be that the Spirit of the Lord has taken him up and cast him on some mountain or into some valley.” And he said, “You shall not send anyone.” But when they urged him until he was embarrassed [to refuse them], he said, “Send them.” So they sent fifty men, and they searched for three days but did not find Elijah. They returned to Elisha while he was staying at Jericho; and he said to them, “Did I not tell you, ‘Do not go’?” Then the men of the city said to Elisha, “Look, this city is in a pleasant place, as my Lord [Elisha] sees; but the water is bad and the land is barren.” He said, “Bring me a new jar, and put salt in it.” So they brought it to him. Then Elisha went to the spring of water and threw the salt in it and said, “Thus says the Lord: ‘I [not the salt] have purified and healed these waters; there shall no longer be death or barrenness because of it.’ ” So the waters have been purified to this day, in accordance with the word spoken by Elisha. Then Elisha went up from Jericho to Bethel. On the way, young boys came out of the city and mocked him and said to him, “Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!” When he turned around and looked at them, he cursed them in the name of the Lord. Then two female bears came out of the woods and tore to pieces forty-two of the boys. Elisha went from there to Mount Carmel, and from there he returned to Samaria.” 2 Kings 2:15-25 AMP
February 29, 2020 on leap day the Lord spoke to me and said He is “synching us with the seasons and aligning us with the Son.” Jewish time is lunisolar, and keeps in sync with the cycles of the sun and moon. Since then I have repeatedly seen a vision of the earth in His hands like a Rubik’s cube only circular and solid in color. With one hand on top of the earth and one on the bottom He pushes the two pieces of the earth down and counter clockwise so they will ‘click and lock’. It is an ongoing process, as if each turn or time He does this there is progress, but it has yet to ‘lock in’. In vision the Lord is never hurried, and when He turns counter clockwise it always seems to be in slower motion, you can feel the synching.
As I have looked closer at the vision even months and years later I realized the earth was also the mind, and it was grey in color. The Lord is synching our minds to His ways, also known as “the ancient paths”.
Four years later as we now experience another leap year, on the Hebrew calendar there are two months of Adar for this reason. Today is Adar l, the 14th, the same date Purim is always celebrated, and continues until sundown tomorrow. Next month, Adar ll the dates will fall on March 23 and 24. Just this past Monday, when I had not put the pieces of the puzzle together when was on an Esther fast myself, I heard the Lord speak there would be two different miracles at the same time. And He led me to revisit a word I released in 2020 and 2021 regarding the birthing of the New Wine, which had a connection to John Wimber’s birthday (a father in the vineyard movement) which is also this coming Sunday, February 25th. As we know the prophetic mysteries are often wheels within wheels, and are pulled on again for their purpose and manifestation – “for such a time as this”. Knowing the time and season we are in can be crucial to our movement forward, not only in obedience though also our deliverance.
I pray this word will bless and encourage you, and that you will pull on Heaven for the new wine to be poured out, and just like the reason for Purim, there will be joy through the miracles of salvation and deliverance.
The old has passed away (mindsets and systems and wineskin) and the new is here, will you move forward and trust Him? It is the now time for the double portion for those who will enter in Him. ~~~~ February 25, 2021 Get your hopes up! It’s a season of visitation and miracles!
THE BIRTHING OF THE NEW WINE (the connection between John Wimber and Purim)
Not long ago on February 1, 2021 at 4:02 AM the Holy Spirit woke me and I heard “fruit shipping’s” as I simultaneously saw a vision of a wooden cart of giant grapes covered with a velvety-like cloth. These grapes looked like what were described in the land of Canaan in Numbers 13:23. I knew the Lord was reminding me of the new wine and movement coming that He showed me in a vision on July 19, 2020.
Today on this 25th day of February is John Wimber’s birthday, a well known spiritual leader most recognized for fathering the vineyard movement, and this evening at sundown begins Purim, the most joyous holiday on the Hebrew calendar. There is an unlikely connection between the two that the Holy Spirit showed me in a vision in July that has everything to do with today, and the season upon us. I hope you will read and be encouraged.
(Below is an excerpt from “Wait Now, I’m Coming” 9.1.20)
Wait Now, The Father The King and The Spirit are Coming! The Birth of New Wine in Fire, Power and Love!
On July 19, 2020 I happened to be staying at my grandparents house and I was in the bedroom when I went into a vision at 8:54 a.m. In the vision it was dark out, and I saw a heaping mound of wood and sticks and a large match reach in from the bottom to create a massive bonfire. As the match was moving in I heard in the Spirit, “John Wimber’s birthday”. I immediately had a knowing that a signifiant move of the Spirit would take place on or around this date, the “birth-day”. On this same day I heard in the Spirit “Deuteronomy 4:12” which reads, “And the Lord spoke to you out of the midst of the fire. You heard the voice of the words, but saw no form; there was only a voice.” A literal interpretation of the vision! However in context the Lord was reminding Moses this is where you encountered my manifest presence, the shekinah glory. This is when I gave you My covenant. Shekinah is from the Hebrew word shakan, and means “to reside or permanently stay”. (chrisitanity.com). My grandparents last name as well as mine is Sutherland, our Scottish family clan motto is ‘Sans Peur’ which means, “without fear”. I had this vision in the bedroom which represents intimacy and the secret place. World wide households have been tested and tried by fire, but from the secret place we will arise without fear! I believe the Lord is saying His glory is coming forth from the fire! “I have not forgotten my promise to you, it has been tested and this is when I will erupt in power and dwell with you in tangible glory, I am coming in a fullness that you have yet not seen.”
Although I knew John Wimber was an important part of church history, I didn’t recall what exactly he was known for – all that was coming to mind was an association with California. Grapes should have been my clue! As I went to search this out, I discovered Wimber was born February 25, 1934 and his most significant legacy is the Vineyard movement, as he eventually took leadership of the Vineyard churches. Additionally Wimber is known for advocating and teaching the moving in healing, signs and wonders, intimacy with the Holy Spirit, and equipping the Church (https://vineyardusa.org/about/john-wimber/).
Prompted by the Holy Spirit I searched for John Wimber’s birth date on the Hebraic calendar and found a birthday surprise! The month of February falls in the month Adar, the last month in God’s cycle of feasts / yearly cycle and represents the completion of a season. Adar means strength and is known as the most joyful month of the year when Purim is celebrated. Purim is the story of Esther who was chosen to be the queen of Persia because of her beauty. Esther risked her life to go before King Ahasuerus and expose an evil plot of his advisor Haman to destroy the Jewish race. Esther was encouraged by Mordecai to boldly petition the King, “For if you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance shall arise for the Jews from elsewhere, but you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows but that you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this and for this very occasion?.” Esther 4:14. Esther found favor with the King, the plan was reverted and Haman was hung on the very gallows he built to destroy the Jews. Purim is always celebrated on the 14th day of Adar and this 2021 will begin at sundown on February 25, John Wimber’s birthday!
Another insight in the birthdate 02.25.1934: I found Revelation 2:25 and Strong’s number 1934. Again the month Adar means strong – Strong’s 1934 in Hebrew is hava’ meaning to exist; become, behold. In context the Scripture reference in the book of Revelation is speaking to the church of Thyatira, who is being admonished for tolerating Jezebel, but to those who have not tolerated the teaching they are beckoned to “hold fast to what you have until I come” (Rev 2:25). I believe toleration of Jezebel is the current position of the unawakened Church, but for those who are the remnant Bride, in this hour we can hear the Lord saying hold fast, “Wait now, I’m coming!”. If we will live, abide and exist in Him and like Esther address and petition His heart boldly in the secret place, if we hold fast to the truth that He gives and behold Him here, we will see the coming dread Warrior King defeat our enemy. The enemies plot will become his own demise. The Naphtali are the tribe associated with the month of Adar, and Naphtali means “sweetness is to me” (Godtime.blog). We will know the King intimately and find His favor, we will taste of His goodness and declare, “sweetness is to me”. Like a deer let loose, this will be a beautiful time of rejoicing for The Church across the globe. “Naphtali is a doe let loose, [a swift warrior,] Which yields branched antlers (eloquent words).” Genesis 49:21.
John Wimber is also known for ‘fathering” the Vineyard movement. Jesus said, “I am a true sprouting vine, and the farmer who tends the vine is my Father. I am the sprouting vine and you’re my branches. As you live in life union with me as your source, fruitfulness will stream from within you – but when you live separated from me you are powerless.” John 15:1,5. To the vine abiders, ‘this is that’ new wine! The time stamp on this vision was 8:54 a.m. and John 8:54 again points back the Father. “Jesus answered them, “If I were to tell you how great I am, it would mean nothing. But my Father is the One who will prove it and will glorify me. Isn’t he the One you claim is your God?” A new season is upon us, a double portion for mankind and a move of His Spirit that will allow us to experience Himself in the fullness of triune measure – Father, Son and Holy Spirit in a completeness yet not expressed as we have understood before. The Father is coming in this move to glorify His Son! I believe the Lord is saying these will be the days as described in 1 Corinthians 2:9, “This is why the Scriptures say: Things never discovered or heard of before, things beyond our ability to imagine—these are the many things God has in store for all his lovers.”
The Lord is coming to tend His vine and seek His glory dwellers, we are those He has called to experience His glory. It is through pure hearts we can see and encounter Him and become hosts of His presence. “But [the time is coming when] the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.” Habakkuk 2:14. The Lord is coming in love and power and and I believe this partially represents a marriage of The Word and The Spirit. This marriage will be accompanied by a tremendous weight of the Lord’s presence and I hear in the Spirit “He will move massively among the masses”. I physically feel this weight around hearts, people around the globe will be so awakened to the deep places of the heart of the Father that a world wide revolution of love will ignite. They will see and experience Him in Spirit and in Truth, they will know the Lord as lover and friend and their earthly fear of Him will begin to dissipate. The true fear of the Lord will bring Wisdom and a Spirit of Longing will overcome them. “Come Warrior King, pour the new wine!”.
“Your presence releases a fragrance so pleasing— over and over poured out. For your lovely name is “Flowing Oil.” No wonder the brides-to-be adore you. Draw me into your heart. We will run away together into the king’s cloud-filled chamber. We will remember your love, rejoicing and delighting in you, celebrating your every kiss as better than wine. No wonder righteousness adores you!” Song of Songs 1:3-4
“You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; In Your right hand there are pleasures forevermore.” Psalms 16:11
No one can reel me in like Jesus. He is the answer.
As I pondered this simple yet profound Truth, one of the Scriptures that came to mind was Isaiah 53:6 – “We all like sheep have gone astray”, and within the meaning of the word “astray” was the word “reel”, also written in my beginning and defining thought.
Thoughts… they can lead us ever so slightly away from the nearness of Truth, and even innocently we can begin to wander lest we take them captive. We find ourselves questioning, tottering, and even shaken when we gaze upon distractions. With great intention we must remain not only near the Shepherds Voice, though in closeness to Him, and best yet in Him. Like a sound wave the closer the vibration is felt, we hear and discern Him, but this is not the hour of the bell… it’s the hour of the whisper. And more honorable still is the person who remains in Him in Oneness.
Apart from Him, I am nothing.
The Answer // All Things answer (n.) Middle English answere, from Old English andswaru “a response, a reply to a question,” from and- “against” (from PIE root *ant- “front, forehead,” with derivatives meaning “in front of, before”) + -swaru “affirmation,” from swerian “to swear” (see swear). The proposed etymology suggests an original sense of “sworn statement rebutting a charge.” The meaning “solution of a problem” is from c. 1300.
Is it not true? We all like sheep have gone astray. have gone astray, תָּעִ֔ינוּ (tā·‘î·nū) Strong’s 8582: To vacillate, reel, stray
VAC’ILLATE, v.i. [L. vacillo; Eng. to waggle, a diminutive of wag. See Wag.]
To waver; to move one way and the other; to reel or stagger.
To fluctuate in mind or opinion; to waver; to be unsteady or inconstant.
We are in a moment where we must exercise spiritual disciplines with great intentionality and concentration. It is pivotal for ourselves and the future Church generations to come.
”All of us like sheep have gone astray, We have turned, each one, to his own way; But the Lord has caused the wickedness of us all [our sin, our injustice, our wrongdoing] To fall on Him [instead of us].“ Isaiah 53:6 AMP
Thank you Lord for Your mercy and lovingkindess! The pursuing Savior, the risen Lamb, is He not worthy of all?
”I have set the Lord continually before me; Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.“ Psalms 16:8 AMP
”I have chosen the faithful way; I have placed Your ordinances before me.“ Psalms 119:30 AMP
”I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek, inquire for, and demand Your servant, for I do not forget Your commandments. [Isa. 53:6; Luke 15:4; I Pet. 2:25.]“ Psalm 119:176 AMPC
If we are being shaken, He is not before us. In stillness and quietness our soul will find Him.
”Set your gaze on the path before you. With fixed purpose, looking straight ahead, ignore life’s distractions. Watch where you’re going! Stick to the path of truth, and the road will be safe and smooth before you. Don’t allow yourself to be sidetracked for even a moment or take the detour that leads to darkness.“ Proverbs 4:25-27 TPT
”Yahweh is my best friend and my shepherd. I always have more than enough. He offers a resting place for me in his luxurious love. His tracks take me to an oasis of peace near the quiet brook of bliss. That’s where he restores and revives my life. He opens before me the right path and leads me along in his footsteps of righteousness so that I can bring honor to his name.“ Psalms 23:1-3 TPT
Thank You Jesus, You have never compromised Your Word; You are faithful, You are worthy, You are holy. You ARE The Way, The Truth, and The Life!
Out of any 2024 Prophetic Word’s I could give you, though there be many things on my heart, if anything be of value, listen to this: your greatest prophetic word this year is Know The Word!
Lamps Need Oil
Knowing comes through intimacy
In a recent vision I saw the Statue of Liberty move from her arm risen with torch in hand to holding a dim lantern in front of her.
Lamps Need Oil
Our Light is His Life
”IN THE beginning [before all time] was the Word (Christ), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God Himself. [Isa. 9:6.] He was present originally with God. All things were made and came into existence through Him; and without Him was not even one thing made that has come into being. In Him was Life, and the Life was the Light of men. And the Light shines on in the darkness, for the darkness has never overpowered it [put it out or absorbed it or appropriated it, and is unreceptive to it].“ John 1:1-5 AMPC
Regardless of how dark the world becomes, our Light (whom is Christ in us the hope of glory) will not be overpowered. You must have Him, you must know Him, you must remain in Him, you must abide. This knowledge is intimate, this means you come inside of Christ and remain in Him for He is The Way, The Truth, and The Life. Knowing Christ means to come into His being, much like how the Bible describes knowledge between a man and woman. In covenant, Oneness between a husband and wife equates knowledge in Biblical standards, even in the example of entering into one another’s being’s – the act of becoming one. ”Then Joseph, being aroused from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord commanded him and took to him his wife, and did not know her till she had brought forth her firstborn Son. And he called His name Jesus.“ Matthew 1:24-25 NKJV. This passage confirms Jesus was born of a virgin.
Do not let the enemy twist this for you, this may be unfamiliar language, though it is not sexual in nature. However, the Lord uses this symbolism to teach us the unity we are to have found in Him. Another example is found in Jeremiah. ”“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; Before you were born I sanctified you; I ordained you a prophet to the nations.”“ Jeremiah 1:5 NKJV
All things exist through Christ. All things. This means we came from His being. It is the act of our will on this earth if we will lay our life down and find it in Him as He did for us. ”[For my determined purpose is] that I may know Him [that I may progressively become more deeply and intimately acquainted with Him, perceiving and recognizing and understanding the wonders of His Person more strongly and more clearly], and that I may in that same way come to know the power outflowing from His resurrection [which it exerts over believers], and that I may so share His sufferings as to be continually transformed [in spirit into His likeness even] to His death, [in the hope] That if possible I may attain to the [spiritual and moral] resurrection [that lifts me] out from among the dead [even while in the body].“ Philippians 3:10-11 AMPC
Imagine stepping into the person of Christ and staying there.
”For in Him we live and move and have our being; as even some of your [own] poets have said, For we are also His offspring.“ Acts 17:28 AMPC
”The saying is sure and worthy of confidence: If we have died with Him, we shall also live with Him.“ 2 Timothy 2:11 AMPC
”And this is the message [the message of promise] which we have heard from Him and now are reporting to you: God is Light, and there is no darkness in Him at all [no, not in any way]. [So] if we say we are partakers together and enjoy fellowship with Him when we live and move and are walking about in darkness, we are [both] speaking falsely and do not live and practice the Truth [which the Gospel presents].“ 1 John 1:5-6 AMPC
While formation in the womb is a hidden and dark space, this is life forming to yet be revealed and represents mystery. However once out of the womb the mystery is made known as the baby comes “into the light”. The baby’s identity in gender is made known in the light, and also he or she finds life in taking their first breath. Now out of the womb the baby will continue to grow without restraint. In the same way, we come into more knowledge of the Triune Godhead the more we come into His Light. Our being grows and is transformed in His Light, remaining in Him. As a baby is born into the world, so we are born into God. A baby comes into being through intimacy, and likewise we continue to sustain our life in Christ through intimacy; remaining in His person where in His Light mysteries are revealed and we grow more and more into the knowledge of Him ~ into His Ways, His Truth, His Light.
Contrastingly, darkness sees Light, as when the Light appears darkness can not overpower, overwhelm or overshadow the Light. The Light has been revealed. However many will claim to have seen the Light but they only know the Light from seeing. Whereas those who truly know the Light exist inside of Him and walk in the Light. Another example is as if living inside the Light was as if one existed inside the Light bulb. Those who claim to know or see the Light and even copy works that they have seen in the Light (miracles, signs, wonders) do not have to live inside of it to experience it’s benefits. In the same way the Sun is burning every day whether you can see it or not, and all of humanity knows this. We orbit around it, and all life exists from Light (photosynthesis). If we lived inside of the Sun we would be consumed. Our God is a consuming fire and desires to KNOW US AND BE KNOWN BY US.
Do we live inside of the Son, or do we live outside of Him? Are we inside of His being, or do we exist outside of Him?
”Even so, every healthy (sound) tree bears good fruit [worthy of admiration], but the sickly (decaying, worthless) tree bears bad (worthless) fruit. A good (healthy) tree cannot bear bad (worthless) fruit, nor can a bad (diseased) tree bear excellent fruit [worthy of admiration]. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire. Therefore, you will fully know them by their fruits. Not everyone who says to Me, Lord, Lord, will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father Who is in heaven. Many will say to Me on that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name and driven out demons in Your name and done many mighty works in Your name? And then I will say to them openly (publicly), I never knew you; depart from Me, you who act wickedly [disregarding My commands]. [Ps. 6:8.] So everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts upon them [obeying them] will be like a sensible (prudent, practical, wise) man who built his house upon the rock.“ Matthew 7:17-24 AMPC
Symbolically we can propose that both trees lived under the Light of the Sun. However those sickly trees and those with bad fruit did not remain fully in the Sun, they did not consume its nutrients nor were they transformed by the Sun’s presence. Likewise those who do not find their Life in the Son and their existence from His being will be cast away, for they did not KNOW the Lord by finding their life and fruit inside of Him. In utter darkness and separation from Light they will now exist, an eternity void of life will become their knowledge.
The tree of knowledge of good and evil is every man’s lot, eating of its fruit is every man’s choice. Yet there is another tree, the broken tree at Calvary where upon the eternal seed of Christ was split wide open and His blood redeemed all life. Will we produce like Abel or Cain, what will we offer Him? How shall we respond? The cross is Eden’s redemption and once more I will write, do you find your Life in Him? Which tree will you choose?
”But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was crushed for our wickedness [our sin, our injustice, our wrongdoing]; The punishment [required] for our well-being fell on Him, And by His stripes (wounds) we are healed.“ Isaiah 53:5 AMP
Christ our first fruit offering was crushed, and so we must also be crushed and obtain oil as we press into living in Him; in His being where is the eternal life, a life formed through intimacy.
”And this is eternal life: [it means] to know (to perceive, recognize, become acquainted with, and understand) You, the only true and real God, and [likewise] to know Him, Jesus [as the] Christ (the Anointed One, the Messiah), Whom You have sent.“ John 17:3 AMPC
Lamps Need Oil
Do you know Him?
”THEN THE kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish (thoughtless, without forethought) and five were wise (sensible, intelligent, and prudent). For when the foolish took their lamps, they did not take any [extra] oil with them; But the wise took flasks of oil along with them [also] with their lamps. While the bridegroom lingered and was slow in coming, they all began nodding their heads, and they fell asleep. But at midnight there was a shout, Behold, the bridegroom! Go out to meet him! Then all those virgins got up and put their own lamps in order. And the foolish said to the wise, Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out. But the wise replied, There will not be enough for us and for you; go instead to the dealers and buy for yourselves. But while they were going away to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were prepared went in with him to the marriage feast; and the door was shut. Later the other virgins also came and said, Lord, Lord, open [the door] to us! But He replied, I solemnly declare to you, I do not know you [I am not acquainted with you]. Watch therefore [give strict attention and be cautious and active], for you know neither the day nor the hour when the Son of Man will come.” Matthew 25:1-13 AMPC
He is the Light, we are His vessels, His lamps … we cannot burn, and we cannot see without the oil formed through knowing Him.
Buy oil: Give the Lord your best fruit, the best of you (a first fruit offering) and in the offering of your life to Him, you will find all provision, all love, all joy, all contentment, all LIFE. It is not loss my friends, it is truly only gain. ”For me to live is Christ [His life in me], and to die is gain [the gain of the glory of eternity].“ Philippians 1:21 AMPC
There will be much ‘knowledge’ for even the tree of knowledge of good and evil was not void of knowledge itself, however this is our sober warning that in the last days most people will be “always learning and never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth.” (2 Timothy 3:7).
To know Truth is to know Christ A life yielded to Him will sustain you until the end.
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