I have tried to help people who wanted to grow in the area of hearing God's voice for themselves. There is a trap that most people fall into that stops up their spiritual ears. I am a believer in journaling, books, bibles. The problem is it becomes self focused, not God focused. Here are a few prophetic land mines:
Writing down prayers and the answers to them. A good thing to do, but it's all about you. It's great for testimonies, but does little to hear from God.
Using Bible Verses, rehearsing them, and calling them the voice of God. I see or hear this frequently from Jr Achievers at the pulpit when they say something like, "I was reading thus and so in the Bible and I believe this was for me". This happens. It's good. Chances are the coming alive is the Spirit of God at that moment. The land mine is believing that you have to read the Bible to hear from God.
Reading a book by another Christian (or a blog, or a Facebook post, or many such things) and thinking that something that quickened to you was the voice of God. He can and will use these things but it is no substitute for hearing HIM for yourself. Second hand revelation is second best.
Listening to speakers, preachers, conferences, tapes/CDs/YOUTUBE/Downloads etc to hear others talk about what God is showing them. This can be addictive. It contains in it the "You shoulda been there" concept. That God spoke thru these men and women and if you weren't there... you missed it. God Can and DOES speak in these forums, but once more, God is using them, He would rather speak to you directly.
Sometimes people hear from God while enjoying worship music. Certainly a great place for God to speak... yet.. it contains in it the idea that I can only hear from GOD if I have my favorite CD playing... it's the idea of God PLUS anything can become a cult.
Understand, I take part in all of these. All of these contain or can contain the Word of God...perhaps the word of God for YOU.
Here's how. Learn quiet. Learn Silence. No book. No Bible. No tape. Nothing. Silence. That means no music. Nothing. Then, in that atmosphere...pray, ask God to speak. Ask him to show you things you did not know. Ask him to reveal himself to you in a new way. Have a pencil and paper available. Be ready to write. Then WAIT. IF you can, pray in tongues. IF you don't pray in tongues, this is going to be much more difficult. It's the gateway to the gifts of revelation.
Then go quiet after you have prayed for a while. For some that will be an hour. For some less or more. Wait on the Lord... He will renew your strength as you do. Silent. His still small voice will speak to you. Write down what ever you think you hear. Write it down without revision or judgement. Just be a stenographer for God.
This will open a door you will want to go back to again and again. The good news is, if you do this a few times your hear will become attuned to the voice of the good Shepherd and another voice you will not hear.
Like they said to Mikey, try it you'll like it.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Monday, October 28, 2013
When the demonized wear it
The spirit of this time of year creeps in and occupies. We cast it out, but it is everywhere...
I don't fear it. I have personal dominion over it. But it is like war, death and violence. You can have personal Dominion, but the presence of bodies and dying everywhere haunts your Psyche?
I am always relieved when Halloween is over.
It's not that the demons disappear, they are there, they are just not wearing costumes.
I don't fear it. I have personal dominion over it. But it is like war, death and violence. You can have personal Dominion, but the presence of bodies and dying everywhere haunts your Psyche?
I am always relieved when Halloween is over.
It's not that the demons disappear, they are there, they are just not wearing costumes.
Sunday, October 27, 2013
A source of great misunderstanding
Most people do NOT get the whole spectrum of giftings
in the Word of God. Motivational, Governmental, Ministry Gifts. I have
struggled with those who try to equate one with another as if they had
equal footings. This refutes this strained teaching. Please read this
if you think you understand the whole of giftings from the Word of God.
You probably don't.
Saturday, October 26, 2013
DEAD WORKS in the Church:
There are a lot of things Church people do that make them feel good, superior, more worthy, better about themselves. That is a scheme of the devil. We fall prey to him when we believe that our much noise, effort and activity is building the Kingdom of God. Of course when we do this, we feel like we actually DID something. That we have somehow earned a medal or made a bargain with God for our much sacrifice.
That's what Religion teaches. That's what has caused a decline in the church's power. Works... most of the time are dead. Good works are seldom what you think.
Here is a list I am sure you can add to that while on the surface are "Good" and are "Works" they may not be GOOD WORKS. The kinds ordained for you before the foundation of the earth.
Intercession: painful prayer, prayer meetings, public prayer outcry. To be clear, I am for these things, but the capacity for them to drift into prideful works is a very narrow line. It becomes a way one christian judges another. You have heard it, "they are a prophet, but are they an intercessor". How would anyone know?
Mercy Works: Feeding the poor, clothing the naked, housing the homeless. It's an easy bandwagon to get on. It's not that it's unimportant, it's more that the real benefactor of this mercy is usually the agent, not the target. IF you would give to the poor, find a truly poor person, one worthy and quietly and anonymously give to them. Organized mercy seldom is merciful. When you do, you will have earned the right to be Jesus to them, and fulfill the great commission, discipleship.
Overseas unseen long distance compassion: You see the ads all the time. Sponsor a child in boggla boggla. OR, send them a box of toys for Christmas. OR a natural disaster takes place, send money... I am not against responding to natural disasters, and money is the best way to do it. I have loaded containers and know how that worked out. Doesn't. YET, not every appeal is worthy. Some are pure manipulation. There are people who lack the discernment to spot when your heart strings are being played to open your pocketbook. The worst are the animal ads. Some abused puppy or kitty.. just send money. These guilt drivers try to play on your personal goodness to make you feel like you did something. It would be more important for you to really do something. IF you are so driven, find a person you know for sure and support them. Not a huge company, organization or professional charity. Do the research, most of them are hopelessly inefficient in being your hand of extension.
Extraordinary Acts of External Holiness: This one is really tough. Jesus paid it all. Yet, we think we have to somehow do something to get our sins forgiven. We have all seen pictures (and I have seen it in person) of people crawling up some cathedral steps on bloody knees in penance atoning for their sins. At Easter several people have themselves nailed to a cross. The Muslims flailing themselves till bloody. But good North American Christians do it too. I'm going to offend some people but Communion for the Remission of Sins is an insult to the finished work of Christ. So is infant baptism. So is Holy Water. So is the Rosary. And so many of the things we do are dead works. The behavior things we do, abstaining from all kinds of things in the hope that God will love us more is dead works. I am not for SIN... I am also not for artificial holiness, not eating or drinking certain things, cutting hair, beards or not, long dresses and a hundred other cultural things that make no difference in holiness. Holiness is being set apart... not what you do or don't do.
Works of False Humility: You get this when you hear the words, "I'm just an old Sinner Saved By Grace". Hung down head. Can't look you in the eye. Sackcloth and ashes. Proud of how humble I am. Never mind that you are a king and a priest. Never mind that you are the righteousness of God. We trample the blood of Jesus underfoot because of our traditions.. which includes being a doormat. We were destined to be more than conquerors in Christ Jesus but we come off as wimps and think it's holy to be humble. We must decide what report we will believe... religion to keep you in your place or the word of God.
Human Theocracy: Probably the most egregious form of works is that which places some people "above" others in an artificial hierarchy of religion. Bishops, Deacons, Pastors, Teachers, Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Popes, Cardinals, Arch anything. These are titles to cause people to kowtow to these people with the idea that somehow their obsequious actions will make them a friend of God. None of this is true of course, but we think it is. It's dead works. Titles are ways to identify gifts...not positions to be sought after or honored artificially.
It's time to stop the dead work parade... Jesus did PAY IT ALL... all to HIM WE OWE.
Jesus paid it all,
All to Him I owe;
Sin had left a crimson stain,
He washed it white as snow.
That's all you need to know.
That's what Religion teaches. That's what has caused a decline in the church's power. Works... most of the time are dead. Good works are seldom what you think.
Here is a list I am sure you can add to that while on the surface are "Good" and are "Works" they may not be GOOD WORKS. The kinds ordained for you before the foundation of the earth.
Intercession: painful prayer, prayer meetings, public prayer outcry. To be clear, I am for these things, but the capacity for them to drift into prideful works is a very narrow line. It becomes a way one christian judges another. You have heard it, "they are a prophet, but are they an intercessor". How would anyone know?
Mercy Works: Feeding the poor, clothing the naked, housing the homeless. It's an easy bandwagon to get on. It's not that it's unimportant, it's more that the real benefactor of this mercy is usually the agent, not the target. IF you would give to the poor, find a truly poor person, one worthy and quietly and anonymously give to them. Organized mercy seldom is merciful. When you do, you will have earned the right to be Jesus to them, and fulfill the great commission, discipleship.
Overseas unseen long distance compassion: You see the ads all the time. Sponsor a child in boggla boggla. OR, send them a box of toys for Christmas. OR a natural disaster takes place, send money... I am not against responding to natural disasters, and money is the best way to do it. I have loaded containers and know how that worked out. Doesn't. YET, not every appeal is worthy. Some are pure manipulation. There are people who lack the discernment to spot when your heart strings are being played to open your pocketbook. The worst are the animal ads. Some abused puppy or kitty.. just send money. These guilt drivers try to play on your personal goodness to make you feel like you did something. It would be more important for you to really do something. IF you are so driven, find a person you know for sure and support them. Not a huge company, organization or professional charity. Do the research, most of them are hopelessly inefficient in being your hand of extension.
Extraordinary Acts of External Holiness: This one is really tough. Jesus paid it all. Yet, we think we have to somehow do something to get our sins forgiven. We have all seen pictures (and I have seen it in person) of people crawling up some cathedral steps on bloody knees in penance atoning for their sins. At Easter several people have themselves nailed to a cross. The Muslims flailing themselves till bloody. But good North American Christians do it too. I'm going to offend some people but Communion for the Remission of Sins is an insult to the finished work of Christ. So is infant baptism. So is Holy Water. So is the Rosary. And so many of the things we do are dead works. The behavior things we do, abstaining from all kinds of things in the hope that God will love us more is dead works. I am not for SIN... I am also not for artificial holiness, not eating or drinking certain things, cutting hair, beards or not, long dresses and a hundred other cultural things that make no difference in holiness. Holiness is being set apart... not what you do or don't do.
Works of False Humility: You get this when you hear the words, "I'm just an old Sinner Saved By Grace". Hung down head. Can't look you in the eye. Sackcloth and ashes. Proud of how humble I am. Never mind that you are a king and a priest. Never mind that you are the righteousness of God. We trample the blood of Jesus underfoot because of our traditions.. which includes being a doormat. We were destined to be more than conquerors in Christ Jesus but we come off as wimps and think it's holy to be humble. We must decide what report we will believe... religion to keep you in your place or the word of God.
Human Theocracy: Probably the most egregious form of works is that which places some people "above" others in an artificial hierarchy of religion. Bishops, Deacons, Pastors, Teachers, Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Popes, Cardinals, Arch anything. These are titles to cause people to kowtow to these people with the idea that somehow their obsequious actions will make them a friend of God. None of this is true of course, but we think it is. It's dead works. Titles are ways to identify gifts...not positions to be sought after or honored artificially.
It's time to stop the dead work parade... Jesus did PAY IT ALL... all to HIM WE OWE.
Jesus paid it all,
All to Him I owe;
Sin had left a crimson stain,
He washed it white as snow.
That's all you need to know.
Friday, October 25, 2013
PEOPLE UNDER THE SPELL OF JEZEBEL WILL DO GOOD WORKS by David Wilkerson [May 19, 1931 – April 27, 2011]
If you read Revelation 2:18-29 you will see that Christ warned the church against the doctrine of Jezebel. "Thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols" (Revelation 2:20).
The Greek word here for Jezebel is a synonym for a “false teacher.” She clearly represents false doctrines. Jesus clears it up by continuing,
"As many as have not this doctrine" (Revelation 2:24).
Here is a group of God's people, full of good works and charity, having a form of faith and patience. But with all that is good and commendable, something very dangerous is going on, something so seductive that Christ warns He will send judgment and make them an example to all the churches.
Certain members of the church were selling out to Satan. Their good works, charity, service, faith and patience were overshadowed by a seduction of false doctrine. They were under the spell of a false teaching, a teaching that came disguised as the true Word but was, in fact, evil.
It is dangerous to sit under wrong teaching and Christ does not take this matter lightly. His eyes are piercing the Church, and He has come to warn, expose and save His people from this terrible seduction. Where you go to church, who you are listening to, the teaching that has your heart is very, very serious.
The mark of a seduced Christian is that he is "carried about" seeking some new, different, strange teaching. The Bible warns, "Be not carried about with different and strange doctrines" (Hebrews 13:9). This is speaking of running from place to place, seminar to convention, church to church, having no roots. The ears of such people are always itching to hear something new, something sensational, something entertaining, something pleasing to their flesh.
We get them at Times Square Church: gadabouts, human tumbleweeds riding the winds of doctrines. They resemble the Athenians who "spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing" (Acts 17:21). Paul warned Timothy, "They will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears" (2 Timothy 4:3).
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
One group is making this declaration together. If your spirit resonates with it, feel free to join them.
We repent on behalf of our President, his family and our nation, and we receive grace and forgiveness for our President for coming into agreement and covenant with principalities and powers governing the nation and world. We repent on their behalf for allowing their lives to be used as conduits for the implementation and collaboration of fallen angels, who give charged power and are the operating force of government behind government and of world deception. And for participating in any secret orders and rituals to continue to gain this power. We stand in the gap and we repent on our President's behalf.
Father we ask you to break the chains that are attached, and open Barack Obama's spiritual eyes, as well as his natural eyes to see Holy Spirit revelations of his role in your Kingdom as you have created him for greatness that fulfills your purposes in the earth.
We ask that you open his spiritual eyes, the eyes of his true heart, to receive and encounter you Lord. We declare a deep and broad capacity of his heart to be prepared and open to hear and receive your perfect love and truth. May he meet Holy Spirit in a deep place that will shift his heart toward you, God.
We renounce on his behalf the mindset of the elite circles, whose outcome is the "Human ego separated from God, becomes hostile to the service of mankind". Cover he and his family with your hand of protection, Father. May each member have a face to face and heart to heart encounter with the abiding and all encompassing love of the one true and living God of the universe!
We declare that the stronghold that has taken illegal right to direct power over our Presidential Seat, be broken in Jesus Name! We speak that Father moves Barack Obama and his family off the chessboard of Freemasonry completely and that the cord between the American Presidential Seat be forever severed from Freemasonry, loosing them from all elitist manipulation and usury.
We cry out for freedom of all deception and for wisdom and revelation of God's purposes for the Obama Family to be in the White House. We call for justice on their behalf and release the full purposes of God into the lives of the Obama Family and our White House!
We stand in the gap Father, for those who are involved in Freemasonry and who are the elite in our country, using our leaders as pawns. We repent on their behalf Father, and we release your love and your forgiveness. We release the angelic heavenly realm to go and remove the hoodwink off of those who have worn it; and we speak that eyes are now open to the truth and the love of who you are as THE DIVINE ARCHITECT AND CREATOR!
We release your heart over them Father and your cleansing blood Jesus, to wash over and warm the frozen hearts of idolatry and deception. We ask Father that as you have been sending your precious son, Jesus to meet the Muslims face to face in dreams and visions, that you would do the same with those in Freemasonry. That we would hear the evidence of your word to the Freemasons. THAT YOU DESIRE TO FREE THE MASONS!!!!!!!
Father we lift our own bloodlines before you to cleanse by the blood of Jesus and make new. We ask for the same, for all those in our country who have been under the stronghold of Freemasonry, Lord. WE DECLARE THAT YOU ARE LORD OVER OUR LIVES, OUR FAMILIES AND OUR COUNTRY!!! We ask Father, that you would begin to release dreams that frame the true identity of each person under this stronghold.
That they would see themselves in their dreams and see the beauty of your plan and purposes for their lives! That they would SEE you for who you really are. That their spirits would come to the forefront and receive a true encounter with their true Creator! Lord, wash them in your gentle overwhelming, overpowering and overcoming LOVE, releasing to them the precious gift you secured for each of us by making the ultimate sacrifice with your most beloved heir and son, YESHUA! We say, "LET IT BE SO, FATHER".
Father we ask you to break the chains that are attached, and open Barack Obama's spiritual eyes, as well as his natural eyes to see Holy Spirit revelations of his role in your Kingdom as you have created him for greatness that fulfills your purposes in the earth.
We ask that you open his spiritual eyes, the eyes of his true heart, to receive and encounter you Lord. We declare a deep and broad capacity of his heart to be prepared and open to hear and receive your perfect love and truth. May he meet Holy Spirit in a deep place that will shift his heart toward you, God.
We renounce on his behalf the mindset of the elite circles, whose outcome is the "Human ego separated from God, becomes hostile to the service of mankind". Cover he and his family with your hand of protection, Father. May each member have a face to face and heart to heart encounter with the abiding and all encompassing love of the one true and living God of the universe!
We declare that the stronghold that has taken illegal right to direct power over our Presidential Seat, be broken in Jesus Name! We speak that Father moves Barack Obama and his family off the chessboard of Freemasonry completely and that the cord between the American Presidential Seat be forever severed from Freemasonry, loosing them from all elitist manipulation and usury.
We cry out for freedom of all deception and for wisdom and revelation of God's purposes for the Obama Family to be in the White House. We call for justice on their behalf and release the full purposes of God into the lives of the Obama Family and our White House!
We stand in the gap Father, for those who are involved in Freemasonry and who are the elite in our country, using our leaders as pawns. We repent on their behalf Father, and we release your love and your forgiveness. We release the angelic heavenly realm to go and remove the hoodwink off of those who have worn it; and we speak that eyes are now open to the truth and the love of who you are as THE DIVINE ARCHITECT AND CREATOR!
We release your heart over them Father and your cleansing blood Jesus, to wash over and warm the frozen hearts of idolatry and deception. We ask Father that as you have been sending your precious son, Jesus to meet the Muslims face to face in dreams and visions, that you would do the same with those in Freemasonry. That we would hear the evidence of your word to the Freemasons. THAT YOU DESIRE TO FREE THE MASONS!!!!!!!
Father we lift our own bloodlines before you to cleanse by the blood of Jesus and make new. We ask for the same, for all those in our country who have been under the stronghold of Freemasonry, Lord. WE DECLARE THAT YOU ARE LORD OVER OUR LIVES, OUR FAMILIES AND OUR COUNTRY!!! We ask Father, that you would begin to release dreams that frame the true identity of each person under this stronghold.
That they would see themselves in their dreams and see the beauty of your plan and purposes for their lives! That they would SEE you for who you really are. That their spirits would come to the forefront and receive a true encounter with their true Creator! Lord, wash them in your gentle overwhelming, overpowering and overcoming LOVE, releasing to them the precious gift you secured for each of us by making the ultimate sacrifice with your most beloved heir and son, YESHUA! We say, "LET IT BE SO, FATHER".
21-year Prophetic Timeframe 2008 to 2028 - Terry Bennett
In December 2001, prophetic minister Terry Bennett was shown a 21-year timeframe, which began in 2008 and will end at the end of 2028. He saw this 21-year period divided into three periods of seven years each with each period having different kinds of shakings.
Terry Bennett is founder of Terry Bennett Ministries.
ECONOMIC SHAKINGS:
The first seven-year period will be a time of economic shakings from the start of 2008 until the end of 2014. We have already seen the beginning of these shakings with the 2008 collapse of the housing market. Terry Bennett saw an unprecedented economic downturn would begin in 2011, which came to pass with major market shakings during August and September 2011 caused by the debt crisis in Greece. As Terry Bennett stated, this was only the beginning of the shakings. Since 2011, sovereign debt levels around the world have soared to levels never seen before in history, setting the stage for the next wave of economic shakings, which he saw coming in 2013 and 2014. He saw this next wave will be larger than either of the previous waves. This is consistent with other prophetic warnings of an economic collapse beginning in 2013 (see my previous posts in our Prophecy section).
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICAL SHAKINGS:
Terry Bennett saw the second seven-year period will be a time of shakings in the arena of government and politics beginning at the start of 2015 until the end of 2021. This could be a time when governments are overthrown and taken over through wars and internal conflicts. Established political parties could be shaken and new parties could emerge. Jesus warned us about a time when “nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom” (Matthew 24:7). Jesus also warned us of days coming when “lawlessness is increased and most people’s love will grow cold (Matthew 24:12). These government and political shakings will lay the groundwork for the coming reign of the antichrist, who will arise as a king with answers to difficult problems (Daniel 8:23).
RELIGIOUS SHAKINGS:
Terry Bennett saw a third seven-year period will be a time of shakings in religion beginning at the start of 2022 and ending at the end of 2028. We have already seen shakings coming from the spread of Islam around the world. Islam could be part of the shakings during this coming period. Jesus also warned us about a time when there will be a great shaking of the faith of Christians. He said, “Many will fall away and betray one another and hate one another. Many false prophets will arise and will mislead many” (Matthew 24:10-11). These religious shakings will lay the groundwork for the coming false prophet, who will partner with the antichrist during the seven-year tribulation period (Revelation 16:13).
http://z3news.com/w/terry-bennett-21year-prophetic-timeframe-2008-2028/
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Seeing the Church through the eyes of the Spirit -- A VISION
Some years ago I asked the Lord to show me myself thru the eyes of the Spirit without the covering Blood of Jesus.
It was graphic and frankly frightening.
I asked Him to take it away. I never asked again. It cured me of self righteousness and cured me of tolerance for those who have not yet had that reality revealed to them and operate in a self righteous spirit. Don't ever ask for that revelation unless you are prepared to be shocked and horrified at how evil your heart is.
If you remember that in the Story of the Prodigal, the Father runs to him while he is still a long way off... I've been a long way off and the Church is a long way off. He still runs to her, to me, to you. Even when we are a long way off...
The Battlefield that the enemy has chosen is the Church. IF he can cripple and even destroy her, he will silence much of the voice of God in this generation. His battles begin by causing those who are IN HER to fight one another. My purpose in revealing the vision of the Church is NOT to cause condemnation, but to help us see that we are still a long way off.
The VISION:
I saw a vision of nets. Jesus called his Disciples because he found them mending their nets. He knew that these men knew how to persevere in spite of torn and damaged nets. He knew that much of the church to follow would have torn nets... some that even must be abandoned. It's not a good place, but it is a place that many will find themselves... useless, not able to fulfill the mission. Passing thru the sea of ready fish with no catch. In the end, God's concern is not about the net, it's about the fish, not that ANY should perish.
I saw a vision of lost sheep. Part of the malady is inept leadership. God calls down a curse on them. Those with evil motives, those not ready to show themselves approved, those who would lead but would lead astray. Abusers of the sheep. In the vision I see too many who are in leadership when God never called them. I can't name them, but they know the call they claim is a fraud. Our anchor IS our call, but if no call exists, we will drift without a sail.
I saw a huge scoreboard, but the score was covered. The Church operates as if it doesn't know the outcome. OR worse, thinks it does know the outcome and is mistaken. Too much of the church is driven by a false hope/fear of end time events that are all fiction. The outcome is clear, the score is settled. We have victory. We still have battles, some even that we lose. It's like football, sometimes the quarterback is sacked. Some throws are intercepted. Sometimes the fourth quarter comes and it looks bad.....except JESUS. If we knew the score when the Bears play (in advance) our demeanor at the game or watching it on TV would be very different. Much of the Church operates as if it might lose... I won't, it just doesn't know the score.
I saw a vision of a broken house... a broken home. Many who come into the fellowship of believers come because they are broken. Broken because of broken homes. Broken because of relationship issues. Because of that they come into the house not housebroken. They don't understand the situation. They believe in myths and theories. From that they are disturbing. Sometimes those people are put in positions of leadership...which is a mistake. Broke homes can break a church. Be careful who you make responsible, if they are not yet housebroken, the can break things up.
I the vision I saw many people old before their time. Many people become discouraged because they have walked a long time with no result. I have been one of those. Discouraged. We need a Youth Transfusion. Psalm 103 promises that we can renew our youth. One of the benefits of being a Christian and being discipled in a church is youth renewal.
He is always wanting to bring us under his wing, protect and provide for us. If we understood this well, our fears would be less... The mission of the Church is NOT JUST to get souls saved, but to help people's youth be renewed:
In the vision I saw a clear picture of the Peter Principle. You know that principle, people rise to the level of their incompetence and then are stopped. Here's the problem, the Church in the West imposes the Peter Principle on it's congregations. It does it two ways. One is to misplace people in tasks that they were never designed for. The whole "ARMOR BEARER" idea is this. There is also the mythology in Churches of toilet cleaning. Sure there is a place for that. No one is too good for any job, but the enemy has placed stringents on people with gifts to derail and sideline them. The other peter principle is people who become elders, deacons and other lay leadership without any capacity for leadership. They are saddest of all. They hit the peter principle quickly. They haven't had a genuine revelation of the goodness of God in a decade yet they are there trying to make decisions on God's strategy to reach the city. It's a pitiful affair when it happens.
I saw in the vision, a Wine Bottle, it said, NEW WINE on it. There were those in the church anxious to uncork it. To let the new wine flow. Then I saw leaders Forcing the Cork back into the bottle. We don't DO new wine here. The question the Holy Spirit is asking is, are you an uncorker or a corker of the new wine. If you think it would be OK to do without... you are a corker...
I saw this Banner: "I cannot bless rebellion". God can provide for, protect, bless, any believer. Even if a person is aware of his or her sin, God forgives. What he doesn't bless is people who know the truth and yet out of a rebellious spirit go their own way. Rebellion IS as the sin of witchcraft. God cannot bless rebellion and in fact rejects those who practice it:
Many of those who are in leadership in the Church today are in open rebellion... it's witchcraft. God will reject those. If HE rejected Saul, HE will reject those in open rebellion.
Last in this vision, I saw an addiction. Like a huge needle injecting poison into the arms and legs of believers, even leaders. It is the addiction of Entertainment. Much of the church is addicted to things to entertain. Sports. Cable TV. The Internet. I know of a pastor who spent nearly a third of his income on Cable, Pay per view and attendance at sports games. He was always broke, always crying about his finances. The problem is he was spending it all on drugs, the entertainment drug. Then the church begins to compete with the world to keep people entertained. It's a pollution of the world the church has fallen captive to.
I will share more about the vision in the next few days.....
It was graphic and frankly frightening.
I asked Him to take it away. I never asked again. It cured me of self righteousness and cured me of tolerance for those who have not yet had that reality revealed to them and operate in a self righteous spirit. Don't ever ask for that revelation unless you are prepared to be shocked and horrified at how evil your heart is.
If you remember that in the Story of the Prodigal, the Father runs to him while he is still a long way off... I've been a long way off and the Church is a long way off. He still runs to her, to me, to you. Even when we are a long way off...
The Battlefield that the enemy has chosen is the Church. IF he can cripple and even destroy her, he will silence much of the voice of God in this generation. His battles begin by causing those who are IN HER to fight one another. My purpose in revealing the vision of the Church is NOT to cause condemnation, but to help us see that we are still a long way off.
The VISION:
I saw a vision of nets. Jesus called his Disciples because he found them mending their nets. He knew that these men knew how to persevere in spite of torn and damaged nets. He knew that much of the church to follow would have torn nets... some that even must be abandoned. It's not a good place, but it is a place that many will find themselves... useless, not able to fulfill the mission. Passing thru the sea of ready fish with no catch. In the end, God's concern is not about the net, it's about the fish, not that ANY should perish.
I saw a vision of lost sheep. Part of the malady is inept leadership. God calls down a curse on them. Those with evil motives, those not ready to show themselves approved, those who would lead but would lead astray. Abusers of the sheep. In the vision I see too many who are in leadership when God never called them. I can't name them, but they know the call they claim is a fraud. Our anchor IS our call, but if no call exists, we will drift without a sail.
I saw a huge scoreboard, but the score was covered. The Church operates as if it doesn't know the outcome. OR worse, thinks it does know the outcome and is mistaken. Too much of the church is driven by a false hope/fear of end time events that are all fiction. The outcome is clear, the score is settled. We have victory. We still have battles, some even that we lose. It's like football, sometimes the quarterback is sacked. Some throws are intercepted. Sometimes the fourth quarter comes and it looks bad.....except JESUS. If we knew the score when the Bears play (in advance) our demeanor at the game or watching it on TV would be very different. Much of the Church operates as if it might lose... I won't, it just doesn't know the score.
I saw a vision of a broken house... a broken home. Many who come into the fellowship of believers come because they are broken. Broken because of broken homes. Broken because of relationship issues. Because of that they come into the house not housebroken. They don't understand the situation. They believe in myths and theories. From that they are disturbing. Sometimes those people are put in positions of leadership...which is a mistake. Broke homes can break a church. Be careful who you make responsible, if they are not yet housebroken, the can break things up.
I the vision I saw many people old before their time. Many people become discouraged because they have walked a long time with no result. I have been one of those. Discouraged. We need a Youth Transfusion. Psalm 103 promises that we can renew our youth. One of the benefits of being a Christian and being discipled in a church is youth renewal.
He is always wanting to bring us under his wing, protect and provide for us. If we understood this well, our fears would be less... The mission of the Church is NOT JUST to get souls saved, but to help people's youth be renewed:
Psalm 103:1-5
1 Praise the Lord, my soul;
all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
2 Praise the Lord, my soul,
and forget not all his benefits—
3 who forgives all your sins
and heals all your diseases,
4 who redeems your life from the pit
and crowns you with love and compassion,
5 who satisfies your desires with good things
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
In the vision I saw a clear picture of the Peter Principle. You know that principle, people rise to the level of their incompetence and then are stopped. Here's the problem, the Church in the West imposes the Peter Principle on it's congregations. It does it two ways. One is to misplace people in tasks that they were never designed for. The whole "ARMOR BEARER" idea is this. There is also the mythology in Churches of toilet cleaning. Sure there is a place for that. No one is too good for any job, but the enemy has placed stringents on people with gifts to derail and sideline them. The other peter principle is people who become elders, deacons and other lay leadership without any capacity for leadership. They are saddest of all. They hit the peter principle quickly. They haven't had a genuine revelation of the goodness of God in a decade yet they are there trying to make decisions on God's strategy to reach the city. It's a pitiful affair when it happens.
I saw in the vision, a Wine Bottle, it said, NEW WINE on it. There were those in the church anxious to uncork it. To let the new wine flow. Then I saw leaders Forcing the Cork back into the bottle. We don't DO new wine here. The question the Holy Spirit is asking is, are you an uncorker or a corker of the new wine. If you think it would be OK to do without... you are a corker...
I saw this Banner: "I cannot bless rebellion". God can provide for, protect, bless, any believer. Even if a person is aware of his or her sin, God forgives. What he doesn't bless is people who know the truth and yet out of a rebellious spirit go their own way. Rebellion IS as the sin of witchcraft. God cannot bless rebellion and in fact rejects those who practice it:
Rebellion is as sinful as witchcraft, and stubbornness as bad as worshiping idols. So because you have rejected the command of the LORD, he has rejected you as king."
1 Samuel 15:23
Many of those who are in leadership in the Church today are in open rebellion... it's witchcraft. God will reject those. If HE rejected Saul, HE will reject those in open rebellion.
Last in this vision, I saw an addiction. Like a huge needle injecting poison into the arms and legs of believers, even leaders. It is the addiction of Entertainment. Much of the church is addicted to things to entertain. Sports. Cable TV. The Internet. I know of a pastor who spent nearly a third of his income on Cable, Pay per view and attendance at sports games. He was always broke, always crying about his finances. The problem is he was spending it all on drugs, the entertainment drug. Then the church begins to compete with the world to keep people entertained. It's a pollution of the world the church has fallen captive to.
I will share more about the vision in the next few days.....
Saturday, October 19, 2013
Of Heaven and Hell - what happens when a Christian Dies and what happens when an unbeliver dies
First the good news.
When a Christian, one who is a follower of Christ, one who is obedient will at some point find life in time ending. For some it happens in old age. For some at the end of the struggle with disease. For some in sudden end of life as the result of accident, war or violence.
For every person, there will come a day when your last breath is taken, your spirit leaves your body. Your body becomes an empty shell.
For the Christian when that moment comes, there is a glorious transformation. Time ends and suddenly the believer finds him or herself alive and awake in the presence of the Lord. What happens is in reality a leaving of the dimension known as time and entering a new dimension we call eternity.
It's always with us. Jesus lives there. He's always with us. BUT he never leaves or forsakes us. He doesn't because he lives right here. As close as the air that surrounds us. If an angel appears as happens often they are allowed to leave eternity to enter time to intervene as part of the angel armies. Jesus can even appear... as he enters time occasionally to manifest himself as he did often in the old testament, after his resurrection and even in our day. He steps from eternity into time.
Yet when the believer enters eternity, he cannot see back nor can he come back from eternity into time. In fact.. all memories are made conscience of only those in the kingdom. We will know each other as we are known, but we won't know of those who "Didn't make it". That would cause grief. All tears are washed away in heaven. So knowledge of one who isn't there isn't possible.
Once we are in eternity in the presence of the Lord our joy will be full. Unspeakable. Full of glory. Without anything but living in the fullness of the presence of the throne. Sea of Glass.
Heaven is instantaneous and wonderful. Paul the Apostle talked of it. I won't address time at all... because the idea of soul sleep is involved in time. Understanding eternity is hard for people who live in time. Just be certain that it is.... and you will enter it... and as a Christian it will be GLORIOUS.
Now what of the unbeliever? What of that we call hell? What is damnation? What happens when an unbeliever dies?
When that day comes... they go to the grave. They are living the result of their choice. They are without God.. dead. Gone. Perished. Separated forever from the Glory of God. So what of the Rich Man in Jesus story... of a certain rich man and a poor man named Lazarus. Now in eternity there is no time... but in the grave time is. There comes a day... to a person who died a thousand years ago or yesterday when they are brought from the grave in the spirit to stand before a Holy Just God in Judgement. God will not that ANY perish. Jesus stands as defense attorney. He will come to the Father and if there is a question will say, "I shed blood for that one and he entered into it".
It will be many fewer than you think. Those who wilfully stepped away from or ignored the wooing of the Holy Spirit (the unpardonable sin), will be condemned to the second death. No eternal life.
This then becomes a difficult thing to define critically. Lots of scriptural "Interpretation" as to what it is. The lake of FIRE is reserved for the antichrist and the beast. It seems to be a particularly horrid place.
Here is one last thought. Jesus spoke of levels of punishment.
Hell is real. It is reserved for the devil, his demons and those who are part of HIS kingdom. For those who are simply ignorant of Jesus and his redemption. Will die. Alone. In the grave.
When a Christian, one who is a follower of Christ, one who is obedient will at some point find life in time ending. For some it happens in old age. For some at the end of the struggle with disease. For some in sudden end of life as the result of accident, war or violence.
For every person, there will come a day when your last breath is taken, your spirit leaves your body. Your body becomes an empty shell.
For the Christian when that moment comes, there is a glorious transformation. Time ends and suddenly the believer finds him or herself alive and awake in the presence of the Lord. What happens is in reality a leaving of the dimension known as time and entering a new dimension we call eternity.
It's always with us. Jesus lives there. He's always with us. BUT he never leaves or forsakes us. He doesn't because he lives right here. As close as the air that surrounds us. If an angel appears as happens often they are allowed to leave eternity to enter time to intervene as part of the angel armies. Jesus can even appear... as he enters time occasionally to manifest himself as he did often in the old testament, after his resurrection and even in our day. He steps from eternity into time.
Yet when the believer enters eternity, he cannot see back nor can he come back from eternity into time. In fact.. all memories are made conscience of only those in the kingdom. We will know each other as we are known, but we won't know of those who "Didn't make it". That would cause grief. All tears are washed away in heaven. So knowledge of one who isn't there isn't possible.
Once we are in eternity in the presence of the Lord our joy will be full. Unspeakable. Full of glory. Without anything but living in the fullness of the presence of the throne. Sea of Glass.
Heaven is instantaneous and wonderful. Paul the Apostle talked of it. I won't address time at all... because the idea of soul sleep is involved in time. Understanding eternity is hard for people who live in time. Just be certain that it is.... and you will enter it... and as a Christian it will be GLORIOUS.
Now what of the unbeliever? What of that we call hell? What is damnation? What happens when an unbeliever dies?
When that day comes... they go to the grave. They are living the result of their choice. They are without God.. dead. Gone. Perished. Separated forever from the Glory of God. So what of the Rich Man in Jesus story... of a certain rich man and a poor man named Lazarus. Now in eternity there is no time... but in the grave time is. There comes a day... to a person who died a thousand years ago or yesterday when they are brought from the grave in the spirit to stand before a Holy Just God in Judgement. God will not that ANY perish. Jesus stands as defense attorney. He will come to the Father and if there is a question will say, "I shed blood for that one and he entered into it".
It will be many fewer than you think. Those who wilfully stepped away from or ignored the wooing of the Holy Spirit (the unpardonable sin), will be condemned to the second death. No eternal life.
This then becomes a difficult thing to define critically. Lots of scriptural "Interpretation" as to what it is. The lake of FIRE is reserved for the antichrist and the beast. It seems to be a particularly horrid place.
Here is one last thought. Jesus spoke of levels of punishment.
Luke 12:I can't prove it, but here's what I know for sure. Those who reject Christ, many will simply die... absent of eternal life. In the grave. Those who were more rebellious.... will suffer a greater fate.
42The Lord answered, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their food allowance at the proper time? 43It will be good for that servant whom the master finds doing so when he returns. 44Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions. 45But suppose the servant says to himself, ‘My master is taking a long time in coming,’ and he then begins to beat the other servants, both men and women, and to eat and drink and get drunk. 46The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of. He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the unbelievers.47“The servant who knows the master’s will and does not get ready or does not do what the master wants will be beaten with many blows. 48But the one who does not know and does things deserving punishment will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked.
Hell is real. It is reserved for the devil, his demons and those who are part of HIS kingdom. For those who are simply ignorant of Jesus and his redemption. Will die. Alone. In the grave.
Friday, October 18, 2013
Is GOD REALLY in control? A disturbance in the Spirit.
I have been disturbed in my Spirit over what happened in the last two weeks in our government. Theft, corruption and evildoing. After hearing the outburst and the subsequent interview with the House Stenographer who was so disturbed over all this that she spoke out.. and caused a ruckus,
I wondered if in fact the Spirit of God is speaking out.
I know it seems like people are upset about politics, but politics is what started World War II, the Holocaust and millions of lost lives. So, it matters when evil men and women lead our country. I have never seen such a time of overt evil in government. That is not just the President, but the House and Senate and the vast bureaucracy that controls our nation. We are under the heel of a satanic system and yet believe we are fee. It's an illusion crafted by the devil himself.
So the question is, is GOD in control? Maybe. I wonder. Here are some things to consider.
There are occasions when God, desiring to show His wrath and to make known His power, has put up with evil individuals due for destruction. His purpose has been to make known the riches of His glory to those whom He has purposed to save (Romans 9:22-23).
Sometimes God sees to it that the worst of people are allowed to be exalted so that they may fulfil His purposes without their knowing it (Isaiah 10:5, Isaiah 10:7).
He uses even the enemies of His people to discipline them in their disobedience (Judges 2:14-15, Judges 2:21-23; Judges 2:3:12).
On the other hand, He can harden the hearts of His people's enemies so that they fall into His people's hands or even destroy themselves (Joshua 11:20; Judges 7:22).
IF he is, we must repent for our evil ways and evil choices. Ask God to remove the evil government we have. I have not been as disturbed about this to the point of standing up in the House of Representatives and crying out... but maybe I should have.
I wondered if in fact the Spirit of God is speaking out.
I know it seems like people are upset about politics, but politics is what started World War II, the Holocaust and millions of lost lives. So, it matters when evil men and women lead our country. I have never seen such a time of overt evil in government. That is not just the President, but the House and Senate and the vast bureaucracy that controls our nation. We are under the heel of a satanic system and yet believe we are fee. It's an illusion crafted by the devil himself.
So the question is, is GOD in control? Maybe. I wonder. Here are some things to consider.
There are occasions when God, desiring to show His wrath and to make known His power, has put up with evil individuals due for destruction. His purpose has been to make known the riches of His glory to those whom He has purposed to save (Romans 9:22-23).
Sometimes God sees to it that the worst of people are allowed to be exalted so that they may fulfil His purposes without their knowing it (Isaiah 10:5, Isaiah 10:7).
He uses even the enemies of His people to discipline them in their disobedience (Judges 2:14-15, Judges 2:21-23; Judges 2:3:12).
On the other hand, He can harden the hearts of His people's enemies so that they fall into His people's hands or even destroy themselves (Joshua 11:20; Judges 7:22).
IF he is, we must repent for our evil ways and evil choices. Ask God to remove the evil government we have. I have not been as disturbed about this to the point of standing up in the House of Representatives and crying out... but maybe I should have.
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
When a spirit of poverty manifests
This is what the spirit of poverty looks like. A person cursed to be in want and lack will manifest this kind of selfish and ungodly behavior. There is no blessing in being crooked. It is crooked to do what they did. God does not open any windows of heaven nor does He protect and provide for those who are overcome by avarice and greed. They know this is wrong. YET they do it without repentance. This will condemn them to further degradation, lack, poverty, want, hopelessness and need. Short term gain is long term loss. I actually feel bad for them. There is a demon called avarice and they just opened themselves up to it. Avarice and the spirit of poverty are one and the same. There is a need for serious deliverance here
HERE'S the STORY
A Springhill, LA Wal-Mart was ransacked on Saturday night after a processing “glitch” allowed customers on Welfare to make unlimited purchases using their food stamps, reports The Blaze!
One witness to the food stamp shopping spree described the incident saying, “It looked like a tornado came through!”
Springhill Police Chief, Will Lynd, said the incident was, “Worse than any Black Friday.”
After two hours, balances started to show up on Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards.
The crowd of welfare shoppers promptly abandoned their full carts and ran for the doors instead of making purchases in-line with preset spending limits.
Neither Wal-Mart corporate , nor the federal government, is saying who is ultimately responsible for covering the cost of yesterday’s irresponsible and fraudulent purchases.
Wal-Mart spokespeople did say store mangers knew about the temporary glitch and still authorized acceptance of the EBT cards in order to enable needy people to still buy food.
Non-welfare customers, Stan and Judy Garcia said the incident boiled down to simple thievery. He said, “That’s plain theft, that’s stealing that’s all I got to say about it.”
- See more at: http://www.libertynews.com/2013/10/amazing-video-wal-mart-ransacked-after-food-stamp-processing-glitch-fails-to-impose-spending-limits-on-welfare-recipients/#sthash.O10xAgZ2.dpuf
HERE'S the STORY
A Springhill, LA Wal-Mart was ransacked on Saturday night after a processing “glitch” allowed customers on Welfare to make unlimited purchases using their food stamps, reports The Blaze!
One witness to the food stamp shopping spree described the incident saying, “It looked like a tornado came through!”
Springhill Police Chief, Will Lynd, said the incident was, “Worse than any Black Friday.”
After two hours, balances started to show up on Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards.
The crowd of welfare shoppers promptly abandoned their full carts and ran for the doors instead of making purchases in-line with preset spending limits.
Neither Wal-Mart corporate , nor the federal government, is saying who is ultimately responsible for covering the cost of yesterday’s irresponsible and fraudulent purchases.
Wal-Mart spokespeople did say store mangers knew about the temporary glitch and still authorized acceptance of the EBT cards in order to enable needy people to still buy food.
Non-welfare customers, Stan and Judy Garcia said the incident boiled down to simple thievery. He said, “That’s plain theft, that’s stealing that’s all I got to say about it.”
- See more at: http://www.libertynews.com/2013/10/amazing-video-wal-mart-ransacked-after-food-stamp-processing-glitch-fails-to-impose-spending-limits-on-welfare-recipients/#sthash.O10xAgZ2.dpuf
A Springhill, LA Wal-Mart was ransacked on Saturday night after a processing “glitch” allowed customers on Welfare to make unlimited purchases using their food stamps, reports The Blaze!
One witness to the food stamp shopping spree described the incident saying, “It looked like a tornado came through!”
Springhill Police Chief, Will Lynd, said the incident was, “Worse than any Black Friday.”
After two hours, balances started to show up on Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards.
The crowd of welfare shoppers promptly abandoned their full carts and ran for the doors instead of making purchases in-line with preset spending limits.
Neither Wal-Mart corporate , nor the federal government, is saying who is ultimately responsible for covering the cost of yesterday’s irresponsible and fraudulent purchases.
Wal-Mart spokespeople did say store mangers knew about the temporary glitch and still authorized acceptance of the EBT cards in order to enable needy people to still buy food.
Non-welfare customers, Stan and Judy Garcia said the incident boiled down to simple thievery. He said, “That’s plain theft, that’s stealing that’s all I got to say about it.”
- See more at: http://www.libertynews.com/2013/10/amazing-video-wal-mart-ransacked-after-food-stamp-processing-glitch-fails-to-impose-spending-limits-on-welfare-recipients/#sthash.O10xAgZ2.dpuf
Springhill Police Chief, Will Lynd, said the incident was, “Worse than any Black Friday.”
After two hours, balances started to show up on Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards.
The crowd of welfare shoppers promptly abandoned their full carts and ran for the doors instead of making purchases in-line with preset spending limits.
Neither Wal-Mart corporate , nor the federal government, is saying who is ultimately responsible for covering the cost of yesterday’s irresponsible and fraudulent purchases.
Wal-Mart spokespeople did say store mangers knew about the temporary glitch and still authorized acceptance of the EBT cards in order to enable needy people to still buy food.
Non-welfare customers, Stan and Judy Garcia said the incident boiled down to simple thievery. He said, “That’s plain theft, that’s stealing that’s all I got to say about it.”
- See more at: http://www.libertynews.com/2013/10/amazing-video-wal-mart-ransacked-after-food-stamp-processing-glitch-fails-to-impose-spending-limits-on-welfare-recipients/#sthash.O10xAgZ2.dpuf
A Springhill, LA Wal-Mart was ransacked on Saturday night after a processing “glitch” allowed customers on Welfare to make unlimited purchases using their food stamps, reports The Blaze!
One witness to the food stamp shopping spree described the incident saying, “It looked like a tornado came through!”
Springhill Police Chief, Will Lynd, said the incident was, “Worse than any Black Friday.”
After two hours, balances started to show up on Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards.
The crowd of welfare shoppers promptly abandoned their full carts and ran for the doors instead of making purchases in-line with preset spending limits.
Neither Wal-Mart corporate , nor the federal government, is saying who is ultimately responsible for covering the cost of yesterday’s irresponsible and fraudulent purchases.
Wal-Mart spokespeople did say store mangers knew about the temporary glitch and still authorized acceptance of the EBT cards in order to enable needy people to still buy food.
Non-welfare customers, Stan and Judy Garcia said the incident boiled down to simple thievery. He said, “That’s plain theft, that’s stealing that’s all I got to say about it.”
- See more at: http://www.libertynews.com/2013/10/amazing-video-wal-mart-ransacked-after-food-stamp-processing-glitch-fails-to-impose-spending-limits-on-welfare-recipients/#sthash.O10xAgZ2.dpuf
Springhill Police Chief, Will Lynd, said the incident was, “Worse than any Black Friday.”
After two hours, balances started to show up on Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards.
The crowd of welfare shoppers promptly abandoned their full carts and ran for the doors instead of making purchases in-line with preset spending limits.
Neither Wal-Mart corporate , nor the federal government, is saying who is ultimately responsible for covering the cost of yesterday’s irresponsible and fraudulent purchases.
Wal-Mart spokespeople did say store mangers knew about the temporary glitch and still authorized acceptance of the EBT cards in order to enable needy people to still buy food.
Non-welfare customers, Stan and Judy Garcia said the incident boiled down to simple thievery. He said, “That’s plain theft, that’s stealing that’s all I got to say about it.”
- See more at: http://www.libertynews.com/2013/10/amazing-video-wal-mart-ransacked-after-food-stamp-processing-glitch-fails-to-impose-spending-limits-on-welfare-recipients/#sthash.O10xAgZ2.dpuf
Monday, October 14, 2013
When I look at the world around me Sometimes I feel Like the Prophet Habakkuk:
Chap 1
1 This is the message that the prophet Habakkuk received in a vision.
Habakkuk’s Complaint
2 How long, O Lord, must I call for help?
But you do not listen!
“Violence is everywhere!” I cry,
but you do not come to save.
3 Must I forever see these evil deeds?
Why must I watch all this misery?
Wherever I look,
I see destruction and violence.
I am surrounded by people
who love to argue and fight.
4 The law has become paralyzed,
and there is no justice in the courts.
The wicked far outnumber the righteous,
so that justice has become perverted.
BUT IN THE END.... I must do what every prophet does in these times:
Chap 2
2 I will climb up to my watchtower
and stand at my guardpost.
There I will wait to see what the Lord says
and how he will answer my complaint.
The Lord’s Second Reply
2 Then the Lord said to me,
“Write my answer plainly on tablets,
so that a runner can carry the correct message to others.
3 This vision is for a future time.
It describes the end, and it will be fulfilled.
If it seems slow in coming, wait patiently,
for it will surely take place.
It will not be delayed.
4 “Look at the proud!
They trust in themselves, and their lives are crooked.
But the righteous will live by their faithfulness to God.[b]
5 Wealth is treacherous,
and the arrogant are never at rest.
They open their mouths as wide as the grave,
and like death, they are never satisfied.
In their greed they have gathered up many nations
and swallowed many peoples.
6 “But soon their captives will taunt them.
They will mock them, saying,
‘What sorrow awaits you thieves!
Now you will get what you deserve!
You’ve become rich by extortion,
but how much longer can this go on?’
7 Suddenly, your debtors will take action.
They will turn on you and take all you have,
while you stand trembling and helpless.
8 Because you have plundered many nations,
now all the survivors will plunder you.
You committed murder throughout the countryside
and filled the towns with violence.
9 “What sorrow awaits you who build big houses
with money gained dishonestly!
You believe your wealth will buy security,
putting your family’s nest beyond the reach of danger.
10 But by the murders you committed,
you have shamed your name and forfeited your lives.
11 The very stones in the walls cry out against you,
and the beams in the ceilings echo the complaint.
12 “What sorrow awaits you who build cities
with money gained through murder and corruption!
13 Has not the Lord of Heaven’s Armies promised
that the wealth of nations will turn to ashes?
They work so hard,
but all in vain!
14 For as the waters fill the sea,
the earth will be filled with an awareness
of the glory of the Lord.
We are killing our congregations with busyness.
I know this doesn't seem to be very prophetic, but it is. We are killing our fellowships. Too much activity. The most prophetic thing I could say today is do LESS BETTER ..That's what an old black baptist pastor told me long ago, DO LESS BETTER!
I wish
I could get this message thru to a church very near me that I attend
... some. What I really want is to
enter into rich worship in spirit and in truth. Not sing three or four
"songs" like some kind of singalong. Spend some time in rich prayer.
Hear the mind of God prophetically. A chance to enter into provision
and protection by participating in an offering. Hear a message
prepared.. and then spend time in loving fellowship, ministering to one
another, praying for one another till the deacons have to push us out of
the building. That's how it used to be... Why can't it again? The
things we THINK we need to do will happen when the hearts are right.
Here's the link that motivated this post. I believe this is what the spirit says today:
Friday, October 11, 2013
False Doctrines Embraced By the Church (Nita Johnson)
I don't know this prophet, but I see things here that make me believe she is hearing from heaven.
I also clearly saw one of the things that will happen to the Church. We are heading there already. I was in a huge room full of people, and everyone there was a Christian. I saw an Imam, an Islamic leader, teaching the Christians about Islam. When he finished, he took an altar call for those who wanted to embrace Islam. Everyone in the room raised their hands, and Chrislam was born in America. I saw something like a veil of deception come upon the people the minute they raised their hands. It came and fell down upon the people, and their vision was changed. I said to the Lord, “What is going on here? These people are Christians. How can they embrace Islam?” The Lord said, “They are people of compromise.” I am well aware that Chrislam has already begun. Nonetheless, I guess when I heard about it, I did not give it much thought because it seemed so absurd to me. Now God is saying, “This is an issue that's on My heart, and so it needs to become an issue on your heart.”
The day is coming when false doctrines will be preached and embraced in this nation. The Christians who have hearts of compromise are going to embrace them, and they will be deceived and destroyed. I asked the Lord, “Is this mixture the only one?” He replied, “No.” So I said, “What are the others?” He brought to my attention another movement that is yet in its infancy in the body of Christ. People are getting involved in knowing and understanding the roots of Judaism and how the Church is of Israel. Paul talked about it himself in the Bible. They start getting involved in understanding the roots of the Judeo-Christian faith, but instead of just understanding the roots and heading up to the glory at the top of the tree, they get sunk in the roots, where they lose the beauty of their faith. What the Lord showed me is that this deception will be propelled to a whole new dimension. It will be the Book of Hebrews all over again. The people will hear this teaching, and instead of embracing grace and faith, they will go back to embrace the law. They will lose their salvation over it.
There will also be those who will get involved in a hyper-grace message. They will begin to view grace as being not the cure, but the Band-Aid. As a result, they will live lives of deep sin, thinking, “Well, the grace of God will cover me.” They will cease to repent, cease to apologize, cease to know sorrow over their sin, and cease to love the cross. They will lose their love for the Blood, thinking that grace has covered all of their sins, while they continue living for the world. They will persist in going deeper and deeper into the world. Even though they lose their salvation, they will cling to what they perceive to be the grace of God still covering their sins, bringing forth a very impure sector of the Church. Again, I know that is already in its infancy within the Church. These are not new things; they have already begun.
What He wanted me to understand is how bad it is going to get. It will get to the point that the Church will start embracing the new age doctrines, looking to occultism and spiritism instead of to the blood and faith. These doctrines are coming to the Church.
Further, He warned me many years ago about the pride of life, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes. There is going to be a wave of satanic power that will flow over the earth which will cause the heart to become so lifted up in pride, you cannot teach or reach that one anymore. This will occur among both the saved and the unsaved. When this satanic power flows over the body of Christ, as well as over the world, it will also heighten the lust of the flesh. If there are issues in your life where you have an inability to keep your flesh under control, and while it is happening right now but you do not deal with it, then the day is coming, and is close at hand, when you will not be able to control it. It will control you, to the loss of your soul.
The lust of the eyes is the love of power. One of the reasons the Elite are in the trouble they are, is because they have a lust for power. Their lust is not necessarily for money; they have all the money they need. Why would someone make plans to kill millions of people in a country? Is it because of the love of money? They are beyond that now. It is the love of power. The Lord let me experience the love of power that Hitler walked in. It was terrible. He rose up in this love of power to such an extent that he hated God with such a vile hatred that he wanted to kill or destroy anything that even remotely resembled God. That means he wanted to kill both the Jews and the Christians. If he saw a Bible, he wanted to rip it up because of his hatred for God. His hatred was all rooted in the lust for power, wherein he felt that God had more power than He needed, and Hitler wanted the power that God had. It was as evil a thing as you could imagine. It expressed the very heart of Satan himself.
The spirit of these things is going to be sweeping across the body of Christ. That is why the Bible says the Lord will not return until the great falling away. (2 Thess 2:3) It will come because the Church did not let the Lord deal with these issues in the heart, until the enemy had established a stronghold. This is not a day to walk in compromise. It is a day to seek the Lord while He may be found. Seek His ways. Seek His holiness. Learn to love. Learn to walk in trials in a spirit of humility. Many besetting trials are coming that will create in your heart persistent sins if you do not let go of the things you need to let go of today. Pray diligently that God will correct you and that He will direct you. Pray that He will reveal those things in your heart which you never wanted to see, and that He will give you the grace to see them and the heart to change.
Jesus talked about the great trials that would happen in the last days, and He said that many would fall away. The love of the great body will grow cold. (Mt 24:12) We are the only ones who can determine if our hearts are going to be hot or cold. Trials cannot determine it. Other people cannot determine it. Not even Satan can determine whether my heart is going to be hot or cold. I am the only one that rules that part of my being. God cannot even determine it because He has given us the right to rule our own will. So today is the day to begin to make Christ number one. Follow His ways. Get into the Word. Find out who Jesus is and what He is like. While you are learning, ask Him to make you into His image.
Difficult times are coming, but when Jesus asked me to start the Gatherings, He told me that if we would do this and be faithful to the vision and call, then He would release revival upon America before He will let war touch her. Why is He going to send revival? Revival removes fear from the mind, heart, and soul. Faith is put in its place, giving you a faith-filled mind, faith-filled heart, and a faith-filled soul. When faith rules your being, you see everything that happens through different eyes. God wants to give you eyes that see and understand how to walk through the treacherous path unharmed. Revival is His desire for you. In the revival outpouring, He is able to establish faith in you so that there is no fear. Wouldn't it be wonderful to wake up in the morning and not feel fear about the days ahead? Wouldn't it be wonderful to awaken in the morning and think, “What can I do today to glorify my Lord? I don't have much to give any more, but I can sure give myself, and I can give Jesus.” You are just as happy as any person can be because there is no fear.
When you are in a spiritual environment of faith, you can do the impossible. You will see miracles happen—not only miracles of healing, but the miracles of needs being met. You will see many miracles because you have become a person of faith. Because you have become a person of faith, you walk very close to Jesus. The Lord wants you to want Him. He wants to put in you the heart to know Christ. He wants to put in you such a heart that you have no care for things outside of the Kingdom of God. That is where your heart is. You are fixed on God. But it takes faith, and He wants to build that in you. How does faith come? “So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God” (Rom 10:17) and by the anointing that breaks the yoke.
You have plenty to pray about. Now you need the faith to believe God for the answers to those prayers. We will go through hard times, but we will move forward through them into destiny. It is important that you prepare for the hard times so that your heart is not over-awed and torn up within, but rather, you are set in the faith that will keep you strong. Do you believe that America is going to make her destiny? She is, if you will pray.
After thought given by way of a vision!
It is an awesome privilege to hear the Word of the Lord, even when it is difficult. Love His Word. Even when it is frightening to hear it, love it. I cannot tell you what a privilege it is for the Word of the Lord to come from His throne and into your precious heart. Love His Word, for in it is life. Even though it is difficult, there is life in that seed for you. It will bring forth life. If we are going to share His glory, we must share His suffering. In that truth, there is life for your heart and soul. There is strength to stand. There is grace to run.
I saw a vision. I saw the Father sitting on the throne, and I saw the Word come forth from His mouth and enter into your heart. I saw that His Word was holy, and I saw His own love for His Word. Then I saw His love for you, and when the two became one, it brought Him great pleasure. It is because He loves you that He wants you to hear His plans and the plans of the enemy. It is because He loves you that He wants to birth in you the heart of the overcomer. How? Through His Word!
The prophet stood before the Father, and the Father said, “Eat of the scroll.” He ate it, and it was sweet as honey in his mouth, but as it went down, it became bitter. (Rev 10:9,10) Sometimes God's Word does that. It tastes sweet to the tongue but then bitter to the soul. You notice however, that the prophet did not regurgitate the Word because it was bitter. He retained it, and it became life. You must do the same. When you have retained the bitter, then you will understand the glory that I just saw.
“Come into Psalm 91. Let it be your hiding place,” says the Lord. “Be for me a priest, and pray and intercede for this nation that I love. I will bless you for it. Hide in Me, and I will be the strength you need. Follow Me, and I will bring you into sonship, and you will know My glory.”
In His Love,
Nita Johnson
I also clearly saw one of the things that will happen to the Church. We are heading there already. I was in a huge room full of people, and everyone there was a Christian. I saw an Imam, an Islamic leader, teaching the Christians about Islam. When he finished, he took an altar call for those who wanted to embrace Islam. Everyone in the room raised their hands, and Chrislam was born in America. I saw something like a veil of deception come upon the people the minute they raised their hands. It came and fell down upon the people, and their vision was changed. I said to the Lord, “What is going on here? These people are Christians. How can they embrace Islam?” The Lord said, “They are people of compromise.” I am well aware that Chrislam has already begun. Nonetheless, I guess when I heard about it, I did not give it much thought because it seemed so absurd to me. Now God is saying, “This is an issue that's on My heart, and so it needs to become an issue on your heart.”
The day is coming when false doctrines will be preached and embraced in this nation. The Christians who have hearts of compromise are going to embrace them, and they will be deceived and destroyed. I asked the Lord, “Is this mixture the only one?” He replied, “No.” So I said, “What are the others?” He brought to my attention another movement that is yet in its infancy in the body of Christ. People are getting involved in knowing and understanding the roots of Judaism and how the Church is of Israel. Paul talked about it himself in the Bible. They start getting involved in understanding the roots of the Judeo-Christian faith, but instead of just understanding the roots and heading up to the glory at the top of the tree, they get sunk in the roots, where they lose the beauty of their faith. What the Lord showed me is that this deception will be propelled to a whole new dimension. It will be the Book of Hebrews all over again. The people will hear this teaching, and instead of embracing grace and faith, they will go back to embrace the law. They will lose their salvation over it.
There will also be those who will get involved in a hyper-grace message. They will begin to view grace as being not the cure, but the Band-Aid. As a result, they will live lives of deep sin, thinking, “Well, the grace of God will cover me.” They will cease to repent, cease to apologize, cease to know sorrow over their sin, and cease to love the cross. They will lose their love for the Blood, thinking that grace has covered all of their sins, while they continue living for the world. They will persist in going deeper and deeper into the world. Even though they lose their salvation, they will cling to what they perceive to be the grace of God still covering their sins, bringing forth a very impure sector of the Church. Again, I know that is already in its infancy within the Church. These are not new things; they have already begun.
What He wanted me to understand is how bad it is going to get. It will get to the point that the Church will start embracing the new age doctrines, looking to occultism and spiritism instead of to the blood and faith. These doctrines are coming to the Church.
Further, He warned me many years ago about the pride of life, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes. There is going to be a wave of satanic power that will flow over the earth which will cause the heart to become so lifted up in pride, you cannot teach or reach that one anymore. This will occur among both the saved and the unsaved. When this satanic power flows over the body of Christ, as well as over the world, it will also heighten the lust of the flesh. If there are issues in your life where you have an inability to keep your flesh under control, and while it is happening right now but you do not deal with it, then the day is coming, and is close at hand, when you will not be able to control it. It will control you, to the loss of your soul.
The lust of the eyes is the love of power. One of the reasons the Elite are in the trouble they are, is because they have a lust for power. Their lust is not necessarily for money; they have all the money they need. Why would someone make plans to kill millions of people in a country? Is it because of the love of money? They are beyond that now. It is the love of power. The Lord let me experience the love of power that Hitler walked in. It was terrible. He rose up in this love of power to such an extent that he hated God with such a vile hatred that he wanted to kill or destroy anything that even remotely resembled God. That means he wanted to kill both the Jews and the Christians. If he saw a Bible, he wanted to rip it up because of his hatred for God. His hatred was all rooted in the lust for power, wherein he felt that God had more power than He needed, and Hitler wanted the power that God had. It was as evil a thing as you could imagine. It expressed the very heart of Satan himself.
The spirit of these things is going to be sweeping across the body of Christ. That is why the Bible says the Lord will not return until the great falling away. (2 Thess 2:3) It will come because the Church did not let the Lord deal with these issues in the heart, until the enemy had established a stronghold. This is not a day to walk in compromise. It is a day to seek the Lord while He may be found. Seek His ways. Seek His holiness. Learn to love. Learn to walk in trials in a spirit of humility. Many besetting trials are coming that will create in your heart persistent sins if you do not let go of the things you need to let go of today. Pray diligently that God will correct you and that He will direct you. Pray that He will reveal those things in your heart which you never wanted to see, and that He will give you the grace to see them and the heart to change.
Jesus talked about the great trials that would happen in the last days, and He said that many would fall away. The love of the great body will grow cold. (Mt 24:12) We are the only ones who can determine if our hearts are going to be hot or cold. Trials cannot determine it. Other people cannot determine it. Not even Satan can determine whether my heart is going to be hot or cold. I am the only one that rules that part of my being. God cannot even determine it because He has given us the right to rule our own will. So today is the day to begin to make Christ number one. Follow His ways. Get into the Word. Find out who Jesus is and what He is like. While you are learning, ask Him to make you into His image.
Difficult times are coming, but when Jesus asked me to start the Gatherings, He told me that if we would do this and be faithful to the vision and call, then He would release revival upon America before He will let war touch her. Why is He going to send revival? Revival removes fear from the mind, heart, and soul. Faith is put in its place, giving you a faith-filled mind, faith-filled heart, and a faith-filled soul. When faith rules your being, you see everything that happens through different eyes. God wants to give you eyes that see and understand how to walk through the treacherous path unharmed. Revival is His desire for you. In the revival outpouring, He is able to establish faith in you so that there is no fear. Wouldn't it be wonderful to wake up in the morning and not feel fear about the days ahead? Wouldn't it be wonderful to awaken in the morning and think, “What can I do today to glorify my Lord? I don't have much to give any more, but I can sure give myself, and I can give Jesus.” You are just as happy as any person can be because there is no fear.
When you are in a spiritual environment of faith, you can do the impossible. You will see miracles happen—not only miracles of healing, but the miracles of needs being met. You will see many miracles because you have become a person of faith. Because you have become a person of faith, you walk very close to Jesus. The Lord wants you to want Him. He wants to put in you the heart to know Christ. He wants to put in you such a heart that you have no care for things outside of the Kingdom of God. That is where your heart is. You are fixed on God. But it takes faith, and He wants to build that in you. How does faith come? “So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God” (Rom 10:17) and by the anointing that breaks the yoke.
You have plenty to pray about. Now you need the faith to believe God for the answers to those prayers. We will go through hard times, but we will move forward through them into destiny. It is important that you prepare for the hard times so that your heart is not over-awed and torn up within, but rather, you are set in the faith that will keep you strong. Do you believe that America is going to make her destiny? She is, if you will pray.
After thought given by way of a vision!
It is an awesome privilege to hear the Word of the Lord, even when it is difficult. Love His Word. Even when it is frightening to hear it, love it. I cannot tell you what a privilege it is for the Word of the Lord to come from His throne and into your precious heart. Love His Word, for in it is life. Even though it is difficult, there is life in that seed for you. It will bring forth life. If we are going to share His glory, we must share His suffering. In that truth, there is life for your heart and soul. There is strength to stand. There is grace to run.
I saw a vision. I saw the Father sitting on the throne, and I saw the Word come forth from His mouth and enter into your heart. I saw that His Word was holy, and I saw His own love for His Word. Then I saw His love for you, and when the two became one, it brought Him great pleasure. It is because He loves you that He wants you to hear His plans and the plans of the enemy. It is because He loves you that He wants to birth in you the heart of the overcomer. How? Through His Word!
The prophet stood before the Father, and the Father said, “Eat of the scroll.” He ate it, and it was sweet as honey in his mouth, but as it went down, it became bitter. (Rev 10:9,10) Sometimes God's Word does that. It tastes sweet to the tongue but then bitter to the soul. You notice however, that the prophet did not regurgitate the Word because it was bitter. He retained it, and it became life. You must do the same. When you have retained the bitter, then you will understand the glory that I just saw.
“Come into Psalm 91. Let it be your hiding place,” says the Lord. “Be for me a priest, and pray and intercede for this nation that I love. I will bless you for it. Hide in Me, and I will be the strength you need. Follow Me, and I will bring you into sonship, and you will know My glory.”
In His Love,
Nita Johnson
A Prophetic Vampire Warning
Jesus was warning the Disciples... BEWARE
He warned them about religious leadership. He called what they did leaven. Leaven in the Bible is mentioned 22 times in the Old Testament and 17 times in the new. Leaven/yeast is basically old, fermented dough. It nearly always means the incursion of Sin, Evil, Compromise and giving in to base impulse as Herod did Mark 8:15. Jesus also spoke of false teaching as leaven. Matthew 16:6-12 He also spoke of Leaven as Hypocrisy. Luke 12:1
If you associate yourself with such people, you will find them mostly in churches, they will destroy your spiritual walk. You will end up shipwreck. 1 Corinthians 5:8
I know this sounds harsh, but there are many so called Christians who have the capacity to destroy you spiritually. Suck the life blood out of you, like a vampire.
I know this effect. I have experienced it. If you are part of a spiritless house, one that is simply religious, you will die spiritually. Sure you can watch some TV, read some books, listen to CDs, but in the end, you will die. We need one another. We need the power of love and a spiritual transfusion of life blood.
Beware of the spiritual Vampires. They look like Christians on the outside, but inside are dead tombs. It was so with the Pharisees, it is so with Many in the church today. Look out for them, they are vampires:
"What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs--beautiful on the outside but filled on the inside with dead people's bones and all sorts of impurity. Matthew 23:27
He warned them about religious leadership. He called what they did leaven. Leaven in the Bible is mentioned 22 times in the Old Testament and 17 times in the new. Leaven/yeast is basically old, fermented dough. It nearly always means the incursion of Sin, Evil, Compromise and giving in to base impulse as Herod did Mark 8:15. Jesus also spoke of false teaching as leaven. Matthew 16:6-12 He also spoke of Leaven as Hypocrisy. Luke 12:1
If you associate yourself with such people, you will find them mostly in churches, they will destroy your spiritual walk. You will end up shipwreck. 1 Corinthians 5:8
I know this sounds harsh, but there are many so called Christians who have the capacity to destroy you spiritually. Suck the life blood out of you, like a vampire.
I know this effect. I have experienced it. If you are part of a spiritless house, one that is simply religious, you will die spiritually. Sure you can watch some TV, read some books, listen to CDs, but in the end, you will die. We need one another. We need the power of love and a spiritual transfusion of life blood.
Beware of the spiritual Vampires. They look like Christians on the outside, but inside are dead tombs. It was so with the Pharisees, it is so with Many in the church today. Look out for them, they are vampires:
"What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs--beautiful on the outside but filled on the inside with dead people's bones and all sorts of impurity. Matthew 23:27
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Kim Clement: "Stop Looking to OPEC and the Middle East...I'm Going to Give You a New Source of Energy and Resources"
God Wants to Open Up ResourcesSeptember 21, 2013 - From The Den:
[God] started dealing with me about the blessings that are supposed to be on the people of God – people that serve Him, people that give, people that do good. There's supposed to be a blessing.
So, I began to pray for different things, and while I was in the garden, I was speaking to someone about building an altar there so that I can bring all the prayer requests to a literal altar as well, and then I heard this in my mind: He said, "I want you to tell all the businessmen and businesswomen, all the business people, that you are going to dedicate a specific day to pray for their businesses."
I saw it developing and I began to pray. I saw young people become entrepreneurs, and they're going to make millions and billions of dollars that are set aside for them. You see, God sets times and seasons aside for certain things.
When I was in the garden, I was catching a glimpse of this season where God wants to really raise up businesses for people that want to start businesses and people that are in businesses now that are drying up (in other words, you're not doing very well). There's another business for you. There's something new – a new opportunity, a new door that has opened up for you.
I heard all this and thought, "What do you want me to do about it?" He said, "The first thing you've got to do is enlighten them, because there are a lot of people that are discouraged."
There are a lot of people that have lost out so much, they think it'll never be retrieved and that it's impossible for God to ever restore them. But what you're doing is, you're looking to the same source. In other words, if you sell shoes, you're trying to sell more shoes, and the shoes are not selling. What you're trying to do is beat that dead horse when there might be something else.
God wants to open up resources. All He needs are a few people that are prepared to start digging for wells.That's when it happened in Isaac's time; there were wells that were stopped up that belonged to him by inheritance, but by occupation the enemy had them. In other words, the wells that Abraham had dug were Isaac's as an inheritance, but he didn't occupy the territory; therefore, even though it was his inheritance, by occupation they (the enemy) controlled the wells. That's happened in America; that's happened all over the world. Those who take occupation of a region or of a soil – they have the power. That's what's happened with the oil.
So what did God begin to do? He did exactly the same thing. He said, "Stop looking to OPEC, stop looking to the Middle East, and wherever." He said, "I'm going to give you a new source of energy; I'm going to give you new resources," and people found it difficult to believe. They found it difficult to believe because what we do is we focus on that which we are familiar with. I want you to take your eyes off that which you are familiar with.
Don't Give Up; I Hear the Sound of the Abundance of Rain
Elijah must have gotten insecure, and God said,
"Elijah, go to Zarephath, and from Zarephath, after you have been fed,
I'm going to take you to a mountain and I'm going to give you an
abundance." It took diligence on Elijah's part. It took Elijah
getting on the mountain and saying to his servant, "I want you to go and
look for that little cloud."The man went once – nothing; then twice.
You know what the problem with us is? We give up too easily because we heard a word and we don't see it manifested.
He said, "Go look," a third time; the man went looking for a cloud somewhere on Mt. Carmel, looking at the sky. They hadn't had rain for three and a half years. He came back again and said, "Nothing." Elijah didn't stop and say, "My God, what's happening?" He said, "Go back, for that which you have never seen shall be seen today." He didn't attempt to run back to the brook. He didn't attempt to run back to Zarephath. He said, "I want you to look ahead, because there's got to be a cloud in the sky because rain is coming."
You know why? He said, "Because I can hear an abundance of rain."
He didn't say he could hear a little bit. He didn't say he heard a drizzle. He said, "I hear the sound of an abundance of rain."So he goes a fifth time; he goes a sixth time, then goes back to Elijah and says, "I tried, but nothing. What must I do?" Elijah says, "We've tried six, but I hear the sound of abundance."
How many of you hear the sound of abundance? And yet you've looked and there's nothing. Have you continued, have you pressed in? Have you continued giving and praying? Because that seventh moment is upon us. That seventh moment is upon many, many businesses all over the world, and many of you watching me that don't have businesses – that moment is upon you now. If I've heard it, you've got to see it before you can get it.
I prophesy to every one of you now that there is a realm of craziness, and there's a word God has for you at this very minute to get this to happen. If for Jacob, why not us? If He could do it for Jacob, why not us? If He could do it for Isaac, why not us?
You might say, "The New Testament tells us we're supposed to be poor." Who told you that? It says that Jesus became poor that we might become rich in our souls, in our spirits, in our bodies, and in our families, relationships, and our businesses. We are a people that are going to make a difference in the world today. There's the word from God.
"...and today My word to you is let go and open your eyes, for today I will open doors and bring prosperity to your businesses, to your industry, to your ministry, to your artistry. Today, shake off that which you have held onto, for I open a brand new door for you," says the Lord.
This is what I'm hearing: "There are people that have stepped out before and it hasn't worked, so you're afraid." God says, "Don't fear. Don't fear, because I watched you as you took the step of faith. Today I'll honor that faith, so take a step out of the boat and say, 'Why not us?! Why not us?! Why not us?! If Moses could prosper, why not us? If David could prosper, why not us?! If Abraham could prosper, why not us? Why not us?! Why not us?!'"
Kim Clement
Prophetic Image Expressions
Email: hope@kimclement.com
Website: kimclement.com
Monday, October 7, 2013
When this kind of Spirit Inspired prose is released by the Holy Ghost, why would anyone sit still for anything less? From Kris Vallotton
"Pauperhood is relegated to the children of a lesser god. It is the condition of slaves who have yet to discover their freedom on the other side of the river of baptism and find themselves still captured by the dark prince of torture and torment. He is the one who assigns them to a life of poverty, pain and depression through a diabolical play of illusion. He hopes to conceal their true identity forever. This evil prince feeds his captors the poisonous rations of religion, convincing them it will fill their soul’s hunger for righteousness. These slaves, blindfolded by their sin, think that they are laboring for their own freedom and work to pave their way out of prison with bricks built from the miry clay of self-righteousness. Yet unknowingly, brick by brick, they are erecting their own chambers of death. Worse yet, they birth children into the same darkness, ultimately creating legacies of bondage with mindsets of hopelessness.
But on a hill far away a Lamb turned Lion descended into this death camp through the porthole of Golgotha. Crashing through the gates of hell, He met the dark prince in the mother of all battles. With three spikes and a thorny crown, the Captain of the Host conquered the devil, eternally disarming his destructive weapons of sin, death, hell and the grave. Sin could not tempt Him, death couldn’t defeat Him, hell couldn’t keep Him and the grave could not hold Him. With watching witnesses and waiting warriors, He ascended through earth’s surface. The planet quaked to release its captives while heaven thundered to receive its treasure. They weren’t just waiting for rescued souls to be redeemed, but for the crowning of the sons who were to be revealed. For with His blood the Holy One of Radiance purchased rotten, ragged sinners and recreated us into His righteous, reigning Saints." ~Kris Vallotton
But on a hill far away a Lamb turned Lion descended into this death camp through the porthole of Golgotha. Crashing through the gates of hell, He met the dark prince in the mother of all battles. With three spikes and a thorny crown, the Captain of the Host conquered the devil, eternally disarming his destructive weapons of sin, death, hell and the grave. Sin could not tempt Him, death couldn’t defeat Him, hell couldn’t keep Him and the grave could not hold Him. With watching witnesses and waiting warriors, He ascended through earth’s surface. The planet quaked to release its captives while heaven thundered to receive its treasure. They weren’t just waiting for rescued souls to be redeemed, but for the crowning of the sons who were to be revealed. For with His blood the Holy One of Radiance purchased rotten, ragged sinners and recreated us into His righteous, reigning Saints." ~Kris Vallotton
I could have been a Fry Cook or a Brain Surgeon, or a Prophet... they are equal in God's eyes
If you are a fan of the Old TV show Beverly Hillbillies you will recognize Jethro's ambition to be either a brain surgeon or a fry cook. It was amusing, but there is no hierarchy in God's call on your life. Only MAN applies such. Os Hillman speaks to that today... I agree with him... let's get out of the hierarchy business, it's religion gone wild.
Is there Hierarchy in Calling? by Os Hillman
All legitimate work matters to God. God Himself described himself as a worker. In fact, human occupations find their origin in His work to create the world. Work is a gift from Him to meet the needs of people and the creation. "You made him ruler over the works of your hands; you put everything under his feet: all flocks and herds, and the beasts of the field, the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas" (Ps 8:6-8).
However, there is often an unspoken hierarchy that positions clergy (missionaries and evangelists, pastors and clergy) at the top, and occupations such as of the "helping professions" (doctors and nurses, teachers and educators, social workers) next, and "secular" workers (business executives, salespeople, factory laborers, and farmers) at the bottom.
So what determines the spiritual value of a job? How does God assign significance? The hierarchy assumes sacred and secular distinctions, and assigns priority to the sacred. But does God view vocations that way? No, He does not.
God creates people to carry out specific kinds of work in order to meet human needs. God uniquely designs each of us, fitting us for certain kinds of tasks. He distributes skills, abilities, interests, and personalities among us so that we can carry out His work in the world. That work includes "spiritual" tasks, but also extends to health, education, agriculture, business, law, communication, the arts, and so on.
Paul was a tentmaker by occupation, along with his friends, Aquila and Priscilla. Other church leaders practiced a wide variety of professions and trades. There's no indication that God looks at vocations in the form of spiritual hierarchy.*
The next time you consider your vocation a second-class spiritual calling, consider what God says. Your work matters to God and is valued by God equally to other forms of work.
Is there Hierarchy in Calling? by Os Hillman
"Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it (1 Cor 12:27)."
All legitimate work matters to God. God Himself described himself as a worker. In fact, human occupations find their origin in His work to create the world. Work is a gift from Him to meet the needs of people and the creation. "You made him ruler over the works of your hands; you put everything under his feet: all flocks and herds, and the beasts of the field, the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas" (Ps 8:6-8).
However, there is often an unspoken hierarchy that positions clergy (missionaries and evangelists, pastors and clergy) at the top, and occupations such as of the "helping professions" (doctors and nurses, teachers and educators, social workers) next, and "secular" workers (business executives, salespeople, factory laborers, and farmers) at the bottom.
So what determines the spiritual value of a job? How does God assign significance? The hierarchy assumes sacred and secular distinctions, and assigns priority to the sacred. But does God view vocations that way? No, He does not.
God creates people to carry out specific kinds of work in order to meet human needs. God uniquely designs each of us, fitting us for certain kinds of tasks. He distributes skills, abilities, interests, and personalities among us so that we can carry out His work in the world. That work includes "spiritual" tasks, but also extends to health, education, agriculture, business, law, communication, the arts, and so on.
Paul was a tentmaker by occupation, along with his friends, Aquila and Priscilla. Other church leaders practiced a wide variety of professions and trades. There's no indication that God looks at vocations in the form of spiritual hierarchy.*
The next time you consider your vocation a second-class spiritual calling, consider what God says. Your work matters to God and is valued by God equally to other forms of work.
Sunday, October 6, 2013
From Prophet Randy Wooding... On Spiritual Authority
SPIRITUAL AUTHORITY: I have been walking with Christ over 20 years and placed in leadership, I have found over the years, submitting to spiritual authority is not a sign of weakness, but having a covering is a sign of strength and protection. Submission and following the order of those placed in authority over you teaches you two things: statues of our priestly and kingly role and duties through those that are placed over you and the statues of our God through leaders. Unfortunately, many go beyond their boundary at their own admission and suffer dire consequences. I want to talk about just two principles of spiritual authority in particular and admonish emerging leaders and those that desire to do any significant work for God- STAY UNDER PROPER AUTHORITY. STAY IN YOUR LANE! It is utterly dangerous to operate outside your realm and dimension of spiritual authority and the spiritual consequences are VERY REAL!
Here are two notable consequences that would come if you elect to operate beyond your realm of spiritual authority and place:
1. YOUR EARTHLY DECREES MUST MATCH SPIRITUAL AUTHORITY! 1 Chronicles 21 talks about how King David was provoked by Satan to number Israel. Although David had earthly authority to command a census, Israel belonged to God and David carries no AUTHORTIY spiritually to number Israel because they belong to God and not David. The Lord was angry at the pride of David and even the Prophet was grieved in performing the census of Israel and prayed that the numbers would be skewed because the prophet knew even statues of God and how dangerous it would be to the people. The Lord sent correction to David killing 70, 000 men and Jerusalem was about to be obliterated with the sword of an angel standing between heaven and earth with all power and majesty. David saw how greatly he offended and sinned against God and repented and God sent a command to withhold the hand of the angel. David issued an order and although it was carried out, 70,000 lost their lives and many more were about to be destroyed. Pride and arrogance cannot reign in your heart as a spiritual leader. You cannot rebuke and have no spiritual authority. Your earthly decrees are meaningless unless your divine authority is backing it up from a heavenly perspective. We have too many today speaking in the earth realm but their words are only earth bound because it is rooted in flesh, carnality and pride.
2. YOUR NAME AND RANK IS KNOWN IN HEAVEN...AND HELL! In the book of Acts 19:14-16, the bible speak of the seven sons of Sceva trying to do ministry and cast out devils by the name of Jesus "whom Paul preaches". The evil spirit says, "Jesus, I know. Paul, I know, but who are you"? Then the evil spirit overtaken the seven sons of Sceva, abused and hurt them. You must understand, your name and rank is known in heaven and in hell. If you have no spiritual authority conferred to you by elders or senior ascension gifts (laying on of hands and confirmations), your enemies have access to bring harm due to your operation with no heavenly legal authority or protections. You are operating in a realm you are ignorant about and untrained to operate. Get submitted to training and under the authority of those that operate spiritually in the realm you desire and properly be released. Develop your name with Christ in the power of HIS fellowship and let Him send you out!
Here are two notable consequences that would come if you elect to operate beyond your realm of spiritual authority and place:
1. YOUR EARTHLY DECREES MUST MATCH SPIRITUAL AUTHORITY! 1 Chronicles 21 talks about how King David was provoked by Satan to number Israel. Although David had earthly authority to command a census, Israel belonged to God and David carries no AUTHORTIY spiritually to number Israel because they belong to God and not David. The Lord was angry at the pride of David and even the Prophet was grieved in performing the census of Israel and prayed that the numbers would be skewed because the prophet knew even statues of God and how dangerous it would be to the people. The Lord sent correction to David killing 70, 000 men and Jerusalem was about to be obliterated with the sword of an angel standing between heaven and earth with all power and majesty. David saw how greatly he offended and sinned against God and repented and God sent a command to withhold the hand of the angel. David issued an order and although it was carried out, 70,000 lost their lives and many more were about to be destroyed. Pride and arrogance cannot reign in your heart as a spiritual leader. You cannot rebuke and have no spiritual authority. Your earthly decrees are meaningless unless your divine authority is backing it up from a heavenly perspective. We have too many today speaking in the earth realm but their words are only earth bound because it is rooted in flesh, carnality and pride.
2. YOUR NAME AND RANK IS KNOWN IN HEAVEN...AND HELL! In the book of Acts 19:14-16, the bible speak of the seven sons of Sceva trying to do ministry and cast out devils by the name of Jesus "whom Paul preaches". The evil spirit says, "Jesus, I know. Paul, I know, but who are you"? Then the evil spirit overtaken the seven sons of Sceva, abused and hurt them. You must understand, your name and rank is known in heaven and in hell. If you have no spiritual authority conferred to you by elders or senior ascension gifts (laying on of hands and confirmations), your enemies have access to bring harm due to your operation with no heavenly legal authority or protections. You are operating in a realm you are ignorant about and untrained to operate. Get submitted to training and under the authority of those that operate spiritually in the realm you desire and properly be released. Develop your name with Christ in the power of HIS fellowship and let Him send you out!
Saturday, October 5, 2013
Prophetic Meaning of this last Week's events
I have been considering the sad case of the young mom who tried to crash the white house gate, child in car, and gunned down by the police. There is prophetic content. All things have prophetic content if you look long enough. I see Jesus in everything.
Here are a few:
The fear of tyranny from this administration is beginning to cause people to crack. He has gone too far. This current level of activity during the shutdown is becoming a straw capable of camel back breaking.
There is a level of mental illness revolving around belief in systems and teeories that are imagined. The devil is using these deceptions to destroy people. It destroyed her.
The capacity of the police to shoot at unarmed civilians (I attach zero racial component to this) with impunity is a danger that is amplifying the fear and anger at and of this government.
This will escalate. Those who are so inclined by mental illness, belief in conspiracies like control from Obama (which she did) will drive the marginal to become even more and more reckless.
I have no evidence ... yet, but I suspect she voted for Obama at least in the first term. Before he began to monitor her (in her mind). The danger to Obama does not come from a right wing radical, but in a deluded disillusioned insane person out to even the score and achieve some level of fame for him or herself..even posthumously.
President Obama is in real danger, there may be no real way to protect him. He has played cards and been trumped by reality. That is not a political opinion, that is what we see globally. If a global power (read that Putin) decides Obama is a danger to world peace... well... lets just say he could "handle" it.
Here's the last thing.... I knew before the 2012 election that he would be re elected. I also knew that was not God's will. God will allow man to fall as deep as they can until they cry help. Read Romans 1. The demonic policies he has laid upon the backs of the people of this nation are about to cause a breaking (Same Sex Marriage, Homosex in Military, Islamification of America, indoctrination of children, attack on free speech and freedom of religion, and now outright tyranny. You saw it with this deranged young woman. There are thousands like her. He is in real danger.
Our whole nation is in danger. What will happen if he is killed and riots break out nationally. How long before China or Russia in the interests of "maintaining global order in a nuclear power at civil war" invade and attempt to take over... NOT boots on the ground.. there are other ways. We are leaderless now and would be worse off after this.
Pray for his protection. He's not much but he's all that stand between us and a hot civil war.
THE BEAR.... by Julia Chandler
I post this no so much that I endorse it, but that it is worth considering
Warning From A Watchmen !
October 5, 2013 at 2:19pm
Warning From A Watchmen !August 31, 2012 at 12:07pm
God showed me a few months back (somewhere between May and June 2012) a dream concerning what is taking place around us and what to prepare for and what to fast and pray about. His people need to get ready !
In the dream I first saw where a huge storm fill the sky, the sky turned dark in the storm, and then I began to see a HUGE VERY large black bear in the sky and it was giving birth two smaller black bears, I saw that it was affecting the finances and then I saw there was a shortage of food and people were not prepared with enough food and then I saw that God was going to use certain ones to help supply food to others.
After having this dream, I honestly had no clue of what this bear was, the only impression that I had of this bear was that is was VERY evil and VERY destructive.
Since then as I was sharing with a intercessor that lives in another state about the dream and she prayed with me concerning this, later on in a phone conversation with her she mentioned some of the visions and dreams of Dumitrus Duduman,
I honestly have to say that I had heard of him, but did not remember much about him, nor did I know about the dreams and visions God had given him before he went home to be with Jesus.
In July 2012, my friend led me to a web site that has his dreams and visions on it ( You can google his dreams and visions on the internet). and as I scrolled down through the titles of the vision and dreams God gave him. I saw a couple of titles concerning" The bear", this struck my attention because of the dream I had and as I read some of these visions God had given him, God shown a great light on the meaning of the dream he had given to me about the bear.
Also since then the Lord showed me a vision of the shelves at the grocery store with very little food on it..
I pray that after reading what is enclosed in this writing that you would go to fasting and praying for our country, especially for our military and homeland security to SEE ahead of time the attack of the enemy and pray for our leaders in Washington.
The Bear Awakes ( BY Dumitrus Dudumans )
The last of 3 final messages given to Dumitru in April of 1997.
I knelt beside my bed to pray, as I do every night before I go to sleep. After finishing my prayer, I opened my eyes but I was no longer in my room. Instead, I found myself in a forest. I looked around and to my right I saw a man, dressed in white, who pointed his finger and said, “See and remember.” It took me a while to find out what he was pointing at. It was a small bear who seemed half dead lying on the ground. As I continued to watch this bear, it began to breathe deeper. With every passing minute it seemed to revive itself, and as I watched, it also became angrier. It then began to grow. Soon it was larger than the forest floor and as it grew larger it continued to become angrier. It then began to paw the ground, so that when its paw would hit the ground, the earth would shudder. The bear continued to devastate all that stood in its path until it came upon some men with sticks trying to fend it off. By this time, the bear had grown so large that it simply crushed the men underfoot and continued to rampage. I was stunned by what I saw and asked the man standing beside me, “What does this mean?” “At first, they thought the great bear was dead,” the man said. “As it will begin to stir once again, they will consider it harmless. Suddenly it will grow strong once more with purpose and violence. God will blind the eyes of those that continue to trample on the sacrifice of Christ’s blood, until the day the bear will strike swiftly. This day will catch them unprepared and it will be just as you saw.” The man then said, “Tell my people the days are numbered and the sentence has been passed. If they will seek My face and walk in righteousness before Me, I will open their eyes that they may see the danger approach. If they only look to the approaching danger, they too will be caught up and trampled underfoot. Only in righteousness will they find safety.” Suddenly, I was once again by myself in my room, on my knees, with sweat covering my face. Excerpted from: Dreams and Visions From God Copyright © 1994, 1996, 2000A
Great Bear 1997 Dumitrus Dudumans... Two days before taking my father to the hospital, I heard his voice in the early morning hours. " I saw something." As usual I got my recorder and went to his bedside. He would not let me record it. I don't remember everything he said, but I would like to share with you that which I do remember. My father stated, "The Lord showed me a very large bear. It was as big as a building, and it began to do battle with an unarmed man." "Do you see what I have shown you" a voice said, "This is how it will be when the hardships come over America. No one will be able to defend her. Only those that trust in Me will be spared. Everything will start as a heavy rain on a sunny day. At a time you least expect it." There was more, but I do not remember the rest. Virginia Boldea
I leave you with these scriptures to ponder on, where you will find this bear in scriptures.... this same bear that, God has been revealing to His servants from Daniel all the way to hundreds of years later to John in the book of revelations, to thousands of years later to Dumitrus Duduman the 1990's and still to His servants in 2012... Please read Daniel Chapter 7, Revelation Chapter 13 verse 2, and you will know the evil force behind the bear, for satan has come to steal kill and destroy but, Jesus came to give you life and that more abundantly ...If you do not believe that the Bible is a true word of God inspired by God and written through His Inspiration through His servants, try to explain how three servants like as... Daniel and hundreds of years later a servant like.... John and thousands years later a servant like...Dumitrus Dudumans are being shown the same Bear, may you know that God does exist and His word is true and that the disciples of Jesus Christ are communing with the same God, as Daniel, the God of Abraham, Isaac and of Jacob and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ ! Watch and Pray! In Christ Jesus, Julia Chandler ( 8-2012 )
Since this writing I have had at least five visions of this bear and it is affecting the finances and also a man of God I know, God gave him a dream in the last several weeks concerning this bear.. I am sure there are many of God's people that have been seeing the same bear in dreams and visions, I send this to you today not to put fear in you, but in self denial and out of obedience to God. In Christ Jesus, Julia Chandler ( 10-5-13 )
Friday, October 4, 2013
Who are the true messengers of GOD? Where are they?
True Messengers: The Great Voices of History - Who are the Sons of Zadok in Our Time?
Great Voices in HistoryWhen we have more faith in people than in God, we tend to get our security or confidence by how many people share our views. Jesus had a different perspective, saying in Luke 6:26: "Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for their fathers used to treat the false prophets in the same way."
It is noteworthy that the great voices in history and those whose perspective proved true were almost always rejected by the majority, and often stood completely alone. We see this with the first apostles. Even so, if we know we are sent by God and that we have received our message from Him, then it really does not matter what men think about us.
As Paul said, "If I [were] still [seeking to please] men, I would not be a bondservant of Christ" (see Galatians 1:10). Just
the mentality of seeking our approval or encouragement from men can be
the biggest stumbling block that keeps us from being true messengers.
Paul understood this well. When his apostolic authority was challenged,
he pointed to his afflictions and persecutions as evidence that he was
indeed an apostle. How different is that from most who claim to be
apostles today?Of course, just because not many people listen to us does not prove that we are right either. However, we must heed such warnings as Matthew 24:12: "Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved" (NIV).
If we get our security from the crowd rather than from the Lord, we will follow the crowd instead of the Lord. The Lord did not say that the love of "some" or "many" would grow cold, but "most." If we are prone to follow the majority, then we will end up being deceived just as "all Israel went astray" following Absalom and turning on his father, King David.
How could this thing happen in Israel? The same way it has happened so many times since and still happens today. Like a good politician, Absalom met with people and showed sympathy for their problems. He gradually increased his authority with people because he was a good politician. Then David's sin with Bathsheba was exposed. You would think that God would certainly depart from David after such a diabolical sin. However, God has considerably more grace than people do, and He did not abandon David. He disciplined David because He loved him, but He would never leave him or forsake him.
Sons of Zadok
Zadok
was High Priest during Absalom's rebellion. At the risk of his ministry
and even his life, he picked up the Ark and followed David into what
seemed like certain defeat. Even though "all Israel" was following
Absalom, Zadok had the discernment to know that the anointing was still
on David and that the Lord was still with David. So, he risked
everything to follow the Lord. That is remarkable spiritual discernment
and faith. It is the kind that is desperately needed in spiritual
leadership in these times.Centuries later, one of the greatest commendations of all time was given by the Lord to Zadok through Ezekiel the prophet. The Lord said that it would be the "sons of Zadok" who would be allowed to come near to Him to minister to Him personally (see Ezekiel 44:15-16). So who are the sons of Zadok today?
When the Pharisees told Jesus that they were free because they were sons of Abraham, Jesus replied that if they were children of Abraham, they would do the deeds of Abraham (see John 8:39-41). Likewise, the true sons of Zadok are those who do the deeds of Zadok – those who follow the Lord even when they are a minority or are alone, and even when it seems certain to cost them everything, maybe even their lives. We are in desperate need of "sons of Zadok" today.
Rick Joyner
MorningStar Ministries
Email: info@morningstarministries.org
Website: morningstarministries.org
Thursday, October 3, 2013
How to Prophetically Pray for our Leaders
1 Timothy Chapter 2
1I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people. Ask God to help them; intercede on their behalf, and give thanks for them. 2Pray this way for kings and all who are in authority so that we can live peaceful and quiet lives marked by godliness and dignity. 3This is good and pleases God our Savior, 4who wants everyone to be saved and to understand the truth. 5For there is only one God and one Mediator who can reconcile God and humanity—the man Christ Jesus. 6He gave his life to purchase freedom for everyone. This is the message God gave to the world at just the right time.
I have great disagreements with many of our political leaders in Washington and in our State government. That doesn't mean I can't pray for them. Here are the key things I pray for:
Protection. I ask God to protect us from the instability that would come from the untimely death of anyone in government by hostile forces. No assassinations.
Wisdom. I ask God to give wisdom to those in government.
Intervention. I ask God to intervene when there is difficulty, that the peace of God would be an umpire in conflict.
Truth. I ask God to bring truth to the matter. If there is deception, diversion or misdirection, that it be exposed for what it is and that truth return. Truth will make a country free...lies keep us in bondage.
Transparency. I call on God to be true to his word and expose all works of darkness that may exist. Non Partisan Exposure. IF someone is trying to slip something by, expose it and call shame upon their heads.
Removal of all threats and evil schemes. I call on God that his will be done in removing those who are workers of iniquity (twistedness) in office.
Discernment. I ask God to give me eyes to see and ears to hear past those who would lie to me in media, talk shows and blogs. Let me see and hear without prejudice. Allow me to live in peace.
Last I pray for an increase in Peace and Godliness. First in my own life and then in the lives of those who would lead us. In that way I give thanks, sometimes in faith not yet seeing, for the leaders he has allowed to be in authority. I ask that his perfect will in working out all things for good even if meant for evil to be in effect. That Romans 8:28's promise is in full. For that I can give thanks.
Pray this way as Paul commanded and you will be praying rightly.
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