It is possible, through God, to see with the eyes of God. Ezekiel was given eyes to see God seated upon His throne and carried about upon some fantastic, living, powerful...something ~ quite beyond Ezekiel's ability to adequately describe with words. Can you imagine seeing with your own eyes something like unto the above image ~ but in real life!? If you were Ezekiel, and you saw something like that: would you perhaps be tempted not to speak of it to anyone ~ for fear that no one would understand, much less believe you? But thank God, Ezekiel not only had eyes to see it; he also was given the faith and courage to speak and to write about what he saw.
God has for some time been showing me glorious things. Though they are contrary to everything I was taught about the future, throughout the many years of my earlier life. In fact, some of it seems even to contradict much of what I myself had long expected concerning the future, based upon my own (former) understanding of Scripture. For the longest time, though, I have kept secreted within my heart those things which God has been showing me. But as my spiritual vision keeps growing clearer and stronger; and as God has, over the past several years, increased my faith to the point of truly expecting those things He has showed me will indeed come to pass; I am now ready to speak and write about what I have received from the precious Holy Ghost.
First, I will speak of what is at hand. The whole world has been shaken by the so-called pandemic. Fear is on every side. People everywhere are willingly observing "social distancing"; some are even hiding. Uncertainty, confusion, and fear seems to have overtaken both rich and poor, educated and uneducated....
Yet, I see that the world is a safer, cleaner place, today. All of the bars are closed; all of the schools are closed; all of the worldly churches are closed; (all of which things are nothing but rivers of filth and corruption in the world). There are fewer people milling about. Everyone is practicing extreme protocols related to hygiene: wearing masks and gloves, and keeping a distance one from another. There is furthermore widespread, deep-cleaning and sanitizing of seemingly anything that might be touched. When that realization appeared to my mind, it felt as if I could breathe again: I literally took a deep breath ~ and it felt so good! God, I thought, is giving us a reprieve from the overgrowth of disease and filth that for so long has oppressed us.
I promptly phoned my 17-year old daughter, and shared that insight with her. "I know, Daddy! I told one of my friends, today, that ~ while most people are afraid, I actually feel refreshed!"
Near term: God is moving ~ NOW ~ and powerfully, to take back the world. Though "the earth and the fullness thereof" has ever belonged to God (Deuteronomy 10:14; 1 Corinthians 10:26); yet, Psalm 115:16 states: "The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD's: but the earth hath he given to the children of men". But rather than serving God as faithful stewards of the earth, men have utterly corrupted it instead. God is NEVER going to let the devil possess the earth! Nor is God willing for ungodly men to continue in their possession of the earth. God did entrust the earth to mankind ~ ON PROBATION. But that period has now fully run its course. Whereas men have failed to keep Covenant with God, with respect to the earth: therefore, God is taking it back!
Yes, I know, many suppose that the coming of Antichrist means that God is going to 'wash his hands' of this world of rebels, and let the devil have his heyday in the earth, during the soon-coming Tribulation. But that view is terribly wrong. As a matter of fact, nothing could be further from the truth. God is not turning His back and walking away in disgust, from this sinful world. Oh, no, no, no. Full on, God is moving in irresistible power to take back that which is rightfully His.
ALL of it.
By far most important, that "ALL" includes multitudes of souls. Multitudes. Here, again, is an aspect of my heavenly Vision that I have wrestled deeply within myself to reconcile with my (former) understanding of Scripture. I was always led (by others) ~ as well as I was inclined of myself ~ to believe that: a) the world is only going to get worse and worse; b) so, the best that we, Christians, could hope for is that we would "endure to the end"; c) then, at some point when things shall have become unbearably awful, Jesus will come and take us (the Church) out of here, in the Rapture; d) after which, the world is going to get even worse, still; but, e) at the Second Coming, Jesus is going to stomp the devil, in a day, and the Millennial Kingdom Age will then begin; f) whereupon, finally, we will then be free and happy in the Kingdom.
Such a dark vision did not offer much to look forward to in this life. It is no wonder that a religion which embodies such an impoverished vision as that, has failed to bring Redemption into the world. Such a religion is impotent to give life; though, tragically, it is very potent to kill.
When God first was able to lift me up out the darkness of that ignorance, He began to open my mind and heart to receive an increasingly clearer view of the future in this present world and in this present Age. I would attribute the beginning of that, opening of my spirit, to a time when, about fourteen years or so ago, the Lord very definitely instructed me to "study Revival". I was a new pastor. I readily embraced the call to study Revival; as I supposed I already knew something about that. I quickly discovered how little I really understood about Revival....
More than a decade later, I am studying Revival with greater interest and attention and desire than ever before. Somewhere along the line, as God taught me more and more deeply about Revival, I came to believe that Revival is still God's will. I then sought the Lord, to know whether genuine Revival may at all be possible in America. (The great Apostasy which has dominated this generation did appear so huge, in my mind, that I could hardly believe Revival may even be possible.) The Lord convinced me, however, over a period of many months, that Revival is still possible. I then set my heart to know how to receive Revival ~ not just for myself, nor even for my family, but for America.
After I came (over the course of several years) to understand and believe: that Revival is still God's will; and, that Revival is still possible ~ apostasy in the churches notwithstanding!; and, by what means Revival may come: the Lord then began to show me a Vision of a coming Revival....
When I spoke with my daughter, earlier tonight, not only did she say she somehow was feeling "refreshed". She then said something that shook me down deep in my spirit; I thought, in fact, her words must have rung alarm bells in heaven! She said ~ without any prompting from me: "I'm excited, Dad, for what God is going to do for my generation, which has never experienced God". I wanted to weep and shout at the same time!
Though I have shared with her bits and pieces of what God has shown me, concerning Revival; yet, her words struck me as having the force of originality and with that indescribable sense of spiritual power. That is the first time ever that such words have come forth from her.
It is no mere coincidence. God is mightily confirming in my spirit ~ that a flood of Revival is coming very, very soon. I will ~ God helping me ~ tell you what I've seen . . . .
We are right now in a season wherein God is extending to backsliders, to lukewarm, to wayward "Christians" an opportunity to be fully restored in God's grace. But that window of opportunity will soon close. For, there MUST come the complete separation of the "wheat and tares". My greatest fear, perhaps, is for those, many, who presume they are safe from hell; though they are so careless and indifferent toward God. They must choose whether they will fully surrender to Christ, or not. They must choose. The door is about to close upon the "foolish virgins". After which time, they will NOT be permitted entry to receive and enjoy the mercies of God. Thus, I greatly fear for such persons.
The great End-time Revival will quickly follow.
Every Revival is unique in certain aspects. This one that is coming will certainly be unique. For one thing, whereas every former Revival eventually subsided and dissipated; this one will never end. The Revival that is coming is going to lift all within its embrace, quite literally, right on up to heaven.
I must divert a moment to explain something important regarding the Rapture. We have, I now believe, mistakenly conflated an event discussed in a certain passage of Scripture (i.e., 1 Corinthians 15:51-54), with the Rapture. That passage does NOT explicitly state that the Rapture, as such, is going to occur "in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye". It does, however, point to the fact that a highly specific "change" will so occur. The "change" thereof mentioned, is expressly connected with a change in the state of our being, that is to say, from mortal to immortal. Of course, such change in our spiritual state must also be associated with a change in our physical state; we must be possessed of a (new) body that is capable to embody a glorified, immortal being. Doubtless many do believe the Rapture is identical with that instantaneous change; that, and nothing more.
But my understanding, concerning the Rapture, is still developing; especially, given, its context ~ which is, the Rapture is intimately, inseparably connected with, indeed, the Rapture is the culmination of, the great End-time Revival. Thus, I now perceive "the Rapture" as being more of a process than an instantaneous event. I mean, the coming Revival is going to lift us up to such heights in the Spirit that we are just going to keep on until . . . the very moment of our translation. That perspective, regarding the Rapture, has very significant implications for our understanding the coming Revival; as I shall next explain.
The coming Revival is going to exceed everything that has ever come before, in the experience of the Church (on earth). It must be so, for this Revival will lead directly to our Ascension. The glory of it will surpass everything that has gone before. The Word of God says that "saviors" (plural) are going to appear "upon mount Zion". The Bible promises a great outpouring of God's Spirit "in the last days". However great was the worldwide Revival, a century ago; yet, those were not in fact "the last" days. THESE are the LAST days.
So, you see, understanding the Rapture as a process that shall occur within the context of the greatest Revival the world has ever seen ~ which, process, is NEEDFUL in order to prepare us for translation: makes better spiritual sense, to me. Those who hope to be 'Raptured', MUST be partakers of, and participants in, the coming Revival. That is the reason why I insist upon the necessity, yea the urgency, of our seeking unto God for that Revival. As I said, above, the careless and indifferent are not going to be part of the 'wedding' party.
I will conclude (though I could go on for days!) with the following. The coming Revival shall largely (though not exclusively) involve children and young people. I could expound upon Scriptural reasons why I believe that will be the case. Though I will only mention that it was a generation of children and young adults who were allowed to enter the Promised Land.
How soon? It is close enough, now, to reach out by faith and touch it.
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I don't expect everyone will believe me; that is not my concern. I do know how God has led me, over the course of now many years. And I know what He has showed to me, and confirmed, in many ways, to me. The Bible says that the Holy Ghost "will show you things to come". So He does.
God has not forsaken this generation; though they seem so utterly lost. O! how God's heart is toward them ~ who have "never experienced God", as my own daughter said. But why is she excited about something she has never seen before?
I can hardly contain my joy.
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