The Bride on Her Way to Jerusalem
One morning, I heard the Lord say "On the way to Jerusalem! She's on Her way to Jerusalem!" I heard excitement in His voice, and thought: What happened on the way to Jerusalem? The only thing I could think of was Jesus' crucifixion. I knew in my spirit that He was talking about the Bride, but had to get into the Word to find out what else may have happened there that I couldn't remember. My thought was, if it was exciting, then it must be something very, very good!
As I studied, I realized that it was on the way to Jerusalem that Jesus did all of His miracles, signs and wonders. In 3 short years, He healed every sick person that come to Him, walked on water, raised the dead, calmed the sea, turned water to wine, multiplied food. I always wondered where John 14:12 fit in. I've not seen or heard of "greater works" being done anywhere or any time in history greater that what Jesus did. But this question begun to be answered in the Presence of the Lord.
He showed me that in the little time that is left of the Bride's stay here on earth, She is now entering Her "trek to Jerusalem." Wherever the Groom goes, the Bride follows. And she has now come around the corner of time where She will see the John 14:12 miracles. For Her Groom has gone ahead of Her, and paved the way. On the way to the Bride's "Jerusalem," there will be unheard of signs and wonders. But the Bride must also prepare Herself, for Her Gethsemane will shortly follow. This will be the time of Her Greatest testing, and She will suffer, and eventually, be put to death.
Many martyrs for the kingdom of God will be at the end of this glorious season, just as Jesus' great hour of suffering came at the end of the most productive years of His life here on earth.
The Groom is excited and knows it will not be too much longer before He gets to bring Her to the Home He has been preparing for centuries and ages. He is looking forward to feasting at His table with Her, dining with Her in His Glorious Abode.
While God was speaking to me about this, He poured on me a SHOUT, my hands shook with the power of God. Heard: "The power of God will be as it was with Jesus on His way to Jerusalem - except not limited by one physical body but will manifest in the Body of Christ, His Church. His power will be multiplied like cubic dimensions multiply." Though I never took calculus in college, I see what God is showing us is this: you can multiply by digits, and have quite a multiplication. But if you multiply by squared (cubed, 3 dimensional) numbers, the outcome is staggering. And who will he use? Only those seeking to do the Father's will.
September, 1997
The Sickle
The Lord spoke to me that the same sickle that cuts down the harvest will also cut down the proud. And the same sickle that cuts down the harvest and cuts down the proud will also cutdown those who are looking to see who is going to be cut down.
Then He gave me an illustration:
Someone comes to your home. While
there, one of your children does something that requires the "rod of correction."
You excuse yourself, go to the kitchen to get the wooden spoon. Your guest
says: "Can I watch?" The Lord was saying, Wouldn't that be sick? And more
so, if the visitor not only delighted to see the child punished, but then
said "I knew he had it coming to him! I can hardly wait to see him
cry!"
Along with the ingathering of souls in this harvest, there will be a cutting down of the proud, and also of those looking to see who's going to "get it."
Isaiah 29:20 " … and all those who watch for iniquity as an occasion for accusation shall be cut off."
September, 1997
Time to Clean out the Silos
Looking out our living room window one day recently, I observed the changing of the leaves through a double pained window. The leaves were turning yellow, and there were very few leaves left. If I didn't know better, I thought, I'd thing it was spring and not fall. The trees looked, at a distance, just like they do in the spring.
As I was observing this interesting
view, the Lord began to speak to me.
"My people do not know the seasons.
It is fall - time to harvest, clean out their silos, but they still want
to plant.
Clean out my barns, fill my silos.
But there are rats in some of your
silos and barns and buildings, says the Lord. Rats will devour the corn,
wheat, and ravage whatever they can that is brought in to be stored. For
rats are hungry, hungry - but my people are feeding them with unconfessed
sin. Disease is rampant in the rats and infects the whole Body. Rats bite,
and will kill, by their disease - yet they themselves will live on. Sin
is like that. It comes to kill its victim, but the effects of it live on.
"
"He who hides his sins will not prosper,
but he who confesses and forsakes them will find mercy." Proverbs 28:13
October 7 1997
Keep things out
"Church, clean out your houses. For
My Presence cannot swell where the filth and dirt of the world has walked
with free course - and reigns over your hearts and minds. Take captive
main and empty thoughts, and barricade the doors of your mind from filth
and pornography and lusts of every kind. Nudity in part or whole has caused
many men to stumble. Keep things out that contain this."
September 18, 1997
Babies Coming!
The Church Needs to clean Her house for all the babies that are coming in to be adopted into the Family. Every corner must be swept and junk must be removed, for there will be babies, babies, everywhere.
The Church needs to feed Herself with the milk of the Word so Her breasts are full with the MILK of the word during this preparatory time - and She won't engorge unless after the baby's born, She doesn't nurse the babies. People will experience pain and discomfort after revival hits if they keep the Word they know locked inside them and don't find outlets (babies) t share it with, much as a mother gets engorged after the baby is born, if she does not nurse regularly
Babies need regular nursing - not sporadic - "when I feel like it" nursing. Some saints have never "given out milk" - shared the Word with anyone, though they've been a Christian for years. Thes need to be helped, like a plugged nipple on a bottle, by the other siants, to remove the clog of fear and insecurity so they can give the milk of the Word they've received.
Some saints are dry themselves, and when baby is born, s/he will have to find another "fount" from which to suck.
Preparation in the Word is Vital!
September 18, 1997
The Patchwork Snake
September 30 I had a vision of a multicolored snake. Its skin looked like a patchwork quilt - it had patches that were very distinct and divided from one another. The snake then began to molt, to shed its multicolored skin, and what was revealed underneath was one uniform pattern - no lines of division. The word of the Lord was "The Church is Molting."
September 30, 1997