"And do this, understanding the present time. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armour of light." Rom.13:11-12.

In October 1997 I started to hear a sound in the heavenlies which can best be described as the tolling of the 'minute bell' calling the stragglers into the sanctuary as the service of worship was about to begin. At times, this sound resembled the clanging of a metal field gate that secures livestock inside the pen and safe from danger.

Then I began to see an ongoing picture that has continued in the same way right up to last weekend. The picture was of sheep and goats grazing and playing on mountain slopes. Into the picture came a man with a long shepherd's rod, and held it out horizontally before him. As I watched, sheep seemed to notice this, and began to go down the mountain and settle into the rich pasture of the valley below. All the while, the bell was tolling. At first, all the sheep seemed to just eat and rest in the sweet pasture, but then I noticed other, assistant shepherds appear on the scene, and each one carried a banner. Each banner had a symbol on it that represented a different area of service - front line fighters, catering corps, communications, hospital and first aid, and many other necessary sections making up a complete army. As I continued to watch, the resting sheep began to make their way to stand in line in the battalion behind the appropriate banner; they all appeared to know their place without being told. They appeared to be receiving instruction and learning from the example of the standard bearer; and their love for Jesus and their desire to serve Him began to shine from their eyes.

The sheep seemed to come down the mountain in waves. There would be a number, then a time of quiet, then another batch would arrive. Eventually some of the sheep coming down the mountain would go straight to their place in the battle lines, whilst some who had been there from the beginning were still resting and recuperating in the pasture. The battalions got larger, and the whole scene was bathed in a gentle warm breeze of determination and peace as the bell continued to toll.

I asked the Lord to show me what it meant; so he positioned me on the edge of a local fellowship and 'zoomed in' my 'spiritual viewfinder' to show me what He was doing. I have watched this fellowship more than double in size over the last 6 months as people have joined - sometimes a number of new families at the same time, sometimes in ones and twos, but now increasing every week. He explained to me that this was a microcosm of what He is doing all over the UK and Europe, and that His righteousness is raining down from the heavens over this land. *****

At the beginning of May 1998 I suddenly realised that something was missing from the spiritual picture. The bell was no longer sounding. The silence was filled with vibrant expectation. I then became aware of a guardian angel standing right behind me, clothed in white and in full armour. I began to look closely at the spiritual picture again. The goats were still playing happily on the mountains, but there were now very few sheep to be seen amongst them. As I looked to see what the sheep were doing, I noticed that the last stragglers and resting ones were joining the ranks.

Then, my 'spiritual viewfinder' started to 'pan back' and I saw, for the first time, beyond the mountains on my left, a huge sheet of water that had obviously been rising for some time unbeknownst to me. It was rising quickly now, and was about to break over the mountains and flood the valley below. Even as I opened my mouth to shout a warning to the sheep, the water swept over the mountains and down over the valley, obliterating everything in its path as it continued on its way over the mountains on the opposite side of the valley. Before I could assimilate what was happening, suddenly the valley was filled with light. The sheep had been instantly transformed; no longer little woolly sheep, they were now tall, strong and confident warriors; fully clothed and armed for battle. Not only that, they were clothed with pure, iridescent, white light that seemed to refract every colour of creation. As they stood silently to attention I realised that they were all watching; all waiting; all listening. "For what Lord" I asked, but knowing the answer before it came. For the sound of the shofar! The trumpet sound that would give the signal for them to surge forward, piercing and conquering the darkness, welcoming the prodigals, releasing the captives and healing the land.

My 'spiritual viewfinder' continued to 'pan back' and I saw this scenario being repeated all over the UK. Then, as the picture continued to widen, it took on the shape of a honeycomb which covered the whole of Europe. This honeycomb was filling up with golden white honey. It seemed to be filling in waves from the left to the right; from mainland Europe to the UK. Then, around the perimeter I seemed to see the words : 'Taste and see that the Lord is good.'

The period of time from the Lord showing me the first part of the picture to the start of its full implementation within the local fellowship that I watch was just seven months ..........

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