Celia Rose Okhuysen (USA)
[REVISED: September 11, 2005 ¾ While in prayer a few weeks ago, I asked Lord Jesus if there were any further postings to do before He calls me Home in the Rapture. The very first thing next morning, Holy Spirit strongly and clearly impressed upon me that I was to write an added amplification about Himself ¾ as His anointing would instruct ¾ for insertion into this Index. It is a strong message to the Church of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, and I am yielded to obey Holy Spirit. I have therefore inserted His amplification between the two <=========> dividing lines. I have also added two later postings at the end of this Index under ADDENDUM.]
of My Spirit on all flesh; your sons and daughters shall prophesy, your
young men shall see visions, your old men shall dream dreams.”
(Acts 2:17 ¾ NKJV)
His servants the prophets.
(Amos 3:7)
MESSAGE TO THE CHURCH
As prompted by Holy Spirit to finish work now on a series of End Time dreams that I received from Lord Jesus beginning August 1, 1989, most of these indexed dreams are a series that I’ve kept filed away in a binder. As I received each dream, I typed it out and filed it away. The dreams kept coming but I received no instruction on what I was supposed to do with them. In due course, through Holy Spirit’s prompting, I finally began to post the dreams on the Web in November 1997 to the Church of Jesus Christ of Nazareth.
Seven
and a half years have gone by, and I now bring to a close my work on these binder
dreams FOR THE GLORY OF LORD JESUS CHRIST. I have waited on
both Him and Holy Spirit to guide me, and to reveal the interpretations to
these dreams. I have also kept myself in prayer and immersed in the Word of
God to confirm each dream.
The themes in these dreams address the following: exhortation ¾ comfort ¾ warnings ¾ revelation of end times ¾ judgment ¾ nuclear destroyed scenes ¾ the Rapture ¾ the sleeping Saints ¾ Hell ¾ “hirelings / wolves” in sheep’s clothing, ¾ threats to the five-fold ministry — backsliding ¾ harlotry ¾ sin in the Church ¾ Jacob’s troubles ¾ false prophets ¾ lukewarm Saints ¾ apostasy. About two thirds of the files are lengthy in content, and the reader is hereby informed that there is much reading AS WELL AS MUCH, MUCH SCRIPTURE REFERENCE to look up. I encourage the reader to read each document WITH A BIBLE in hand so as to look up God’s Word for confirmation, instruction, exhortation, revelation knowledge, peace, joy, hope, strength, inspiration, and comfort. [Bolded, capped, underlined and bracket emphases in the NKJV scriptures are mine.]
In
some of the dream commentaries I have stressed the extreme importance and
necessity of Holy Spirit’s absolute control in the Church of Jesus Christ of
Nazareth. From my personal experience, I could never have accomplished
the intense work on each of these dreams and articles without His help. I have
sought Him on a personal level, and have continued an ongoing dialog (conversing)
with Him for over twenty years. (You might say, I “pray” to Him.)
I’ve learned to become sensitive to His “promptings” and His own special and amazing
ways of revealing Himself to me. Some time ago I mentioned this to a
pastor, and his immediate rebuttal was, “That is totally unscriptural. Don’t
do it. Nowhere in the Bible are we taught to pray to the Holy Spirit.” I shall never be able to thank that
pastor enough for his comment that immediately compelled me to become
even more determined to seek after and become intimate with Holy Spirit,
learn to dialog with, follow after, walk in, operate in, flow in, and obey
Holy Spirit and not the flesh. Lord Jesus declared,
“…but you KNOW HIM, for He dwells WITH YOU and will be IN
YOU” (Jn. 14:17). I KNOW Holy
Spirit because He is A PERSON Who is WITH me, and is IN
me. How can He remain a stranger to me if He dwells IN me? (Think
about it.) He speaks to me in His way and I talk to Him in my
way. I have sought the same intimacy with Him that I have with Father
God and Lord Jesus. Therefore, the result of all these dreams’ work is by the
ongoing active presence of Holy Spirit in my life and in my calling
as a “prophet of dreams.” Besides an ongoing dialog with Him, I also arrived at
my spiritual and intimate walk with Holy Spirit through my perpetual
reading and intense study of the Word. Without revelation of the Word
through Holy Spirit’s help, and without understanding that it is Holy Spirit’s authored
and inspired Word (2Tim. 3:16), I could never have entered into this
type of intimate experience with Him. LORD JESUS HAS ALL THE WHILE
REMAINED IN “ABSOLUTE CONTROL.”
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Saints of God, prayer is “talking” to God. HOLY SPIRIT IS GOD! (Acts 5:3-4) He is the third PERSON of the Holy Trinity. A song sung throughout the universal Church of Lord Jesus is entitled, “HOLY, HOLY, HOLY.” Some of the lyrics are as follows: “Holy, Holy, Holy, all the Saints adore thee…God in Three PERSONS, Blessed Trinity.” Why just sing about it and not live and practice the reality of that Truth?
The GREATEST FAILURE in the Church of Jesus Christ of Nazareth throughout Her over two thousand years’ presence on earth has been to not seek the same intimacy with Holy Spirit which She has with Father God and Lord Jesus. Teaching on intimacy with Holy Spirit has been sadly lacking in the five-fold ministry which Lord Jesus “…Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body [the Church] of Christ…” (Eph. 4:11,12).
Throughout
the Church Age ¾ Age
of Grace ¾ no
teaching has existed on surrendering oneself as a willing vessel as
well as his/her ministry to the CONTROL of God the Holy Spirit.
Had it existed, that dynamic teaching would have flowed through the universal
Body of Christ throughout the ages, and She would be quite a different Presence
on earth today. When surrendering to God, one surrenders to Father God, to
Lord Jesus and to Holy Spirit, all Who are God ¾ the
Holy Trinity! Thusly, the Church of Lord Jesus has sadly remained
weak in Her relationship with Holy Spirit by failing to universally “WALK
and OPERATE in the Spirit.”
[Clarification:
Several years ago as I prayerfully sought and pursued a desired intimacy with
Holy Spirit ¾
wanting to know Him personally ¾ I was stunned to receive “a quickening with a pierced
understanding” in my spirit that I was to refer to Him without “the” as a
preface to His name. In other words, I now know, think of, and refer to Him as
just “Holy Spirit” and not “the” Holy Spirit. (I do not refer to familiar
persons with “the” before their names. For example, when I refer to my friends
John or Mary I do not refer to them as “the” John or “the” Mary. I know them
personally because they are my intimate friends, and thus I correctly refer to
them just as John or Mary. Likewise, I do not preface Lord Jesus and Father
God with “the.” I know them intimately and personally.)
This
immediately dissolved a confused aloofness (remoteness) within me toward Holy Spirit.
As I began to address Him personally as just “Holy Spirit” I began to receive a
secure warmth and release in my spirit. I became totally yielded to Him and
also began to enjoy a sense of familiarity and growing intimacy with Him that I
had not experienced before. In or aside from prayer I also began to “hear” Him
through “stronger” promptings ¾ urgings ¾ in my spirit that have greatly encouraged me to operate
unrestricted while “flowing” freely in my spiritual walk. I prayerfully share this tribute to Holy
Spirit with the Church of Lord Jesus to help Her understand that a cool and
confused aloofness will only continue between Her and Holy Spirit until She
begins to address and treat Him as a Person, and with the same reverence and
intimacy that She has with Father God and Lord Jesus.]
Throughout
the ages, Holy Spirit has been looked upon as A SPIRITUAL TRUST FUND set
up by Lord Jesus for His Church before His return to Glory (Jn. 17:5, 13 ¾
Acts 1:9-11). Power
(Acts 1:4-8), anointing [calling] for
ministering in the Offices’ ministry (Eph.
4:11, 12) and in the Gifts (1Cor. 12:1-11) were given for
service to God and to the Church while She walked in the fruits (Gal. 5:22, 23 ¾ Eph.
5:9), as well as for spiritual warfare (Eph. 6:12-17) and victorious living
(1Jn. 5:4, 5). Holy Spirit has been looked to only for
impartation of His anointing for ministry in the Offices and Gifts as well as
for power, service, help, fruits, inspiration, revelation knowledge, teaching,
counseling, guidance, wisdom, discernment, humility, brokenness, strength,
boldness, fire (zeal) and comfort, but has never been
sought after personally and intimately.
Saints of God, Holy Spirit should be desired and yearned after, LOVED,
adored, honored, praised, glorified, worshipped, obeyed and cherished. (Does
anyone actually question just where all THAT is found in Scripture? I
repeat: Holy Spirit is GOD (Acts 5:4). He is the author of
the Word through His anointing upon the writers. Should He have had to
“spell” this truth out to the Church? Should He have exalted Himself?)
Holy Spirit has been looked upon only as a SOURCE of spiritual Help. He has never been thought of and sought after as a PERSON. Here lies divergence (the offending difference) that leads to an impersonal rather than a personal relationship with Him. Throughout the ages Holy Spirit should have been intimately pursued by the Church, and not treated as an “impersonal and indifferent administrator” (corruptly interpreted as “it” in “itself” as in Rom. 8:16, 26 in the KJV Bible until “Himself” was correctly substituted in the NKJV Bible) bearing the anointing. He is Father God’s and Lord Jesus’ REPRESENTATIVE to the Church (Jn. 14:16-18, 26; 15:26; 16:7). He is the EXECUTIVE of God on earth to carry on the work that Jesus “began both to do and teach” (Acts 1:1). [See Acts 1:2-8; 5:9; 10:19; 11:12; 13:2-4; 15:28; 16:6; 20:28; 21:4-11 ¾ 1Cor. 2:9-14; 12:1-30 ¾ 2Cor. 3:8 ¾ Eph. 2:22; 3:5.] He was SENT by Lord Jesus (Jn. 14:26; 16:7 ¾ Lk. 24:49) to administrate (control ¾ run ¾ manage) His Church. HE DID NOT LEAVE HER AS AN ORPHAN (Jn. 14:18) TO OPERATE IN THE FLESH. (Gal. 3:3; 5:16)
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“But when the Helper [“Comforter” ¾ KJV] comes, <WHOM I SHALL SEND
TO YOU> from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from
the Father, HE WILL TESTIFY OF ME” (Jn.
15:26).
>> “However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, <HE WILL GUIDE YOU INTO AL-L-L TRUTH>; for He will not speak on His own authority, but WHATEVER HE HEARS HE WILL SPEAK; and He will tell you things to come. HE WILL GLORIFY ME, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you. All things that the Father has are Mine. Therefore I said that HE WILL TAKE OF MINE AND DECLARE IT TO YOU” (Jn. 16:13-15).
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“Whatever He hears He will speak…” Holy Spirit declares Lord Jesus’ words, and speaks through yielded and ANOINTED Saints of God WHATEVER LORD JESUS GIVES HIM TO SPEAK. Therefore, Holy Spirit is to administrate ¾ be in CONTROL ¾ in the Church of Jesus Christ of Nazareth ¾ not the flesh.
How
much more clearly does this have to be spelled out to Lord Jesus’ Church?
Why does confusion on this subject continue to reign in the Church of Jesus
Christ of Nazareth? ANSWER: the flesh.
The Church remains weak in power to overcome Satan’s endless attacks, temptations, torments, harassments, deceptions, schemes, persecutions, and afflictions because of Her lack of intimacy and surrender to the One Whom Lord Jesus SENT to minister anointing and power in His absence (Acts 1:8). John the Baptist declared, “I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me…WILL <BAPTIZE> YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT AND FIRE” (Mat. 3:11). [See Isa. 42:1]
To have Holy Spirit in Lord Jesus enter and indwell the Believer ¾ the Church (1Cor. 12:13) ¾ at the time of the new birth is one thing, but to be filled with Holy Spirit and anointed for ministry, and empowered for service, witnessing and spiritual warfare is an entirely different thing. The moment one is baptized with the Holy Spirit is the moment when He fills (unfastens Himself ¾ unfolds and expands Himself within) the Saint with HIS power, ANOINTING, boldness and fire for ministry and service as well as for spiritual warfare. He has already been i-n-d-w-e-l-l-i-n-g the Believer, but now He gets underway and ANOINTS the Saints yielded to Him. This was evidenced in Lord Jesus when He was BAPTIZED [filled] WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT (Mt. 3:16) by John the Baptist (His cousin), who had already been filled (baptized) with the Holy Spirit by God in his mother’s womb (Lk. 1:13-15; 3:16, 22). THEN, and only then, did Lord Jesus begin his ministry ¾ NOT BEFORE He was baptized with the Holy Spirit (Mt. 3:13-17 ¾ Lk. 4:1, 14, 15, 18, 19 ¾ Isa. 61:1). [See also Acts 10:38]
[NOTE:
Shortly after I was Born Again, I asked a man of God, “How may I serve God?”
His reply was brief: “BE WILLING.” I then told Lord Jesus that I WAS
WILLING to do anything He called me to do FOR HIS GLORY. In His
loving faithfulness, through Holy Spirit He called and anointed
me, and I have remained obedient to His “call” twenty-nine years. I quickly
learned to “count the cost,” and have never looked back because in the
Word I learned that I could do ALL things through Christ Who strengthens me ¾ Phil.
4:13. <JESUS NEVER FAILS>]
As God, Son of the Holy Living God of Israel, Lord Jesus was spotless (Heb. 9:14), was the unblemished Lamb (1Pet. 1:18, 19), and was without sin (Heb. 4:15). (“I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance…” (Mt. 3:11). However, THAT LORD JESUS WAS BAPTIZED IN WATER FOR REPENTANCE OF SIN IS COMPLETELY OUT OF THE QUESTION. Lord Jesus was BAPTIZED (filled) with the Holy Spirit (Mt. 3:16) as symbolized with the likeness of a “flaming” dove that descended and “LIGHTED” upon Him.
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Mt.
3:16 ¾ KJV:
“…and he <SAW THE SPIRIT> of God descending like a
dove, and lighting upon Him.”
The word lighting is defined by Webster’s Dictionary as follows: “A flame for lighting something; to make or become light; to cause to burn; burn; to conduct with a light; illuminate.”
Mt.
3:16 ¾ NKJV: “…and He <SAW THE
SPIRIT> of God descending like a dove and alighting
upon Him.”
The
word alighting is defined by Webster’s Dictionary as
follows: “to come to rest from the air; land; perch; lighted up.”
>> “The SPIRIT of the Lord SHALL <REST> UPON HIM, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge AND OF THE FEAR OF THE LORD” (Isa. 11:2).
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From the Greek “KHRISTOS” we get the name “CHRIST.” [In Hebrew: “MESSIAH.”] The English translation (meaning) of “KHRISTOS” is <ANOINTED>. Lord Jesus, Himself, declared in Lk. 4:18, “…He has ANOINTED Me…” [Isa. 42:1; 61:1] AFTER He had been baptized (filled) with the Holy Spirit in Lk. 3:21, 22 (Mt. 3:16) and not before.
>> DO WE NOT CALL OURSELVES“CHRISTIANS” ¾ “ANOINTED ONES?” <<
If Lord Jesus needed to be baptized (filled) with the Holy Spirit for ministry ¾ “ANOINTED” (Lk. 4:18 ¾ Acts 10:38) ¾ why not His Church? HE IS THE HEAD OF THE CHURCH. The Church IS His Body (Col. 1:18, 24 ¾ Eph. 1:22, 23). Lord Jesus is to be IN CONTROL of His Body BY HOLY SPIRIT! (Acts 1:5, 8) Lord Jesus’ tender love and compassions fail not, and His tender mercies are unceasing. However, one cannot help but wonder just how grieved He has been about the DISREGARD of Holy Spirit’s rightful AUTHORITY and CONTROL in His Church throughout the Age of Grace. (He specifically instructed His disciples ¾ today’s Church ¾ to not begin witnessing until they were BAPTIZED with the Holy Spirit ¾ Acts 1:4, 5, 8).
Due to the lack of teaching, the universal Church of Lord Jesus has neglected OR avoided to be filled ¾ BAPTIZED with the Holy Spirit of God ¾ and has been GRIEVING (Eph. 4:30) and QUENCHING (extinguishing) (1Thes. 5:19) the FIRE and POWER of the Holy Spirit of God throughout the Church Age.
To be BAPTIZED with the Holy Spirit is to be FILLED and equipped with anointing for ministry, and power for service, witnessing, winning souls, discipling, healing (Acts 1:8), and spiritual warfare. (1Cor. 12:27, 28 ¾ Eph. 6:10-18 ¾ 2Cor. 10:4-6 ¾ 2Tim. 2:4)
[NOTE:
Semantics (the study of meanings in language) in explaining baptized
and filled enter here, but through prayer ¾ not
confused debate for Holy Spirit’s help in studying the Word and
understanding how He indwells, fills, anoints (calls),
empowers, activates, flows, ministers and operates according to the scriptures,
the cloud (blur; confusion) will lift on how Holy Spirit is to be
yielded to, as well as surrendered to HIS anointing, to HIS
operation, and to HIS total control.]
Among
other Scriptural accounts, interesting and definitive Scriptures that
illustrate how the Christian is to “flow” in the Spirit are found in
Acts 8:26-40. In the Old Testament, the Book of Ezekiel graphically illustrates
how Holy Spirit entered this prophet (2:2); lifted him up (3:12;
8:3; 11:1); fell upon him (11:5); took him up
(11:24); and brought him out in visions (11:24; 37:1). Why
not in today’s Church of Jesus Christ of Nazareth?
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>> “Not by might nor by power, BUT BY MY SPIRIT,” says the Lord of hosts (Zech. 4:6).
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Holy Spirit operates through the anointed <CALLED> vessels that are to minister in their appointed Offices of Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors and Teachers (Eph. 4:11, 12). HOLY SPIRIT <ACTIVATES > [turns on ¾ sets in motion] THE ANOINTING TO MINISTER ¾ NOT THE SAINT (Acts 1:8). The anointing of these Offices never shuts down. It is always in action.
Other Saints are appointed to serve through a <MOMENTARY IMPARTED ANOINTING> when Holy Spirit operates AT WILL any of the nine Gifts listed in 1Cor. 12:1-11: revelation gifts ¾ word of wisdom, word of knowledge, discerning of spirits; power gifts ¾ faith, healing, miracles; inspiration gifts ¾ prophecy, tongues, interpretation of tongues.
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FOR THE GIFTS AND CALLING OF GOD ARE IRREVOCABLE [binding; permanent; not annulled; not
voided] (Rom. 11:29).
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GOD IS ALWAYS IN CONTROL IN THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF NAZARETH THROUGH HIS HOLY SPIRIT. (Acts 8:14-17; 9:17, 18; 19:6)
CONCLUSIVELY,
the Church of Jesus Christ of Nazareth is to be a light in the dark (Mt.
5:14 ¾ Eph.
5:8), and is commanded to preach the Gospel to the world, win souls,
heal, and do spiritual warfare (Mk. 16:15-18). The Church is also to walk in
faith and to defend the Faith. The Saint of God is endued with power from on
high to operate, serve, witness, and do battle with the sword of the Spirit ¾ the
Word of God ¾
while emerging victoriously (2Cor. 10:3 ¾ Eph. 6:10-18). THE
SAINT <LABORS> TO DO SERVICE, AND ENGAGES IN SPIRITUAL WARFARE ¾ NOT
HOLY SPIRIT.
As for the Saint who has been baptized with the Holy Spirit, it is not enough for you to proclaim that you <HAVE> the Baptism of the Holy Spirit and pray in tongues. The fundamental question is this: DOES HOLY SPIRIT <HAVE> YOU? Does He have control of you as a holy vessel of God through whom He now flows and operates, and accomplishes HIS holy works in and through you for the glory of God? Do you know what God’s actual call is on your life? The Baptism of the Holy Spirit is not to be boasted about, displayed (showed off) or treated as a spiritual status symbol. Spiritual pride hinders and quenches HUMBLE SERVICE THAT IS TO GLORIFY AND EXALT GOD (Jas. 4:7, 10) ¾ not the flesh (Gal. 6:7, 8).
It
has been unmistakably and clearly evident throughout the Church Age that
the Holy Spirit of God has NOT had CONTROL of the worldwide
Church of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Otherwise, the world would be more
spiritually enlightened because of the Sovereign Presence of the “Light unto
the world” (Mt. 4:16; 5:16 ¾ Lk. 1:79; 2:32 ¾ Jn. 1:4, 5, 9; 3:19-21; 8:12; 9:5;
12:35, 36, 46 ¾
Acts 22:9, 11) and through the fullness of the Word of God being preached,
taught, demonstrated, operated, and exercised
WITHOUT QUENCHING AND GRIEVING THE AUTHORITY AND OPERATION OF HOLY SPIRIT
in the surrendered Church unto Himself. That is not
to say that Satan (Acts 26:18) would be standing helplessly on the sidelines
without any interference (1Pet. 5:8 ¾
Jn. 10:10), but that the Church would be far,
far, FAR more spiritual, powerful, BOLD, zealous (blazing ¾
aflame) effective, and victorious in Her warfare against Satan through
the power of Holy Spirit than
She has been for over two thousand years. Her neglect of “WALKING
and OPERATING in the Spirit” has
caused great confusion as well as much grief, pain, and heresy in the Church of Jesus Christ of Nazareth
throughout the ages, while Holy
Spirit has been kept stored away OUT OF SIGHT and out of mind. Yet remembered, however, only during
worship singing.
Why did Martin Luther dissent (oppose) against the Catholic Church, thus bringing about the Protestant
Reformation? Yet sadly to this
day, the flesh still keeps marching on, even in the Church of Jesus
Christ of Nazareth. (Gal. 6:7,8)
Due to a lack of passion and zeal
in honoring Lord Jesus, there will still be many Saints in the Church of Lord
Jesus who will NOT want to
yield to Holy Spirit. They are
content with their spiritual status quo (existing state), and will
not want to press on beyond their comfort zone. THEY DO NOT HAVE A HEART FOR GOD. “Can
two walk [intimately] together, unless they are agreed?” (Amos 3:3)
Can both grieving (Eph. 4:30) and quenching (1Thes. 5:19) the Holy Spirit of God qualify as sins? Scripture does not spell this out as such. Only blaspheming Holy Spirit (Mt. 12:31, 32) sends one to Hell no matter how remorseful one becomes. (Study this Scripture.) Yet, how can Holy Spirit be so ignored, neglected, avoided, resisted, overridden, disobeyed, insulted, wronged, quenched and grieved that He would not be deeply hurt, insulted, upset, distressed, ABUSED, snubbed, affronted, offended and perhaps even angered? Yes, even resistance to the point of abandoning Holy Spirit because of PRIDE in one’s own “spiritual” works through self appointment and self promotion <ABOVE> the AUTHORITY and CONTROL of the Holy Spirit of the Living God in the Church of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. A serious study and meditation on LYING TO HOLY SPIRIT AND ITS REVEALED <CONSEQUENCE> should be done in Acts 5:1-11. He has just as much prominence (importance ¾ distinction ¾ status) as Father God and Lord Jesus have. Do you not find it interesting that one can blaspheme Father God and Lord Jesus and be forgiven, but there is absolutely no forgiveness regarding the blasphemy of Holy Spirit? (Mt. 12:31, 32) Why is He so exceptional? Does this not stir a conviction in the heart of the Saints that great injustice, negligence and abuse has been done to Holy Spirit throughout the Church Age?
Many in the Body of Christ have “EXALTED” THEMSELVES WITH “SELF APPOINTED” <CALLINGS> WITHOUT “CONFIRMED TESTIMONY” to the Church of Lord Jesus about their <CALLINGS>. (1Cor. 1:26, 29; 2:9-15) The Church remains clueless, confused, and powerless against Satan’s attacks and deceptions upon their minds, spirits, souls, flesh, lives, spiritual growth and maturity as well as in their ministries due to WORKS OF THE FLESH operating in the Church.
For example, there are the LARGE-SCALE IMPOSTERS ¾ masquerading WOLVES IN SHEEP’S CLOTHING ¾ who have VERY, VERY CAREFULLY learned to “talk the Talk and walk the Walk as well as many other ‘ministers of songs and music’ who sing the Songs and play the Music” while all along FLEECING THE FLOCK. (2Tim. 3:1-9) In many instances their songs and music do not leave one in a state of worship and adoration. There is nothing “spiritual” about either their songs or music. (Mt. 6:24)
And THEN there are the many Internet and Mail Order Ordained Ministers’ Certificates popularly used for tax dodging purposes (Lk. 20:25) among other uses. Words fail to even touch upon this hypocrisy. The following Web Ordained Ministers site advertises without any scriptural reference to God, Lord Jesus or to Holy Spirit ¾ not even one reference to a Scripture! Log on and check out http://www.amfellow.org/ and its DOVE Logo! Another site leaves one laughing as well as enlightened on this scam. http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,595083967,00.html
And THEN there are the “can preach and cannot preach certain Scriptures’ guidelines” set forth before pastors by certain denominational Church boards. This glaring practice exposes the WORKS OF THE FLESH. Is this not known as “muzzling (gagging) the ox?” (Deut. 25:4 ¾ 1Cor. 9:9 ¾ 1Tim. 5:18) From whence cometh such authority? Where is this taught in Scripture?
FURTHERMORE,
IS HOLY SPIRIT <IN CONTROL> OF THE SCHOOLS OF DIVINITY /
THEOLOGY ¾ THE
SEMINARIES? Or need one ask?
IN CONCLUSION:
INCREASED ABORTIONS DUE TO INCREASED ADULTRY
IN THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF NAZARETH!
DOES THE WORD OF GOD POINT A FINGER? (2Sam. 12:1-9 ¾ Isa. 48:22) Saints of God, it is written
in the Word of God, “YOU SHALL NOT MURDER,” and “YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT
ADULTERY?” (Ex. 20:13, 14) “It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands
of the living God” (Heb. 10:31).
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>> “IS NOT MY WORD LIKE A FIRE?” (Jer.
23:29)
>> Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body. Or do you not know that your body is the TEMPLE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT who is IN you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? (1Cor. 6:18, 19)
>> Do you not know that YOU ARE THE TEMPLE OF GOD and that the SPIRIT OF GOD dwells IN you? If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are (1Cor. 3:16, 17).
>> Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness…(1Cor. 4:5).
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One may question, “Is the above occurring today in the Church of Jesus Christ of Nazareth?” Without the AUTHORITY and CONTROL of Holy Spirit in Lord Jesus’ Church, one can surely believe that it is. Lord Jesus knows, and He alone will judge His Church at His Judgment Seat (2Cor. 5:10).
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>> Nevertheless the solid foundation of God stands, having this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and “Let everyone who names the name of Christ depart from iniquity” (2 Tim. 2:19).
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And then there are those Saints who are NOT <CALLED> to minister in an Office or to exercise the Gifts but who proudly proclaim and exalt themselves as such, deceitfully PARADING their self “anointing” while strutting around like peacocks in the Church. These pretenders and offenders have become mavericks (rebels ¾ lone rangers) working against God’s Word. Keeping in mind that those of the world do not address Lord Jesus as “LORD,” could this in part be the lawlessness (walking in sin) spoken of by Lord Jesus to His Church in the following Scripture:
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>> “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who DOES THE WILL of my Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ and then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME you who practice LAWLESSNESS’ ” (Mt. 7:21-23).
>> Whoever commits sin also commits LAWLESSNESS, and SIN IS LAWLESSNESS (1Jn. 3:4).
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SPIRITUAL ENVY, DISPUTES, SLANDER, and GOSSIP by many in the Church (Jas. 3:1-18) have become flaming and dangerous restraints as well as stumbling blocks to spiritual growth and maturity in the Body of Christ. (Eph. 4:29 ¾ Col. 3:1-17, 23-25 ¾ Rom. 7:14-25 ¾ 2Tim. 2:23-26 ¾ 1Cor. 3:3) [Give them a crumb of news or gossip and they’ll make a BANQUET out of it. “ Hear ye, hear ye!”] This continues to hinder victorious Christian living due to the lack of Holy Spirit’s CONTROL in the lives of these Saints. This type of behavior does NOT bring HONOR to nor does it GLORIFY God! These Saints carnally and foolishly ignore the Scripture that declares, “And what does the Lord require of you but to do justly [spiritually, morally, legally right], love mercy [forgive as God in Christ forgave ¾ Eph. 4:32], and to walk humbly [without pride, self-righteousness, unfaithfulness, disobedience, slander, gossip, deceitfulness, haughtiness, pretentiousness] with your God?” (Micah 6:8) Yes, dear Saints of God, judgment DOES begin in the House of God (1Pet. 4:17). IS IT WELL WITH YOUR SOUL? [Study: Gal. 5:16-26 ¾ Jas. 3:13-18 ¾ Rom. 8:1-17¾ Eph. 5:9, 10 ¾ 1Jn. 4:7-11 ¾ Phil. 4:8]
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>> “All flesh is grass, and all its loveliness is like the flower of the field. The grass withers, the flower fades, because the breath of the Lord blows upon it; surely the people are grass. The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God stands forever” (Isa. 40:6-8). [See 1Pet. 1:24]
>> I say then: WALK IN THE SPIRIT, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusts against the SPIRIT, and the SPIRIT against the flesh… (Gal. 5:16,17).
>> For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the SPIRIT [set their minds on] the things of the SPIRIT…For if you live according to the flesh you will [spiritually] die; but if by the SPIRIT you put to death the deeds of the body, you will [spiritually] live. For as many as are LED BY THE SPIRIT OF GOD, these are the sons of God…The SPIRIT Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God…(Rom. 8:5, 13, 14, 16).
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The universal Church of Jesus Christ of Nazareth is not walking in FAITHFULNESS, HUMILITY, HOLINESS and OBEDIENCE to God and His Word because She is compromising with, and parading before the world in vain glory, yet behaving as though She is righteous in the sight of God. (2Chr. 16:9 ¾ 1Chr. 28:9; 29:17 ¾ Jer. 9:23, 24; 16:17; 17:9, 10) She has not been FILLED with Holy Spirit’s CONTROL, power and presence to do “anointed” service unto God, and to do spiritual warfare with the enemy through prayer, fasting, and the Word ¾ through which she would then emerge VICTORIOUS in the strength of Her Savior, Lord Jesus (Eph. 6:11-12 ¾ 2Cor. 10:3, 4 ¾ Phil. 3:13-15, 20; 4:13). The Church is to be walking in authority through DECLARATION OF THE WORD OF GOD (Eph. 6:17) and in DEMONSTRATION OF THE POWER OF HOLY SPIRIT (Acts 1:5, 8 ¾ Gal. 5:25) throughout the world while triumphant against Satan, the adversary of the Church (1Pet. 5:8).
[The reader should do a study of the Holy Spirit of God operating throughout the Book of Acts. Read also Romans 8 where the Spirit is referred to eighteen times, and the flesh twelve times.]
After becoming Born Again (Jn. 3:3-8), many of the Saints of God want to be spoon-fed the Word, and have others pray for them rather than assume responsibility for nourishing themselves with the Word (1Cor. 3:1, 2 ¾ Heb. 5:12-14 ¾ 1Pet. 2:1, 2 ¾ Jn. 8:31; 15:7), neglect learning how to pray with help from Holy Spirit, and maturing in Christ-likeness with Holy Spirit’s help and zeal. They neglect to exercise strong vigilance against sin through humble DAILY heart searching and repentance before Lord Jesus in prayer (1Jn. 1:7, 9). That is how lukewarm habits set in, which in turn stunt and inhibit spiritual growth while also quenching fellowship and intimacy with their Savior and Lord.
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>> “So then, because you are LUKEWARM…I will spew (VOMIT) you out of My mouth” (Rev. 3:16).
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How does Lord
Jesus feel about His Church’s disregard of HIM WHOM HE SENT
(Jn. 14:26; 15:26; 16:7 ¾ Lk. 24:49) IN HIS PLACE TO ANOINT, EMPOWER, HELP
AND COMFORT HER? (The additional scriptures give strong clarification to
the misunderstanding of 1Cor. 12:13 by many in the Church ¾ Jn. 14:16-18, 26; 15:26; 16:7-15.)
Furthermore, how does Lord Jesus feel about His Church’s neglect to be baptized
(filled) with and empowered by Holy Spirit so as to
boldly, obediently, fearlessly, humbly and faithfully fulfill Her CALLING
to be strong in the Word (Josh. 1:8, 9) while growing in Her Lord and Savior’s
likeness, and be victorious in spiritual warfare against Satan? Could today’s
Church be far more successful in her works and accomplishments? Without intimacy with, and CONTROL
BY HOLY SPIRIT in the Church of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, how can
She be further and totally committed, fearless and triumphant in
exalting Lord Jesus in Her witness of Him to the world? (Jn.
12:47-50 ¾ Acts
26:15-18) Could Lord Jesus be speaking about this to His Church today?
Is He drawing more of the world unto Himself (Jn. 6:44;
12:32) through Holy Spirit’s conviction of sin
(Jn. 16:8) because His Church is faithfully
living for Him and “walking in the Spirit” while also
preaching the Word of God, and exercising the sword of the Spirit (Eph. 6:17)
with POWER, BOLDNESS, and FIRE?
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IS JESUS LORD OF ALL, OR IS JESUS LORD AT ALL? <<<
[PERSONAL
NOTE: As a follow-up to Holy Spirit’s amplification about Himself, a SUPERB
book to help the reader draw closer to walking with and understanding Holy
Spirit, and hopefully becoming intimate with and surrendered to
Him, is “THE SPIRIT HIMSELF” by Ralph M. Riggs in hard cover (printed in
1949, published by Gospel Publishing House, Springfield, Missouri 65802), and
also in paperback by Pentecostal Classics. Their revised print date is
December 1977. It is also available in Spanish: “EL ESPIRITU
MISMO,” paperback, Concordia Publishing House,
ISBN 0829705511. They can all be ordered at AMAZON, http://www.Amazon.com as well as from ALIBRIS, http://www.alibris.com.
[An interesting index listing every Scripture that mentions Holy Spirit
throughout the Bible is found on page 194. Note that references to Isa. 49:19,21 are incorrect and should be noted as 59:19,
21.
Another book is “LISTEN TO THE SPIRIT” by brothers Dick and Don Hillis, (Overseas Crusades, Inc. and The Evangelical Alliance Mission), published by Baker Book House, 98 pages, paperback. (My copy is a second printing in 1974.) It is written in the First Person as if the Holy Spirit were the Author. It is simple, yet an EXCELLENT read. Also available at AMAZON and ALIBRIS.]
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My personal testimony on God’s call upon my life is documented in HARLOT CHURCH — http://www.etpv.org/2004/harch.html where I detail how in 1975 God spoke to me in a dream, calling me to repentance. That dream which still burns within me today as well as the I AM IN CONTROL dream, http://www.etpv.org/1999/control.html and http://www.etpv.org/2004/control.html, remain the most awesome of all the dreams I’ve ever dreamt. After that first dream in 1975, two more dreams followed that made the most dramatic and eternal impact in my life. A year later I embraced Jesus as my Savior and Lord.
Right after I became Born Again, for years I received a steady stream of dreams that guided my spiritual and personal life. In one of those dreams, I was about to receive communion from a priest on the outdoor steps of a cathedral. As I opened my mouth to receive the host, the priest was suddenly drawn away, as though sucked back into the church while I heard a Man’s Voice say, “Read the Bible.” I then turned around and seemed to be suspended about 1,000 feet in the air. I looked throughout at a “sea of humanity” of every race and different ages. They all reached up, frantically waving their arms toward me while seeming desperate for something. Later, I came to understand that I was being instructed to equip myself with the Word of God in my heart to minister Lord Jesus to many in the dying world as well as to minister to the Church of Jesus Christ of Nazareth.
I would like to express my deepest appreciation and heartfelt gratitude to Bill Somers, Host of END TIME PROPHETIC VISION, http://www.etpv.org/, for his kind and gracious help in many ways in helping me bring these dreams and articles as well as the I AM IN CONTROL graphs to Lord Jesus’ Church. I had often wondered what I was going to do with these dreams. Little did I know that Lord Jesus through Holy Spirit had prepared Bill’s Web site to post these dreams to His Church. (I continue to be amazed at the awesomeness of God’s blessings and provisions to His children.) Bill began his Web site in 1996, and a year later I was led to his Web forum ¾ yes, by Holy Spirit ¾ where Lord Jesus’ dreams have been posted to His Church. “Thank you, Bill ¾ you precious, most dear and wonderful Saint of God! May God truly bless you for your love, faithfulness and labor for Lord Jesus and His Church.”
By now, there have been many questions and inquiries about who I am. My brief bio-sketch is as follows:
Age: 68 ¾ Born Again: 8/30/76 ¾ Baptized in the Holy Spirit: 10/11/76 ¾ Married 35 years ¾ Homemaker. I tend to my husband’s debilitating and painful illness full time, and have NO TIME to spend on the computer answering e-mails. My humble apologies to whoever has tried or would like to get in touch with me. Furthermore, Holy Spirit prompts me to declare and not to debate. In other words, He instructs me on what Lord Jesus gives Him to say to me.
Finally, dear Saints of God, my prayer is that “none should perish but that all should come to repentance” (2Pet. 3:9). “Nor THERE IS NO SALVATION IN ANY OTHER, for there is no other name [EXCEPT THAT OF JESUS CHRIST] under heaven given among men by which we must be saved” (Acts 4:12).
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[LEGEND: Chronological dates of postings follow dream title. Date that dream was dreamt is noted in parentheses.]
1. PAY ATTENTION TO GOD, NOW! ¾ 11/2/97 ¾ (5/30/90)
http://www.etpv.org/1996-97/payatt.html
2. LONGING FOR YOU ¾ 11/30/97 ¾ (3/18/94)
http://www.etpv.org/1996-97/dream19.html
3. ORACLES ¾ 8/17/03 ¾ (3/26/90) — (Article)— (Previous post: 12/14/97)
http://www.etpv.org/1996-97/oracles.html
4. GOD’S JUDGMENT ON AMERICA – I ¾ 8/30/98 ¾ (Article)
http://www.etpv.org/1998/gjoa-1.html
5. GOD’S JUDGMENT ON AMERICA – II ¾ 8/30/98 ¾ (6/18/98)
http://www.etpv.org/1998/gjoa-2.html
6. INHERIT MY HOLY MOUNTAIN ¾ 3/14/99 ¾ (3/4/90)
http://www.etpv.org/1999/1_inherit.html
7. I AM IN CONTROL ¾ 5/9/99 ¾ (3/20/85)
http://www.etpv.org/1999/control.html
8. NINTH HOUR, JUDGMENT, RAPTURE ¾ 1/30/00 ¾ (12/18/99)
http://www.etpv.org/2000/ju9h.html
9. THE REMNANT ¾ 3/19/00 ¾ (1/22/90)
http://www.etpv.org/2000/remnant.html
10. GOD’S JUDGMENT ON AMERICA – III ¾ 9/21/01 ¾ (Article)
http://www.etpv.org/2001/gjoa3.html
11. GOD’S JUDGMENT ON AMERICA – IV ¾ 9/30/01 ¾ (7/19/01)
http://www.etpv.org/2001/gjoa4.html
12. JERUSALEM AND THE CHURCH ¾ 6/16/02 ¾ (9/13/93)
http://www.etpv.org/2002/jeatc.html
13. CHICAGO BIBLE CODES — 9/1/02 — (Article)
http://www.etpv.org/2002/chicodes.html
14. WARNINGS ¾ 11/17/02 ¾ (11/11/02)
http://www.etpv.org/2002/wrngs.html
15. I AM IN CONTROL – II ¾ 1/5/03 ¾ (Article)
http://www.etpv.org/2003/control.html
16. RAPTURE PREPAREDNESS ¾ 2/23/03 ¾ (2/4/03)
http://www.etpv.org/2003/rprep.html
17. THE RAPTURE! ¾
5/11/03 ¾ (8/1/89) ¾ (This dream began my End Time
Dreams)
http://www.etpv.org/2003/therap.html
18. RAPTURE AFTERSHOCK ¾ 5/25/03 ¾ (2/3/91)
http://www.etpv.org/2003/rapaft.html
19. THOSE WHO SLEEP IN JESUS ¾ 6/8/03 ¾ (7/9/90)
http://www.etpv.org/2003/twhos.html
20. REMORSE IN HELL TOO LATE ¾ 6/29/03 ¾ (1/22/92)
http://www.etpv.org/2003/remorse.html
21. I AM IN CONTROL – III — 1/30/04 — (Article) — (“I AM IN CONTROL” GRAPHS)
http://www.etpv.org/2004/control.html
22. HARLOT CHURCH — 9/5/04 — (9/12/89)
http://www.etpv.org/2004/harch.html
23. TOWER OF REFUGE — 1/2/05 — (12/7/04)
http://www.etpv.org/2005/tor.html
24. BUSH PUSHES THROTTLE — 1/16/05 — (11/2/04)
http://www.etpv.org/2005/bpt.html
25. GOD, SAVE AMERICA — 1/31/05 — (10/29/01) — (Article) — (Previous post: 11/4/01)
http://www.etpv.org/2005/gsa.html
26. VERMIN IN THE CHURCH — 2/6/05 — (3/3/99)
http://www.etpv.org/2005/vitc.html
27. JACOB’S TROUBLE AT HAND — 2/13/05 —(8/2/99)
http://www.etpv.org/2005/jtah.html
28. COME, LORD JESUS! — 2/20/05 — (2/1/94)
http://www.etpv.org/2005/clj.html
29. FALSE PROPHETS — 2/27/05 — (8/7/89)
http://www.etpv.org/2005/fapro.html
30. APOSTASY — 3/20/05 — (10/6/89)
http://www.etpv.org/2005/apos.html
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My previous post:
APOSTASY
http://www.etpv.org/2005/apos.html
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POST DATE: March 20, 2005 ¾ [Note the date No. 7 dream was dreamt on March 20, 1985. There is a time span of exactly twenty years to the completion of these dreams.]
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http://www.etpv.org/2005/iamg.html
DEPARTURE OF HOLY SPIRIT?
http://www.etpv.org/2005/dohs.html
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POST DATE: September 18, 2005