8-12-2023 Dry Bones and Today
Dry Bones Spiritual Explosion
Back in 2016
Father had me reviewing Jeremiah 1 and Ezekiel 37. In Jeremiah, a caldron pot is tipping over and
pouring out. This represents Father’s
wrath against Israel because of their disobedience.
Look at today’s
church. How obedient is today’s church
to God’s will and word? I’m talking
about keeping to God’s truth and not changing it to man’s ideas. Especially look at how man’s concept of the
bible has changed over the past century.
Too much of the Word has been ‘watered down’ or even changed.
In Ezekiel,
Father explains how He wants Israel rebuilt.
Now, Father wants to rebuild today’s church.
When I was
young I observed that too many Christian denominations believed that theirs was
the only true church in Christ Jesus and everybody else was doomed to hell
because ‘those people’ didn’t believe exactly as they did. First, we ARE the body of Christ. All who profess Jesus as Lord. We cannot call Jesus Lord except by God’s
Spirit (1 Corinth. 12:3, 1 John 4:1-3). Paul explains a body has many parts, eyes,
feet mouth, etc. (1 Corinth. 12:12-27, read the whole chapter), so as
Christians, we each have a job to do.
In the 1/2/2016 entry into this blog, we spoke
of the dry bones from Ezekiel 37.
Before we
get into Ezekiel let’s back up a bit. The
dry bones in the valley are significant to today’s church. Jesus called the Jewish church of 2000 years
ago a ‘whited sepulcher (Matt. 23:27) because, even though they look pretty
good on the outside, there was no true faith in their heart. If you will, they were the ‘walking dead’
(spiritually). How many half or
incomplete truths, or even lies are shared with today’s ‘churched’ people? All of this adds up to ‘dry bones’! The true
power of the Holy Ghost is seriously lacking.
Fear
not. God always has His faithful (Rom. 11:1-4). There are those in the church who, when they
confessed Jesus, truly believed in their heart that He is the Messiah, our
Redeemer and that God raised Him from the dead (Rom. 10:9). Thank God for these folks.
But, alas, salvation
is only the first step. We also have a
responsibility. Jesus says that if you
love Me, keep my commandments (John 14:15).
We now need to show love from within our heart. When we don’t love, we have no part in God
for God is love. So when we love God,
love will flow through us (1 John 4:6-11).
Loving is doing things because we desire to, not because we’re
supposed to or ‘have’ to or because we are the only warm bodies available. This means helping others as we are able,
supporting God’s work here on earth and sharing our faith with others. We have a genuine desire to use what God has
given us to do God’s work, in whatever capacity. Yes?
Love means
we need a personal relationship with Father. We have to ‘get to know’ Him. Father speaks to us through His written word
(the bible) and other Christians (pastors, priests or brothers and sisters in
Christ). Oh, and because the Holy Ghost
resides within our heart, He also desires to speak directly to each one of us,
mano e mano, person to person. We do
have to learn to hear, listen and receive when and how He speaks with us.
All too
often, churches put people in ministry who are not yet actually ready. I’m not challenging a true desire to serve,
but this can bring novices and those with personal agendas into positions of
authority in the church. The scriptures
do give some basic qualifications for those serving. Good qualities are being filled with the Holy
Ghost, being honest and using wisdom, (Acts 6:1-7). Persons with these qualities should also be
inclined to prayer (Eph. 6:18, 1 Thess. 5:17).
Yet, despite man’s shortcomings, God always has His number (1 Kings
19:13-18, Rom. 11:1-4) of those who are truly living for an in Him, with all
their heart.
We are in a
‘new season’. So, how has Father been preparing
His church for this new season?
First was
modern man’s decision to make the bible available to the common man. In the 1300’s, John Wycliffe translated the
Latin Vulgate into English and in the 1400’s Johannes Gutenberg created the
printing press which could produce bibles (as well as other books) a whole lot
faster than the handwritten copies.
Then, in the1500
& 1600’s, Martin Luther inspired what we call the Protestant Reformation which
produced men such teachers as William Tynsdale and John Calvin and later John
Wesley. Who, along with other reformist,
started a multitude of Christian denominations.
Thinking started to change from traditional Roman Catholic thinking to
the common man understanding what the bible was saying. Unfortunately, it also created unnecessary
schisms. New found freedoms brought the
need for greater understanding.
Then, there
were the “awakenings” in both the 1700’s & 1800’s, which were an attempt to
bring the church back into holiness.
Then there was the Pentecostal Movement of the late 1800’s & early
1900’s, the Charismatic Movement of the 1960’s-1970’s, each which were
experiencing a re-connection of the full operation of the Holy Ghost in our
lives. Since the 1990’s and early 2000’s, the prophetic movement has entered
the picture, focusing more and more on to what the meaning of a personal relationship is with our heavenly
Father through Jesus Christ because the Holy Ghost is alive and well within our
hearts. Jesus tells us that His desire
is that we are one, as He is one in the Father (John 17:1-26). Ergo we all become one (at least in thinking
and doing).
All this
bring us to where we are today!
Through the prophet
Ezekiel, Father promises a new, revived, relationship with Him (Ezek.
37:1-14).
As we read
the bible, we see where today’s church has experience many of the conditions
prevalent in the Hebrew church of the Old Testament. A vibrant relationship with God, then it
cools down to where the church has all but forgotten who God is. Then a renewed passion for our Lord, then a
cooling down again and today, a resurgence of desiring a better relationship
with our heavenly Father. Jesus reminds
us that in the latter days, there will be a falling away in the church, (2
Thess. 2:3).
Now, today,
God is breathing life back into that package of dry bones (we call today’s
church) by bringing His children back into a true relationship with
Himself. A relationship He (God) experienced
with Adam and Eve (Gen. 2:8) and which
He has desired from the beginning. His
true desire is for us to acknowledge Him as the true, living God (Jeremiah
24:7) and that we not live for Him. Not
only has He given us the power to live this life, but to be witnesses for HIm (John
14:14:12, John 20:22-23, Acts 1:8) and to do the things Jesus called us to do. This IS what Father is doing with the churches
of the New Covenant today!
All of
Father’s true churches, all of Father’s prophets are all talking about walking
in a closer relationship with the one true God Who created all that is. Things that I read, things that I hear,
people with whom I talk are all in agreement about our striving towards the
goal (1 Corinth. 9:24-27) and then God bringing us into a closer walk through
Jesus Christ, our Lord because the Holy Ghost abides in us.
Father
started sharing with me back in September 2014 (interestingly during Rosh
Hoshana) three seven year periods were beginning. ‘Officially’ January 2015, but Rosh Hoshana
of 2014 could be the actual starting date.
Depends if one starts uses the Hebrew or Julian Calendar. I’ve gone with the Julian, January 2015. Rosh Hoshana is the Jewish new year (9/2014). The first seven year period is a foundation
period where Father is establishing many of His prophets to be ready for the
second period. The first seven year
period ended 12/2021.
The second
seven year period Father starts sending the prophets, who are ready, out, but
this is also a growth period as prophets continue to mature and as they are
ready, then they are sent out. As this
season grows, what God is doing will become more and more prominent. You’ve heard about the revival in
Kentucky? There was talk about activity
moving into California but I haven’t seen or heard about much that yet. However, I am hearing about small events
taking place in various places around the U.S and how, over the past several
years, God has been working in Africa.
The prophets and preachers I do hear have been talking about this
revival for about two years now. Take
note: ‘they’ are calling it a revival. God
is calling it a Spiritual explosion. Why?
Because the Holy Ghost WILL reveal Himself in the actions of today’s
‘prophets’ AND disciples just as He did 2000 years ago! Jesus said as we follow Him, we will do the
same works He did and greater (John 14:12).
Did you hear me? I said disciples! That’s not just the famous preachers we know
and love. A disciple is one who follows
Jesus and this means you and me will be capable of doing what Jesus did! It’s a matter of faith. How close are we willing to walk in Jesus’
love and what are we willing to sacrifice to do so?
Those, who
are already talking, are talking about restoration and restitution. Are we willing to actually seek the Kingdom
of God first (Matt. 6:33) and then abide in God’s love – true love – agape
love? God is our strength to run this
race (Phil. 3:14). All we have to do is
be obedient to the leading of the Holy Ghost and then do it (John
14:14-17)!
Father
showed me three numbers which are pertinent to what is currently going on and
that which is yet to come.
Several
years ago, Father had me check out the biblical meanings of numbers. I looked at seven or eight lists and they all
pretty much agreed with the two lists I mention here:
Biblenumbersforlife.com
http://www.gods-kingdom-ministries.net/teachings/books/secrets-of-time/appendix-e-the-biblical-meanings-of-numbers/
My
definitions are taken from these two lists.
We are now
in the second year of second seven year season.
2 = union, division, witnessing
The church
is two, coming into the place where God intends for us to be, that is one
in Spirit.
The division
represents the various talents and callings He has placed on each of our lives. That is our capabilities or our God-given
‘gift’.
Witnessing,
again we are being prepared to witness for Jesus Christ as never before, not
just in word, but in deeds as well. To
be true, living representatives of His Word.
The
blessing, restitution and restoration is to develop us into those true witness
for Jesus and which has already been taking place. That is Father has already been establishing
souls and growing them spiritually and this continues throughout this season.
This season
is bringing a great evangelical outbreak, an outreach explosion, a soul harvest. Not just getting ‘saved’, but now, learning
to live for and in Jesus Christ!
The total of
both seasons equals fourteen years
14
= Deliverance, salvation, spiritual perfection. Also take note the end year of the second
period is28 which represents ‘eternal life’.
By the end
of the second season, fourteen years in all, Father will have accomplished most
of the soul harvest. Again, it will be
happening throughout season two, but by that season’s end, Father will have
grounded His church so they are living for Him through Jesus Christ, no doubts,
ready for the harvest. Souls will be
delivered from all sorts of oppressive demonic influences and they will know
they now belong to Jesus Christ, lock, stock and barrel. There will be no doubt about our salvation (1
John 5:13-15) and how to show love towards Father through Jesus as well as our
neighbor. Our hearts will be knitted
with God. Through the operation of the Holy Ghost in and through our lives,
souls will be rocketing towards spiritual perfection. We won’t reach this perfection until we are
literally with Jesus, but souls will be walking as close as possible until the
day Jesus does call us home, whether through natural death or rapture.
Twelve years
have almost passed since the onset of these two seasons
12 = governmental
perfection, God’s power and authority
The perfect
government resides under King Jesus, the perfect King and Christians will experience
His power an authority. God is perfecting
His Spiritual government!
Unless your
eyes are closed and you have earplugs in your ears, you should already be
seeing and hearing a shift. Yes, the
world seems to be getting worse and worse, but underlying that turmoil people
are getting hungrier and soon they shall realize that Jesus is the only answer -left.
Don’t be
surprised at the world’s condition.
Whenever God moves, Satan does his best to counter attack so people stay
embittered and disillusioned and refuse to come to the Lord. As children of God, He will never leave us
nor forsake us (Heb. 13:5). Remember
the footprints in the sand. It is He carries us. We are bound with Jesus through His yoke (Matt.
29-30). He is helping us to overcome (Luke
10:18-19). Jesus gave disciples
authority over sickness and to cast out devils (Luke 10:1-20). Resist the devil, he will flee (James 4:7). (). And
remember God always has the final say (Rom. 13.1).
So what is the third seven year period about? Could it be the beginning of tribulation leading
to Armageddon? Don’t know. Father refuses to clue me in on that third
period is about. But it doesn’t matter
because Father is always in control. I
just know He’ll do things according to His timing and be assured that Father is
bringing all of His children into a deeper relationship with Himself that we
can be all that we can be in Christ Jesus, doing all that we can do for His
glory, serving and ministering to the needs of the people whom we encounter. Loving others is the least that we can
do. He is preparing His children to
truly live for and abide in Him. AND
there is a magnificent evangelical explosion, no, a Holy Ghost explosion, coming to grow the body of Jesus Christ into
its fullest. And this generation can and will be, wholly or in part, involved
in this explosion.
Amen
