Personally, this is a real blessing because I’ve entitled the next End-time Briefing (20) as The Day of the Lord but have yet to start writing; so thank you Lord and Chris. His citations are from the Tree of Life (TLV) translation, copyright 2015 Messianic Jewish Family Bible Society, and this message is from Chris’ Facebook – note Tim Shey’s comments on historical Quaker insights:
THE GREAT AND FEARFUL DAY OF THE LORD
A Word the Lord revealed to me as I was reading Joel 2 this morning, (Wednesday 2nd May). Not only did I receive the revelation, but also the Lord downloaded a part of His plan for His Remnant Church in this day. It’s all in accordance with His promise in Amos 3:7-8., namely:
‘For the Lord Adonai, will do nothing, unless He has revealed His counsel to His servants the prophets.’
[cf .“I am no longer calling you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing.” John 15:15]
“Blow the shofar in Zion! Sound an alarm on My holy mountain! Let all living in the land tremble—for the day of ADONAI is coming—surely it is near!” (Joel 2:1 TLV)
There is a day coming, it is surely at hand, that the words of the Lord to Elijah are going to be heard by everyone who has ears to hear.
“Then He said, “Come out and stand on the mount before ADONAI.”
Behold, ADONAI was passing by—a great and mighty wind was tearing at the mountains and shattering cliffs before. But ADONAI was not in the wind.
After the wind there was an earthquake, but ADONAI was not in the earthquake.
After the earthquake a fire, but ADONAI was not in the fire.
After the fire there was a soft whisper of a voice.
As soon as Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his mantle, went out and stood at the entrance of the cave.Then all of a sudden, a voice addressed him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” (1 Kings 19:11-13 TLV)
The great and mighty wind represents the political turmoil around the world today.
Tearing the mountains represents the shaking of the Lord as applied to the mountains of the world’s finance, religion, education, business, and more – all being torn apart before our eyes.
Shattering the cliffs, or rocks, represents the breakdown of the world’s efforts to ‘be god’, or control and guide their own destiny, especially at the obvious expense of faith in Yeshua HaMashiac and the hope and peace He brings.
The earthquake represents the effect of the present shaking.
The fire represents the Ruach ha-Kodesh as He pours living waters on a dry, parched, and barren land.
The whisper represents the voice of God as He gives His plans and blueprints to His servants, the prophets. (Amos 3:7)
So we are left with the question, “What are you doing here?”
In this, the Lord is speaking to us about our role in the great awakening that is happening all around us right now.
He is preparing us to be prepared to receive and act upon the role He leads us into – the role He wants us doing, the role He has prepared for us, our destiny.
He is appointing and anointing us for our roles – from janitor to CEO – and He is equipping us for that role no matter what it is and no matter what our experience or qualifications!!!
I find myself getting quite excited by the prospect of that which is about to take place on this tiny speck of dust we call earth. I believe we are about to see facets of the nature and power of God that we have never even imagined possible.
It’s an ‘end-time scenario’ that we are watching now as we head towards the great harvest, the rapture, and the tribulation – all as described in God’s Word, the Bible.
Don’t fear, don’t fret or worry, for ADONAI, the Lord God Almighty has His hand on everything. Just rejoice in the goodness and mercy of our wonderful God and Saviour!
In the fear and reverence of the Lord,
CGB 22 May 2024
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Richard's Watch 
Rev 8:1 — Rev 8:6
Seventh Seal: Prelude to the Seven Trumpets
8 When He opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and to them were given seven trumpets. Then another angel, having a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, ascended before God from the angel’s hand. Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and threw it to the earth. And there were noises, thunderings, lightnings, and an earthquake. So the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.
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Something to ponder. Could this passage of scripture be describing the great revival before the sounding of the 7 trumpets?
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Timing of prophecies coming to pass and their sequencing isn’t always easy to understand, Tony. I find it’s easier to watch than speculate, especially as there’s several theological approaches to The Apocalypse.
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Am sure the Lord’s got a great deal of activity to bring about as we head further into the End-times.
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Like I said it is something to ponder.
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Richard: Here is a different angle on The Day of the Lord by Francis Howgill:
The Day of the Lord and the Wicked
Selections from the Works of Francis Howgill (1618-1669)
SECTION III
What the Day of the Lord is,
and what it will be to the Wicked [the unpurified].
Though the day of the Lord is pure light and brightness, and mixes not with night, which is of a contrary nature; yet it is a day of blackness and gloominess, and a notable terrible day unto the wicked, who hate its appearance, and hate the light, who are children of falsehood, and of deceit; whose deeds are evil. It shows or manifests them and their deeds; as it is written in Job 24:17: “the morning is unto them as the shadow of death.” The appearance of the Lord frightens them; and they would run from it as a thief that digs through a wall and breaks open a house in the night while deep sleep is upon men; such an evil man is afraid when the day appears that discovers his actions. The day of the Lord will steal upon those who live without restraint upon earth; whose hearts are set to seek after wickedness, as for hidden treasure; and it will come upon them as a thief. They, being children of the night, and bringing forth fruits of darkness, will have their portion in utter darkness. Thus shall the ungodly perish, and have their portion with hypocrites. Think of this all you railers, and revilers of the Light and the appearance of God, and repent. For as with the wild ass that snuffs up the wind at her pleasure, and those who seek her will not weary themselves with her, yet the time comes when she will be found and taken; the same will be with all the ungodly, though they may run as a wild ass, and traverse their way as a swift dromedary, yet the day will come, when they will be overtaken in the midst of their security; and they shall not escape.
And though the children, teachers, and believers of this world, who profess the Scriptures, have prayed for the day of the Lord, yet when it comes, it will be as a burning and devouring fire, and they will fall as stubble before it; for whatever is reprovable is manifested by the day in which God appears; and it shall appear, even to the wicked and to the ungodly. So all you hirelings who preach for hire, and you people who love to have it so, you shall not be hidden; and all opposers of the Truth shall be found out, and shall be convicted of their hard speeches, and ungodly deeds. What makes your deeds manifest is the day, and it will convince you; for even the wicked shall see His appearance, although to condemnation, shame, and, contempt.
“They shall look on Him whom they have pierced.” For even in the wicked God has a witness which is pure, which checks often, though they regard it not, because the god of this world has blinded their eyes; but when Christ, the Light shall appear, He will make that to see in the wicked, which the god of this world has blinded; and they shall behold Him in dread; and His pure appearance shall make them horribly afraid. Although they would not see, they will be made to see; and they will be made to hear what they would not hear, when God sounds his trumpet, to give warning to all, that the dead, both small and great may arise, “some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.”
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The Day of the Lord
Selections from the Works of Francis Howgill
SECTION V
Where the Day of the Lord Appears,
How it Comes,
and How it is Looked For.
The kingdom of God does not come with signs to be observed or with visible display,
Nor will people say, Look! Here ! or, See, there! For behold,
the kingdom of God is within you and among you.Luke 17:20-21
Those who gaze abroad [looking for a visible, outward appearance] cannot see the Lord’s appearance, or his day. He that does not know where it consists, does not know how to look for it, any more than did the Jews, who were scripture experts and learned men, knew where the Kingdom of God consisted. And the literal believers, whose faith is founded on the letter [Bible/Scriptures], and on what is visible, know no more where the Kingdom of God is to be found. This day of the Lord, which is eternal brightness, appears in the heart; and the dawning and breaking forth of it is to be waited for there; and as it is witnessed, it manifests evil, and brings it to light, and declares against what is contrary to its own nature. Christ, the Covenant of light, the Gift of God, who is sent and anointed of God, to preach and to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God, proclaims it in the heart; for He comes not to bring peace, but a sword, and his sword is the sword of the Spirit. It is what divides, and discerns the thoughts and intents of the heart, and discovers its desperate wickedness. In earthly hearts where He finds no faith, He kindles a fire and executes his vengeance; and his day to those without faith is a day of great perplexity. Their spirits come to be wounded; their hearts become faint, and sorrow fills them, and trouble is known; and in this state He finds all who are unconverted; without faith; without hope; and therefore He takes away peace. Many have talked of the day of the Lord; but when it appears, they will not be able to stand it; but will rather run to anything, [the refuge of continued darkness] than see the Lord of life appear to execute vengeance upon his enemies.
They who have not yet seen this day of the Lords vengeance in themselves, have never seen the day of salvation. The prophet cried out: “Who may abide the day of His coming, and who shall stand when He appears?” And many have been eye-witnesses of the dreadful day-of the Lord, which has appeared in them, wherein all peace has been hidden from their eyes; and all who ever came to see that day of joy and gladness, first knew the terror and the terrible day of the Lord in themselves. Therefore said the apostle: “We, knowing the terror of the Lord, persuade men.” Now this day of the Lord comes not with observation, “Lo here, or there;” thus the Pharisees looked that the kingdom of heaven should come, when Christ told them it “as within them.” I say, if ever any do behold the bright shining forth of Eternal Life, they must wait in what is of God, through which He will manifest his day and power in them; and as they keep their attention to what manifests evil unto them, and shows them good, they will see how it appears; even as the lightning shines from the east unto the west, so is the coming of the day of the Lord; and the eye which is spiritual sees it. The power and the glory of the Lord, are seen in the day which is pure and spiritual in the heart; and the eye which is pure discovers when it comes, where it comes, and how it comes; while it is hidden from the vultures eye, and is hidden from the eyes which cannot cease from sin.
Now the day of the Lord comes not where the carnal mind might imagine, nor when man wills; neither according to the carnal desire of the carnal heart; neither according to the evil eye that looks out, can it be seen.
And as the day of the Lord is a mystery, the Spirit of the Lord is the only discoverer of it; for none can know the things of God, but by the Spirit of God. The day of the Lord; even his bright shining forth in the heart of man, is one of the glorious things of God, which only the Spirit of God gives the knowledge of to man, and in man. The further men draw from the Light, the darker their hearts become; and their understandings being closed up, they cannot behold the Lord, neither his glory, which is revealed only by God’s Holy Spirit; which Spirit is near man, though he sees it not.
Francis Howgill (1618-1669)
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Thanks Tim and have printed to peruse over of long Bank Hol weekend for it seems similar to Illumination of Conscience as experienced by many Catholics visionaries re Matt 24:26-30.
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Francis Howgill was an English Quaker. The Quakers of England in the 1600s were some of the most on-fire, radical Christians that I have ever heard of. They were greatly persecuted in England and also in New England (Massachusetts) by Calvinist Puritans.
This is an excellent website on the writings of the English Quakers like George Fox, Isaac Penington and Francis Howgill:
The Missing Cross to Purity
The Way to Righteousness (archive.org)
I believe that the great persecution of the Quakers in England eventually led to the English Bill of Rights, and later, the American Bill of Rights in the U.S. Constitution.
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Yes and it was the Puritans who recognised the importance of the reversal of Jews dispersal from the Holy Land. That is they advocated the Aliyah, return of Jews to the land God ordained for them
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This is a dream from 2018
I had a dream and subsequent vision that gave additional details. In the dream I saw the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Nothing extraordinary about that, correct? Then I saw 2 olive trees full with ripe olives. Then I saw an angel appear and touch each of the olive trees lighting them both ablaze but, like the burning bush that Moses saw, they too were not consumed.
Reading the book of Revelation in chapter 11 it speaks about the 2 witnesses as 2 olive trees. I took note that in my dream there were only 2 olive trees. The olive trees as the Bush Moses saw were nothing out of the ordinary. However, when set ablaze and not consumed, that attracts attention
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