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4 – Structure of the Book of Revelation, and conclusion

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Continued from part 3:.

STRUCTURE OF THE REVELATION

 “Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last.  18 I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death. 19 Write the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will take place after this.  (Rev 1:17-19 NKJV)

  • The Present:
  • chpt 1. Vision of the Son of Man, the one ascended Lord
  • chpt 2-3. Letters to seven churches (and for all churches)
  • chpt 4-5. Vision of heaven, the Lion of Judah and the Lamb
  • The Near Future:
  • chpt 6-11. Judgments, great tribulation, martyrs and two witnesses
  • chpt 12-16. Woman, child, dragon, beast 666, antichrist, false prophet
  • chpt 17-19. Fall of Babylon, Messianic judgement of Armageddon
  • THE RETURN OF ‘THE KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS’ 
  • The Far Future:
  • chpt 20. The Millennium, Satan rebels/defeated, Judgement, lake of fire
  • chpt 21. New heaven and new earth, the Bride, the New Jerusalem
  • chpt 22. River of Life from God’s throne, Tree of Life for healing the nations.

David Pawson explains that each future period has bad news and things get much worse, but the good news is that things will get very much better afterwards. Through it all Jesus encourages his people to ‘endure’ and ‘overcome’ until He returns.

“First, Jesus tells the churches they must deal with internal problems if they are to face external pressures. Compromise in belief of behaviour, tolerance of idolatry or immorality, weaken the Church from within. (LESSON FOR TODAY!)”

For the 2nd period He shows the worst that can happen but believers will not have to go through anything worse! “And the very worst time ahead will be at most a few years”.

Then, Jesus reveals the wonders that will follow in the 3rd period when all believers will be with Him.

CONCLUSION

On a personal note, what impresses me is the comparison of this closing book with the Bible’s first book, Genesis.

Revelation promises a full restoration not only for those who believe in God, to life with Him, but also and because of that for the earth too.

The Tree of Life is a main feature in the garden of Eden, in the beginning, but through it Satan perverted Adam and Eve’s relationship with their fatherly Creator and so they lost and fell from their glory. In the end that usurper gets his just desserts, the saved return to living in the glory of God in the New Jerusalem and the Tree’s leaves bring healing to all people, as it is written.:

But I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. 23 The city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine in it, for the glory of God illuminated it. The Lamb is its light. 24 And the nations of those who are saved shall walk in its light, and the kings of the earth bring their glory and honour into it. 25 Its gates shall not be shut at all by day (there shall be no night there). 26 And they shall bring the glory and the honour of the nations into it. 27 But there shall by no means enter it anything that defiles, or causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life. (Revelation 21 NKJV)

This short blog can never hope to do justice to the Book of Revelation. It is an awesome subject but you may wish to meditate upon it yourself along with suitable aids such as in the links below.

Acknowledgements – thank you to:
  • David Pawson, for Unlocking the Bible and books & audio series here and here.
  • Neil MacKereth, for several in-depth courses at Winchester Vineyard church using Chuck Missler’s and David Pawson’s extensive teachings.

PS – click to read about what happened after writing the above post!

3 – Different understandings of The Book of Revelation

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INTERPRETATIONS OF THE REVELATION 

Thus, this complex ‘end-times’ revelation can only be understood with God’s overall purpose for humanity in mind. So, it’s not surprising that scholars are divided over the Book’s meaning and predictions for the end of 1st Century and any later events it may forecast for the world and the Church.

There are five main ‘schools’ of exposition based upon interpretations of when these predictions would be fulfilled, as below:

  • Preterist  – during the first centuries AD with the decline/fall of Roman Empire
  • Historicist – all centuries between the First and Second Advent of Jesus Christ
  • Futurist – end of final century AD (held by early Church and evangelical today)
  • Dispensational – (newest) separate timescales apply to the Church and Israel
  • Symbolic – of spiritual truths, no particular time (some say its spiritual ‘myth’).

Moreover, in ‘Dealing With “Last Things” – The Rapture, Second Coming, Millennium’ my New Spirit-Filled Life Study Bible not only provides a useful summary with charts but also shows EIGHT differing scholarly viewpoints, citing The Last Days Handbook, 1990, by Robert P Lightener, viz:

  1. Saint Augustine’s Amillenial View
  2. A Second Amillennial View (BB Warfield)
  3. Pre-Millennial Pre-Tribulational View
  4. Pre-Millennial Post-Tribulational View
  5. Pre-Millennial Mid-Tribulational View
  6. Pre-Millennial Pre-Tribulational Partial Rapture View
  7. Pre-Millennial Pre-Wrath Rapture View
  8. Evangelical Post-Millenial View

We can now appreciate Hank Hanegraaff’s ‘preterist’ position that Revelation refers only to John’s days 1900 years ago and the persecutions that took place. But he fails to take the whole account into consideration because its closing chapters clearly refer to things that have not YET happened. For example, unprecedented global catastrophes, return of millions of deceased Christians alongside Jesus to overthrow Satan and rule upon earth, Satan’s final rebellion with many nations and demise in the lake of fire, the arrival of the ‘holy city’ and ‘wedding of the Lamb’!

So how are we to understand The Apocalypse? David Pawson suggests using the four main ‘schools’  in conjunction for each of the three main time periods, the present, the near future and the far future (not ignoring the switching between earth and heaven) – yet,

“..the fundamental question is not ‘when?’ but WHY?”

David answers his question:

“Not just to tell us what is going to happen but to get us ready for what is going to happen…Revelation is a ‘manual for martyrdom’…which is why this book becomes so meaningful to Christians under persecution. Maybe this is also why Western Christians in comfortable churches fail to find it relevant.”

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2 – A very brief introduction to the Book of Revelation

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Continued from part 1, which closes: ‘In fact, some believers disregard prophecy and scholars have various opinions upon this topic and when, if at all, predicted events will occur.  Also, are such things to be taken figuratively?’

The widest divergence in opinion is over the Bible’s closing book – ‘The Apocalypse’, or ‘Book of Revelation’.  In its original Greek this Book begins as follows.:

‘Apocalupsis iEsou christou…’

‘The unveiling of Jesus Christ (anointed one)’, per Scripture 4 All Greek Interlinear Bible, or as the New King James Version translates it:

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants — things which must shortly take place.

[Greek: ‘what which IS-BINDING must TO-BE-BECOMING to-be-occurring IN SWIFTness’] And He sent and signified it by His angel to His servant John,  2 who bore witness to the word of God, and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, to all things that he saw. 3 Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near. (Revelation 1)

John is thought to have been the closest disciple of Jesus, and could thereby personally attest to Jesus’ awesome origin, as in the first of three short letters to believers:

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of life—2 the life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare to you that eternal life which was with the Father and was manifested to us…(1 John 1)

The Apocalypse opens by stating its purpose: an unveiling of God’s plans that He gave to Jesus Christ, for sharing through his surviving first disciple several decades after he witnessed Jesus’ resurrection from death. This account tells how John acquired this information. He became Jesus’ amanuensis in writing exactly what Jesus dictated as personal letters to seven churches in Asia as a result of His having visited them.

NOTE: verse 1’s ‘shortly’ doesn’t necessarily imply ‘soon’ but may mean that when these events that MUST occur do happen, then they will do so very rapidly!!

White Door in SkyNext, John was caught up to God’s Throne Room in heaven where he heard and saw visions about what was going to happen shortly and in the distant future when the Age will be drawn to a close with the bodily return of Jesus Christ to rule and reign upon earth. John had to be reminded to write it all down!

NB: It is the only Book in the Bible to open with a blessing for all who read it and ‘keep’, or observe, what’s written therein, and closes with a curse (of loss of inheritance in the Kingdom) for anyone who tampers with its text and changes its message. The Book of Revelation is primarily for believers, not unbelievers.

In Unlocking The Bible, David Pawson defines this genre of literature as follows:

Unlocking The Bible‘Apocalyptic’ is history written from God’s point of view.  It gives the total picture.  It enlarges our understanding of world events by seeing them in the light of what is above and beyond our limited perception.  This gives us both insight and foresight…far beyond that of the normal historian.

He also gives this snippet:

God is working out his plans and purposes within time…He is the Lord of History.  But it is his pattern, which can only be discerned when he has revealed the missing pieces of the jigsaw. (Emphasis added)

(Now where did we come across that notion before?  See Invisible Jigsaw.)

He points out that the first characteristic of the ‘apocalyptic’ genre is that it’s basically moral. Secondly, that it’s often symbolical so the unknown can be communicated in terms of what is familiar, as in analogy or parable, because it involves not only information but also imagination. 

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Prophecy and interpreting ‘The Apocalypse’ – The Book of Revelation – 1 of 4

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Published 27 June 2013 as Note on Christian Prophecy and The Apocalypse about scholars’ differences on prophetic scripture, this is now separated for ease of reading :

Digging into the difference of opinion noted in the Joel Rosenberg re-post unearthed an interesting find – one connecting into what I wrote ten weeks earlier about the origin of this blog. I’ll say more about that later.

Some readers may have queried my covering comment to Joel’s post; (it) “includes opinions of a Bible teacher who thinks its prophecies have happened“.  This merely reflects the actual content of The Blaze interviews.

As Hank Hanegraaff’s online radio show is called ‘Bible Answer Man’, my remark may seem to question that title. Those reading the linked article would note journalist Billy Holloway’s statement that Hanegraaff has “a wildly different take on the matter” to that of Rosenberg for he, “rejected the notion that Revelation and other alleged prophecies apply to today’s world”.

How come? Aren’t both men Christians? A little elucidation is called for…

Doubtless both men meet the basic criterion for a born-again believer, as in the Spirit-inspired instruction of the apostles Paul and John:

…9 if you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord”, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved. (Chapter 10 of Paul’s letter to the Romans; New International Version)

16 For God so loved the world (that’s you, my reader) that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.18 “He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. (Chpt 3 of the Gospel according to John; NIV)

So, to have faith in Christ it isn’t absolutely necessary to believe everything in the Bible. In fact, some believers disregard prophecy and scholars have various opinions upon this topic and when, if at all, predicted events will occur.  Also, are such things to be taken figuratively?

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Revelation Dream – Tony Puccio

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Tony in Arizona brings a most suitable scripture and related vision applicable to the global situation…

Tony's avatarMy Dreams and Visions

13Now when the dragon saw that he had been cast to the earth, he persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male Child.14But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness to her place, where she is nourished for a time and times and half a time, from the presence of the serpent.15So the serpent spewed water out of his mouth like a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away by the flood.16But the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed up the flood which the dragon had spewed out of his mouth Revelation 12:13-16

In this night vision I saw a church with an illuminated white cross in front of it. Upon entering the building I saw the congregation facing towards the door…

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2009 Reprise: The Endgame is Now in Play – WE are watched! (Prophecy Progress Update 39)

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We where did we get to before this week’s holy diversions?

To continue revisiting 28 Feb 2009 and, if you may not have read, I open by checking the parable of wheat and tares (‘darnel,’ a poisonous weed  that looks like wheat) and then cite Jesus’ instruction for us to “Watch!” for signs of His Return.  The email’s next sections give examples of then current events indicative of the issues expected in the End-times.

Now, I’ll update you on the politically prescient, or prophetic, aspect of the second item below:

  • nurse sacked for praying for patient; contrary to example of how prayer helped Nina fight for life!  (I wrote complaint to local NHS director that his dictat would have killed her!)
  • tyrannical tool of intolerance: equality and diversity – MI5 director warns of ‘sleepwalking into police state’ – lawlessness within society and authorities…

FIRST however, let me be on record: what is confirmed herein and in the next post of British authorities’ deeply reprehensible action exposes their utterly irresponsible waste of resources. They’d be better engaged in the critical priority of immediate eradication of social media that encourages and teaches self-harm and suicide. Every such should be banned and deleted, instead of which governmental authorities suppress legitimate,  nationally beneficial information and debate.

I wrote 14 years ago:

‘However, this is just one instance of the growing persecution of believers, principally through a policy supposedly promoting toleration but that’s now a tyrannical tool of intolerance – Equality & Diversity: as for example in Muhammed knows more than the ASA! (advertising Standards Authority). There are other powers of suppression.

NB: AND relevant Now!…

[continuing…]

‘Even the previous director of MI5 warns about UK sleep-walking into a police state  (‘Abject nonsense’ responded a gov’t minister who lives on another planet). Rampant lawlessness now exists not only in society but also within legal authorities – laws not approved by Parliament – ‘snoop and snitch’ culture – correction punished and evil behaviour rewarded – ID cards and routine interception of email and phones – etc etc. Clearly, Banking isn’t the only thoroughly corrupt UK institution.’

Screenshot of the preceding link:

In the continuation of that email I write (expanded below)

‘Upheavals and increasing iniquity reminded me of a shocking open vision of the UK that came ‘out-of-the-blue’ in 2004 of what was going to happen and sensed, “The fabric of your society is so rotten I could easily rip it up”. I recalled having seen old coal sacks falling apart and so I watched and understood that, as He rips us apart, then the Lord would put the backbone back into Britain – just like the Pennine mountain chain bursting through a giant tear in the UK map!’

MI5 DIRECTOR’s WARNING OF 2009 ECHOES NOVEL OF 60 YEARS EARLIER...

AND NOW…

Fuller details in the next post…

Meanwhile, here’s a recent example of spying relating to this blog. Upon getting this notification to moderate a comment submitting external links I decided to click on the link to my blog.

only to get this warning on my phone – yet this doesn’t happen with other comments, or when checking this particular note via desk pc:

 SO, MAYBE ANDROID BOTS ARE SCARED OF SCOTS WORSHIPING!!

The Rapture: a Roman ruse or real prophecy?

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If you took time out to dip into the debate on Chris Bennett’s asking “What if the Rapture and Return are one and the same event?” you’ll have found in one day it’s scored over 100 contributions on his Facebook (and just over a dozen on mine).

It’s important to be absolutely clear about this topic in view of a couple of links on Chris’ thread referring to the ‘secret rapture doctrine’ made popular two hundred years ago by John Nelson Darby, of the early Plymouth Brethren, and to the bestselling ‘Left Behind’ books of 1990s and 2014 movie.

Moreover, we’re well aware that very many have written on End-times as though “The End Is Nigh!” – but in all honesty, we can no longer ignore global indications that we are truly living in the times foretold in the holy Bible.

We ARE fast approaching ‘The Day of the LORD’!  Now back to the debate:

The opening gambit of this item below is wrong because The Rapture is part and parcel of Orthodox, Catholic and Reformed churches’ teaching (article is of historical interest):

So, now let’s check our New Spirit-Filled Life study Bible’s notes on chapter 4 verse 17 of Paul’s first letter to the Thessalonian church. It explains why ‘the exact word ‘rapture’ does not occur in Scripture’ and its ancient origin:
Next, check my boxed Bible received from my Godmother on my 12th birthday – the  Douai-Challoner translation from the Vulgate, ie authoritative Latin Bible translated late 4th Century by St Jerome. It refers to being ‘caught up’:

Bible Study Tools is provides the Vulgate’s Latin text with translation and commentary:

Thus, it strongly implies the ‘Rapture’ – our being grasped/snatched – will be all believers’ personal Resurrection and Ascension – all at once!

Selah!

Scripture & vision double witness command ‘Watch for signs’! (GPS 93)

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A matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses. (Deuteronomy 19:15  NKJV)

Upon waking in the night it ‘dawned’ upon me that both independent items I posted  yesterday ‘coincidentally’ command, “Watch!” – for signs of Jesus’ Return!

Mine revisited my first email citing the End-times parable of the wheat and poisonous weeds (darnel) and my hearing “This is All about to be fulfilled” and quoted Jesus’ reiterated instructions to “Watch”.

The other. a vision given to Chris G Bennett (of Jesus returning to Jerusalem) closes, “Watch and see and rejoice as I move!” says The LORD. “Watch and see!”

Note however, that although I’d spotted and captured his header/image on Facebook I didn’t get around to reading it in full until copy-pasting from His Kingdom Prophecy, as this is much easier method for editorial purposes on this blog’s WordPress than Fbk.

So later in the day Chris posted the following (tap/click here to read discussion) and I shared it on mine with comments, some of which are below:

Selah !

(Just finished at 16:17 and publishing)

2009 Reprise: The Endgame is Now in Play – Watch!

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Upon awaking and focusing upon the Lord this morning I’m impressed to revisit my very FIRST writing circulated to just a few friends and church leaders for information.  It was written 14 years less one month, that is 167 months, ago. (Those digits = 14!)

NOW, it needs us to re-consider the GREAT import of Holy Spirit’s audibly alerting me to THE TRUTH of our Times, as well as another portion on political prescience that has now come to pass. The primary matter only, follows a brief summary of the whole, as copied from my original email of 28 February 2009 (hyperlinks in light blue):

> wheat and tares parable, “This is ALL about to be fulfilled” – sifting the Church!

> Jesus stressed 7 times “Watch…be alert…on your guard…”

> nurse sacked for praying for patient; example of how prayer helped Nina fight for life!

> tyrannical tool of intolerance – MI5 director warns of ‘sleepwalking into police state’ – lawlessness within society and authorities…

ENDGAME IS NOW IN PLAY – 28 February 2009

Dear Friends – further to Rev’d William Smith’s recent request re Christian Freedom, may I offer some observations upon our times and, in another message, suggest a way forward?

Last year (2008), I encountered two conflicting claims about Jesus’ explanation of the parable on the end-time harvest of wheat and tares (Matt 13:36). So I went to check scripture but upon opening my Bible a deep excitement exploded within as I heard, “This is ALL about to be fulfilled” – WOW!!

Hence, my previous remarks about a sifting of the Church – in preparation for a rapid ‘sHifting‘?

Jesus urged His disciples to look out for and observe signs of the times. Regarding their questions about His return at the end of this Age, the earliest Gospel account has Jesus stressing 7 times “Watch…be alert….on your guard“ (Mark 13).

Matthew 24 reports Jesus saying 4 times, “Watch…and when you see…”  followed by the parables of the burglar and of the virgins > “Don’t be caught napping!”  [Church still asleep?]  Luke’s account has, “Be always on the watch…” (21:36) and chapter 12 has sections on watchfulness and interpreting the times.

In each Gospel Jesus commands, “Learn the lesson of the fig tree…”.

Also, the Apostles went on to give more indicators (Acts 3:20-1, Hebrews 12:26-7, 2 Peter 3, 2 Timothy 3 and the first and second letters to the Thessalonians).

[Read both parts in full at The Endgame Is Now In Play]

Prophecy Progress Update 36 – Press’ pun on Leopards changing spots

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There have been doubts over Germany’s official support of Ukraine, but with the latest  news Veronika West was able to post this last night on a prophecy brought last March coming to pass (but note she reports her Facebook may be ‘shadow-banned’). She writes at His Kingdom Prophecy:

“So today, I was sent a link [on Facebook] to a News headline that really got my attention…As I read the headline, The Holy Spirit immediately quickened to me a powerful Prophetic Word I received, where The Spirit spoke to me about the Nation of Germany, “Three Times the Bear Shall Bite“.

Click titles below to read the following prophecies in full:

3rd March 2022:

Three times the Bear shall bite…the Lion…Dragon…Leopard – Veronika West

17th March 2022:

Are Bible and modern prophecy lining up? 2 – visions of beasts

Dream of a felled tree, as seen ‘down under’

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My apologies to all my friends and readers in Australia & New Zealand but I couldn’t resist the double-entendre to give more clout to this dream reported ‘underground’!

Further to the previous post on contributions to Censorship ‘down under’…, Tim in America advises again of another email from NZ.:

“Tim,

I have just had an awful thought four might signify the four horsemen of the apocalypse.

You probably remember Tim my very clear dream about the felled trees previously.
Well, a couple of nights ago I had another dream about a felled tree, only this time it was a giant one.
Will a big leader be toppled?
Kia Ora,

Alex”

Here is my response (Tim):
Alex: Your dream about a giant tree that was felled is very, very interesting. Similar to Daniel 4:14:
“He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit: let the beasts get away from under it, and the fowls from his branches. . .”

Daniel 4:14 is talking about Nebuchadnezzar. Your dream is talking about someone very powerful. I don’t think it is about “Biden”, because the fake president is merely an actor and really has no power. Maybe your dream is about someone like George Soros or one of the Rothschilds (Jacob Rothschild?).

Here is a very interesting video of Jacinda Ardern and Barbara Judith Hutchinson Rothschild (wife of Victor Rothschild and mother to Jacob Rothschild). Some people believe that Jacinda Ardern is part of the Rothschild clan.

Jacinda Ardern and Barbara Judith Hutchinson Rothschild
https://www.bitchute.com/video/APHVNNeSR3cQ/

Here is something you might like to read:

Prophecy 444 News “Davids of the Hour”
https://444prophecynews.com/davids-of-the-hour-a-changing-of-the-guard-h/

OR Tim, it may be Obama!

Benedict XVI: “The true threat for the Church” — Dover Beach

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“The true threat for the Church, and thus for the Petrine service, does not come from this sort of episode: It comes instead from the universal dictatorship of apparently humanistic ideologies. Anyone who contradicts this dictatorship is excluded from the basic consensus of society. One hundred years ago, anyone would have thought it absurd […]  Benedict XVI: “The true threat for the Church” — Dover Beach

The passing of Pope Benedict and my quick-dive into Vatican politics revives memories not only of my Catholic upbringing but also my investigations into early church history, when I’d headed into New Age deception – but thank and praise the Lord for saving me!

A present from my dear Godmother and father’s sister, for my 12-years birthday:

New Church Wineskin for 2023 & Beyond (GPS 92 cont’d)

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HAPPY AND BLESSED NEW YEAR TO ALL MY READERS

After Deut 19:15 double-strike on Christmas morning upon opening my Bible showing scriptures on the need for new wineskins, I’m reiterating and sticking this special paper onto the blog’s home-page (NB. Thomas starts by quoting Mark 2.22!):

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Christmas Day 2022’s special blessing for Christians..: 3 – WOWEE Deut 19:15 and GPS 92.3

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‘One witness shall not rise against a man concerning any iniquity or any sin that he commits; by the mouth of two or three witnesses the matter shall be established.’  (Deut 19:15, NKJV)

I never expected another confirmation of my Christmas morning dream to turn up 5 days later and so utterly amazing. Also, being holiday week I’d not intended blogging BUT, had I not published at the time I did, it is most unlikely this ‘God-incidental jigsaw piece’ would have fallen into place! Not only did that show part 1 is on the Lord’s GPS (Global Prophecy Signal’) and Bridge o’er The Pond but also has SEVEN (number of completion) lots of Deuteronomy 19:15 witness confirmations, as stated below.

Readers have contributed valuable insights that warrant publication in a new post, viz:

GPS #92.1

Upon reading the first part Tim Shey in Idaho immediately comments – and confirms he’d NOT read part 2 on what Tony from Texas told me in church about visiting Edward the Confessor’s shrine.:

“Richard: In your dream, we have new wine for new wineskins plus Westminster Abbey. Edward the Confessor (1003 – 1066) was the first English/British monarch to be buried at Westminster Abbey. William the Conqueror (1028 – 1087) was the first British monarch to be coronated at Westminster Abbey. Edward the Confessor was the last of the Anglo-Saxon English kings; William the Conqueror was the first Norman French British king. Maybe this dream means that there will be a new monarch for Great Britain in 2023 and/or the King of Kings will do a new work in the English Christian world/western Christianity.

This could be significant detail: I began reading your dream while I was drinking a cup of English Breakfast Tea; this brand of tea is Twinings of London. Maybe this is more confirmation on your dream.

I have always been fascinated by the prophecy of Edward the Confessor:

https://hitchhikeamerica.wordpress.com/2014/02/26/the-deathbed-prophecy-of-king-edward-the-confessor-1066/

In Edward the Confessor’s prophecy, the English would be ruled by the Norman French for 300 years. After 300 years, John Wycliffe would come on the scene and translate the Latin Bible into English–which was a fairly revolutionary act. Thanks to Wycliffe, Tyndale and other Bible scholars and translators, the King James Bible is probably the most famous translation of the Bible on the planet. This is the power of God and the power and influence of Holy Scripture.

There is a little label attached to the string of my Twinings tea bag; it reads: “Over 300 Years of Experience – est. 1706″. God is in the details.”

I reply, “WOWEE (another) Tim. That’s our morning drink whilst reading Sanctuary daily devotional and breaking bread, as in this post!!!”

I copied Tim’s comment into a new post on my Facebook, to which Ruth Grace remarks,

“Was watching about the Bayeux Tapestry couple of days ago on BBC 4 it has only recently been allowed to come to England after 900 years , it depicts E the Confessors questions about who is the rightful heir to the throne.”

I reply “…I note that period is 3 times 300 years, as mentioned by Tim Shey!” – to which Ruth points to the obvious > “Yes! And 3 is the number for next year :-)”

GPS #92.2

Part 2 has noteworthy contributions too regarding my reference to ITV’s carols from Westminster Abbey broadcast on Christmas Eve plus my PS on medieval music at Reading Abbey, the foundation of which was laid 900 years ago last year by Henry I.

Thereto, we have a Deut 19:15 confirmation of two witnesses. Vicky Slater comments.:

“Seeing the ancient document reminded me that this Christmas a refrain from an old carol has been in my heart, “Lullay my liking, my dear love, my sweeting. Lullay my dear heart, my own dear darling”. Praying for many others this coming year to have the love for their newly discovered Saviour in their hearts.”

Ninety five minutes later Jenny Needham writes,

“I was interested to read your dream from Christmas Day. We have had a lot of words about being a ‘new wineskin church’, and it has come up many times with 2:22 so I was very excited to see the link with Mark 2:22.

You said you were watching carols from Westminster Abbey on Christmas Eve. Here’s a thought: Maybe it’s the carol element that is important. When I dream about carols or someone called Carol it’s about a new ‘song’, as in a new way of thinking etc. Maybe it is the same thing as the new wineskin.

Also, West is like the setting of the sun, or an end of an era / season. So with the coming of the new wineskin is the end of the old.”

GPS #92.3

So, from the dream and both posts there’s several Deut 19:15 double-witness points, thus establishing this matter is indeed true:

  1. Russ & Steve each separately involved at the outset of my training in healing and deliverance ministry. (In 1995/6 Steve also led by the Lord to speak into what happened during His Visitation in 1989 to me.)
  2. Double scriptural confirmation of new wineskins upon opening my Bible.
  3. Two Anglo-Americans Tony & Tim on King Edward the Confessor.
  4. SAME brand of English tea being drunk by Tim and me during this event.
  5. TWO Abbeys’ carols and my postscript picked up upon by Vicky and Jenny
  6. Several references, including car number, to ‘22‘ and confirmed by Jenny.
  7. Tim refers to 300 years; tripled by Jenny, relates to Reading Abbey and New Year!

Much to meditate upon and mull over with the Lord…

[Puzzle In Sky by Idea Go, courtesy Freedigitalphotos.net]

 

WOW! Christmas Day 2022’s special blessing for Christians – many confirmations: 2 (GPS 92.2)

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Still mulling over that morning’s dream, at 3Counties Vineyard I was blessed to learn the focus is to “celebrate Jesus’ birth and say WOW!!” (at 41:41 time-mark a member brings a deeply inspiring contribution):

After entering and about to sit, I greeted visitors in the row behind and learned they’re from Houston, Texas.  Tony told me they’d been to Westminster Abbey and in a small group allowed into its heart – King Edward the Confessor’s Shrine!  The original Saxon abbey was consecrated 957 years ago yesterday, Holy Innocents’ Day 28th December 1065.

SO could this be the reason I dreamed about Westminster Abbey? That the heart of Christian worship and confession be re-opened into a brand new restoration?  SO, I was therefore amazed that afternoon to hear what King Charles III says about Jesus, and I started putting two and two together! (emphasis mine):

“..Some years ago, I was able to fulfil a life-long wish to visit Bethlehem and the Church of the Nativity.

“There, I went down into the Chapel of the Manger and stood in silent reverence by the silver star that is inlaid on the floor and marks the place of our Lord Jesus Christ’s birth.

It meant more to me than I can possibly express to stand on that spot where, as the Bible tells us, ‘the light that has come into the world’ was born

While Christmas is, of course, a Christian celebration, the power of light overcoming darkness is celebrated across the boundaries of faith and belief.

So, whatever faith you have, or whether you have none, it is in this life-giving light, and with the true humility that lies in our service to others, that I believe we can find hope for the future…”

It is my prayer that HRH become fully born-again moving in the power of Holy Spirit and his faith in Jesus Christ become more ardent, thus becoming an example to everyone of other faiths and that they, thereby, want to know and follow the True Light of the World.

The evening of Christmas Day came another ‘God-incidence’ relating to the numbers. Laura and Tony Greenwell emailed a photo of a car and saying,

“On the way to family today we saw this car on the motorway. It caught our attention because of its age and we could tell it was an old Peugeot L reg. then we caught up with it again and my eyes nearly popped out because the end of the plate said DJT and the middle part said 22!!! We felt it was significant so sharing with you both today…” 

Little did they know, but now they do!

SO MUCH incoming like Global Prophecy Signals summarised in the next post >>

PS: THE MANUSCRIPT?

Today I was reminded the manuscript looked somewhat like this, a sculptured copy of which is displayed in the ruins of 12th Century Reading Abbey, where I used to sit for lunch and prepare a briefing paper on its history.

22.12.22 Sanctuary ‘Symphony’ – Simeon as a model watchman (GPS 91.2)

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Our morning devotional in Sanctuary, Moments In His Presence brings a most noteworthy consideration in view of my blogging on 12.12.22 on Deuteronomy 19:15 double-witness arranged by Holy Spirit during baby Jesus’ presentation in the Temple. (You may like to note both dates’ numerals; and yet again this year my birthday’s crops up!)  Also, it follows yesterday’s post on the precedence of prophecy and which opens citing Habakkuk on his watching on the walls.

Here’s David Strutt’s reflections for today – he oft’ refers to the Lord’s ‘glory jigsaw’:

AMEN!

I note David’s paragraph topping page 479 reiterates my points of 12.12.22 about our sensitivity to Holy Spirit’s leading and timing, ‘seeing’ and ‘knowing’ – as when Simeon and Anna ‘happened’ to turn up ‘coincidentally’…Selah!

Precedence of Prophecy and Theology of Politics (GPS 91.1)

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HABAKKUK 2 (NKJV BibleGateway.com)

I will stand my watch
And set myself on the rampart,
And watch to see what He will say to me,
And what I will answer when I am corrected.

2 Then the Lord answered me and said:

“Write the vision
And make it plain on tablets,
That he may run who reads it.
3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time;
But at the end it will speak, and it will not lie.
Though it tarries, wait for it;
Because it will surely come,
It will not tarry.

By courtesy of James Mark Long

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New Church Wineskin for 2023 & Beyond – Thomas Harry (GPS 90.2 cont’d)

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Further to Same Day God-incidence (GPS #90.2)…

E X C E P T I O N A L L Y    I M P O R T A N T 

NB: Readers may find it easier to read Z3 version by clicking image

NEW CHURCH WINESKIN FOR 2023 & BEYOND

“No one puts new wine in old wine skins or it will burst the skins.” Mark 2:22. The Lord has released a new wineskin for the church and it is a fundamental shift in church culture. It is a blueprint that is essential if the church is going to fulfil the great commission and indeed successfully navigate this new season we are in. The way we have done church has not worked and therefore there has to be a radical overhaul. Revivals have been stopped, churches split, divisions, backsliding, scandals and multitudes ending up in Hell, all because of the failures of the church. The Lord has released a simple but powerful blueprint that will ensure we avoid these old mistakes. It will take humble hearts and transformed minds to embrace it, but to reject it, will be in direct opposition to God’s End Time Harvest and no man can win that battle. Much of this word is focused on the gathering of the saints, churches or fellowships, whether these are in physical buildings, home churches or online. Although it is in relation to the corporate gathering of the Body of Christ, it has huge implications for every believer. This is a word for the whole Body of Christ and it is so serious that God Himself will police this word to its fulfilment. So I urge all believers to carefully read this and ensure we have teachable enough hearts to avoid being on the wrong end of what God is about to do as He builds His True Church in these Last Days. Revelation 3:22 “Let him who has ears, hear what the Spirit says to the Churches.” Continue reading →

Satan’s schemes and false prophets – Neil Mackereth (GPS 90.1)

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I knew something was brewing with my friend Neil Mackereth as he wrote me three months ago:

“Last Sunday, the preacher posed the question: “What Breaks Your Heart?”. For me, the answer is that God has given us all the information we need to understand our times and prepare for the huge economic, logistic and societal world crisis that is on the near horizon, and from which a “New World Order” will emerge. It is heartbreaking that much of the church ignores the subject…”

On 12.12.2022 Neil sent me the paper he’d hinted about, and I particularly note he begins by citing my personal ‘mission statement’ of nearly thirty years ago for dealing with my past, then being trained in healing and deliverance ministry. Also, his Conclusion begins with the concept recently disclosed at one of my men’s Saturday breakfasts. Hence, my emphases:

SATAN’S SCHEMES – FALSE PROPHETS

INTRODUCTION

The Apostle Paul wrote in 2 Corinthians 2:11 that we are not to be ignorant of Satan’s schemes. While contemplating the state of the world, in relation to Satan’s schemes, God laid on my heart three areas on which to focus: Israel; the UK (as a sanctuary); and the New World Order.

BACKGROUND

As many readers will know, my particular interest is in signs, predominantly those relating to the fulfillment of biblical prophecy, and those that confirm that God’s hand is at work in our time. It seems to me that we are surrounded by signs, and for the most part, they are ignored. The existence of biblical prophecy, validated prophetic ministry, and signs related thereto, are for our benefit; they show that God is in control and confirm His unfailing love. The victory is assured.

Over recent weeks various news items have reinforced my view that the Biblical End-times clock is speeding up – Satan appears to have the upper hand and the time of tribulation is imminent. We are witnessing great confusion, including dramatic climate swings, severe economic turbulence, wars, famine, plague, pestilence  persecution and poverty, and worldwide social unrest and upheaval.

ISRAEL

Recently the UN passed a motion that there would be an annual commemoration event to mark the “catastrophe” (‘nakba’ in Arabic) of the birth of Israel (14 May 1948). Meanwhile, Israeli news sources report a growing number of Arab Nations making peace agreements with Israel. The contradiction, that many of the same Nations that voted in support of that particular UN motion are also looking for peace agreements with Israel, would not be a surprise to Jeremiah. The danger is in not recognising God’s warning: “Prophets and priests alike, all practice deceit …….. Peace, peace they say, when there is no peace” (Jeremiah 6:13-14, 8:11 see also Ezekiel 13:10, 16).

Tempting as it is to agree with, and wish to follow, those who prophesy peace, it is NOT what the Bible says will happen. Confidence in peaceful coexistence is misplaced, which is not to say it won’t happen for a while. Biblical prophecy will be fulfilled and it is clear, from Ezekiel 38, that nations will come against Israel at a time when they are “a land of unwalled villages …… a peaceful and unsuspecting people”.

The Lord said to me there will soon be a false peace. Thereafter, however, the enemies surrounding Israel will intensify their screaming for Israel to be crucified, it BREAKS MY HEART. As in the times of Habakkuk, the situation will be desperate, but understand this, “I HAVE NOT AND WILL NOT ABANDON MY PEOPLE ISRAEL”. These tribulations must take place: do not pray against the fulfillment of prophecy, rather pray that the wicked will repent.

UNITED KINGDOM

In a recent case the Crown Prosecution Service expressed the view that the Bible is no longer relevant to modern society and that quoting scriptures in public, if deemed inappropriate by the CPS, is likely to lead to prosecution for “hate speech”. Another news outlet reports that a preacher, in a recent sermon at Cambridge Trinity College Chapel, expressed the opinion that Jesus had a transgender body.

The gender confusion within much of the church, combined with appeasement with liberal views and the absence of strong biblically based leadership are, I believe, major contributors to the decline in “mainstream” church attendance.

Notwithstanding the move away from fundamental biblical truths, the Lord made it clear to me last year that He has a role the church in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

The Lord showed me a picture of a very large cathedral-like building dominating, as it were, the islands of the UK. The doors were wide open and people were pouring in, while others were outside showing no interest. I was taken inside and many pastors were there, in dazzling white robes standing in shafts of light with arms outstretched, ministering to the visitors. In the shadows there were other clerics dressed in black.

“What does this mean, Lord?”

“I am making Great Britain a refuge (a sanctuary for the time of “Jacob’s Trouble”). Do not be judgemental, I am asking the praying remnant of Bible-believing Christians to intercede for those in the shadows, that they will move into the light.”

“Why is it so important?”

“There is an urgent need for more pastors who are well versed in Bible truths. There is also a need to address the problem of false prophets in the church and, in particular, the very dangerous and deceptive nature of Replacement Theology. Time is short and it is vital the multitude of would-be believers are not led astray by pastors whose views of Biblical truth and Kingdom values, are unsafe and unsound. Pray that the convictions of those in the shadows will be aligned to Gospel truths, particularly with regard to the enduring significance of Israel. The Holy Spirit will give you the discernment you need for this task.”

I understood that the shaking, sifting and repositioning in the church over the last few years is reaching a climax. I was also reminded that there has been a consistent chain of surprises (unexpected outcomes) that have shown that God has been removing Great Britain from an unholy and inappropriate alliance. God has separated the UK in order for it to be a rock of refuge in a sea of troubles, a light in a dark place in the time of need that is now upon us and growing in intensity.

THE NEW WORLD ORDER

It is clear from Scripture that a charismatic leader will emerge on the world stage who will have extraordinary ability to inspire, motivate and unite nations in a common cause to resolve the problems facing the world. The true identity of this leader, the Antichrist, will only be fully revealed when he proclaims himself god in the Temple in Jerusalem.

An organisation, the World Economic Forum (WEF), is waiting in the wings in the expectation that a world government will soon be necessary to cope with the deepening crises we face.

The Great Reset is an initiative, first announced by the WEF in June 2020:“The world must act jointly and swiftly to revamp all aspects of societies and economies, from education to social contracts and working conditions. Every country, from the United States to China, must participate, and every industry, from oil and gas to tech, must be transformed. In short, we need a Great Reset of capitalism”

“There is an urgent need for global stakeholders to cooperate in simultaneously managing the direct consequences of the Covid-19 crisis. To improve the state of the world. I have written in depth on the WEF in a paper entitled: The World Economic Forum (Intentions Hidden in Plain Sight).

Suffice it to say, we cannot, and should not seek to, stop the establishment of a new world order. However, recognising, explaining and broadcasting the method by which prophecy is being fulfilled, will aid evangelism. We can pray that the maximum number of people will see, hear and understand what the information means.

Satan knows what the Bible says, and that the Book of Revelation shows that Jesus will return to rule His people and the world, from Jerusalem. Satan’s delusion is that he believes he can prevent Jesus returning*.

FALSE PROPHETS

How did the world get to this dire situation?

One of Satan’s advantages is that many people do not believe he exists! Scripture shows that Jesus took him very seriously. Scripture also reveals some of Satan’s endeavours to undermine God’s plan. We know that Satan misleads, he is devious and deceitful beyond all measure. His biggest success is in plausible near-truths that confuse and undermine the integrity of those responsible for leading, teaching and pastoring the flock – some have become witting, and some unwitting, false prophets!

God has given us all the information we need to understand what is happening. A convergence of crises will lead to a worldwide economic and social collapse, which will be the catalyst for the emergence of a charismatic leader and the implementation of a world government – the New World Order.

CONCLUSION

Why is all this so important? In battle, in both the natural and the spiritual realms, it is vital to know as much as possible about the enemy’s motives, intentions and modus operandi.

We are about to enter the Time of Tribulation: we will face huge physical challenges and the most intensive spiritual warfare the world has ever known. A new world order is foretold and inevitable. Great evil is coming upon the world but the apparent triumph of wicked men will not hinder God’s plan. We are part of that plan and must do our utmost to explain what is happening.

NOTES

*Satan’s Delusion is manifested in his efforts:
1) to tempt Jesus to sin and so become unworthy as Saviour
2) to destroy Jesus;
3) to disperse the Jews and fragment and undermine their national identity, and/or
4) to annihilate all Jews so that Jesus has no Jewish Kingdom to return to and rule;
5) to prevent the establishment of a Jewish nation state (Israel); and/or
6) to destroy Israel or Jerusalem, or to divide Jerusalem (i.e., ensure control remains in the hands of non-believers).
Satan tried the first and was resisted. He tried the second and was spectacularly defeated when Jesus rose from the dead. The third, fourth, fifth and sixth have been ongoing throughout history. I cannot over emphasise the huge significance of the reestablishment of Israel as a nation state in 1948 and the reunification of Jerusalem in 1967. The Temple Mount, however, remains in the hands of Gentiles and Satan continues his onslaught.
In cultivating antipathy towards the Jewish people, Satan has had considerable success in his endeavours to distance the Gentile Christian church from its Jewish roots. Tactics include: Distortion of Scripture. There are various ways of distorting Scripture, ranging from: e.g. changing the actual words of the Bible, as in the Jehovah’s Witnesses “Bible”, to: using complicated “intellectual” theological interpretations to redefine/”reinterpret” Scripture, e.g. supersessionism (replacement theology, also known as fulfillment theology i.e. that Israel was simply a picture of the true people of God which the church now fulfils); also, adapting to meet the requirements of “political correctness”; super-spiritualising and complex theorising on the meaning of passages of Scripture; Distraction and Diversion. Satan has been extremely successful in convincing much of mainstream church leadership that Eschatology in general, and the Book of Revelation in particular, are too difficult and too disturbing and should be avoided; Pandering to Vanity. For example, organisations that encourage members to believe they are superior beings and which involve rituals and customs which may have hidden connotations that are not fully understood by members. In some cases, the true nature of the organisation is masked by “good works” and the influence of members who are powerful “pillars of society”; Harmonisation Through Compromise (Appeasement). For many who seek to avoid confrontation, there is a wish to comply with liberal agendas and “political correctness” and not “rock the boat”. Many are deeply challenged by what the Bible has to say about moral standards and behaviour. Fear of offending encourages us to water down any view that appears contrary to adopted and accepted humanistic and liberal opinions. This is fertile ground for Satan’s endeavours to undermine the authority and credibility of the church.

Gog-Magog Update: Russia and Iran defence partnership

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This 83rd posting in monitoring the Gog-Magog alliance, as prophesied in Ezekiel 38-39, refers to yesterday’s Jewish News Syndicate report summarised in William Koenig’s daily updates: