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Hebrews 12.22 and Chris G Bennett, ‘Shaking everything’ (Full circle #47)

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Reprise 16 October 2024 Three-fold GPS on Hebrews 12 Great Shaking – Is It Near?

“Once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens.”

Sometime in the closing years of the last Century, as we neared the Third Millennium, at the start of a home group evening I got a nudge to open my Bible to “Hebrews 12” – I’d got familiar with that ‘modus operandi’ of the Lord getting my attention. I confess to not having been well-acquainted with that book but the verse shown above hit me between both eyes!! So, I asked those gathered in that lounge if it may be of any importance or significance to them, but nobody responded positively. So I read the whole passage for us to ponder, and reflected upon it later when alone. The New International Version gives its context as follows, courtesy of BibleGateway.com, certain verses impressed me:

The Mountain of Fear and the Mountain of Joy

22 But you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly, 23 to the church of the firstborn, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God, the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, 24 to Jesus the Mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.
25 See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks. If they did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth, how much less will we, if we turn away from Him who warns us from heaven? 26 At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens.” 27 The words ‘once more’ indicate the removing of what can be shaken – that is, created things – so that what cannot be shaken may remain!’ 28 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, 29 for our ‘God is a consuming fire.’

So this morning, Chris G Bennett posted as follows on his Facebook:

SHAKING EVERYTHING

“Look among the nations and watch— Be utterly astounded! For I will work a work in your days Which you would not believe, though it were told you.” Habakkuk 1:5

The Lord has been showing me much during the last few days and I just feel led to confirm this to you all. I am very aware of others who have posted similar, but I have a burden to share this too, in order to reach as many as possible.

There is coming, indeed it is already clearly visible, a demonic political madness in both the USA & the U.K. It is clear that, in line with scripture, the Lord has allowed many to be given over to reprobate minds – Romans 1:28. It is almost a rebirth of the fascist dreams of empire and world domination. This is the result of the exposure of sin! Sin so bad, so evil, that most reasonable people cannot begin to comprehend it and which, indeed, they may reject as not possibly being true.

The Lord is showing me that this is not limited to America nor Britain, but it is rampant to a degree throughout the world – certainly throughout the Western world. Politics has been and still is to an extent the vehicle of choice to carry this corruption far and wide. Don’t get me wrong. There are still plenty of decent men and women in politics, but the higher echelons are riddled with corruption.

“Hear Me!”, says the Lord, “I will no longer be mocked. I will no longer be derided. I will expose every last one of those in positions of power who flouts My Name, who flouts My Word, who mocks My people. I am shaking the very cornerstones of your world and replacing them that do not repent and turn from their wickedness. There will be no hiding, no escaping the consequences of their actions for My Word warns of the danger – “it is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God!”” (Hebrews 10:31)

“Have you not been warned that everything that can be shaken will be shaken?”, asks the Lord. “I am not a man, that I should lie, Nor a son of man, that I should repent. Have I said, and will I not do? Or have I spoken, and will I not make it good?” (Numbers 23:19) “I am the Lord. My Word is ‘Yes and Amen’. My promises are sure, and I will shake the world political system out of its corruption.”, says our sovereign Lord.

“I am sending My Holy Spirit in awesome power to first shake the world and then to wield a His sickle in harvest. Many shall be saved. Many shall return to Me, their first love, and shall produce greater harvest. Many, too, shall still reject Me and be lost! It is time to separate wheat from chaff – time to prepare the way of the Lord as I am coming, soon!”, says the Lord.

“He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God?” Micah 6:8

RB Comments:

Thank You LORD as Your not being mocked keeps popping into mind regarding those deliberately against You and your disciples. Shaking: Definitely (as heard 25+ years ago) and not only politically but also across families experiencing instigated attacks!

Not only the reference to ‘Shaking’ takes us full circle, as above (I was born in ’47), but also the Lord’s reference to reaping the harvest takes us full circle to this blog’s first posting The End-game Is Now In Play, which recounts my checking the parable of wheat and tares but on opening my Bible hearing: “This is ALL about to be fulfilled!”

Triple validation of my life-changing Visitation

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Some time was needed to gain a fuller understanding of that awesome Visitation – the absolute holiness of the Lord Jesus Christ in contrast to my personal sinful nature. No wonder I expected to die and was convicted of my sin!

That encounter used two very personal aspects of my life to grab my attention, thereby validating the experience as real, not an imaginary one. Even more amazingly, both validations are directly related to the 1st and 2nd Advents!  Thus, they couldn’t fail to remind me of and enhance my interest in End-Times and which had been launched a few years earlier by being given The Invisible Hand (described herein).

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37th anniversary of receiving Jesus Christ’s gracious mercy

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Jesus at Door – credit Del Parson

Having physically shut the front door thirty seven years ago last night, thus acting out my decisive intention not to hear more about the Gospel – I was very pleased to be able to wake up on 14th September 1989 after having nearly died of utter fright in the night!!

In ruminating over re-publishing my 7-part biography and testimony of encountering Jesus Christ in person, I’m struck by how it may fit in with our present activities.

The leader at a nearby church we visited yesterday opened the service by referring to their mission to Muslims. Now, not only does that ‘God-incidentally’ connect into a 1991 dream-vision about “the fall of Islam” as adherents turn away from it, but also his mention connects with the opening paragraph of this blog’s summary reference page of my testimony, as at Jesus Freed Me! – as follows and just for the record:

‘Do you know that masses of Muslims are dreaming of Jesus Christ? According to Islam he was just a man like the Old Testament prophets, but many are learning the truth of his divine identity through direct personal encounters!

That happened to me too! As an anti-Christian involved in occultism and the ‘New Age’ I had a totally unexpected encounter with Jesus in person and got scared out of my wits as I was about to suddenly die!!

The essential details were told for my baptismal testimony at Tilehurst Free Church (‘planted’ from Reading Baptist church) and recorded for the greater glory of God in 1992 as ‘More Than A Dream’. Upon launching this blog in late-2011 the account was published as a warning about our post-mortem existence – Death or Destiny? Choose Wisely. As twenty years had then elapsed, I included subsequent events verifying that truly awesome overnight Visitation.

Having renounced satan and all its works, I stayed away from digging up my ‘old man’ (which had died on my cross) but was asked to give my testimony at a ladies’ breakfast. Also, as the fuller story may help those who don’t yet know the depth of God’s love for them personally, I expanded it for the encounter’s 2013 anniversary.

The essential parts were extended and re-blogged in April 2017 in response to a visitor who remarked my brief reference to Islam indicated ignorance of it, and of deism in particular! So for the record, this true story needed to augment and clarify such details. It was re-published two years later for reasons given in One’s Destiny in Three ‘Bites’, and over 13-15 September 2019 main parts re-issued on 30th anniversary.’

A LIFE-CHANGING DREAM-VISION

I welcome and appreciate your taking time over the next days’ postings to read why I believe in Jesus Christ – and how invisible demonic shackles binding me got broken – as recounted in the following links:

A Consequence of the Divided Church:
A Couple of Divine Appointments:
Listening to God and My Freedom:

**Truly a personal foretaste of the global shock of Jesus’ Return, as in Revelation.

After those events it was important to demolish every foothold the enemy of our souls had in me. This involved repentance and renunciation plus some deliverance ministry and I was mightily blessed with a baptism in wonderful Holy Spirit, the effect of which lasted 40 days.

Publication in 1920 brought An Antipodean Confirmation in Alex Alexander’s email.

FOUNDATIONAL INFORMATION

Other than the Holy Bible itself, below are some books that helped me immensely as a new Christian born afresh by Holy Spirit’s gracious presence. Prior to 1989, a few books had given me a good background on Biblical and Christian history; especially on the legends of Jesus’ disciples visiting the Marseille area of southern France and Roman Britain at Glastonbury; especially The Invisible Hand outlined in my Bio Info and which recounts ancient seers’ predictions for the Middle-East, some of which are now fulfilled. A subsequent house and job move, however, relegated that valuable data to the back of my mind.

Theology:

  • The Books and the Parchments, Professor F.F. Bruce
  • The Case for Christ – The Case for a Creator, Lee Strobel
  • How to Read the Bible For All Its Worth, Gordon Fee & Douglas Stuart
  • Understanding the Difficult Words of Jesus, David Biven & Roy Blizzard
  • The Four Faces of God, John Bickersteth & Timothy Paine
  • Systematic Theology, Dr Wayne Grudem.

Discipleship:

  • The Practice of Biblical Meditation, Campbell McAlpine
  • Blessing or Curse: You Can Choose! Derek Prince
  • Prophecy in the Local Church, David Pytches
  • Surprised By The Voice of God, Jack Deere
  • Baptised in The Holy Spirit? John Gunstone.

Spiritual & Inner Healing:

  • Free Indeed! Tom Marshall.
  • Healing The Family Tree, Dr Kenneth McAll
  • The Transformation of the Inner Man, John & Paula Sandford
  • Delivered or Healed? A Guide to Christian Wholeness, John & Mark Sandford.

History of Holy Lands & Early Church:

  • The Invisible Hand, Victor Dunstan
  • The Coming of the Saints, J.W. Taylor
  • The Drama of the Lost Disciples, G.F. Jowett
  • Israel – His People, His Land, His Story, ed by Fred Wright
  • The Books The Church Suppressed: Fiction & Truth of Da Vinci Code, Dr Michael Green (also see my blog links below).

New Age & Occultism:

  • The Cult Explosion, Dave Hunt
  • Confronting The New Age, Douglas Groothuis
  • Revealing The New Age Jesus, Douglas Groothuis
  • Lightning From Heaven, John Widdas & Peter Mockford
  • Riders of the Cosmic Circuit; Gods of the New Age, Tal Brooke
  • Close Encounters With The New Age Conspiracy, Kevin Logan
  • From Witchcraft to Christ, Doreen Irving autobiography.

History & Theology of Islam:

  • Who Is This Allah? C.J.O. Moshay
  • I Dared To Call Him Father, Bilquish Sheikh
  • The Jesus Visions; Miracles Among Muslims, Christine Darg
  • From Jihad To Jesus; An Ex-militant’s Journey of Faith, Jerry Rassamni
  • Mosques and Miracles; Revealing Islam and God’s Grace, Dr Stuart Robinson
  • Islam and Terrorism, Dr Mark A.Gabriel (former professor of Islamic history at Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt)
  • A Wind In The House Of Islam – how God is drawing Muslims around the world to faith in Jesus Christ, David Garrison.
  • Ex-Hezbollah Terrorist Encounters Jesus Christ in Prison, Afshin David.

NB (personal posts):

It’s coming! – Chris G Bennett

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On Chris’ Facebook today:

IT’S COMING!!

I feel a strong burden this morning to watch more closely, to listen more attentively, to pray with more understanding.

It is a call to all watchmen, everywhere.

Surely, the Lord is coming soon.

Why am I seeing a beautiful white horse, all decked out in finery,  prancing impatiently, ready to go somewhere?
No rider – just the horse.

Could it be that the Lord is just waiting the command to “Go!”

Yes – but not yet.

There is more to come.
More revelation of Jesus; more salvations of the lost; more and more signs – each more obvious than the last.

Watchmen – stay at your posts.
Keep alert and ready to sound your alarm.
There will be many false cries – use your discernment!

How long, oh Lord, how long ??

As someone once put it – “I don’t know when He’s coming, but it’s closer today than it was yesterday!”

Then there’s this from memories :-

When the trumpet sounds a warning
An older post which the Lord would have me release again. Originally from 2016, this is even more true today.

This was the 1000th post I’ve written. I’ve written one or two that were almost important, but I get the feeling that this one may be more relevant to revival than any of its predecessors. It may even cost me some because I’m often accused of being overly blunt.

So, what’s so all-fired important that it’s burning my bones in its urgency to get written?

Well, as you can see from the title, I believe the Lord is preparing us for a bit of a mess when the shaking and revelations are done. Actually, I think He’s going to destroy and replace our defence strategy – if we listen to Him and if we act upon what He says.

Most churches at this time have tried to place a strong sheepfold around their flock. This has caused great disunity in the church as a whole. There is an expectation of great support and unity in their own flock, for their own church, ministries, and events, whilst at the same time discouraging any support or unity with other churches, other ministries, other events.

I have heard, with increasing frequency, the fear-filled Cry,
“We have to protect our people!”
“From what, or from whom?”, is my question.
“Against poor or false doctrine!” is the usual answer.

However, could it possibly be the lack of proper discipleship training?
Or is the more devastating truth in the vast majority of cases,
“Against losing them to a ‘rival’ church!”
The spirit of control is rampant.

So, because of the need to ‘protect’ their people, the leaders take it upon themselves to discourage participation in what could be wonderful opportunities to hear different speakers, or different subjects. This is most often achieved by totally withholding vital information about whatever is being offered.

Now, I have to say at this point, that I do know a church leader who takes the surprisingly open attitude of saying,

“I don’t care where it starts just so long as Revival hits this town!”

And he backs this up by encouraging support of other churches events!

What a breath of fresh air!

Having said this, this man’s church is also the first to be approached by any church in trouble, and there are many, while his church is growing.

This is what I believe the Lord is calling ALL church leaders to do –
“Lower your defences.
Encourage each other.
Support each other’s events.
Begin to act like ONE CHURCH, and see what I will do when unity is encouraged to flourish!
Show Me that you are truly willing even to consider paying the price for unity, and watch REVIVAL come to YOUR TOWN!”

“You have protected your flock so rigidly that you have denied your people many tremendous opportunities to grow!
That defence mechanism has never worked and still isn’t working,
you are battling to keep the few you have.
You are not really growing the way you could grow if you allowed Me to work in your midst; if you lower your defences.
Your defences are so successful; they keep everything out, including Me and My Spirit.”

“Your watchmen are not there to protect only ‘your’ church. They are there to protect the whole Church!”

Is today’s solar eclipse an End-times sign? T.W. Tramm

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Many thanks to Martina B for this heads-up to a MUST-READ 5-page briefing, notable for the author’s focus upon timing and location of the totality of tonight’s solar eclipse:

Watcher T.W. Tramm writes, as published on Season of Return Ministries:

‘Look up!
On August 12, a total solar eclipse will darken a path from the Arctic to Spain.

While most people will view the darkened sun as simply an awesome natural spectacle, some prophecy watchers consider it a sign of the end.

Here are seven reasons why:

1. THE PRIMARY SIGN

The most frequently mentioned sign of the Day of the Lord in Scripture is a darkened sun, or total solar eclipse (Rev. 6:12; Joel 2:31; 3:14, 15; Isa. 13:9-10; Matt. 24:29; Mark 13:24; Luke 21:25-27; Acts 2:20, 21; Ezek. 32:8)….

2. MIDNIGHT SUN – 3. EVE OF ELUL – 4.  TWO-MINUTE WARNING – 5.  LEO CONSTELLATION – 6.  SUNSET ECLIPSE – 7.  ENDS OF THE EARTH

Continue reading on Facebook page or PDF version: https://tinyurl.com/y3ctauj5 

IMPORTANT MESSAGE: No one knows the day or hour of Jesus’ return (Matt. 24:36). However, a convergence of biblical signs and timelines suggests that it is near. To escape the judgment reserved for a God-rejecting world, one must know Jesus as Lord and Savior. If you have not yet done so, call on His name and believe that He is the Son of God who died for your sins and rose from the dead, and you will be saved (Romans 10:13). Visit the author’s website: www.theseasonofreturn.com

REFERENCE: Richard’s Watch posts on eclipses and blood moons of this Millenium.

Trustworthy and True: Making Sense of the Book of Revelation – Alan Shemwell

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A riveting scripture-charged exploration and interpretation of the Book of Revelation and study into the fast-approaching End-times – showing how the US, Russia, China and Europe fit into those events to lead into that prophesied global climax.

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Acknowledge it or not, we are hurtling towards the End-times. The pre-conditions have never been more complete than today. More so in the past 80 years than in the previous 19 centuries. Continue reading →

Triple validation of my foretaste of Jesus’ return

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The life-changing night of 36 years ago eventually brought surprising confirmations of the event by using my birthday and first address numbers: 22 and 212. Moreover, their occasional ‘God-incidental’ appearance in timings of items coming to my attention has rapidly increased over the past couple of years, as noted in my postings. Now to return to my testimony:

Quite some time was needed to gain a full understanding of that awesome Visitation and my being confronted by the absolute holiness of the Lord Jesus Christ. No wonder I was intensely convicted and suddenly knew personal judgement definitely IS TRUE!  As mentioned, I fully expected to take my last breath there and then and be dropped down into Hell.

‘…but mercy (full of glad confidence) exults victoriously over judgement’ – James 2:13 (The Amplified Bible)

A few years later I heard the scripture, “mercy triumphs over judgement” – yes indeed it does and thank you for being so gracious to me, my Lord. May it be similarly so for the multitudes who don’t yet know You.

That life-changing encounter used two personally intimate aspects of my life, unknown to any living soul, to grab my undivided attention and thereby validate the experience as being real, not at all imaginary.

Even more amazingly, both validations are directly related to the 1st and 2nd Advents!  Thus, they could not but enhance my interest in End-Times that had begun only a few years earlier when reading The Invisible Hand (as described herein). Yet it took me 30 years for it to dawn upon me that when that happened I’d been given the first two pieces of an ‘invisible jigsaw’!!!

The First Advent was when Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem of Judea about two thousand years ago. Hence, the four weeks leading into Christmas are designated within the church calendar as Advent, and which start the church year. The Second Advent is coming soon and is expected to begin in the city of Jerusalem.

FIRST VALIDATION

I inwardly ‘knew’ that heavenly visitor was indeed Jesus Christ himself, and that His impressive swift descent was a foretaste of His promised return in all His glory.

The event reminded me of my favourite picture in mother’s Missal, or service book of the Roman Mass.  This gave the scriptures for Sunday services throughout the year together with a picture symbolising the theme for each service.  As a boy very keen on astronomy I’d been fascinated by the picture for the First Sunday in Advent. It depicted Jesus standing on the clouds over a burning earth in the midst of sun, moon and falling stars, telling of events before his Second Advent!

The validation mentioned above came almost as unusually.

At a healing retreat six years later (1995), one of the ministry prayer-team said God would show me something after lunch. Indeed He did, for a lady who’d been sitting at my table later confided whilst we were walking, that the Lord had told her to show me something she greatly treasured, as below:

It was a photo taken from an aircraft over a thunderstorm. When developed, the photo bore an image of Jesus Christ as though standing within the clouds. But the facial features were hazy; exactly like Jesus in my dream because I’d not seen His face!!  (I seem to recall hazy clouds at the foot of the image. This one shown is published by Bible Probe.) Continue reading →

…Jesus sees me from the clouds and swoops down!!

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Upon awaking 36 years ago this morning, 14th September 1989, I was overjoyed to find I’m still alive after having had such a very close call with death in the night!

The previous evening I’d firmly shut the door to hearing any more of Billy Graham on Jesus and I decided to remain within a gnostic-type of belief system.

However, I never suspected putting paid to my earthly visitor would result in a heavenly one!

Although I lived in Berkshire, that night was then spent at my childhood home of 212 E___ Rd, Stockport, Cheshire, undergoing an astonishing life-changing event.

In a most unusual dream I went back in time and space. A dream so lucid that even four decades later it remains vividly etched within me. Here’s what happened, as written in the original testimony with explanatory comments in italics; please bear with the close-type as there’s too much formatting code to revise.:

A HEAVENLY VISITOR
‘I am in my childhood home and standing in front of the very tall casement window in one corner of the lounge. I look up into the inky, dark night sky outside.
A small flotilla of large, wingless aircraft drifts slowly across from left to right at high altitude and I groan, “Oh…not that flying saucer nonsense. I must be dreaming!”
I’m sceptical about the existence of UFO’s, but now another ‘fleet’ of some sort appears from the right and heads towards the first.
(The dream now changes gear by going up a level from the usual mix of mental material to that of absolute lucidity…)
The ‘light goes on’! In my ‘knower’, I realise the first fleet is demonic and the second is masses of angels under the command of Jesus Christ. (I did not believe in them, and regarded Jesus as one of many world teachers. Here, I see no individuals but inwardly know the situation.)
I think I’m about to watch an amazing heavenly battle…but…OH NO! Somehow, I now know Jesus has espied me far down below and is coming down directly towards me!
All I see is a distant bright light very rapidly getting brighter and larger as it drops down to my location, just like an airliner approaching a runway to land at night.
Instantly, I realise my life has been one of sin that contrasts starkly against Jesus’ own holiness. Right away I realise what’s claimed about the Judgement is true – but mine is about to happen right now!
Beyond any doubt whatsoever I suddenly realise my involvement in the occult was most definitely wrong. Consequently, I deserve the undesirable abode!
Groaning “My number’s up!” I inwardly tremble in fearful knowledge I’m about to die at any moment. An invisible trapdoor I’m standing on will drop me straight into Hell.
Utmost mortal terror strikes! I dive under the drop-leaf table by the wall to the left of the window so I can hide from Jesus. But he knows I’m hiding there and swoops down straight through the wall on the other side of the corner window. He’s standing in the room and right beside the table!
Cowering below the table with my back turned towards him, I glance over my shoulder and see him from the knees down, his body and face out of sight above the table.
Most unexpectedly, somehow I have the courage to reach my hand out backwards to grab at the hem of Jesus’ robe…
As I tug, the event goes into yet another level of revelation regarding my childhood…Then I awake! Thoroughly alert, further sleep eludes me!’

The dream reminds me of an evocative small picture that strongly impressed me when a child – the return of Jesus Christ:

Later, I understand my terror had been ‘the fear of God’ brought by the Holy Spirit convicting me of my personal wrongdoing and, thus, preparing me to receive God’s grace – a totally undeserved favour!

Also, what happened after reaching for Jesus proves He’s so closely acquainted with my intimate thoughts when a boy. The dream’s conclusion shows He’s going to topple those childish concepts and replace them with an absolutely sure knowledge of His true identity.

“The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love” (Psalm 111).

Mercifully, He plucked me right out of the domain of darkness to bring me into His own Kingdom and receive its blessings. I deserved none of that. Truly, Amazing Grace – how awesome and wonderful..!

As a result of the most remarkable dream I’d ever had, I was left with no choice but to seriously reconsider all my New Age and occult notions. Meditational and mystical exercises had resulted in my having some unusual, ‘psychic’ dreams, but none like this one.

The only dream remotely similar was many years earlier of being in an ‘altered’ state of consciousness known as ‘nirvana’, There I was immersed in a field of light and felt so blissful BUT I was then taken behind its alluring golden light. Sheer ecstasy turned to abject terror as the light I was in got swept aside like a curtain to reveal an enormous, hideous, devouring beast of utter blackness approaching me – far, far worse than any nightmare!

I wasn’t into drugs but was ignorant of the scripture ‘satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light‘ (2 Cor 11:14). Upon reading that verse years later, I realised its truth had been dramatically demonstrated to me when a non-Christian!

But in this new dream my terrifying fear had been overcome by Jesus Christ Himself and His wonderful mercy and love. He ‘arrested’ me in my sin only to rescue me from falling into the pit of Hell.

In this stunning night the Truth I’d been searching for since a teenager turned up in Person – thank You Lord. And lots more Truth was to come as I began to open the door to His Good News!

Moreover, this amazing encounter in 1989 was yet to be validated on three occasions!!!

So, if you don’t yet know Jesus Christ and have a personal relationship with Him, you may wish to know more and consider this vital matter at Do You Know Jesus?

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Memorable motifs on Mark 13, Jesus’ command to “Watch!” – His Return!

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Throughout this year’s studying of the Gospel of Mark at 3Counties Vineyard church in Hammer, Haslemere, I’d been looking forward to how our leadership would teach upon Chapter 13 ‘The Destruction of the Temple & Signs of the End of The Age’ (NIV).

Last Sunday, 8th December, it was a delight how team leader Dave Wright not only taught but also finished of with a most apposite, serious question to consider. Pens and paper were handed out for us to jot our thoughts, and use for later discussion at house groups, as shown below:

Dave shared photos of Jerusalem taken during his and Rowena’s pre-war visit to Israel and which made his tackling eschatology personally poignant.

His closing emphasis upon Jesus’ instruction to all His followers about the signs of the End-times and repeated injunction to “Watch!” echoes what I shared 15 years ago to friends and a few church leaders by email, as herein.

Moreover, it acts to confirm a few thoughts in recent months to reboot my prime focus and take it up a level – then the very next day by way of God-incidental confirmation our sister in Northern Ireland receives a Vision over Manhattan relating to harvesting and judgement, which I link in the previous post to Matthew 13’s wheat and tares parable!

Therefore, I encourage you to carve out twenty minutes to play the above video as well as muse upon the meditational ‘mind-map’ of sermon notes provided by courtesy of Adam Harding Willis:

Acknowledgement:

Adam Harding Willis has always been passionate about creativity. His journey began as a teenager, freelancing in design for his home church, The Coign, in Woking. He later studied Graphic Design at Central Saint Martins in London, specializing in animation. After a challenging personal experience in his late teens, Adam recommitted to his faith, which continues to guide him today. After graduation, Adam worked at a London marketing agency, where he honed his motion design skills.

Consequently, he founded Wonderstory® as a Christian animation studio specialising in creating explainer-animations for Christian organizations and ministries worldwide. Some examples are to be found at https://wonderstory.net/

The Book of Revelation and the ‘Endgame’ parable – Rick Joyner

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Since the Lord stunned me by dropping “This is ALL about to be fulfilled!” into my mind and spirit sixteen years ago upon opening my Bible to check what Jesus said about the parable of wheat and tares in Matthew 13 – as recounted in my first email on eschatology The Endgame is Now in Play – it’s been rare to read or hear anyone who  plugs that parable into End-times teaching, unless maybe within group discussion.  

Could that be because it may contradict claims about the ‘Rapture’ or ‘snatching up’ of believers upon Jesus’ Second Advent, as outlined in Paul’s first letter to the early church in Thessalonica? (1Thess 4 13-18)

However, Rick Joyner, founder/director of Morning Star Ministries, refers to it specifically in his latest message on his examining the Book of Revelation.

First, a reminder of Jesus’ explanation to His disciples about the purpose of parables after they’d asked, “Why do You speak to them in parables?” (Matthew 13 NKJV) He answered and said to them, “Because it has been given to you to know the [a]mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. 12 For whoever has, to him more will be given, and he will have abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him. 13 Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.”

Then, when the gathered multitudes had left, His disciples needed to know what the parable of wheat and tares means and Jesus specifically relates it to the far distant future, the end of the Age (emphases mine):

“He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.38 The field is the world, the good seeds are the sons of the kingdom, but the tares are the sons of the wicked one.39 The enemy who sowed them is the devil, the harvest is the end of the Age, and the reapers are the angels.40 Therefore as the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of this Age.41 The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness,42 and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.43 Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”

Rick Joyner in his Word for the Week: The Book of Revelation, Part 9 not only refers to that parable but also likening it to today’s returning to the depraved Days of Noah, The Tower of Babel and ‘Mystery Babylon’. His brief study begins:

‘We have been talking about the Lord restoring mankind and the earth. In Revelation, mankind falls to its deepest depravity before the Lord comes to rule and restore. He said it would be like “the days of Noah,” which saw the worst corruption and evil the world would experience until the end of this age. In His parable about the wheat and the tares, Jesus said, “the end of the age is the harvest” (see Matthew 13:39).

In this parable, Jesus was speaking of how the wheat and tares would grow up together. The harvest is when all the seeds that have been sown will come to full maturity, so both the good and evil sown into man will come to full maturity at the end of this age. Then, we will experience evil in its fullness—the full maturity of the sin of man personified in “the man of sin”—and the full maturity of the nature of Christ will be manifested in His people. This is predicted in Isaiah 60:1-3: “Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. For behold, darkness will cover the earth and deep darkness the peoples; but the Lord will rise upon you and His glory will appear upon you. And nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.” …’  (continue reading here)

As with Johnny Enlow’s Embracing the Golden Age, It is most encouraging to read a learned leader’s analysis that’s independent of overarching doctrinal direction.

Israel in the End Times – Neil Mackereth

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I invite those who may be unfamiliar with the importance of the Jewish people and state of Israel in our heavenly Father’s purposes to read my dear friend’s incisive article, for which I express my admiration and gratitude:

ISRAEL IN THE END TIMES

Background

At its opening, the Bible quickly moves to the fall of man, brought about by satan’s lies and trickery. Then follows God’s sovereign selection of Abraham and his descendants, as His chosen people, and His everlasting covenant with them. The Bible continues with how the Jews became established in Israel, and the story of their triumphs, failures, trials and tribulations. The Old Testament (OT) prophets predicted the First Coming of Jesus and the events of His life, death and resurrection. The New Testament (NT) describes how Jesus accurately fulfilled those OT prophecies. The NT provides details about the work of the apostles and disciples in spreading the Gospel, evangelising Gentiles and establishing churches.

At its close, the Bible describes a time of great tribulation, before Jesus returns and satan is defeated.

All the prophecies relating to the First Coming of Jesus were fulfilled. That is miraculous (supernatural) and has huge implications for our appreciation of the many prophecies concerning the Second Coming of Jesus. If the “First Coming” prophecies have been fulfilled, we can be certain that prophecies concerning his Second Coming will also be fulfilled.

The Significance of Israel

One of the key events predicted in both the OT and NT, is the restoration of the Nation of Israel. Jesus said that this would be a sign of the times, i.e., of the End Times, the climax of history. The events surrounding and following the restoration of the Nation of Israel, and the return of the Jewish people to their ancient homeland in 1948, were accurately prophesied in extraordinary detail in many scriptures, written thousands of years before the events took place. In reality, the 1948 restoration was a response to the “never again” cry after the Holocaust. However, it transpires that “never again” did not mean the Jews would never again be persecuted. What it does mean is that the Jews have determined that never again will they be led to their
slaughter like unsuspecting sheep!

The endurance of Jewish customs, practices and traditions, which they maintained whilst scattered throughout the world for nearly nineteen hundred years, is an
incredible phenomenon. It is, quite frankly, a mystery and a miracle that the Jewish people and their national identity survived. Since 1948 they have, with God’s help, successfully defended their Nation from several attacks by seemingly much more
powerful enemies. Now, in 2024, they are again fighting for their survival.

Why Israel Has to Survive

Why has Israel survived, and why must it survive? The answer, in part, to this vital question can be found in the oft neglected NT chapters 9 to 11 of Romans, which focus on the importance of the Jewish people. The author, the Apostle Paul, was himself Jewish and loved the Jewish people, longing for them to see what he had come to understand – that Jesus is the Son of God and their Messiah. He hoped and prayed that the Gentiles in the churches he founded would recognise and understand that the Jewish ancestry of Jesus, and the history of the Nation of Israel, are foundational and essential elements to the Christian faith.

It is to this history and destiny that the Apostle Paul refers in Romans 9-11. Paul points out that the Jewish people are God’s chosen people. They are the nation whom the Father adopted out of His great love. And although Israel appears to have failed to fulfil its destiny, that does not mean that God has in any way decreed that His adoption of Israel is null and void. As far as Paul is concerned, once adopted, always adopted. God has made an everlasting covenant with His people Israel. The church has not replaced Israel.

By God’s grace, Gentile believers in Jesus are like wild olive branches that have been grafted into the cultivated olive tree – a tree made up of faith-filled Israelites since the time of Abraham. Gentile believers are now a part of faithful Israel’s story. Indeed, we cannot and must not separate ourselves from that story.

In this time of grace, the Gentiles can hear and respond to the Good News about Jesus and come to enjoy the blessings of the promises given to Israel, not least the promise of the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Paul speaks about a time when the Jewish people – his own people – will no longer be blinded by their unbelief about Jesus. Vast numbers will see the Deliverer from Zion (Jesus). The veil will be lifted from their understanding and they will then know that Jesus is their Messiah. As Paul prophesies in Romans 11:26: “All Israel will be saved.” Jews will come to believe in Jesus in such numbers that we will be able to say that the nation of Israel as a whole has been saved.

In summary: there is a time-frame in which,

(a) the Gospel is preached primarily to those who are not Jewish “until the full number of the Gentiles has come in”; i.e, until the number of non-Jews who confess Jesus as Lord is complete. That number, and the date when it will be reached, is known only in heaven.

(b) Until that time, there is a remnant of faithful Jews who are chosen by grace (Romans 11:5); these are Jewish people who have chosen, like Paul, to confess that Jesus is Messiah and Lord. When the full number of Gentiles has come in, Paul was certain that circumstances will be such that the Jewish remnant will turn from godlessness and
look upon the one whom they pierced and weep in repentance. There will be a great move of the Holy Spirit among the Jewish people – so great that we will be able to
joyfully declare the fulfilment of the prophecy: “All Israel will be saved!”

The Devil’s Rage

Hopefully you can see why the Jewish people had to survive. In spite of being exiled from the Land that was promised to them by Almighty God, in spite of expulsions
from other alien lands that they inhabited thereafter, in spite of periods of intense and violent persecution in many different places over thousands of years, in spite of the “Final Solution”, the appalling, demonic onslaught of the Holocaust (Hitler’s murder of 6 million Jews, in his attempt to obliterate them), the Jewish people have survived!
And, as already discussed, three years after the end of the Holocaust, part of the Promised Land was miraculously restored to the Jewish people: Israel was re-established as a nation, and Jews have returned from dispersion (the Diaspora).

Why has this enduring vindictiveness been so intense? Because satan knows what the Bible says, albeit he is blinded to the reality that he cannot win. He has been desperate to prevent or postpone the establishment of appropriate (prophesied)
conditions for the Second Coming. That is why the Jewish people have been subjected to sustained attempts by the forces of evil to wipe them out.

How it must torment and anger satan that the Jewish people have, against all the odds, survived his various onslaughts. Furthermore, satan’s seeming successes have proved to be failures. How he must have wailed when Jesus rose from the dead. How he must have wept when Israel was restored as a nation in 1948. And, above all, how he must be howling today as this tiny Nation is so vigorously and effectively responding to demonic atrocities perpetrated by Hamas and built on by Iran and its other proxies.

The End-Game

Satan is now provoking unprecedented world-wide genocidal hatred of the Jews. Many of the world’s leaders, and millions of people supporting the “Palestinian cause”, cannot see, or refuse to accept (are denying the truth), that a fundamental tenet of radical Islam is the destruction of Israel and the extermination of all Jews. Radical and apocalyptic Muslims see “ethnic cleansing” of Jews as a religious duty. Any compromise or appeasement with such blood thirsty and diabolical fanatics, however tempting the short-term gains may appear, would lead to disaster.

Satan is continuing his endeavours to ensure that there is no Nation of Israel to which Jesus can return. Things are getting ever more intense and chaotic, and satan certainly appears to be succeeding in rallying the world against the Jews. However, it is clear from Biblical prophecy that God foreknew the things we are witnessing. He has given us all the information we need to read the “signs of the times” and to stand firm in the knowledge that Victory is assured. Our certain hope is in the truth of the Word of God: He will deal with the enemies that surround Israel (Zechariah 12) and Jesus will return (Matthew 24, Revelation 1 et al), and He will take His throne in Jerusalem, as King of Israel; albeit there will only be a remnant of the Jewish people (Zechariah 13:8-10).

Then “never again” will truly mean NEVER AGAIN

Jesus says “Yes, I am coming soon.”

Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.

Neil Mackereth is the author of SIGNS – The Significance of Bible Prophecy and click for an introduction and for his many articles on Richard’s Watch

Jesus warns of false prophets; End-times sign and the great shaking!

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Yet again birthday number 22…add up these time digits 16:06…and note Rachel’s further comment before we consider a reminder of Jesus’ instructions:

“Just like many Kingdoms have been built many will topple over and fall. We not pray for such demise, we rather pray for repentance and restoration.It’s not about this Ministry and that Ministry and who has 25k followers and who has 500. It is this — are you led by God? Do you follow His leading. He does not need perfect vessels. He chooses the ordinary and plain, the broken and those who suffer for His name sake. Polished up cookie cutter is NOT IT. Woke is NOT IT. Compromised is NOT it.

It is those who are led by His Spirit in every faucet of their lives. We know His voice because we are intimate with Him. The days of numbers and and fame, greed and fortune will topple. Let us pray for those caught in the webs of deception and let us pray for hearts to turn back to the Father. ~ Rachel”   [Facebook official timeline]

JESUS’ & PETER’S INSTRUCTIONS 

“Do not judge and criticize and condemn others, so that you may not be judged and criticized and condemned yourselves. 2 For just as you judge and criticize and  condemn others, you will be judged and criticized and condemned, and in accordance with the measure you [use to] deal out to others, it will be dealt out again to you. 3 Why do you [a]stare from without at the [b]very small particle that is in your brother’s eye but do not become aware of and consider the beam [c]of timber that is in your own eye?” (Matthew 7 AMP BibleGateway.com)

17 For the time [has arrived] for judgment to begin with the household of God; and if it begins with us, what will [be] the end of those who do not respect or believe or obey the good news (the Gospel) of God? 18 And if the righteous are barely saved, what will become of the godless and wicked? (1 Peter 4 Amplified Bible)

JESUS FORETELLS FALSE PROPHETS

The Sermon on the Mount – Matthew 7 (Amplified Bible)

“Enter through the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and spacious and broad is the way that leads away to destruction, and many are those who are entering through it.

14 But the gate is narrow (contracted [k]by pressure) and the way is straitened and compressed that leads away to life, and few are those who find it.

15 Beware of false prophets, who come to you dressed as sheep, but inside they are devouring wolves.16 You will [l]fully recognize them by their fruits. Do people pick grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles?

17 Even so, every healthy (sound) tree bears good fruit [[m]worthy of admiration], but the sickly (decaying, worthless) tree bears bad (worthless) fruit. 18 A good (healthy) tree cannot bear bad (worthless) fruit, nor can a bad (diseased) tree bear [n]excellent fruit [worthy of admiration]. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire. 20 Therefore, you will [o]fully know them by their fruits.

21 Not everyone who says to Me, “Lord, Lord”, will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father Who is in heaven.

22 Many will say to Me on that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name and driven out demons in Your name and done many mighty works in Your name?

23 And then I will say to them openly (publicly), “I never knew you; depart from Me, you who act wickedly [disregarding My commands]”…..”

28 When Jesus had finished these sayings [the Sermon on the Mount], the crowds were astonished and overwhelmed with bewildered wonder at His teaching, 29 For He was teaching as One Who had [and was] authority, and not as [did] the scribes. (Matt 7)

The Olivet Discourse – Matthew 24

“And then many will be offended and repelled and will [e]begin to distrust and desert [Him Whom they ought to trust and obey] and will stumble and fall away and betray one another and pursue one another with hatred.

11 And many false prophets will rise up and deceive and lead many into error.

12 And the love of [f]the great body of people will grow cold because of the multiplied lawlessness and iniquity, 13 But he who endures to the end will be saved.”….

…21 For then there will be great tribulation (affliction, distress, and oppression) such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now—no, and never will be [again]. 22 And if those days had not been shortened, no human being would endure and  survive, but for the sake of the elect (God’s chosen ones) those days will be shortened.

23 If anyone says to you then, Behold, here is the Christ (the Messiah)! or, There He is!—do not believe it. 24 For false Christs and false prophets will arise, and they will show great signs and wonders so as to deceive and lead astray, if possible, even the elect (God’s chosen ones). 25 See, I have warned you beforehand.”

Lastly for now, a reminder of the word that got dropped into my mind like a rock over 25 years ago from Hebrews 12 (NKJV):

Hear the Heavenly Voice

25 See that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if they did not escape who refused Him who spoke on earth, much more shall we not escape if we turn away from Him who speaks from heaven, 26 whose voice then shook the earth; but now He has promised, saying, “Yet once more I [k]shake not only the earth, but also heaven.”  

27 Now this, “Yet once more,” indicates the removal of those things that are being shaken, as of things that are made, that the things which cannot be shaken may remain. 28 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we [l]may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear. 29 For our God is a consuming fire.

PS. This has been in my mind many days and my intention was for it to draw a line to the matter of recent posts, BUT the Lord is drawing a line with an in-depth revelation that must follow next...

Triple validation of a personal foretaste of Jesus’ return

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[My testimony of the life-changing night 35 years 12 days ago continues and note the origin of personal numbers that have been God-incidentally repetitive this year.]

‘…but mercy (full of glad confidence) exults victoriously over judgement’ – James 2:13 (The Amplified Bible)

Quite some time was needed to gain a full understanding of that awesome visitation thirty-five years ago and being confronted by the absolute holiness of the Lord Jesus Christ. No wonder I was intensely convicted and suddenly knew personal judgement definitely IS TRUE!   As mentioned, I fully expected to take my last breath there and then and be dropped down into Hell.

It was a few years until I heard that “mercy triumphs over judgement” – yes indeed it does and thank you for being so gracious to me, my Lord. May it be similarly so for the multitudes who don’t yet know You.

That life-changing encounter used two personally intimate aspects of my life, unknown to any living soul, to grab my attention and thereby validate the experience as being real, not imaginary.  Even more amazingly, both validations are directly related to the 1st and 2nd Advents!  Thus, they could not but enhance my interest in End-Times that had begun only a few years earlier when reading The Invisible Hand (as described herein). Yet it took me 30 years for it to dawn upon me that when that happened I’d been given the first two pieces of an ‘invisible jigsaw’!!!

The First Advent was when Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem of Judea about two thousand years ago. Hence, the four weeks leading into Christmas are designated within the church calendar as Advent, and which start the church year. The Second Advent is coming soon and is expected to begin in the city of Jerusalem.

FIRST VALIDATION

I inwardly ‘knew’ that heavenly visitor was indeed Jesus Christ himself, and that His impressive swift descent was a foretaste of His promised return in all His glory.

The event reminded me of my favourite picture in mother’s Missal, or service book of the Roman Mass.  This gave the scriptures for Sunday services throughout the year together with a picture symbolising the theme for each service.  As a boy very keen on astronomy I’d been fascinated by the picture for the First Sunday in Advent. It depicted Jesus standing on the clouds over a burning earth in the midst of sun, moon and falling stars, telling of events before his Second Advent!

The validation referred to above came almost as unusually. On a healing retreat six years later, a minister told me God would show me something after lunch. Indeed He did for a lady whom I’d never met and was seated at my table confided after lunch that the Lord told her to show me something she greatly treasured.

It was a photo taken from an aircraft over a thunderstorm. When developed, the photo bore an image of Jesus Christ as though standing within the clouds. But the facial features were hazy; exactly like Jesus in my dream because I’d not seen His face!!  (I seem to recall hazy clouds at the foot of the image. This one shown is published by Bible Probe.) Continue reading →

…Jesus sees me from the clouds and swoops down into my room!!

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Upon awaking on 14th September 1989, I was overjoyed to find I’m still alive after having had such a very close call with death in the night!

The previous evening I’d firmly shut the door to hearing any more about God’s Good News! But the night-time had been spent at my childhood home of 212 E___ Rd, Stockport, Cheshire, to undergo a life-changing event. [PS. Number is emphasised in view of God-incidence today! – click to read all about it.] Continue reading →

End-times Briefing 22: Derek Prince, ‘Practical Application – You also Must Be ready!’

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I happened to come across a single, two-sided loose paper of notes I made during one of the study courses Neil Mackereth convened at Winchester Vineyard church. This is dated 14.11.11 and please bear with the brevity:

DEREK PRINCE: PRACTICAL APPLICATION – YOU ALSO MUST BE READY!

  • End-product of Holy Spirit activity > The Bride
  • End-product of satanic activity > Harlot church

Matt 24:43-44 ‘thief’ – Jesus isn’t one, but comes LIKE one to take what belongs to Him.

Therefore – you also be ready for the unexpected arrival of Jesus (exact timing is God’s secret)

The things revealed we must do and beware of being side-tracked/distracted.

ALL WE NEED TO DO IS TO GET READY & LIVE IN THAT STATE OF ALERTNESS

What is required of us? (from Luke 21:29-31)
  1. ‘when you see’ – recognise (the time we live)
  2. ‘when these things begin to happen’ – look up…
  3. check ourselves – are we too immersed in worldly cares to be detached, not ensnared?
  4. ‘watch and pray always’ (not come to a finish) Stay alert in order to be worthy of escaping.

Rev 19 – The Bride – vv 7-8 has made herself ready.

Her garment of righteousness is not imputed by Jesus own righteousness but by our acts of righteousness ! These need to have been fulfilled not only individually but also corporately, especially (Matt 24:14) to proclaim the Gospel. IT IS THE SIGN LEADING TO JESUS’ RETURN (50% of most unreached nations are Muslim)

Matt 24:45-51 is about pastoral ministry an dits reward from God BUT any who think/speak of delay of Jesus’ return and become indolent WILL miss out and forfeit any reward.

vv9-13 declare the increasing difficulties making for that delay

v2 is of Gospel (Psaalm 45) and has to be ahead of the other 3 because we have a short time.

Rev 6 Horsemen (of The Apocalypse) indicate earthly woes; v 4 is that of civil war (including bloodshed); v 6 tremendous luxury in midst of poverty; v8 satanic powers killing spiritually and spiritually

PS. ‘God-incidental’ numbers: Briefing 22 and study notes of 11th month of 11th year of millennium.

‘God-incidental’ The Day of the Lord – 2024 – Chris G Bennett (GPS 108)

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God-incidentally these two items popped up on the same day Henry Falcone in Florida posted the previous item but of which I was unaware. Being a Sunday I only had time to share onto my Telegram’s Prophecy Validations these from Tomi in Texas and Chris in Rotherham:

THE DAY OF THE LORD – 2024

Originally from seven or eight years ago but, at The LORD’s bidding, for NOW!

“On that day his feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west, forming a great valley, with half of the mountain moving north and half moving south. “ Zechariah 14:4.

The LORD took me to this verse today and said to me, “Just as on the day of the coming of The LORD — a split — a dividing will occur, so in the coming days a great split will come to the people of My Church.

Also just as My Word tells of a great river coming out of Jerusalem on that day, so a great river of living water will flow from The Remnant of My Church. (Zechariah 14:8.)

Finally, just as, on that day My Word describes a day of neither sunlight nor cold but a unique day, so there is coming a day to My Church, when neither daylight nor darkness shall be seen, but a day without wind or rain, without sunlight or midnight, a day of waiting before My Throne. (Zechariah 14:6-7).

I shall do this as a sign to my people that the Day of The LORD is at hand! “ says The LORD.

I asked how this day without sunlight could come just to The Church.

“Call a Solemn Assembly for the purpose of waiting upon Me,” said The LORD.

“I will send My Spirit and My Glory into that meeting and you shall know no time, nor place ,nor daylight nor darkness.

In that meeting you shall know only My Presence and My Glory.
You shall come out of that day shining as did Moses when he had been in My presence on Mount Sinai.

This shall then act as a sign both for My People and those still lost.”

I asked about timing and The LORD simply replied, “Soon — go — prepare yourselves and I will call you.”

I asked, “Just one meeting, LORD?” and He replied, “In every Church that will do so.”

Now, I had to question, why me? Why not a well known, respected prophet?

The LORD replied, “If not you — who?
If not now — when?
If not there where you are — where?
My ways, My thoughts, My choices — they are not yours.
I will use whomever I will use — what is it to you?
Go tell My people what I have asked you to tell them!”

At this point I was swept up in His love for me, for you, for His creation.

I offer this Word to you all, humbled and amazed at The LORD’s kindness and grace to me, like you, a broken vessel.

~ Chris G. Bennett

Precedence and Protocol of Prophecies

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In view of a recent debate about End-times prophecy I’m reiterating this blog’s stance, as published more fully in Precedence of Prophecy and Theology of Politics (21.12.22). This matter is not covered in Introduction To Prophecy located in the About Prophecy hub. Continue reading →

End-times Briefing 10 cont’d: key signs and prophecies

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[First posted 1.7.20]
We continue Annex A to Simplicity and examine some items in earlier Briefings:

KEY END-TIME (or SECOND ADVENT) SIGNS and PROPHECIES

An awareness of End-Time signs will help us to see if any world events, as they unfold in the weeks, months and years ahead, can honestly be described as fulfilling Biblical prophecy. Analysis of world events in relation to prophecy requires care and integrity, both to ensure genuine spiritual significance, and to avoid “false news”, conspiracy theories and the pronouncements of false prophets. It will be exceedingly hard to convince a sceptical world that prophecy is being fulfilled!

Some prophecies in the Bible seem particularly significant, in light of current world events, especially in the Middle-East. The following prophecies are worth bearing in mind, especially by those who are intentional about marrying historic prophecies with contemporary occurrences. They are, in short, signs of the End-Times:

  • Egyptian will turn against Egyptian (Isaiah 19:2)
  • Damascus will be in ruins (Isaiah 17:1)
  • Gaza will writhe in agony (Zechariah 9:5)
  • There will be false teachers and prophets who lead people astray (2 Peter 2:1-2)
  • Earthquakes, famines, plague and pestilences will intensify (Luke 21:11)
  • People will prefer fantasy to reality, myth to Christian truths (2 Timothy 4:3-4).

Some other signs of note:

  1. The Jews have returned to their Biblical homeland, however, not all of the Jews have returned, and not to all of what was originally the Promised Land. We can expect to see more Jews returning and there may be further expansion of the current borders of Israel.
  2. The desolate land of Israel has become fertile and fruitful – Zechariah 7:14.
  3. The Gospel will be preached to all nations – Matthew 24:14. The Gospel is being preached in many nations, though not yet in all nations. It may be difficult for us to determine when full coverage has been achieved! At the same time, it is surely significant that in a matter of a few years from now the Bible, or parts of it, will have been translated into every known language.
  4. We can expect that in any communication on End-Time prophecies the message, and the messenger, will be mocked and ridiculed (2 Peter 3:3-4).
  5. Jerusalem will be seen as a problem by the whole world (Zechariah 12:2-3). Zechariah made this prophecy in about 520 BC, when Jerusalem was in ruins. Today, as foretold, Israel and Jerusalem are the focus of massive media coverage that is totally disproportionate to the size of the city or nation.
  6. Christians will be persecuted and martyred (Matthew 24:9).
  7. Many will turn away from the Christian faith (Matthew 24:10).
  8. The governance of Jerusalem will be free of Gentile involvement (Luke 21:24).
  9. The “Man of Lawlessness” (the Antichrist) will appear on the world stage. He will be seen as a great and very effective unifying world leader (Revelation 13:3-8). He will establish a seven-year covenant of peace with Israel which, after 31/2 years, he will break when he declares himself as god in the Temple in Jerusalem.
  10. A worldwide financial system will be established requiring people to register and show allegiance to the Antichrist, as a prerequisite to being able to shop and trade (Revelation 13:16-17). We hear talk today of a “new world order”, the need for a worldwide economic organisation and a world government.
  11. A 31/2 year period of desolation and despair, the “Great Tribulation”, will follow the “Abomination of Desolation” by the Antichrist in the Temple.
  12. In order for the prophecy at 11 above to be fulfilled, assuming it is not allegorical, we can expect to see the Temple rebuilt in Jerusalem.
  13. All nations will gather to fight against Jerusalem (Zechariah 14:2).
  14. Jesus will return and defeat the attacking nations at Armageddon (Zechariah 14:3-4, Revelation 16:14-16, Revelation 19:11, 19-21).
  15. The awesome realisation that Jesus is the Messiah, and all that that implies, will come to the nation of Israel in absolute certainty (Zechariah 12:9-10).
  16. Nations will be judged according to their treatment of the Jews (Joel 3:1-2).

(Annex A) CONCLUSION 

Undoubtedly, more signs could be added. However, time and space dictate a degree of selectivity. Jesus gave us pointers for the circumstances that will prevail when he returns, but makes it clear that the specific time of his coming cannot be known. It seems clear that we are well along the time line of prophetic events. Those signs that await fulfillment could happen very quickly. Reading the Bible, watching what is happening, particularly in Israel and Jerusalem, and seeking to understand the spiritual significance of unusual signs and symbols in the world around us, are all key elements in our being ready for the return of Jesus.

Neil Mackereth, 21 May 2020

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End-times Briefing 5: pastor’s ‘Sign in the Sun’ vision warns of coming global cataclysm! [Prophecy coming to pass!]

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[First posted 23.02.2022]

NB.Bible Update: Luke 21:25 – and there will be signs in-the sun posted 11 days ago.]

Those following these Briefings will appreciate the direct relevance of Sign #27 to this video and transcript, for which I’m grateful for Carolyn Stewart’s very helpful expertise.

On 27th May 2020 Revd Christopher Wickland posted this alarm or warning on what’s soon to hit the world. (To date, his November 2019 prophecy of a great humbling then spiritual revival of Britain is accurate.) As with all prophecies, please seek the Lord in weighing this vision.

In NKJV, Christopher’s Luke reference is headed ‘The Coming of the Son of Man’:

“Welcome to another thought for the day. Today I have quite a serious message and one which probably many Christians will find a little bit hard to stomach. I will start with this piece of scripture, then I will get straight into it.

“It says in Luke 21 from verse 25: “There will be signs in the sun, in the moon and in the stars and on the earth, distress of nations with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring. Men’s hearts failing them from fear and expectation of things coming upon the earth because the powers of heaven will be shaken. Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.”

“The other night I was out for a walk with my wife, and the Holy Spirit really came upon me suddenly. Something happened there and one of these things that happened was that really strongly the Holy Spirit said to me,“There will be signs in the sun very soon.”

“Then he reminded me of something that happened to me, probably about 12 years ago. I was on the train going to Portsmouth Grammar School, where I taught at the time in those days, and as I was on the train I fell into like a trance. I know it sounds really weird, but it was a state between sleep and being awake. I remember looking up at the sun, and suddenly the sun changed colour from yellow to green, and there was an ear‑shattering crack of thunder across the whole sky, and then the whole of the city that I was stood in, I was looking around, with people running and screaming because of this cosmic sign in the sky, and people were terrified and in fear. And then BOOM, I suddenly came to with a start.

“I believe the time is coming now, I believe the Holy Spirit was saying to me, even this morning while I was in the shower, “Tell the people that the Sign in the Sun is about to start.” And I don’t know whether that will be soon, as in like weeks, months, or even years….I don’t know. But I believe the Holy Spirit said to me that the signs in the sun will start to commence.

“This will be something, I believe, on a world‑wide level – everybody will see it – and it will defy the laws of physics!

“The sun will do stuff that the sun just shouldn’t do!!

“And this is a sign, both to the nations and a sign to the Church. And it’s a sign to the nations that they have to repent. And it’s a sign to the Church that we too need to repent and actually get on our knees, and really take seriously the times in which we are living in, because the times that we’re living in are more wicked and more dangerous than we actually can even conceive.

“We are like frogs…We are being put in a little bowl of water, and the water has got hotter and hotter, and we as Christians are being boiled alive right now, but we don’t even know it. This is a reality of where are at.

“During this time of lockdown I have really been seeking God’s face a lot more. And the thing that I’m becoming more and more impressed with by the Spirit is that we are in trouble; in that our nation has turned to such liberalism, where we justify the murder of innocents, where we justify taking away the virginity of our children in their minds, where we justify so many wicked things, where the laws of the land have become an abomination to the things of God and His Word. Where now even churches are turning in droves away from the things of the Gospel and moving into the things of liberalism and of the world. We are in great trouble!

“Now I know a lot of you watching this are thinking, “Woah! This guy, he’s lost the plot.” Maybe I have, I don’t know. But I have to be faithful to what I believe God is showing me, and I remember so vividly that vision of the sun changing colour, and the crack of thunder that ricocheted across the sky, and the terror that fell upon everybody.

“Because God is a good God, why would He do such a cataclysmic sign? Well for the Church it’s to “Wake Up!”. And for the world it’s “You need to repent. Time is running short. You cannot carry on living in wickedness and depravity much longer before the Great Tribulation comes to you!. You have to repent. Now is the time!”

“The Bible says: ‘Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts.’ Now is the time. And when those signs, as prophesied, as I read in the opening scripture, in the sun will start to appear ‑‑ and I believe they are coming soon ‑‑ then it is a time of warning for the Church, because the Church ‑‑ we’ve become indifferent to the things. We look around our world and go, “Yeah, that’s okay. We know it’s going on.”

“But we need to be on our knees. We need to be praying more fervently, more harder, more gut‑wrenching, heart‑felt prayers at this time in history, now more than any other time in history to date, because we are at the epoch of the most horrendous of things, and we look around and we’re not even aware of how horrendous it is because we’re acclimatised to the wickedness of the world in which we live in. But the Sign in the Sun will be God’s mercy to His Church to wake us up. Now, I don’t know if this is months, weeks or even years way. But this is what I believe God showed me, this is what I believe the Holy Spirit told me to say and to warn us: time is running out, and it is a time to take our faith seriously. God bless you.”

Footnotes:
Blue Letter Bible defines ‘a sign, mark, token’ as:
    1. that by which a person or a thing is distinguished from others and is known

    2. a sign, prodigy, portent, i.e. an unusual occurrence, transcending the common course of nature – of signs portending remarkable events soon to happen – of miracles and wonders by which God authenticates the men sent by him, or by which men prove that the cause they are pleading is God’.

Readers will recall pastor Wickland’s miraculous recovery from a fatal heart attack last November free from consequential brain or heart damage after being effectively dead – see Was Pastor’s fatal heart attack to prevent God’s warning to Britain and apostate church?. Only days before he’d recorded an accurate prophecy on a great humbling of Britain and then a spiritual revival, but which got overlooked in the upheaval of events.

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“This is That!” – an ecstatic prophecy, Rachel Miranda Emerson

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My reaction on Facebook, as above per US date, was NOT simply because my birthday number God-incidentally features again, but more for the reason in my Footnote. In accordance with my usual practice in posting prophetic words, emboldening and colouring are mine.

In this prophecy published 12th March 2024 on her Facebook, Rachel predicts specific dates, a practice usually avoided in prophecy – so this one will soon be tested. As ever, please weigh, pray and discern with the Lord.:

RACHEL EXPLAINS:

“First let me share; ecstatic prophets release ”Ecstatic prophecy” and it is a form of prophecy in which the prophet is completely overtaken by the Holy Spirit–body, soul, and spirit–and prophesies almost as an oracle.

For quite some time I have experienced “Ecstatic Prophecy” but did not have a language of expression to share what I had encountered and experienced with the Lord in the weight of his glory and power. As I have gained understanding, I am better able to share with the body of Christ. The Lord came upon me and spoke directly through me with these words below. (You will see the word twice, thrice or 2x or 3x and this is in reference to when the Lord spoke that line and how many times. ) I do get dates or months with prophecy, but I do not always share them. However, here I am sharing what was heard, seen and encountered in its entirety.”

THE LORD SAYS, “THIS IS THAT!”

I saw the angel who blow (sic) a trumpet of fire upon my house top-and I felt the fear in the presence of this angel. Then this angel with the trumpet of fire entered my house with a very, very heavy large scroll. He proceeded to spread it open upon my living room table. I saw the word “PROPHECY” written upon the scroll. (At this point, I told my husband, “The Lord has a word”.) Here is what transpired next in the weighty presence of the Lord.

Ecstatic Prophecy:

(Transcript from my recorded audio on 3.12.24) Rachel Emerson
“We must yield to what the Lord declares and speaks, we MUST.” And the Lord said, He will clearly show us what to do, just like images upon a projector screen. (RB; NB!.

I see a date before my eyes that I am documenting; the dates are APRIL 24 and then APRIL 30th, like a time-frame, 6 nights and 7 days. During this time, “there will be a SIGN of darkness,” and this is the prophetic sign that something has been released into the earth.

And then I saw a word come across my eyes, and the word was “DANGEROUS.”

“The Lord said, “God will NOT BE PLAYED WITH” and He spoke it thrice. (I am reminded of the scripture in this moment, “God will not be mocked.”)

“‘Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.’” Galatians 6:7.

“Then the Lord said: “We will see things we never saw before, and the HEARTS OF PEOPLE will be CHANGED in an INSTANT.” IT will be so powerful what the Lord is about to do.

I see the 6th month on our calendar [JUNE], and I saw a VALVE from HEAVEN, and IT IS POURING OUT a MEASURE OF GLORY. (In the encounter, the power and glory of God was so immense, and the Lord said, “This is nothing compared to what will be experienced….”)

Then I spoke: WE MUST REPENT!” (I began to speak about the glory, and the Lord spoke loudly, “THIS IS THAT!” And I began to weep.)

“And then the Lord said: “And it won’t be stopped” (2x), says the Lord.“That glory, that glory will not be contained! It will be “infectious”; it will permeate the hardest terrains, the hardest of places, for the HARVEST IS RIPE.”

WE FEAR YOUR NAME, LORD! “People are playing with God,” spoken thrice, “and there is going to be destruction. God will wipe them out; they will not stand, they will not stand,” says the Lord.
“GREAT CHANGE IS COMING (GREAT, GREAT CHANGE!) It’s not the great that all people know!
Your house must be in order, GET YOUR HOUSE IN ORDER. The fear of the Lord will fall afresh AGAIN.” (I said, “Help us, O’God!”)

(I began to say, ‘You are the solid rock upon which we stand, JESUS, the firm FOUNDATION. JESUS, the firm foundation, THE ROCK UPON WHICH WE STAND. OH JESUS, THE BREAKER!’)

The people do not know what is COMING UPON THE EARTH. Prepare us, help us, oh GOD, to be ready for what is coming!” (Then my husband’s actual phone alarm went off naturally.)

Next.
“THE REVIVAL COMING, IT IS SO POWERFUL, it is not what we have seen! THIS IS THAT THING! A time and season of the MOST MIRACULOUS.” (I began to weep out loud.) “This IS THAT!”
ARMS, LEGS, EYES, EARS, INTERNAL ORGANS — GOD WILL RECREATE THE BODY, and IT’S A PROPHETIC SIGN — OH THE BODY, THAT BODY,” spoken thrice, “the BRIDE BODY. The MIRACULOUS will come in WAVES OF MY GLORY upon the earth, and THE SPLENDOR OF THE LORD WILL BE SEEN. OH, MY GLORY AND MY MIGHT,” says the Lord, says the Lord— “My glory and My might that has not yet been seen upon the BODY will be SEEN.
It shall wash, It will wash people clean. The Lord will purge, He will purge the BODY of CHRIST, Like we have never seen before!” (I mumbled, “So much Healing,” 3x.) “See, the Miraculous will come upon the people of God!

(While Weeping and saying:) The harvest is HERE! Your glory like FIRE! The way He will use people will be POWERFUL!

This is why, this is why we must get in order. THIS IS THAT COST,” the Lord speaks about. (The anointing will cost you.)

“The order of the Lord, that divine reset, those who fear His NAME, HIS NAME—GOD will spare those people in what is about to COME!” (I cried out and said, “OH GOD!”)

“We must pray for America, the Brave,” (2x). “GOD SAID “PRAY FOR THIS NATION,” He spoke with GREAT EMPHASIS. “And the OIL WILL POUR OUT UPON THIS NATION! (America.) That oil that pours out is so TRANSFORMING,” (I began to weep) “GREATER, GREATER IS MY GLORY!” (I began to pray for America in tears.) Then spoken aloud, “YOU REBELLIOUS PEOPLE!”. (And I cried out for forgiveness for AMERICA.)

”And not be like their fathers— A stubborn and rebellious generation, A generation that did not prepare its heart to know and follow God, And whose spirit was not faithful to God.“ Psalm‬ ‭78‬:‭8‬ ‭AMP‬‬
“For the IDOLATRY among the body of CHRIST is POISON,” says the Lord, (3x). “It’s poison in My body! It is poison that will no longer be tolerated.”

He said this is what I spoke to you about regarding “mercy and grace” [He holds so much back like a quiver drawn back in the bow] — the Lord HOLDS IT ALL IN BALANCE.

“HIS name, HIS name, O’ GOD, HIS NAME, will be feared, THAT NAME,” (3x), “It will tremble across the LAND. And I will shake the land, I WILL SHAKE THE LAND, and they will say it’s an earthquake and say it’s a flood, but it is MY HAND,” SAYS THE LORD. “I SHAKE THE EARTH,” (2x)! (The anointing was so strong I could not open my eyes and had to lay down.)

“THE Lord said: “There’s a 6.9 earthquake,” (2x), “It is the LORD, it is the LORD that shakes the FOUNDATION! Again, it is a prophetic sign, and “I will shake what can be shaken, and what remains shall remain.” A 6.9, I see it in my eyes. I am in a vision here, and I see a 6.9 earthquake; it’s from a place by TN, [Tennessee? RB] and it goes up and over, to the EAST and the NORTH and the WEST. It will crack along the line,” spoken (2x), “THAT IS THE LORD who is sovereign, who is HOLY, who is MIGHTY. He will crack the earth, BUT GOD SAYS, “There is a purpose, there is a plan, I will fortify the Church. I will fortify.”

“This is THAT!” says the Lord.

“THIS IS THAT!”

“ACTS 2:2, What does ACTS 2:2 SAY,” says the Lord: “‘And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.’” (Acts‬ ‭2‬:‭2‬ ‭NKJV‬‬.) “The LORD SAYS, MY wind shall come again upon My PEOPLE. This is no ordinary WIND, THIS IS REVIVAL.” Then says the Lord, ”It will not cease, it will not be quenched, it will flow like milk and honey —every corridor, every state, YES and the marketplace. The enemy has been defeated, nothing is going to hold us down!!! THIS IS THAT!” SAYS THE LORD!”

“THE LORD SAYS “EVERY DAY WE PRAY. Every day I will make the way.”

*Edited, Revelation of some context added: 3.14.24

The Lord gave me a deeper revelation on the purpose of when He said pray every day. The Lord specifically told me 100 days. I thought it was just for me and my husband, however it’s for the body of Christ to specifically speak healing life over their bodies and decree protection. I feel it is very imperative to speak healing and health, and wholeness over our lives over the next 100 days. There is a divine purpose and God is watch over His word concerning His people. Based upon the prophecy I released above April 22-30 is Passover and June 11-13 is Shavuot 2024.

Prophet Rachel Emerson

RB Personal Footnote:

My reaction to what Rachel brings was due not only to its content, but also to her explanation of its ‘ecstatic’ nature, for this helps me understand and gives a part-confirmation of a novel experience I’d already encountered.

Out of the blue on Sunday 10th March, whilst making our breakfast tea, I had a flash insight about how the Lord wishes to encourage a brother – I recalled seeing images played upon a projector screen during the previous evening’s birthday party for a house group leader. BUT that wasn’t all because, after sharing it with him before the morning’s church service, it subtly engaged my own spirit as an audio-visual sensitivity throughout the worship and well into the service – as though starting to see into heavenly realm!