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Prepare for a coming war – Christopher Wickland

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NB: As with all prophetic words this is to be weighed and prayed about as well as tested. A valuable ensuing discussion may be found on Christopher’s Facebook:

Another prophetic word today.

WAR IS COMING

1 Samuel 14:6. ‘Jonathan said to his armour bearer, “Come on, let’s go across to the garrison of these uncircumcised people. Maybe ADONAI will do something for us, since ADONAI can rescue with a few people as easily as with many.’

“The days of Saul have been numbered. The season of Saul always starts well but sometimes goes astray. To be a man or woman who loves Me is not enough to be one who leads My people. Many Pastors in this day have been Sauls. Men and women who love Me, yet lean on their own understanding. Saul is great at strategy and war-craft, but his emphasis is always on his own strength and his own abilities, he doesn’t think to look to Me for wisdom, counsel and might. Such things would be considered foolish to Saul. Saul is one who fears man and his opinions. He capitulates to the pressures of man instead of following in My ways.

1 Samuel 13:8-9. ‘Saul waited seven days, as Samuel had instructed; but Samuel didn’t come to Gilgal; so the army began to drift away from him. Saul said, “bring me the burnt offering and the peace offerings,” and he offered the burnt offering.’

When the pressure is on, Saul will justify his ends, even when it violates my word, written or prophetic.

1 Samuel 13:13-14. ‘“You did a foolish thing. You didn’t observe the commandment of ADONAI, which He gave you. If you had, ADONAI would have set up your kingship over Israel forever. But as it is, your kingship will not be established. ADONAI has sought for Himself a man after His own heart, and ADONAI has appointed him to be prince over His people, because you did not observe what ADONAI ordered you to do.’

I am taking away the kingdom from My Sauls and giving it to My Jonathans and the Davids. I have seen how over the last thirty years many Sauls have hounded and tried to put down the Jonathans and the Davids. You have sought them out and oppressed and suppressed them. Because like Saul, you saw something in them which you knew you lacked. You considered them to be dangerous for you.

Yes some of them were young, immature and underdeveloped in maturity. Yes many of them were rough around the edges. But Saul, you were to bless them, and train them up. You were supposed to teach them your strengths and abilities that it may help them overcome their shortcomings. In fairness some Sauls have done the right thing and trained and equipped my Davids.

A war is coming, the likes never seen before in modern days. The enemy will be considered a giant to many, too strong and too powerful to topple. The might of Saul will simply not prevail in these days. Only those with the spirit of Caleb, Joshua, Jonathan, David, Esther and Deborah will prevail in the days ahead.

For it is not by might, nor by power but by My Spirit. (Zechariah 4:6). In the days ahead I will pour out My Spirit for My people to do exploits. Some shall run through a troop, leap over a wall or slay the Goliaths of the day. But the ways of Saul will simply not work or suffice in those days.

I need My people to be daring, to be bold, to expect Me to move as they run and charge the enemy as David did to Goliath. (1 Samuel 17:48)

These are the days of Elijah. These are the days of mighty prophets and great leaders to arise. My church needs shepherds and My church requires mighty men and women who are valiant in the realms of faith and prayer to lead My people to battle.

It is time to take the promised land. It is time to take the land for Me and reinstate My statutes and ways over this nation again as it once was. This battle will be long and it will be arduous, it will take a generation to reinstate that which was lost.

This nation needs to be ready and come back to how she once was if she is to be ready for the last days and face off the rise of the antichrist and his beastly worker of miracles. The sands of time are slipping away, but as the top of the hour-glass runs out, the bottom of the hour-glass is the increase of My glory and power over My people.

Some of My Jonathans and Davids are old men and women now, but I say to you, Be like Caleb! Gird your sword on your thigh and go to war, fight and be strong in the power of My might, not your own. (Ephesians 6:10). Your age is irrelevant for I will pour out My Spirit upon all flesh including children, young people, middle- aged and the elderly.

In your weakness you are strong. (2 Corinthians 12:9-10). I command you not to disqualify yourselves. David was a youth when he slew Goliath and Caleb was an old man when he fought the enemies of Israel. Your age and experience is nothing to Me. I require you to have a humble and contrite heart, (Psalm 51:17) I require you to simply say, “Here I am. Send me.” (Isaiah 6:8)

Finally I say to My Sauls, “You need to prepare the Jonathans and Davids and be prepared to hand the keys over to them.”

If you do this I will exceedingly reward you with honour and blessings. My Sauls, many of you have done well and run a good race, but you need to know that everything is about to change. You need to be brave and strong and when I instruct you, hand over the keys.

A new darkness is coming, a new enemy from the pit is being released, the old ways will no longer work or suffice. Only the warriors of faith will prevail against the unclean spirits that are coming. I love you My church, I love you all dearly. It’s time to begin, it’s time to dust off your swords, oil your shields, and put on the armour of God. It’s time to go to war!”

Christopher Wickland 27/06/23

DISCUSSION EXTRACTS:

Diana C: I assume you mean actual war, rather than spiritual warfare? Or maybe both?

Chris W: Diana C honestly I don’t know. I am re reading what I believe God gave me today and I have to be honest, I only kind of understand in part what this message is about.

Fiona Y: Diana C – war is more than spiritual, artillery etc; it can be financial, psychological, biological, tyrannical, transhuman etc etc…

Fiona Y: Karen C – we’re already in a war and it’s progressively getting worse. Christopher Wickland is correct. The darkness is creeping in and Jesus is turning us into living lights. Christopher is often given the same prophetic insights as me – that is because we are pilot prophets or Waymakers – specifically called to warn, prepare, make way, declare God’s provision and intercede. Praise God we are all called to different parts of the puzzle!!!

Very first Word upon return confirms holiday End-times meditation

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INTRO:

Recalling the gentle admonition “wait and tarry” in the expectation of its promise as we sauntered over the seas whilst island hopping I took time to consider how the Lord has covered, rescued and touched me throughout my life and on the coming heavenly city . I was prompted to ponder the  significance of my second name, by which my mother always called me – “John” – and how Jesus had referred to him when restoring Peter, as at John 21:22 : If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? You must follow me.”   (HA, didn’t realise the verse is my number until searching just now – so my birth-date pops up yet again!!)
Moreover, a prophet walking by me turned without stopping to say “Wait His Return!” That was many years ago, and the night of Visitation was a foretaste or ‘test-run’ of the actual event.  So we needs follow Jesus repeated admonition to “Watch!” and get back to this blog’s strap-line “Looking for the signs of Jesus’ Return“…

UPON returning home, what do I discover?….we must heed this closing exhortation from the Lord to Chris G Bennett:

THE FEAR OF HOPE DEFERRED Continue reading →

UK prophet confirms ‘word’ heard on End-times shakings!

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When a friend asked my opinion of the transcript below, I was pleasantly surprised  to find that pastor Christopher Wickland confirms two personal prominent prophetic items, as shared in my Footnote below.

First however, let’s recall the importance of precedence of authority in the Holy Spirit gifting of prophecy, as follows:

  1. Bible End-times Prophecies
  2. Modern, contemporary prophecy
  3. Opinion, comment and discussion.

The following auto-generated transcript (hence continuous text) copied into Facebook, is kindly provided by Susie Pope to Prophetic Releasers for UK Revival and I’ve added a few sub-heads for ease-of-reference.

Note that this is a lengthy conversational presentation rather formal discourse.

CHRIS WICKLAND – COLLAPSE OF POLITICS, ECONOMIES AND CHURCH, PLUS WARS

“My name is Pastor Chris Wickland and I want to share with you some visions and dreams the Lord has given me a long time ago that I’ve never shared publicly with anybody but I feel now is the time to do so and it’s pertaining to things regarding the End of the Age which is not quite yet, but we’ll be soon and I’ll I’ll unpack that and explain that. So today’s date is the 15th of February 2023. Continue reading →

WHO Assembly, Geneva: a disturbingly deceptive global pandemic treaty – Leo Hohmann

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Gog-Magog Update: Israel’s 75th birthday and Iran, Russia, Turkey rebuilding ties with Syria

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NO SUCH THING AS ‘COINCIDENCE’!!

William Koenig’s homepage this morning reports official celebrations of the birth of the State of Israel and developments in ‘Gog-Magog’ alliance, foretold in chapters 38 and 39 of prophet Ezekiel’s book. To read linked reports visit World Watch Daily.

Bible Update: Rev 13 TODAY – Elon Musk cites Google’s Page as planning a “digital god”

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Courtesy Victor Books, The Bible Reader’s Companion by Lawrence O. Richards (1991)

The Beast from the Earth

11 Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon. 12 And he exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence, and causes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. 13 He performs great signs, so that he even makes fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men. 14 And he deceives [f]those who dwell on the earth by those signs which he was granted to do in the sight of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who was wounded by the sword and lived. 15 He was granted power to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak and cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed. 16 He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, 17 and that no one may buy or sell except one who has [g]the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.

18 Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man: His number is 666.

[Read whole of Revelation 13, NKJV at BibleGateway.com]

Click to read TGP’s advert-free, printer-friendly version in full.

ALSO, recall this posted 6th December 2021:

Conspiracy Theories Proven #1: Archbishop confirms we ARE living though Revelation 13

SEEK the Lord while He may be found and enquire as to how Chapter 13 is unfolding.

FOOTNOTE:

Earlier today, Chris Moyler writes about a certain character:

“Yuval Noah Harari is co-Founder of Sapienship, a multidisciplinary organization advocating for global responsibility whose mission is to clarify the public conversation, support the quest for solutions and focus attention on technological disruption, ecological collapse and the nuclear threat.

Harari serves as a lead advisor for Klaus Schwab, author of ‘COVID-19 / The Great Reset’ and founder of The World Economic Forum. He has been praised by notable figures such as Barack Obama, Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates.”

OCCUPY NOW! DOUBLY RE-ITERATED BY THE LORD!!

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I continue being humbled by the long-running theme of how Deut 19:15 (a matter is established by the mouth of two or three witnesses) applies to what arises for this blog!  Now, the Lord speaks to two modern-day servants about the parable of the ten minas in Luke 19.

Thursday tasks, correspondence and blogging action list for four weeks ago today (4×7 days) 23rd February is shown below because it applies to what I heard from the Lord first thing the following Tuesday (28th):

The ‘Occupy’ item resulted in this post quoting Chris G Bennett and Bishop J.C .Ryle’s classic Are You Ready For The End Of Time? (Read all blog’s ‘Occupy’ posts here)

“Occupy (ie. do My business) until I come” – Luke 19

Now four weeks later our dear sister posts this, which I share and refer to an online chat on 27th February in a bible group about the Asbury outpouring:

Here’s what Veronika published on 21st March at His Kingdom Prophecy based upon Luke 19.13 (KJV):

TAKE IT!  TAKE IT NOW!!  OCCUPY ‘TIL HE COMES!!!

“I Say Take It!  Take It Now!  And Occupy Till I Come!”

I hear The Spirit say,  ”As you decrease, so I will Increase!  As you go lower, so I will take you higher!

For I will resist the proud and the arrogant, and those who are puffed up in their own achievements and amazing accomplishments — have no part in Me.

Beloved, you have a high calling!  You are My Ambassadors, My Representatives on the earth.

There is no need to hold on to the honour and recognition that the world bestows, but rather, embrace the Grace that I give to the Humble, for a broken and contrite heart mark those who have been chosen for true Greatness.

So, lay aside your own abilities, your plentiful resources, and your fierce determination to do things in your might and human power, and let My Spirit bring you Guidance. 

Let My Holy Spirit pour into your life, like the oil that fueled Zechariah’s lamp-stand.

I tell you, human weakness is no obstacle, for My Power is perfected in the face of hardships, times of difficulty and persecution.  When you are weak, I AM Strong!

Let Me free you from your enemies, and not with weapons, armies, or horses and charioteers, but by My Power, as The LORD your God.

Let My Spirit guarantee you Success and Victory, in the midst of conflict and chaos.

I say to you, do not be anxious about the future; wars and rumours of wars; the rising fuel prices and the cost of living; what you will eat and what you will wear!

Has not My Mercy always made a way where there seemed no way?

Has not My Grace always been sufficient for you?

And has not My Wisdom brought unexpected answers and timely solutions?

My Child, can you think of one time in your life when My Love ran out on you?

NO!  For did I not promise, to never — no never! — no never, to leave you, nor abandon you?

But Look!  Though the Storm Clouds are gathering — fear not! — for The Light of My Glory lines every dark cloud on the horizon, and My Grace flows beneath every cross-current, for surely I tell you, even the contrary Winds will only accelerate you closer to the Divine Destiny I have for you!

Stop leaning on your own understanding and thinking you know what is best!  Every obstacle on your path, and every valley on your journey, only propels you higher and takes you deeper into the place of Promise and greater Prosperity, that has been prepared for you.

I only give the greatest battles to My Strongest Warriors.  I AM purposeful and deliberate in all that I do in your life. [RB: note well underscoring re next post]

Seasons of testing and trials are inevitable, though I understand you may seek at times after a life of ease and comfort.

I know, that this would be counter-productive, even destructive, to the Destiny I have for you.  My Ways may seem harsh, and My methods controversial — and even contradictory to the ways of the World — But I AM more concerned about your Character, Beloved, than I AM about your comfort and ease.

A True Disciple is what I AM fashioning and forming within you. 

One who will see the violent Winds and the raging Waves, and will fearlessly and courageously step out of the boat — to walk on the waters with Me.

One who has no fear of man, and will walk into the fiery furnace with Me.

One whom I can trust, in whom to manifest My Glory on the Earth, Beloved.

So be patient!  Hold fast!  Though the days are getting darker, the Light of My Glory is getting brighter.

Know that sufferings and afflictions are all working towards a consuming Glory, a Glory that shall diminish the darkness!

Therefore, lift up your voices — not in complaining or in unbelief — but in high Praises coming from a heart full of Hope, Expectation and Faith.

Rejoice in the Victory promised but not yet seen!  Celebrate in advance for the Triumph that is already yours.

Let the sound of a New Song fill and shift the atmosphere of doubt and fear.  Satan cannot stand in the presence of Praise, his demonic assignments are cut down, and his evil deeds are dismantled and demolished.

Finally Beloved, Mighty Overcoming Ones, let this day not be a day of lethargy and passivity, regrets and complacency, but let this be the hour that you Arise as My Spiritual Storm-Riders!

As you place your life under My Loving Hand, I will lift you up, and strengthen your bones!

Only believe that I have formed and fashioned you for higher things, to Rule and Reign from heavenly places, that you may take the land I have allotted to you, as your Kingdom Inheritance.

I say, Take It!  Take It Now!  And occupy till I come!”

Blessings to you all.
~ by Veronika West

‘End-game’ confirmed: 2 – Prophecy of Revival in the UK, Christopher Wickland

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After carving out some time to listen fully, not fast-play, to this prophecy I was most excited on how its manifestation will answer my abiding dislike over 65 years, since a child, of divisions between believers in Jesus Christ, on grounds given in “You shouldn’t be at our school”, the first part of my personal testimony

Moreover, in listening to scripture read by the priest in my parents’ Catholic church it dawned on me that clergy were not doing the greater miracles Jesus promised in John 14:12 – “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father”.

WOWEEEE – pastor Wickland accurately foretold our economic woes, so I can’t wait to see this mighty prophetic word come to pass.  Just click on image to play… 

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Two visionary signs of the sun. (A reminder)

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[Posted 16 June 2021]
Returning to my focus upon Jesus’ Return you may recall these two confirmations of my ‘nudges’:

As told in Lillian Brown’s message from the Holy Spirit to “Brace yourself. Get ready for Jesus’ soon return!”, pastor Rachel Bird mentioned having that impression some time ago and referred to visions of a supra-natural atomic bomb that her husband and I had. On the following Saturday morning Nina had an open vision that related not only to that but also to Lillian’s asking about the glory, “What will it look like?” (From 17:45 mark of her video she urges us to await God’s glory as Jesus comes closer.)

Here’s my dear wife’s example of what it may look like: Continue reading →

End-Times Briefing 7: Daniel and ‘The Wonderful Numberer’ Jesus Christ

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Now we examine one of the sparkling gems, a radiant diamond, found in the treasure trove of Unlocking the Biblical Watch of Messiah’s Return. First a brief recap: 

‘DANIEL’S VISIONS

‘Daniel was privileged to receive extraordinary visions which were sealed until the ‘time of the end’ when many will run ‘to and fro’ and knowledge will increase. An apt description of our current world when knowledge and data are readily available via the internet. Continue reading →

End-Times Briefing 6: New Ager sees first pieces of God’s ‘jigsaw’

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How a New Age follower got hooked into the Bible’s prophecies.

A unique take from die-hard anti-Christian confronted by facts in non-Christian book!

As an ex-unbeliever rescued by Jesus Christ in person and ‘born-again’ by Holy Spirit into life everlasting through His sinless blood, I reiterate Chuck Missler’s concern:

“You may not believe what the Bible says, but what’s utterly astonishing is that so very many claim to believe in Jesus yet have no grasp of the idea Christ is to literally return and rule!”

The aim of these Briefings is to help my readers be better informed and thus grasp that truth. If an ardently anti-church guy deeply involved in New Age teachings, who viewed ‘Bible-bashers’ as bigots, could grasp and keep hold of this mind-blowing stuff, then how much easier is it for believers in Jesus to fully appreciate these things?

So, come on a revelatory journey with me that hints at the relevance of Bible ‘coding’: Continue reading →

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

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[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. Continue reading →

End-Times Briefing 4: expert’s excitement – More are coming to know this…

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This post, one of my first blogs in November 2011, later featured on the Home page to inform visitors of the acceleration of prophetic fulfillment, as may be inferred from the links to confirmatory events two years later:

As you may have gathered from my Welcome, I’m into eschatology – the theological study of the destiny and judgement of nations and all people, even angels!  It’s about  ‘The Last Days’, as in the ancient Torah’s description: Acharit Hayamin, ie. ‘Last of the Years’, and were regarded as the years immediately following Jesus’ ministry. They’re more popularly known in Christian circles as the ‘End-times’.

Come with me to one of my favourite video classes where (the late) Dr Chuck Missler is asking his students, “Why Eschatology?” Continue reading →

End-Times Briefing 3: the ‘What?’ of Watching > Signs!

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So far we’ve considered the Who, Why and When we’re to watch. Now to the rationale of this blog, as stated in its title’s strap-line, ‘Looking for the signs of Jesus’ return’ and we examine what Jesus told us to look out for:

WHAT?

Omitting those which apply to the destruction of Jerusalem in AD70, here’s a selection of signs stated in the first Gospel (Mark 13), augmented by Matthew (chapter 24) and Luke (chapters 17 & 21) plus insertion of Paul’s first and follow-up letters to believers in Salonika, to whom he stressed the origin of his teaching; ‘For this we say to you by the word of the Lord…’ Continue reading →

End-Times Briefing 2: the ‘When?’ of Watching > NOW!

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Continuing the reasons for watching for the End-times, we consider when that might happen:

WHEN?

Jesus’ major End-time teaching was given soon after leaving the Temple with some of His disciples and having foretold its complete destruction, which was fulfilled about 40 years later with the infamous Roman siege of Jerusalem. Continue reading →

End-Times Briefing 1: the ‘Who?’ and ‘Why?’ of Watching

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[Reprise of mini-series published June 2020]
In view of current events it’s time to reconsider the End-times foretold in the Holy Bible with a series of very brief overviews, followed by others’ recent insights.

First, we revisit the mini-series published in February 2018 and lodged in the main menu for reference purposes. It was preceded by a couple of re-blogs referring to one of eight possible eschatological scenarios – a pre-Tribulation Rapture – and, together with a theological blog’s discussion, I was prompted to expand upon one of this blog’s earliest entries – ‘Why Watch?’

Now, let’s quickly consider the ‘Who, Why, When and What’ of our watching: Continue reading →

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!!

Triple validation of Jesus’ night-time visitation (Reprise per ‘212’)

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In celebration of the previous post on The Rapture showing a published total of 4,212 I’m re-posting this one from my testimony and which explains the deep significance of number 212 in my utterly unexpected and blessed foretaste of Jesus’ return:

‘…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 33 years ago and being confronted by the absolute holiness of the Lord Jesus Christ. (On 13-14 September 1989.)

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! Continue reading →

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)