For ease of reference, here are previous items on the progressive fulfilment of prophecies for America that The Giants Will Fall… and A Storm is Brewing, as brought by Veronika West in Sept 2018 and updated 10 November 2020. They’re about God bringing His justice, purging and purification and which also, in my humble opinion, includes whistle-blowers:
Now, we have this report on not only the contemptible, political suppression of free speech – in once ‘free America’!! – but also on action tantamount to sedition:
‘CNN writes about this, framing this revelation as proof that misinformation, and what it calls “violent rhetoric,” was rampant on Facebook and not properly addressed by the giant – rather than what others will see as proof of concerning levels of undue influence politicians tried to exert on the world’s biggest social media platform.’
TGP’s indefatigable Julian Conradson writes,
‘…In one of the emails, sent by a senior Biden official on September 22nd, he demanded the removal of a Donald Trump Jr. video where he talked about mail-in ballots.
‘The fact that this video is still on your platform — and is being used to recruit some sort of, and I quote, ‘army for Trump’s election security effort’ — is astounding. It is impossible to reconcile this with any of the policies regarding voting and voter suppression that Facebook has released over the past 3 years and emphasized to us privately in several dozen conversations.
‘A Facebook official responded and said the video would be allowed to stay up, but after the complaint, Facebook added a bogus ‘fact check.’
‘This was apparently an unsatisfactory solution for the Biden team. They scolded the social media platform again for the “mental gymnastics” they had to go through to keep the video on their platform. Nothing but a total ban of Trump, which they eventually got, would’ve been enough…‘
After further quotations, Julian writes,
‘In the days after the election, DNC officials flagged scores of Facebook posts relating to the ‘stolen election.’ They also filed complaints and reported members of Stop the Steal groups, who seem to have made their way onto deep state watch lists. Just a few days later, Facebook removed the Stop the Steal groups that had amassed hundreds of thousands of members.’
The previous blog posted urgently on Saturday refers not only to some brief news about the disunity in USA but also to a pre-waking dream about searching through this blog for prophecies on America. “I saw a long thread of continuous text and understand this isn’t my personal work, or of others I’d read, but represents the whole spiritual scroll of the Lord’s decisions and announcements on this subject. Next – and just before waking – I saw a separate report or blog connecting into part of that ‘scroll’ and know it’s the next events about to manifest on earth.” – hence title includes ‘action in hand’!
Later that day I watched Elijah Streams video recorded Wednesday-broadcast Friday 25th, and looked for a printed version of that prophecy. When found, it looked like the on-screen screed I’d scrolled through in my dream, with video being its connected item. Thus, both seemed a good fit with what I’d dreamed:
‘And says the Spirit of the Lord “This day I am casting out the nets for a catch,” says the Lord, “for this is the time this is the hour where those who have been baited to enter their own nets shall; for the nets that were laid for my children the corrupt shall be caught up in themselves; for the pit that they have dug for My children, shall indeed they fall into; for those of My children they have attempted to throw into a pit, as did the corrupt of the days of Jeremiah, I am pulling those voices of truth from the pits and giving them podiums to speak MY TRUTH AND MY WORD” says the Lord of Hosts….
‘And says the Spirit of the Lord, “This day death has gone out into the capital of Washington DC; they have welcomed it and so conjured it up from the pits and so it has gone out to reap and they will be sorry those who dripped their own blood for power and so sealed it and called upon the high priestesses of Baal to so advise them as one who advises within the political and circles of Hollywood, her demise is coming very soon; a sudden, a shocking demise for the one who wants to do cooking with Spirits is coming, as the time to repent and turn has thinned as the clock of grace is reaching the midnight hour” says the Lord of Hosts, “Big Ben, Big Ben shall sound across the land as the end of a dynasty so comes…”
Reading that paper first will prepare you for what Amanda brings as an extended, ‘brand-new’ part received later that day, and which starts at 24:00 minutes…
A distraction delayed me a couple of hours in fixing a system failure on sending email served, but it only serves to enhance the value of this amazing, in-depth instructive word Amanda brings direct from the Lord:
evil cornerstone of implantation of fear to be knocked out of joint – everything falls!
increasing dissection of molecular construct and chain, secrets of big pharma, health organisations, millionaire backers and secret scientists of many labs within labs – more will be exposed,
much as the father of lies deceives masses of the ‘pondering’ lost and atheists, the Lord will reveal Himself and His truth direct and personally to them,
world leaders will be visited and given ‘Abimelech’ ultimatum – mercy or judgement – only a few will heed and change course,
an unlikely secret union between two Eastern countries will be the shield to hide the darkest plans of another union. “I the Lord thy God shall pierce the plans of Middle-East nations, and shall PIERCE the plans in the nation of the eagle, and of leaders of Canada and their secret oaths and indebtedness to the “Council” (ie. evil elite rulers on the earth),
a great, enormous scandal to hit the leader of Canada,
watch Slovakia, Panama Canal, Gulf of Mexico, Spain, Indonesia, Barrier Reef,
pivotal powers for God’s children to break through barriers and demonstrate His glory and power,
God is raising unique Standard as in biblical days that wicked cannot stand against, their current to be reversed and caught in own “quagmire”,
woven web shall be exposed and publication falls of those hitting heart,
God is building new foundation in Church from ash and persecution and new breed of proven leaders who’ve stood in their faith will shepherd the flock,
dividing line now exists dividing true from false shepherds, whom the Lord uses,
Lord triggering many chain reactions in government and nations and chemically!
scandal in Israel’s leaders, secret agreements between Arab nations and Iran,
much trading relationships, switching places between those in secret leadership,
collapse of bridge – major incident on same road in London as previously
The Lord will “will dig into England secret ties and a shocking discovery shall shake up and shift the country again” (Health Secretary’s hypocrisy emerged 25th June, he resigned 26th)
much jockeying for position and Lord will jostle and upset their plans that’s who’s WHO, for they’re secretly looking for something more infectious that’s rare and more effective!
leaders of nation of eagle will release another scare upon the people and another “mockingbird” to be accelerated – MSM cornerstones to crumble/cave,
strong rebuke: “KNOW OBAMA, THIS LAND WAS NOT PROMISED TO YOU OR ANY WHO SUBMIT AND FOLLOW SUIT WITH THE KINGDOM OF DARKNESS AND THE RADICALNESS AND CONFUSION OF ISLAM. KNOW THIS IS NOT YOUR LAND, OR THE LAND OF THOSE WHO ARE ACTIVELY CHOOSING TO DISMANTLE AND PURGE ANY SENSE OF GOD IN THIS COVENANT NATION.” (Amanda refers to Obama’s book and to this year’s Kentucky Derby and cheating therein) That is, no-one and no religion owns USA.
Watch the heart of the nation of America and The Shepherd…
“An ailing Ahab is not in line with the covenant I made with this nation”, says the Lord of Hosts,
“It is time to WAKE UP. There are those who will be shaken out of their slumber as a shaking occurs in part of your nation for in the realm of the spirit there is a great war in the heavenlies for the SOUL of your nation!“
like with Balaam, prophet of Baal, and his ass, the Lord used Joe Biden to speak truth prior to the 2020 election: ie. it really is a “battle for the nation’s soul.”
it’s not the enemy’s time for it’s trying to accelerate events (as Dr Sharon Stone said) but the Lord is changing its course of action!
In 12 years of writing on End-times related news I don’t recall dreaming about this very busy activity – until today!
Before closing down on Thursday afternoon I checked emails. One from my friend Roger in South Africa strongly recommends lawyer Rudy Guiliani’s video broadcasts. I replied that I’d not heard any news of him since FBI raided and arrested him, a famous former mayor of New York, for issues relating to the Ukraine.
Next day, he popped up in the news as the Supreme Court of New York has barred him temporarily from practising law, more or less on the grounds of having an unacceptable opinion !! The decision arose from ‘multiple complaints…based on allegations of false statements made in court, in the media, and elsewhere about the 2020 election’. That is, upon Guiliani’s claims of widespread fraud in the presidential election.
Now we’ve all been indoctrinated to know that’s sheer nonsense, so it’s only right that Guiliani be disbarred – AND that, as in communist countries, the feds should arrest and imprison all those who demonstrate support for President 45.
Therefore,
That news followed a veiled threat from Biden, published Wednesday: “If you think you need to have weapons to take on the government? You need F-15s and maybe some nuclear weapons. The point is, it’s always been the ability to limit, to rationally limit the type of weapon that can be owned and who could own them.”
As Friday closed, therefore, I recalled my previous observation “4 year’s attempted ‘soft coup’ + sedition + rigged elections + cyber-censorship = civil war OR martial law!”, and some prophets’ claims that the next weeks may see a fresh form of independence to re-unite the federation of North American states.
Then just before waking this morning I was dreaming about searching through this blog for prophecies on America. I saw a long thread of continuous text and understand this isn’t my personal work, or of others I’d read, but represents the whole spiritual scroll of the Lord’s decisions and announcements on this subject.
Next – and just before waking – I saw a separate report or blog connecting into part of that ‘scroll’ and know it’s the next events about to manifest on earth.
‘Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin. But I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. 46 This day the Lord will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you and take your head from you. And this day I will give the carcasses of the camp of the Philistines to the birds of the air and the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. 47 Then all this assembly shall know that the Lord does not save with sword and spear; for the battle is the Lord’s, and He will give you into our hands.” (1 Samuel 17, NKJV BibleGateway.com) ‘And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, a Man stood opposite him with His sword drawn in His hand. And Joshua went to Him and said to Him, “Are You for us or for our adversaries?” 14 So He said, “No, but as Commander of the Army of the Lord I have now come.” And Joshua fell on his face to the earth and worshiped, and said to Him, “What does my Lord say to His servant?” 15 Then the Commander of the Lord’s army said to Joshua, “Take your sandal off your foot, for the place where you stand is holy.” And Joshua did so.’ (Joshua 5)
Trust I’m not being too boring when mentioning (yet again) the principle of being blessed when under ‘duress’ of insistent and persistent arguments claiming to prove I’m wrong! Last time was 3 weeks ago over the triple-postings on “Brace yourself!” for the Lord’s soon return and manifestation of His Glory. More often than not it’s on my Farcebk.
But, as previously, I’m recompensed by rapid confirmation of the rectitude of what I’m blogging and, therefore, of my protagonist’s inaccuracy, and perhaps their deliberate lying.
Plus, this time’s blessing’s even MORE AWESOME!
Late on Monday I noticed that Joe Hoft, co-founder of The Gateway Pundit, had written a explanation about why many highly influential groups don’t want a proper, full audit of every ballot in last November’s presidential voting in Arizona’s Maricopa county. As dinner was about to be served I copy-pasted its headlines and provided only a link to Reminder: When People Don’t Want An Audit, They Are Hiding Something.
The next day, I added Joe’s observations on five tactical objections to thwart the audit and which were refused. Also, I added them to the copy of that blog I’d shared on John Barber’s Farcebk.
However, I espied therein a vociferous, politically anti-Trump person launched accusations on that posting against Hoft and I pointed out his objecting to a post reporting on suspiciously criminal activities implies he supports injustice! My remarks got ignored in his litany of questionable activities of Hoft, which is more or less an ad-hominem attack. But that accuser’s opinion on that election has already proven to be mistaken!
So I sought the Lord on how I should reply – or not – and I handed the issue over to Him.
AND then came the Elijah Streams video of Barry Wunsch for which I set aside yesterday’s lunch-time to listen and got thoroughly blessed with reference to an insight of 10 years ago (see previous). AND AGAIN upon revisiting it’s greatly blessed me, SO this morning I added this to my Facebook:
“I’m now listening again to the last 10 mins about the prophecy for the official close to DJT, to ensure that I understand what he’s bringing, rather than my mind getting in the way of thinking it may be relevant to 10 years-old person insight beyond the Bible’s back-cover. “Also, EVERY time I hear Barry saying “this (battle) IS BIGGER than (that of) the Valkyries!” I keep getting tingles all over by back as its truth strikes me too!”
Now today’s not been my usual blogging day because I collected a friend from hospital and took him home and told him about that video. As we arrived there, I was recounting that last reaction BUT proclaimed it means “the fall of the gods!”
Driving away from my friend’s house I turned the radio on, only to hear Classic FM’s announcer say the piece that had just played was “The Ride of the Valkyries” !!!! Oh WOT! LOL!!
Therefore, I guess I’m getting a glimpse of what Barry was getting so inspired and sparked by Holy Spirit when telling what he’d heard from the Lord and on what He’s doing…!!!
WOWEE 🙂 PRAISE THE LORD! – Upon listening to this video whilst sunning myself during lunch, at 50 minutes I get to the close of Barry’s message and four minutes later am very sure of what he’s going to say next on what happened after the back-cover fell off his notebook during prayer for a top-ranking US official. And yes, my hunch is correct – we connect!
10 YEARS AGO I was blessed to receive a similar insight on God ‘s book beyond the Bible’s Book of Revelation: that is beyond the Bible’s back-cover!!
What Barry hears direct from Father expands upon my brief grasp of what He’s doing – but it’s the first time I’ve heard anyone refer to the ‘weird’ word He’d dropped into my spirit, as in Supermoon Monday’s Blood Moon and The Age To Come (Sep 2015):
The Book Beyond the Bible
‘At an inter-stream conference in March 2011 in Winchester, King Alfred’s capital of Saxon England, the Lord drew my attention to the unwritten book hiding behind my Bible’s back cover! That is, it comes after The Apocalypse, or Revelation, given to Jesus Christ for showing to and recording by His close disciple, the Apostle John.
‘As noted in Revival 1: Glory Stories, I sensed in worship that the Lord wants me to focus upon the eventual new earth and new heavens, especially the appearance from heaven of The New Jerusalem. That is, to not only be involved in and understand the times of His return, but also and more importantly to focus upon His ultimate aim for the Church, as in Revelation 21-22 and its implicit existence and purpose beyond the Bible’s cover!
‘That pre-blog email recounts subsequent encouragements for understanding that this all relates to ‘The Age to Come’.’
May This Video Bless You…
The prophetic visions and words Barry brings are mightily encouraging – and in my opinion, that personal confirmation ‘seals the deal’. His visions tell how the Lord is dealing with the deep evil across US & Canada, and within government.
It’s the first time I’ve heard Barry and appreciate his warrior prayer-mode and note how the Holy Spirit acts upon him to confirm various details of his message. It is good to know that he doesn’t follow media and other prophets. Here’s just a few items…
June 17th Vision (11 min) – saw newspaper momentously historic front-page headlines ‘Victory! DJT sweeps the nation’, and then saw masses of people coming out onto streets to celebrate like at the end of wartime.
Was taken outside White House and saw those who’d conspired evil plans, committed crimes against humanity, removed from by military and restrained with handcuffs and shackles – the crowds cheered and sang anthems!
Sight of teams of lawyers being sent to abroad to deal with criminal foreign leaders.
US-Canada Prayer Teams Meeting (21 min) – saw army of angels slaughtering demons and escorting high-level anonymous American official into high-tech facility to be given code machines used for globalist control.
There’s lots more on how the Lord is moving mightily in these days…
Barry is based in Alberta, about which I especially liked hearing how the Lord is working there because our favorite TV series (Heartland) is situated in its vast countryside.
In Johnny’s latest analysis of events he teaches from OT prophet Jeremiah (chapter 50) and stresses the similarity between the ancient Hebrew ‘shepherds’ and today’s church leaders in failing to take charge and rule from the ‘mountains’ – ie. “Occupy until I return”as emphasised by J.C Ryle (1816-1900), first Bishop of Liverpool, in his seminal Are You Ready For The End Of Time?Continue reading →
As usual I had plans to download my brain today, supposedly devoted to full blogging. Yesterday’s idea was to cover the latest examples of political rot and corruption, as in three US government bureaux: I’d captured related screenshots and was ready to blog. However, necessary domestic tasks had priority, especially talking with technicians on sorting out a unique phone-line issue.
On days like this I know my best course of action is to ‘go with the flow’ – of the River of God… only then did I discover He’d once again pushed His GPS button within 24 hours!
First in my plan of action for today is to catch up with news of fulfillment of the prophecy of three woes and three blessings coming to pass regarding Stonewall (see previous). I messaged Christopher Wickland so he’s be aware of my action, and was blessed to get an immediate reply.
However, I realised I’d not had opportunity to do likewise for my republishing his vision of a Sign in the Sun. (Since publishing Nina’s open vision of two suns in the sky three weeks ago, I’d intending ‘resurrecting’ Christopher’s from last June – in fact, that had been stirring deep within to blog on both accounts as soon as possible.) So I added a PS with link to that item… THEN came Chris’ astonishing response:
“Excellent. Thanks. Interestingly I felt God reiterate this word about the sun this Sunday during a sermon.”
Therefore, we really need to pay attention to and get prepared for what the Lord is going to do in the very near future – that is, in our lifetime!
YESTERDAY’S GPS
What’s more, the Lord had already pressed his GPS button at last night’s zoom meeting with CTF Farnborough, which began with the pastor’s wife referring to Tuesday evening prayer meeting’s focus upon preparing the Bride. Rachel said there was an impression of angels and trumpets, and that theme was also the focus of the next morning’s Lion Bites (issued by the Global Prophetic Alliance based in Glasgow), viz:
I saw ranks of heralds lined up either side of a large door with trumpets at the ready with red banners attached to them. As the doors swung open, those inside were preparing for the entrance of the king. The trumpets sounded, heralding his arrival.
Psalm 24: 7-10 (NIV) Lift up your heads, you gates; be lifted up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, you gates; lift them up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. Who is he, this King of glory? The Lord Almighty – he is the King of glory.
Prepare the way for the coming King. Prepare the way! The King of Glory is coming as The Warrior King in strength and might.
As Joshua stood before the Commander of the Lord’s Armies on the plains of Jericho, today, recognise that you are standing on holy ground. In this moment of holy hush, as the King of Glory comes into where you are right now. There is the opportunity to prepare your heart, to consecrate yourself afresh, for The King.
Surrender your heart, desires, ideas and plans. It’s time to make ready your heart for humble service to your King.
Joshua 5:14-15 NIVUK ‘Neither,’ he replied, ‘but as commander of the army of the LORD I have now come.’ Then Joshua fell face down to the ground in reverence, and asked him, ‘What message does my Lord have for his servant?’ The commander of the LORD’s army replied, ‘Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy.’ And Joshua did so.
Isaiah 42:13 NIVUK The LORD will march out like a champion, like a warrior he will stir up his zeal; with a shout he will raise the battle cry and will triumph over his enemies.
CONFIRMATION
Now I was unable to follow closely all Rachel said because I recalled a snippet by Chris G Bennett that I’d seen this week about trumpets – but could I turn to my phone to refer to it as I’d have to search? Whilst trying to listen, I then saw the item staring me in the face from my phone’s screen. Now please note, I don’t stay logged in on Facebook and so my profile would NOT be readily available – YET it showed not only my FBk home-page but also had only one item displayed, the very one I wanted…by God’s hand!
And so I was able to inform my fellow attendees by reading the above aloud. To which pastor Christopher said he’d later be teaching upon the battle of Jericho in a CTF global prophecy meeting!
TWO confirmations! Therefore, we clearly need take careful note of what the Lord is about to do…and await and follow His instructions…
[Digital Globe with Hand by Watcharakun, courtesy of Freedigitalphotos.net]
“I must be honest, when God gave me this word I was pretty nervous about this one. I couldn’t see how such a thing could happen. Yet God in His wisdom is pulling Stonewall apart brick by brick until it’s gone for good. Praise Jesus.”
I’d add, the ‘writing was on the wall’ is graphically illustrated in that movement’s logo, for it acts as an encoded prophetic declaration that it’s on the way out > a one-way exit!
The applicable part of the prophetic word reads (underscoring mine):
‘The First Woe
‘The first part of this prophecy is aimed at the Stone Wall in our government. This is for those who have ears to hear, and have understanding to what the Spirit is saying.
“Oh Stone Wall. You have become great and marvelous in the eyes of man. You have grown from a child to a man. You have become as a king, dictating your edicts across this land with pride and arrogance. But know this. I never put you where you are today. I have allowed you to become the size you are so that I may bring you down with a mighty fall. I will chop down the tree of your influence. I will not even permit a stump to remain. I will utterly wipe the memory of you from this land.
“I am the Lord of breakthrough and I will shatter you Stone Wall. You think you are impenetrable, you think no one sees or knows. But I see, I know and to me you are as a grain of sand. I will destroy you Stone Wall and I will grind you to dust. You will never rise again and never again put your edicts and rules over this land again.”
‘Several high-profile public bodies are leaving Stonewall’s ‘Diversity Champions’ programme, following the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s recent departure. Concerns about the scheme centre around Stonewall’s aggressive promotion of trans ideology.
‘The House of Commons, the Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency and the employment dispute service ACAS are among a “flood” of public bodies which have ended their membership.
‘Public bodies pay upwards of £2,500 plus VAT to subscribe to the lobby group’s programme, which rewards employers for promoting LGBT ideology inside and outside of the workplace.
Taxpayers’ burden
‘Last month, the Equality and Human Rights Commission revealed that it had ended its membership of Stonewall’s scheme in March. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government ditched the programme in 2019.
‘The Minister for Women and Equalities, Liz Truss, has now called on all Government departments to withdraw from the scheme. According to calculations made by The Sunday Telegraph last year, fees paid to Stonewall by public bodies cost the taxpayer at least £600,000 a year.
‘Stonewall’s Chief Executive Nancy Kelley recently likened defending the reality of biological sex to anti-Semitism.
‘Anti-Semitic’
‘But Stonewall co-founder turned critic Simon Fanshawe slammed the group for “pushing a divisive dogma” and insisting “without discussion that those born male can become women simply by saying so, and therefore enter exclusively female spaces and use women-only services”. He dismissed the group’s claim to support freedom, highlighting that it refuses to back “the freedom to disagree”.
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:
Going into our back garden she saw the sun in a cloudless blue sky sitting well above neighbouring rooftops to her right. However, she then saw directly ahead of her a second sun, making our usual sun rather dim, and sitting lower in the sky over the far horizon. Furthermore, Nina could see a broad beam of light descending from that brilliant new ‘sun’ towards the ground and, as with the normal sun, nothing impeded its light on that cloudless morning.
Her account reminds me of what I’d published last June by Christopher Wickland:
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 Wednesday 27th May 2020 pastor Christopher posted this alarm or warning on what’s soon to hit the world. (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.”
VERY interesting news in view of the fact that Secretary of State Pompeo was the first to validate the answer I received from the Lord about Covid-19 being a man-made virus!
‘I had a vision or visitation through the night last night here in Nova Scotia. I had watched a Youtube video of a brother in Christ who was somewhere in the USA I assume, in a mountainous area, who said God took him into the future in the Spirit, to see what it would be like where he was, after the rapture. Said the one world government was put in place and people had to leave their homes and tough it out out in the wilderness because the one world gov’t was set up and they only way they could keep their homes, bank accounts and so on was to take the mark.
‘It really threw me as I had been hearing things from the Lord about those who remain standing firm in Christ, reigning with Him in His Kingdom – the complete opposite. So the Lord woke up me in the middle of the night and began a series of revelation and visions to show me the difference. I understand it to be the difference between what He’s doing in USA versus Canada. Two different things, keeping them separate in order for each to stand in the gap for one another. After hours of walking through it with Him, it came back to what He’s doing with Trump on the ground. LOL.
‘First, I saw in the Spirit the round circle symbol used on British military planes since 1915. In my mind I understand it to also symbolize the rock group ‘the Who’, as they also used it for their tours and albums. Canadians are big ‘Who’ fans and I saw them a couple of times in Toronto. So it all congeals in my mind as a combination of Battle for Britain (I come from the same hometown as the man put in charge of aircraft production for the Battle of Britain – Max Aitken); and some very memorable Who songs that now bear great relevance to me: “Won’t Get Fooled Again” and “Talking ‘Bout My Generation”, for example.
‘The lyrics to “Won’t Get Fooled Again” are often going through my mind, and I feel it’s God’s way of keeping me alert, speaking to me through things I’ve experienced: “I’ll tip my hat to the new constitution; Take a bow for the new revolution; Smile and grin at the change all around; Pick up my guitar and play; Just like yesterday; Then I’ll get on my knees and pray; We don’t get fooled again.” It’s a powerful way to reach the younger generations with this kind of ministry.
‘Anyway, that’s just one thing the Lord showed me as a Kingdom-hearted Canadian. From the Canadian perspective the spiritual battle is ‘in the air’ and related to the New Jerusalem’s intercession for USA / Israel on the ground. (LOL, I just heard in the Spirit “It’s a GATED community!”)
Then I heard the Lord call me to drive to New Glasgow today, to meet Him ‘in the air’. New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, is the location where the Scottish first landed in Canada. When I even thought about going there, I saw an open heaven and the Lord Himself riding on a horse. I heard in the Spirit “Behold He comes, riding on the clouds, shining like the sun at the TRUMPET call. Lift your voice, it’s the year of Jubilee, and out of Zion’s hill, salvation comes.” I heard the word ‘Captain” as in “Captain of the angel armies” and the word ‘TRUMPET’ in the air showed me an open heaven with a TRUMP on the ground, ready to do battle on earth as He is in heaven.
Then the Lord started to sing to ME – “Holy Holy Holy, Lord God Almighty, early in the morning my song shall rise to thee..”
I felt it coming from my own heart, as if greeting the Lord ‘in the air’. Constantly feeling like the victory for Canada begins with the UK and manifests in joining the battle on the ground in USA.
So I’m going to drive to New Glasgow today and see what happens next. Hallelujah for the Lord our God, the Almighty reigns.
I ask, “From this do you sense the Rapture will happen after the major harvest of souls and revival arising from the Glory of the Lord becoming widespread? Maxine replies:
As it relates to the Rapture, as I think I wrote before, I believe I’ve been hearing from the Lord that the timeline is pushed back to take in another generation for a billion-fold harvest. All this stuff I’m seeing today comes to me as ALL being part of the rapture as it’s happening ‘in the air’ in a way that heaven comes to earth and meets me in the air. It feels like it’s part of being a Kingdom son for whom all of creation awaits, and it’s all about redemption of whatever can be redeemed in the fullness of His Kingdom. I didn’t get a sense of going UP anywhere, but instead see open visions of heaven while I’m on the ground.
‘Reading of these brothers and sisters is very exciting.’
Therefore I added:
’Also I’d remind you of what I shared last year about the word Paul Keith Davis gave me 12-15 yrs ago. In walking up an aisle at Bath City Church to give a word to someone at the back, he went past me sitting immediately alongside that aisle but suddenly whilst l walking he looked me directly in the eye and said, “Await His Return!”
’Someone I know – and of our age – confided a similar insight as applying for himself. AND a lady I know in her early 90’s believes she too will still be alive for the Rapture!!
’SOoo if those ‘words’ are true then we haven’t too long to go!’
PS. I informed Maxine about publication and she says,
“I was talking about this just yesterday to some people in my home. His Presence is unmistakable. It leaves a believer like Daniel, totally shaken to the core, feeling like I’ve died but I’m still breathing. Yet the holiness is ‘to die for’ anyway.
WOW what timing! I ‘d started drafting this 10 days ago but unable to action ’til now!
RB FOOTNOTE:
Upon re-reading to edit, I’m strongly struck in my spirit by Maxine’s hearing descriptive reference to “Captain of the angel armies”. That’s exactly the understanding I had upon seeing the heavenly battle on the night of my personal life-changing visitation over the night of 13-14 Sept 1989.
Scott Hefty has been following this blog for years but got in touch only last October to confide a couple of awesome, unforgettable visions he’d experienced relating to the ‘snatching away’ or Rapture of all believers in Jesus. We discussed them and I asked approval to publish, which he kindly gave. Events arising out of the 2020 presidential election delayed my publication, however, until the time is right – that is, now!
Here’s what Scott saw in Maryland, with a brief preface, as copied from his email reply:
As for the Rapture…
The first vision was the most powerful in my life and has guided me in many ways. More about this below, but first…
Do they give me any sense of timescale for the Rapture and Return?
Yes. It was clearly the time in which we live, meaning, I was driving the car I owned in 1991 to what was my home in the vision. (In reality, the house still belongs to the parents of a close friend). The bottom line is, I believe that I will not taste death, but I will be among those alive in 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17.
For the timeline, I look at Matthew 24:34: “Truly I tell you: the present generation will live to see it all.” However, in verse 36 Jesus tells us that, “Yet about that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, not even the Son: no one but the Father alone.” (Oxford Study Bible, Revised English Bible)
I understand “the present generation” to be those born in the time that Israel is back in her land, so I agree the century of 1950 – 2050 is our focus without saying a specific day and time. Just like the fig tree, we can see the season is soon upon us.
1990s Visions of the Rapture
In the late ’90s, (1996-1999) I was blessed with a vision in which another friend named Dave and I were at the gas station (petrol for the Brits)…In the dream I was at the gas pump filling up when suddenly a massive black cloud formed with wind blowing. As I looked up, there was a loud crack in the sky and the center of the cloud opened and Jesus was there. I looked around for Dave and he was coming out of the store with the drinks looking up in amazement. I said “Dave, it is our Lord Jesus” and we both went up to be with the Lord. I could see others from the town joining us. Similarly, I would just about reach Jesus and I would wake up. I saw this vision 2 more times but in the second and third times, our wives joined us as we went up into the clouds.
2014 Vision of ‘The Bubble’
My Maryland men’s group travels a couple of hours every spring for a retreat at New Life Bible Camp in Pennsylvania. We join some other men’s groups from the area so there are about 50 of us there. This dream/vision took place in the “upper room” of the lodge where we worship and listen to our speaker for teaching. In the vision we are there having worship with our brothers. I notice that my parents, who passed away in 2012 & 2103, are there along with some other people that I don’t know. Then Jesus walks into the room and is standing at the corner of the railing at the top of the steps. Jesus says “Greetings everyone. We are heading home this evening.” The next moment, the room is hovering above the trees encapsulated in a clear bubble. We begin to ascend and we continue to worship as I am filled with joy in not only seeing Jesus and going home, but also in seeing my parents again.
This vision replayed twice more over the next couple of months without much variation.
I pray these visions bring blessing to you and glory to God. Thanks for letting me write them down. It is the first time I have done so. I believe God is calling me to share them more often now that “the imminence of that harvest day becomes increasingly obvious” (from today’s Richard’s Watch – ).
Scott Hefty, 10.10.2020 PS – More about the First Vision.
In my dream, I was driving the car I owned in 1991, which was a 1972 Cadillac with the roof cut off like a convertible with the roof down…As I drove into the driveway, which was David’s parents’ house, the song “Grave Robber” by Petra was playing on my car radio and from all the open garages on the cul-de-sac. I suddenly heard a loud sound like a crack in the sky and a shout from above. I looked up and I saw Jesus in the clouds. I immediately rose up into the air. As I was ascending in the vision, I thought: “This is the rapture !!!” Then I thought, “No, this is just a dream. I will wake up any second now.” When I didn’t wake up and I kept ascending, I yelled out “Jesus, Jesus, my Jesus !!!” I reached out my arms to wrap them around his shoulders, and just as my fingertips were an inch away, I felt my wife shaking me awake. My shouting in the vision was making a terrible sound to her. When I told her what I had just experienced she was amazed.
I had this dream/vision 2 more times over the next month or two. The second time it was exactly the same, except my wife Debbie was there in the yard and we went up to meet the Lord in the air holding hands. The third time was exactly the same as the second vision, except we had a son and all of us went up to meet the Lord in the air holding hands.(Now we have 3 sons).
The strange thing is that at the time I wanted to tell David, but I knew he was still unsaved and it would never have made sense to him…Fast forward to 2020 and I recently reconnected with David on Facebook…I know from his profile and posts that he is a believer in Christ now. Praise God. I now am just now feeling led to tell him about this because he will, with his renewed mind, be able to understand and be blessed by the vision that involves his parents’ house.
I used to obsess about the house. Thinking I must have to live there for this to come to pass. Whether I do or don’t live there; and wherever we are when the trumpet blasts and the archangel shouts, we will see Him in the air. We will go and meet the Lord in the air.
I’m grateful to Chris for permission to republish his Facebook items, especially this from today. It is very well-timed as a useful introduction to post I’ve been preparing and now scheduled for tomorrow of visions of the Rapture!
I had a wonderful vision and warning today.
I saw trumpeters, dressed in white – they may have been angels – preparing to sound a fanfare. They were all blowing their instruments, just like you see an orchestra warming up. They were excited, chattering, and looking around kind of expectantly, almost looking for the conductor to make snide appearance. Suddenly he appeared, not dressed in white like the trumpeters, but sort of ‘dressed down’ a little bit. I understood from this that I was watching a rehearsal!
In proper conductor style, he mounted a small podium and tapped it several times with his baton. The trumpeters were instantly in the ready position, instruments to their lips, all eyes watching. The conductor raised his baton and held it aloft while he did a very quick scan to endure they were all ready. Then he brought it down and the trumpeters started playing.
Oh, the sound! It was a beautiful melodious fanfare, at once both militaristic, triumphant, yet fluently flowing with melody and counter melody. Almost close harmony except that there were probably two or three dozen players. Each seemed to have a melody of his own, yet the whole sound was beautifully melodic, each complimenting the others. It really was beautiful. The sound drifted as a cloud over them and each trumpeter had a look of sheer bliss – they were loving it.
The sound covered the earth like a mist or thin cloud. I was able to see people from every part of the world as they looked up to see what was happening. The effect on those listening was electric. Some were looking up pointing and shouting and jumping excitedly. Many just looked puzzled, while a small proportion looked angrily around them, shouting curses at those who were celebrating.
I knew I was watching the Rapture. Was it a rehearsal? Was it the real thing? Was it just a little glimpse of that which is soon to come. As I watched, I saw those who were celebrating just disappear – in the twinkling of an eye – and I saw several of those looking puzzled disappeared too. Many left behind looked shocked and distraught, while some continued to look angrily about them and continued to hurl curses at anyone close enough to hear them.
Altogether a disturbing, yet confirming vision. I didn’t think it needed much interpretation but the Lord still spoke to me.
“Are you still wondering about this. Many are, and many are doing little or nothing to prepare. Yet you need to keep on warning them, keep telling them that I AM is coming. I did not leave you that picture of the wise and foolish virgins for nothing. It wasn’t just an allegorical tale to entertain you. It was a pictorial warning. Time is so short, yet so many either think there is plenty of time, or they just don’t believe I am coming at all. You have taken the scripture, “Hope deferred makes the heart sick!” (Proverbs 13:12), and you have applied it to My return. You have said in your heart, “What’s the use – He’s not coming yet, if at all!” You have believed the enemy’s lies! Don’t let him rob you! Don’t let him kill, rob, and destroy all that you hope for. That’s the only weapon he has – the fear of hope deferred! I AM is coming, and coming suddenly, coming soon – much sooner than many expect or think possible.”
“What you have seen here is literal; it’s a foretaste, a forewarning of that which WILL come. REAP THE HARVEST, BUT ALSO TELL THE PEOPLE I AM IS COMING VERY SOON. TELL THEM, TELL THEM, AND TELL THEM AGAIN!”, says the Lord.
As well as yesterday’s word about supernatural paradigm shifts and reversal of the curse Veronika also published this in His Kingdom Prophecy, and which takes previous prophetic visions further – love the Lord’s ‘BACK TO THE FUTURE’ reference:
During my time of prayer with The LORD for the Nations this morning, I saw The Finger of God drawing a line in the sand, and then I heard a loud sound of screaming and shrieking coming from deep within the Nations and I saw the powers and principalities of darkness fleeing in seven directions.
Now as I stayed watching, The Finger of God drawing a line in the sand, I felt a tangible shift taking place in the Realm of The Spirit over the Nations.
Then suddenly, I saw the line in the sand beginning to curve, and a Full Circle appeared before in the Vision.
As I looked at the Full Circle, I heard these Words,
”Watch — as My Finger of Justice now moves within The Sands of Time to draw Boundary Lines within the Nations.
“For Nations are now being Realigned and Rearranged for a greater outpouring of My Spirit draws nigh.
“Watch! For a Divine and Supernatural Circling Back to The Future is now taking place over the Nations of the earth.”
As I heard those Words, suddenly I saw the Full Circle become as a Gold Signet Ring upon The Finger of God, and then I heard,
”The Gold Signet Ring of The Synergy of The Ages!
“Watch! For a time of Divine Overturning of demonic thrones and the shattering of the powers of foreign kingdoms shall take place!”
As those powerful Words washed over me, I heard The Spirit say,
”Watch, as My Finger of Justice now moves within The Sands of Time to bring the Nations full circle.
“Watch — as My Finger of Justice begins to circle back to Redeem Time, to Restore the fortunes of Zion and to Reform a Righteous Remnant that has been scattered.
“Watch — as My Righteous Right Hand goes forth to bring to full Completion and Perfection the good work that I have started within the Nations of the Earth!”
The following prophetic word Veronika posted this morning in stages shown, is offered for weighing and testing (as with every prophecy, per home page’s Prophecy Protocol) – and to hear from the Lord as to whether it may relate to what was blogged on Tuesday, as will be developed in the next post:
…HIS J.USTICE SHALL –U.NDO TO MAKE WAY FOR THE –N.EW,..FOR HIS KINGDOM PLANS AND PURPOSES SHALL BE FULLY –E.XECUTED IN THE NATIONS OF THE EARTH”..
As I shared earlier,..as I woke this morning the Holy Spirit spoke to me about how we have now entered into a time and a season where we will begin to see His Justice cause the THIEF NOT ONLY TO ‘PUT BACK’ WHAT HE STOLE,…BUT ALSO TO ‘PAY BACK’ WITH SEVEN-FOLD INCREASE,…
…now as I listened to the Lord speak,..I then heard Him say,… “WATCH!..AS THE MONTH OF JUNE MARKS A KEY TIME AND SEASON WHERE I SHALL BEGIN TO BRING DIVINE •JUSTICE AND JUDGMENT THAT WILL •UNDO WHAT THE ENEMY DID,..FOR NOW A •NEW AND SUPERNATURAL PARADIGM SHIFT IS TAKING PLACE,…AS MY KINGDOM PLANS AND PURPOSES ARE BEING FULLY •EXECUTED IN THE NATIONS OF THE EARTH”…!
As I pondered this word in my heart the Holy Spirit quickened to me a powerful dream I shared with you all,…
Below here is part of the Dream;
America: The Curse Will Be Reversed
October 7, 2020 Veronika West
A powerful dream concerning The United States of America.
“The curse will be reversed, and out of the belly of the beast will come seven-fold Recompense and Restoration,” says The Spirit of The LORD.
As promised, I would like to share a powerful dream I received on Sunday night, for the purpose of Prayer and Intercession!
Please bare with me, as I endeavour to share exactly what I saw and what I heard, and with the understanding I received as the dream unfolded.
This dream is probably up there with some of the most powerful and yet strangest of dreams I have received to-date!
Let’s begin. I went to bed Sunday night feeling a great sense of burden for the nations, especially for The United States of America.
With the unfolding news on President Trump being diagnosed with COVID-19, I felt such a battle raging in the heavens over the President and his destiny, and certainly for the destiny of the nation.
So as I lay down to sleep, there was a great sense of swirling and whirling in the realm of The Spirit, but as I closed my eyes and began to pray in The Spirit, a deep peace came upon me!
•••The Thief Has Been Caught and Must Pay Back Seven Times•••
I must have only been asleep a few hours when I was taken into a powerful dream encounter, where I saw a very large tree standing far in the distance.
As I looked at the tree, I immediately noticed that there was something hanging in the tree, but I could not see with any clarity what it was.
As I started to make my way towards the tree, suddenly I heard these Words, “The thief has been caught and must pay back seven times!”
As those words echoed in the realm of The Spirit, the atmosphere in the dream became heavy and I felt the weight of God’s Glory surround me. The Spirit of The Fear of The LORD became tangible and I began to pray loudly in tongues.
Thank you to my friend (and author of a useful book outlining Prophets of the Bible) for having inserted a link to this helpful summary in a Fbk discussion thread about the Glory and Jesus’ return – don’t you love his play on words in the above title!
Teaching concerning the Rapture (definition given below) continues to divide Christians who give the subject of Jesus Second Coming much thought, which sadly many these days do not. We live in, as I have often remarked, a paradigm when polarization among Christians is on the markedly increase. There are the fundie-leaning Evangelicals and the liberal-leaning Evangelicals […click to continue reading at…] The Rapture revisited — JRB Publications
You may recall my sighting yesterday’s widespread online headlines across the ‘Pond’ on questions being raised on US chief medical advisor Anthony Fauci’s knowledge of the origins of Covid, and which prompted my immediate thought: ‘Maybe this is the start of Donald Trump’s return as POTUS?’
That prompted me to blog right away about that news, which is most unusual for a Friday. It’s ‘fortuitously coincidental’ a change in our usual routine with Nina’s being away with one of our daughters, meant I could work online this morning.
It also meant my evening meal would be taken alone and, for once, I decided to watch YouTube on TV whilst munching away. The very first item listed thereon was broadcast only a few hours earlier, in a land where it was around midday! Its very apposite title grabbed my attention and so I played it straight away – see what you think…I’ve set it to start as Robin moves from worship and begins to prophesy (hope you can read captions in the screenshots and you may find it useful to set video captions running):
Robin declares regarding Joe Biden, the Lord has looked him in the eye and “concluded his time, says the Lord, for today it begins to change.”
AS PROPHESIED, EXPOSURE OF INTERNATIONAL, DEEP-STATE POLITICAL CORRUPTION AND ROT IS ACCELERATING – FAST!
It’s so obviously in God’s timing that I’m not taking our usual long weekend break as my wife is away for a couple of days; otherwise I wouldn’t be able to cover this until next week. SO thank you Lord for this novel kind of blessing! Furthermore, Kitty is just wandering around the desk as I type, and hinting, “The cat’s out of the bag!”
After publishing the previous post on yesterday’s news over the Pond I supped a cuppa soup with a sandwich on this rainy, cooler day, but I got a nudge to check The Gateway Pundit and espied more news issued at 07.30 Eastern US time (12:30 pm UK):
The report starts:
‘Adam Housley tweeted that he is being told the increased pressure on the scientific community to be open to and to review the theory that the China coronavirus was made in a laboratory in recent days is due to a defector with intimate knowledge bringing intel to the US that the coronavirus was leaked from a lab in Wuhan.
‘Corrupt FBI Director Wray didn’t know right away because lower-level FBI Agents wanted to make sure they got all they needed before telling him. Note those in the FBI do not trust Director Wray so they kept this from him as long as possible.’
I’ve occasionally encountered opposition over some postings – thereby indicating they are of particular significance, which then gets quickly confirmed within a day or two that my action was definitely on the right track. On this occasion I soon received the following from the leader of Catch The Fire in Toronto:
GOD IS CRASHING OUR CHURCH MEETINGS
By Steve Long
But everything should be done in a fitting and orderly way. (NIV)
Let all things be done decently and in order. (NKJV)
Doing all things in a beautiful and orderly way. (Passion)
1 Corinthians 14:40
Around the world, the Spirit of God is moving. There are signs within Catch The Fire Partner churches that a fresh wave is here and it’s about to crash in on us again. Many other churches in other denominations and movements are experiencing similar things. God is showing up uniquely.
The ‘Luke 4:18’ Prophetic Word
Years ago, Paul Cain’s mother passed away on April 18th at 4:18 pm. (Paul was one of the key prophetic people whose ministry focused on revival.) Just before Viola died, she came out of her coma to give a prophetic blessing to her son and Mike Bickle (leader of International House of Prayer), who was also in the room.
The prophetic word was from Luke 4:18 related to the anointing. “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free.”
Fast-forward to April 2021. Chris Reed, who is about to minister at IHOP on the April 7-10th weekend, has a dream from the Lord. The dream says “When the prince has passed, 4:18 will begin.”
Chris shares this with the IHOP leadership to see if it meant anything to them. Daniel Lim, the CEO, knew of Paul Cain’s prophetic word about 4:18 and tied them together. On April 9th, while Chris was ministering at IHOP, Prince Philip of England passed away.
On Sunday, April 18th, 2021 the anointing from Luke 4:18 was seemingly freshly released around the world. It would appear that none of the churches experiencing this wave yet knew about the 4:18 word.
At Hope City Church, a Catch The Fire Partner church in Melbourne, Australia, the Spirit of God dramatically interrupted their Sunday meeting on April 18th.
Andrew McGrath, the senior leader, said, “As I stood up to preach, people fell out of their seats, unusual manifestations occurred. I had heard God say in the week leading to the 18th that I needed to start teaching on the glory, so I prepared to teach on Matthew 17 and the transfiguration. And it came. On the 18th, a spirit of prophecy flowed, and I felt I could prophesy over everyone with such ease. People have been delivered, and others were filled with the Spirit after the service in the cafe!”
God Is Moving In Catch The Fire Partners
Since April 18, churches throughout the Catch The Fire Partners family have seen an increase in God’s movements. At Catch The Fire Church in Auckland, New Zealand, gemstones appeared at the feet of many of the attendees. Pastor Stu Allan said that “The Spirit identified the evangelists in their congregation and marked them via these gems.”
At Catch The Fire Church in Greensboro, North Carolina, they are seeing the spontaneous weight of God’s glory, laughter and deliverances. Jacob Murphy says, “A few times, the preacher has moved WAY past their prepared notes into revelatory preaching.”
At Catch The Fire Church in Boulder, Colorado, the Holy Spirit is releasing spiritual sight. The seer gift is resulting in dreams, visions, and angelic activity, especially with children. Christie Owings shares, “We are experiencing God’s presence in tangible ways, and we are all filled with awe and wonder!”
At Catch The Fire Church in Knoxville, Tennessee, people who had formerly left the church angrily have come back with repentance and humility. They are also gaining a reputation as a place of inner healing and restoration.
At Horizon Church, a Catch The Fire Partner Church in Lorrainville, Quebec, they are seeing a measured increase in God’s presence. They have greater freedom and authority to release the anointing. Pastor Terry Caron says, “I feel we are entering into a new season of His glory.”
At Catch The Fire Church in Winnipeg, Manitoba, they have, over the past three months, felt a coming revival similar to the Welsh and Hebrides revivals. They’ve had a dramatic increase in angelic and spirit visitations and prophetic dreams. Pastor Ken Haslam says, “One of the words over us as a church right now is to prepare the way for the Lord.”
[NB] At Catch The Fire Church in Toronto, Ontario, Lillian Brown was preaching on the topic of end-time glory, when the glory came and she just couldn’t continue to preach ! Toronto is in lockdown and the few others in the room were on their faces under the weight of what was happening.
All of these churches, plus many others, have seen this increase in the presence of God since April 18th, 2021.
What Is An Encounter With God?
Many of the Catch The Fire Partner churches around the world share the same vision statement; To Encounter God’s Transforming Presence. We believe that God is to be experienced, not just talked about. When the Bible says to know Father God it isn’t talking about information and facts, rather it is referring to tangible experiences.
Every significant personality the Bible talks about had experiences with God. Enoch walked with God, Moses talked to God face to face, David had God’s heart, Paul met Jesus on a road, the twelve disciples all had God moments.
Revival and A History Of Critics
When God shows up, not everyone likes it. I’m not talking about people outside the church. There are some followers of Jesus who don’t like what their church now looks like.
In 1994, Catch The Fire Church in Toronto (then known as Toronto Airport Vineyard Christian Fellowship) had about 300 attendees on a Sunday. They were a growing congregation experiencing God moving occasionally via healings, some people being slain in the spirit, some people crying. People were okay with occasional occurrences, but when it was almost everyone was having tangible experiences, it frightened and confused people. Many left.
It wasn’t until September 1994 that we were able to double the size of our meeting space by leasing an empty warehouse in the industrial plaza where we were located. We told all the international guests to go to the overflow and watch the Sunday meeting from there while our church family met. Shockingly, there were only 100 people left in the church meetings. 200 attendees didn’t like the crowds, didn’t like the manifestations, didn’t like the long meetings, didn’t like something and left.
Bill Johnson tells the same story. When he pushed in for more of the Spirit at Bethel, in Redding, California, and when the Spirit came; people left. In his case 2/3rds of the church family left as they didn’t like the way that Bill and Benni were allowing the Spirit of God to operate.
The critics of what happens when the Spirit moves, often refer to the verse at the start of this blog. They say, “1 Corinthians 14:40 says that things need to be done decently and in order.” They feel that leaders aren’t leading the way they should be.
But what is the criteria? What does decently and in order mean?
As we read 1 Corinthians, we see many corrections that Paul is making for this church, and for us today. He gave protocols for how we take part in remembering the body and blood of Jesus. He talked about eating meat offered to idols. He spent two chapters talking about how prophecy and tongues fit into a church gathering.
Look at Paul’s conclusion on how church meetings are to be conducted.
Following The Spirit and Scripture
Therefore, my brothers and sisters, be eager to prophesy and do not forbid speaking in tongues. But everything should be done in a fitting and orderly way. 1 Corinthians 14:39-40 NIV
Paul says that the supernatural is to be pushed into rather than being limited. We are to be expecting that the prophetic will happen each meeting (in our small groups and large gatherings). When people have prophetic words via tongues, we give room for them to be shared and we listen.
Perhaps because our church in Toronto started out as a Vineyard church, I lean on the wisdom of John Wimber who was the founder of this brand of church. He was very used to people not liking how the Spirit of God was manifesting at his church in Anaheim, California, or in his international travelling ministry.
I remember Wimber in Toronto speaking at a pastor’s gathering with several hundred leaders from our city. The question was asked by someone who didn’t like our “brand” of Toronto blessing meetings. “What I see at these meetings is not decent and in order.” He quoted 1 Corinthians 14:40.
John Wimber in his wisdom asked the pastor. “Do you allow the prophets to speak every Sunday? Do you let people sing and speak in tongues during worship?” The Toronto pastor answered “No.”
John Wimber then said something like this. “The verse you quoted starts out with Do Everything. Because you haven’t started obeying that part of the verse, you have no right to criticize me or John Arnott. We are attempting to do everything. We are seeking to lead decently and in order but you can only do that after you start Doing Everything.”
Wow. What an answer.
I remember how pastored and fathered I was as a new leader at Catch The Fire Toronto. I remember that my spirit jumped and encouraged me to push for more of the Spirit, rather than holding back.
When God Comes To Your Church
John Wimber was also famous for asking another question of pastors. “How do you know that God attended your meeting last Sunday?” He was looking for tangible evidence that God was in the room doing things that only God can do.
Anyone can speak a great sermon. You don’t need to be a follower of Jesus to do that. Anyone can say a nice-sounding prayer. Anyone can sing a song backed by a great band of musicians. None of these are evidence that God showed up to your church.
So how do we measure God being in the room?
By experiences that people have. By an accurate prophetic word or words of knowledge. By a dramatic healings and miracles. By testimonies of changed lives. By seeing demons leave people. By favour coming on people and giving them promotions and opportunities. By healing the emotions of troubled people. By raising people from the dead, and more than we can even imagine.
As we see more evidence that the Spirit of God is visiting the Catch The Fire Partners churches around the world, let’s all push in for more. Let’s celebrate when Lillian Brown can’t finish her talk. Let’s celebrate when gemstones show up, feathers float down from the rafters, people shake for an hour, and experience God is ways that we couldn’t have imagined.
It means Father God is in the room, and that is always a good thing! Let’s start by doing everything!
RB’s Footnote:
Nina and I have very fond memories of our times in Toronto, especially her awesome healing when John Arnott heard the Lord telling him ignore his message as He wanted to do some healing. So visit Catch The Fire, read their take on prophecy and politics.
You may recall my recommendation of Johnny Enlow’s superb teaching on how Trump’s actions and the 
It’s so obviously in God’s timing that I’m not taking our usual long weekend break as my wife is away for a couple of days; otherwise I wouldn’t be able to cover this until next week. SO thank you Lord for this novel kind of blessing! Furthermore, Kitty is just wandering around the desk as I type, and hinting, “The cat’s out of the bag!”
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