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Modern Israel and Paul’s letter to the Romans – Neil Mackereth

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The previous post with Neil’s covering email refers:

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ISRAEL – SOME COMMENTS ON ROMANS

After 2000 years of study, it may seem unlikely that there will be any truly new insights in our examination of Biblical prophecy. It is possible, however, that some truths will only be revealed at the appropriate time “But you, Daniel, close up and seal the words of the scroll until the time of the end” (Dan 12:4).

There was much that the disciples did not understand until Jesus was crucified, rose again and ascended into Heaven. In similar vein, much of Isaiah is clear to us now, after the cross, but must have been mysterious for the 800 years before Jesus was born

The OT is full of promises and prophecies that show that God has a special relationship with Israel and that they would be “the power in the land”. However, certainly in worldly terms, Gentiles appeared to take over the position of favour on the earth. Prophecy indicates that, in due course, God’s relationship with His chosen people will be restored. “Blindness in part is happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles be come in. And so all Israel shall be saved, as it is written” (Rom 11:25, 26 (KJV)).

“The fullness of the Gentiles” should not be confused with “the times of the Gentiles” (Luke 21:24): one refers to spiritual blessing, the other to earthly power. It may be that Jerusalem will not be free of Gentile involvement in its affairs until Jesus returns to take David’s throne. The very expression “until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in” shows something will change, and implies a difference between Gentile believers and Israel. Is there a counter in Heaven – the numbers mounting while Satan watches, without knowing the target figure?

In Romans 11, Paul (the “Apostle to the Gentiles”) reasons that branches of the Abrahamic “tree” have been broken off and Gentile branches (believers) grafted in. The tree, whose roots Gentile Christians share, is essentially Abrahamic. Note that Paul never considered himself as having ceased to be a Jew, nor as having moved into a new religion, nor did he ever disparage his Jewish pedigree. Jesus as Messiah was for Paul the full expression of Judaism. Later (Rom 11:13-14) Paul added that, despite his calling as the apostle to the Gentiles, the ultimate motivation of his ministry was the salvation of his fellow Jews (Rom 10:1)

The Biblical predictions (prophecies) of a restored Israel are amazing, and the re-establishment of the Jewish nation in Israel, fulfilled in 1948, is even more so. The survival of national identity in dispersion, which the Jews maintained for nearly nineteen hundred years, prior to the rebirth of Israel, was a phenomenon in itself

Continuing in Romans 11 we see that this hardening will stay “until the full number of the Gentiles has come in;” and Paul adds, “And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will turn godlessness away from Jacob, and this is My covenant with them.” (Rom 11:25-27). Does this mean that Israel will be brought within the blessings of the Gospel of Grace (the New Covenant), or that the Jews will be blessed on a different principle (the Abrahamic Covenant), or a bit of both? I really don’t know. Certainly, there is a remnant saved by grace: “at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace” (Rom 11:5, see also Rev 12:17)

As mentioned above, the OT clearly shows that the Jews enjoyed a special relationship (blessing). Jesus confirmed the patriarchal promise: “Christ has become a servant of the Jews on behalf of God’s truth, to confirm the promises made to the patriarchs so that the Gentiles might glorify God for His mercy.” (Rom 15:8, 9). We can understand that the Cross broke down the barrier and levelled all distinctions. As to righteousness “there is no difference, for all have sinned;” (Rom 3:22, 23), as to mercy “there is no difference between Jew and Gentile – the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on Him.” (Rom 10:12). However, the promises to Israel are very specific. If there is “no difference”, can God give blessing on a principle, which seems to imply that there is a difference? In other words, the expectation of certain promises to Israel would appear to be inconsistent with the concept of “no difference”!

Romans 11 indicates that Gentile believers and Israel now enjoy the same privileges. Nevertheless, it is part of the same revelation that although grace comes to the Gentile just where he is, it does not confirm him as a Gentile, but gives him a new nationality as a citizen of the Kingdom of God; for in the Church “there is neither Jew nor Gentile.” (Gal 3:28. Contrast with John 4:22, “Salvation is from the Jews”). The promises to Israel, on the other hand, imply that blessing will reach the Jew as a Jew, i.e., recognizing his national position and endorsing his special relationship under the patriarchal covenant. Jesus will return to Jerusalem and take His throne as King of the Jews

The New Testament opens with the record of the genealogy, birth and ministry of Jesus as “the Son of David, the son of Abraham;” (Matt 1:1). Jesus was “a servant of the Jews on behalf of God’s truth” (Romans 15:8). The angel told Mary that the son she was to bear would be King on “the throne of his father David and he will reign over the house of Jacob for ever” (Luke 1:32,33). The question the Magi asked: “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews?” (Matt 2.2) appeared to be a confirmation of Jewish expectation

In both Daniel and Matthew, Jerusalem is the focus for End-Time events and that confirms the necessity and huge significance of the re-establishment of Israel and the re-unification of Jerusalem. The history of the Jews is a record of miraculous events: their escape from Egypt, their ordeals and God’s provision on the journey to the Promised Land were miraculous. Their successes and failures, conquests and captivities, their whole history is interwoven with miracles. The seventy years from Jesus’ birth to the dispersion of the Jews were full of remarkable events and prophetic fulfillment. From that time until 1948, however, there seems to have been a lull, as far as Biblical prophecy is concerned. We can now see the miracle of Jewish survival in dispersion. This is a new era: the very existence of modern Israel is the miraculous and essential ingredient for the next stage of prophetic fulfillment

In summary: “God has not cast away His people Israel” (Rom 11:1,2 KJV). In the Acts of the Apostles, Jerusalem was the centre for God’s people on earth, Gentiles were then admitted, “grafted in”. Initially, the Church was essentially Jewish. The Apostles taught in the temple (Acts 2:46; 3:1, 5:42). Their testimony was in line with the old prophecies (Acts. 3:19-26.), and even when the Christians were scattered by persecution, the Apostles remained in Jerusalem.

Those Christians who left Jerusalem evangelised only among the Jews (Acts. 8:1, 4, and 11:19). Peter had to be persuaded to go among the Gentiles (Acts. 10), and that was not popular within the Church (Acts. 11:2-18). Over the centuries the number of Gentile believers grew and the Jewish membership fell away. In Israel today there is a remnant “who obey God’s commandments, and hold to the testimony of Jesus” (Rev 12:17); Jews, and yet Christians; Jews who believe in Jesus, the One whom secular and non-messianic Jews will continue to reject, until He appears.

It is my personal view that there are two courses to the fulfilment of End-Times prophecy:
  1. The church (which includes messianic Jews) will be raptured, and…
  2. The remnant of Israel will then come to recognize who Jesus is, a conviction of sin, repentance and be saved.

Neil Mackereth, 15th November 2023

Challenged by ‘liberal’ Christians on terrorist barbarity – Neil Mackereth’s and Sir Mick Davis’ responses

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I’m struck in catching up with my dear friend’s email along with an op-ed in my daily newspaper, as follows:

‘Hi Richard,

I am being challenged by some “liberal” Christians who appear to be suggesting that parts of the Bible are morally unacceptable. I thought you might be interested in my response.

I can fully understand why many Christians are finding it difficult to know how to react, as we watch the horrors on the news each day. The behaviour of secular Israel is obviously very challenging, and that is not new!

“I dispersed them among the nations, and they were scattered through the countries; I judged them according to their conduct and their actions. And wherever they went among the nations they profaned my holy name, for it was said of them, ‘These are the Lord’s people, and yet they had to leave his land.’ I had concern for my holy name, which the house of Israel profaned among the nations where they had gone. “Therefore say to the house of Israel, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: It is not for your sake, O house of Israel, that I am going to do these things, but for the sake of my holy name, which you have profaned among the nations where you have gone. I will show the holiness of my great name, which has been profaned among the nations, the name you have profaned among them. Then the nations will know that I am the LORD, declares the Sovereign LORD, when I show myself holy through you before their eyes. ‘For I will take you out of the nations; I will gather you from all the countries and bring you back into your own land”. Ezekiel 36:19-24 

This scripture is very significant, particularly for those who wonder why God would re-establish and watch over the mainly secular state of Israel. It is because He said He would. It is for His name’s sake (for the honour of His name). The Abrahamic Covenant is an everlasting covenant, which God will fulfil, not for the sake of His unruly people Israel but to show the world He is God, His name is holy, and He always honours all He has promised.

Notwithstanding what we see happening, if we believe Scripture, and truly want to align with God’s word, we must “Bless and do not curse Israel” (Numbers 23: 19-20; 24: 9). “Comfort My people” (Isaiah 40:1-2); Christ will judge nations on the basis of their treatment of Israel (Joel 3: 1-2).

We also know that all Israel will be saved; that is, the remnant whom God has chosen (Romans 9.27) – I attach some further comments on Romans. [RB next post]

Some further notes:

Re-gathering to the land of Israel does not mean there will be peace (Jeremiah 30:3-7); Israel is unique (1 Chronicles 17:21); A special treasure to God, a kingdom of priests, a holy nation (Exodus 19:5-6); Entrusted with the oracles of God (Romans 3:1-2).

That is probably enough! The fact is, it is an oxymoron to suggest that Bible-believing followers of Jesus can pick and choose which bits of Scripture they will accept and which they will reject.

Blessings to you and to Nina, may the Lord strengthen and encourage you both at this critical time.

Neil, 15th November

Sir Mick Davis is a former chief executive of the Conservative Party and former Chairman of the Jewish Leadership Council. He writes in The Telegraph yesterday: 

‘…Losing friendships is distressing, but nothing compared to watching raw footage of the October 7 massacres at a London screening I facilitated. The crimes, many filmed by Hamas terrorists, show humanity at its lowest. Purveyors of sickening terror joyfully invoke God’s name while bringing death and defilement to His creatures.

Any opinion that ignores or downplays Hamas’s evil is disconnected from reality and has nothing to offer the search for peace. Yet some deny or cast doubt on these barbaric acts. They justify or “explain” them. Others, like my friend, condemn the atrocity of October 7 when pushed before then condemning Israel’s response. They emphasise “context”, with the apparent implication that Israel had it coming. As if killing parents in front of children, using a severed head as a football, rape, and parading and defiling corpses is an inevitable, reflex reaction to Israeli actions! [Emphasis RB]

Context is indeed important. Here is some: Israel hasn’t occupied Gaza since 2005. Hamas brutally controls Gaza and has attacked Israeli civilians time and again. Israeli measures to contain this terror are painful for Gazan people and open to strong debate. But the terror precedes the response, not the other way round… (continue reading)

He closes, ‘But I am struck by an unpleasant realisation: my friend can choose not to talk to me when our world views and moral compass diverge. But Israel does not have that luxury.’

The Day of The Lord – today’s verse puts ‘global warming’ in its place!

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Holy Writ, as we well know, puts ‘global warming’ mania well and truly ‘in the shade’:

It’s highly appropriate for assessing our placing on the Almighty’s Timeline that we check the lead-in verses at BibleGateway.com (emphases mine):

The Day of the Lord

Dear friends, this is now my second letter to you. I have written both of them as reminders to stimulate you to wholesome thinking. 2 I want you to recall the words spoken in the past by the holy prophets and the command given by our Lord and Savior through your apostles.

3 Above all, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires. 4 They will say, “Where is this ‘coming’ he promised? Ever since our ancestors died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation.” 

5 But they deliberately forget that long ago by God’s word the heavens came into being and the earth was formed out of water and by water. 6 By these waters also the world of that time was deluged and destroyed. 7 By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgement and destruction of the ungodly.

8 But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. 9 The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance…’ (cont’d in Verse of the Day) 

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Feast of Christ THE King today closes liturgical year 2023

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For details read > http://www.catholictradition.org/Christ/cking-feast2.htm

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The Solemnity of Christ the King

Warning: satan’s assignment in this hour – Veronika West

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Warning — Satan’s Assignment In this hour — To Divide God’s People and to Stop them possessing the Great promise that has been reserved and preserved for them to Inherit!

 

In the realm of Spiritual Warfare, a battle is constantly being fought between the spiritual forces of good and evil, Light and darkness, Truth and deception….

One of the key strategies employed by the enemy, Satan, in this hour is to divide and conquer.

Satan understands the power, strength and great blessing and reward found in Unity, and thus, his assignment is to break the bonds that hold God’s People together!

From the very beginning, Satan has been at work trying to create division among God’s People.

In the Garden of Eden, he successfully planted doubt in Eve’s mind, causing her to question God’s instructions.

This demonic assignment of division, ultimately led to the fall of humanity and the separation from God’s perfect Plan, Peace and Presence.

Throughout history, we can observe Satan’s handiwork in dividing God’s people. From the division of the Israelites during the time of the judges to the numerous denominational splits in Christianity, the enemy has successfully created rifts and disagreements among believers since the beginning of time.

One of the primary weapons Satan uses to divide God’s People is deception.

He employs lies and distortions to twist the truth and create confusion and double mindedness. By sowing seeds of doubt and miscommunication, he is able to create disunity and discord among God’s People.

This disunity weakens The Body and hinders its ability to fulfill its God-given Promise and Purpose.

Another tool Satan uses is the sin of pride.

By fueling pride and self-centeredness, he encourages individuals to prioritize their own agendas and desires rather than seeking the greater good for The Body of Christ.

This self-centeredness and navel gazing behaviour only breeds greater division and animosity, as believers become solely focused on their own interests, rather than the Unity of The Body for Kingdom Advancement.

Hence, this is why many believers keep going round and round the same mountain! Their wilderness experience is never ending, and the breakthrough they long for is further delayed and derailed!

Furthermore, Satan will always try to instigate conflicts and disagreements within The Body.

He manipulates circumstances and magnifies minor differences, causing many to turn against one another.

Satan knows that a house divided against itself cannot stand (Matthew 12:22-28), and therefore he seeks to weaken and disarm the body by breeding division and strife.

However, despite Satan’s relentless efforts, those who have the Gift of Discernment and are walking in the Spirit of Wisdom and Understanding are not without Hope or Direction!

The Bible encourages believers to be Alert, Awake and Aware of Satan’s relentless schemes to divide and isolate and to stand firm in Unity and in One Accord. (Romans 15:6)

In Ephesians 4:3, the apostle Paul urges believers to, “make every effort to keep the Unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.”

This will require Humility, Love, and an unwavering Commitment to put aside our personal differences and self seeking agendas for the greater good of God’s Kingdom!

Blessings to you all.
~ by Veronika West

Published 20th November at https://www.hiskingdomprophecy.com/satans-assignment-in-this-hour/

The Lord calls prophets into their full role – Chris G Bennett

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A SIGNIFICANT CALL FROM THE LORD TO BE WEIGHED VERY CAREFULLY!  In being nudged to do something I wouldn’t normally do – opening Facebook on my phone just as we’re about to leave the house for a mid-morning meeting – AND seeing Chris had posted this 22 minutes earlier, definitely confirms it’s import. (That’s my birthday number and has occurred far too many times to be ordinary coincidence!)

He writes, as published in His Kingdom Prophecy: The ‘New’ Prophet’s Role

A NEW LOOK AT AN OLD TRUTH!

The Word of God says, very clearly, that He uses the prophetic to keep us informed as to His intention, His plans, and the results for us of ignoring His warning.

And It is also very clear that ‘he who has ears to hear’ what the Spirit wants him to hear, can do so.

“Surely The LORD God does nothing, unless He reveals His secret to His servants the prophets.” Amos 3:7

‘And one of his servants said, “None, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet who is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that you speak in your bedroom”.’ 2 Kings 6:12

Without contradicting one iota of these Scriptures, I hear The LORD say that there is a “new role” that He has for His Prophets.

I feel that the use of quotation marks around that phrase is intentionally drawing attention to the fact that this “new role” is in reality a revival of prophetic practice that has not exactly disappeared but at least been hidden in recent times — oftentimes for decades or centuries.

‘Then The LORD stretched out His hand and touched my mouth, and The LORD said to me,“Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.

“See, I have appointed you this day over the nations and over the kingdoms, to pluck up and to break down, to destroy and to overthrow, to build and to plant”.’  Jeremiah 1:9-10

When was the last time you saw a prophet with such authority over nations, or when did you see a prophet “pluck up and break down, destroy and to overthrow, build and plant.”?

Certainly we see the prophets edifying and building people up; we see them prophesying good things and warnings.

However, rarely, if ever, do we see prophets pluck up and break down, destroy and overthrow, build and plant!

So here is what I hear The LORD saying to His Prophets today: “Now is the time for you to step into the destiny I have planned for you since before time.

Now is the time for you to realise exactly why you are where I have placed you — for such a time as this!

I AM offering you a mantle, a new role for this time, but I AM also giving you a choice to step into this new anointing or to decline it.

Almost a ‘New Passover’, if you will, in which I will pass over you in favour of those willing to step up to the mark.

Why am I giving you a choice? Because to accept is to place yourself into the front line of the battle — the battles today, tomorrow, and right up to the final day.

You will become targets of all the powers of darkness, and targets of both church and non-Church groups who will seek to bring you down for your ‘alarmist and warmongering speech’.

The choice is yours”, says The LORD.

“Choose you this day to be in My chosen End-time Prophetic Army, or to watch from the sidelines.

I will not understate the seriousness of choosing to stand and I will not hold it against you if you choose not to do so.

Come to Me and tell Me of your decision and I will honour it, whichever you decide.

Ask Me your questions and My Holy Spirit will answer you.

But only you can decide. It’s up to you!” says The LORD.

Personally, I am willing! How about you?

~ Chris G. Bennett

The 2nd corner-piece: A new wind, time to separate wheat and tares – Chris G Bennett

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Further to three corner-pieces post’s reference to hearing in 2008 of the Bible “This is ALL about to be fulfilled”, I was ever so pleased to read what the Lord says about it this week to my friend in Rotherham (click image for link to Chris’ Facebook):

There is a New Wind about to start blowing — it is a New Wind of The Holy Spirit that will bring many new things into focus for us.

This “New Ruach” will blow away many things too, the main thing being the veils of deception that are prevailing in The Church today.

There will be a new clarity in our view of world and end-time events, and we will find ourselves saying, “Thank you for the revelation, but I wonder why we didn’t see that before?”

This new clarity will shake us and all our preconceived ideas of how The LORD is going to move in these coming days.

It will also cause our rooms and buildings to shake as we comprehend the mighty purposes of our God.

This new wind will blow away all our cobwebs that we have been clinging on to for so long. The Holy Spirit is coming as a Wind to bring us anointing, ministry gifts, prophecies, and much more.

Does not His Word say, “Behold, I am beginning a new thing. Do you not see it springing up?” (Isaiah 43:19)

This Wind is blowing the false away, as He brings this new clarity and anointing to bear in our everyday lives.

Prepare yourselves for this Wind to manifest these coming days and weeks. This is a literal Wind, and it will blow in your meetings whether large or small; whether two or three, or several hundred.

“I AM coming to you soon,” says The LORD.

“It is time to separate wheat and tares, and to anoint those prepared to carry the whirlwind of My presence into the world.

It is time to begin the new work I have for those committed to My Cause.

The Wind of My Spirit is coming to you today.”

~ Chris G. Bennett

RB Footnote:

Reminds me of picture that came to me 1st Nov during worship at 3 Counties Vineyard of a HUGE hand alongside the edge of a field of ripe cereal holding back the stalks as nearby weeds got uprooted!

From Fear to Victory… -Veronika West

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..”FROM FEAR TO VICTORY: EMBRACING THE POWER OF GOD’ VOICE AND AUTHORITY”..!

…I hear the Spirit say,…”Beloved,…Do not let the sound of War drums deafen your ears to the Sound of My Still Small Voice that is Speaking louder in this hour,…Incline your ears to the frequency of Heaven and let the vibrations of My Glory and Power re-synchronise and re-energise your inner most being,..taking you from a place of Fear and turmoil to a position of Great Victory and Triumph over your enemies…

…Listen!…My Child,..I Call you to Come Up higher,…and to Be Seated in Heavenly Places,..for My desire is to Lift you up and out of the enemies territory,…For I have made you Kings and High Priests that you may Rule and Reign in Power and Authority over the Kingdoms of Darkness,…

…Look!…Open your eyes and See,..For this is a strategic and critical hour for the Nations,..the Bowls are full and the Scales of Justice and Righteousness are now at a divine tipping point,…and though your enemies are already rejoicing in great anticipation of their many Victories,..

…Know this,…if you will lay hold of the Horns of the Altar in unrelenting and steadfast prayers of Repentance and Thanksgiving,..the plans and purposes of the enemy will be thwarted and overturned,..for have I not said,…that the Weapons of your Warfare are not carnal but mighty through God to the pulling down of every stronghold…

…Beloved,..I have invested in you,..All the Power and Authority of Heaven and earth,..and all that is under the earth,…Therefore,…I SAY,..ARISE,..IT’S TIME TO LAY CLAIM,…ENTER IN AND TAKE IT,..THERE IS NO TIME TO WAIT,…

…So Shake off Passivity, Intimidation and Fear,..and do even as your enemies have done,..and boldly begin to anticipate and even declare with a loud voice the Great Victory that is to come,…

…I say,…Put on the Garments of Praise and Celebrate,…Did not the Walls of Jericho fall when they marched as One and when the Sound of the Trumpets were released into the Atmosphere,…

…Did not the Moabites, and Ammonites turn on one another killing each other while the Army of Jehoshaphat went out onto the battlefield dancing, singing and giving Praise to My Name saying,…”Thank the Lord,..because his love continues forever.”…

..and Did Jehoshaphat not gather up the spoils of his enemies for three days after they were annihilated by My hand,…

…and Did I not throw the Egyptian army into confusion,…jamming the wheels of their chariots so that they had difficulty driving through the desert sands,…

…Ha!…and Did not the Waters of the Sea then swallow them up and they were seen no more,…

…Oh My Beloved,..For surely I Tell you again that those who Call Upon the Name that is above Every other Name,..shall be answered BY FIRE,…Yes! The Fires of My Glory shall fall and Consume ALL THAT IS DEFILED AND UNHOLY in My sight”…!

                            🔥🙏🔥🙏🔥🙏

….PS….Friends,…Holy Spirit is reminding us not to let the noise of war drums drown out His still small voice….

…In times of turmoil and fear, it is crucial to incline our ears to the frequency of Heaven, allowing the vibrations of God’s glory and power to re-synchronize and re-energize our inner-most beings…

…Through this, we can transition from a place of fear and turmoil to a position of great Victory and triumph over our enemies….

God calls us in this hour “to come up higher and stay seated in heavenly places”.

…This invitation is not just a metaphorical concept,…NO!….but it is a powerful reality in the spiritual realm. As Kings and High priests, God has given us the authority to rule and reign over the kingdoms of darkness.

…We are not meant to be defeated by our enemies, but rather we are to Arise to exercise power and authority over them….

The Spirit is directing our attention to the critical hour for the Nations. The bowls are full, and the scales of justice and righteousness are at a divine tipping point….

…While our enemies may rejoice in anticipation of their victories, we must remember that our prayers of repentance and thanksgiving have the power to thwart and overturn their plans.

…The weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to pull down strongholds…

Beloved, God has invested and entrusted in us ALL the power and authority of Heaven and earth….We are called to Arise and claim what is rightfully ours.

…There is no time to wait or be passive. We must shake off intimidation and fear, and boldly anticipate and declare the great victory that is to come.

Like the walls of Jericho that fell when the people marched as one and the sound of the trumpets filled the atmosphere, we too can see strongholds crumble as we put on the garments of praise and celebrate.

…Just as the Moabites and Ammonites turned on each other while Jehoshaphat’s army praised God, our enemies can be thrown into confusion as we worship and give thanks to the Lord.

For those who call upon the name of the Lord, the fires of His glory shall fall and consume all that is defiled and unholy. This is the promise that awaits those who trust in God and stand firm in their authority.

…Today we are reminded of the urgency to listen to God’s voice amidst the chaos and to embrace the power of His voice and authority….In doing so, we can transition from a place of fear to a place of GREAT VICTORY….!!

Simple Ramblings from The Secret Place – Veronika West

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Posted on Veronika West’s Facebook 19th September

Simple Ramblings from the Secret place; “YOU ARE THE WAY….IN THE WAITING”..

….I Prophesy,….”IN THE WAITING HE IS ALIGNING AND EMPOWERING YOU FOR GREATER ACCURACY,…PRECISION AND PENETRATING POWER”…!!

…Let’s keep in mind God is never in a hurry,..the race is not to the swift but to those that WAIT UPON THE LORD,…

…Waiting upon the Lord is not an INACTIVE thing, but it’s ACTIVELY LEANING,…AND PATIENTLY WAITING FOR CORRECT ALIGNMENT,..PRECISION AND ACCURACY IN THE TIME OF RELEASE…

…LIKE THE MOMENT WHEN THE ARROW IS PULLED BACK IN THE STRING OF THE BOW AND THE SKILLFUL ARCHER TAKES A DEEP BREATH TO ENSURE HIS EYES AND THE ARROW IS ACCURATELY AND FIRMLY FIXED ON THE BULLSEYE,…

…SO THAT WHEN THE MOMENT OF RELEASE COMES THE ARROWS GOES FORTH WITH PIN POINT PRECISION AND ACCURACY AND PENETRATING POWER AGAINST THE ENEMY.

…IN WAITING UPON THE LORD IT BRINGS FORTH GREATER ASCENSION,…THE PLACE OF GREATER ASCENSION BRINGS FORTH GREATER LEVELS OF AUTHORITY,..AND ANOINTING…

…IN WAITING UPON THE LORD…GOD BRINGS FORTH GREATER CHARACTER,.. PURITY…AND VISION,..

…As we WAIT….WE ARE MOUNTING UP ON THE WINGS OF MIGHTY EAGLES.

…Friends Get Ready for the greater manifestations of the Spirit’s Power through your life and in your family,…Stir up Expectation again, Let Faith and radical Hope Rise in the midst of the Weariness and Spiritual fatigue,…

…Today choose to fully yield and surrender yourselves as instruments for the Holy Spirit’s working,….; Let the Quickening Wind of His Glorious Grace touch every area of your lives,

…Invite the Catch Up Winds of His Spirit to invade and inhabit,…breaking you out of every demonic holding cycle that has brought limitation and delays,…

…I see His Ruach Breath blowing forth upon the weary ones to equip and empower them to overcome every satanic hindrance and obstacle, the transforming Power of this “Quickening Grace”, will now realign and reorder your steps,…His Grace is bringing new direction and opening up new doors,..setting many on a different path that will lead them to the place of Breakthrough and New Beginnings…

…By Faith receive His Quickening Grace and Watch as He brings forth a supernatural re-ignition,..re-invigoration, re-generation..; He is Now Raising a Standard against the flood of weariness and fatigue…that has threatened to overwhelm and overtake you…

…I hear the soft Whisper of the Holy Spirit calling many in this hour to COME INTO A NEW RHYTHM AND HARMONY OF THE SOUND OF MY GLORY AND LET THE FREQUENCY OF MY SPIRIT BRING YOU INTO NEW AND DIVINE ORDER,…

…So Get Ready to Advance as the Winds of His Quickening Grace Accelerates and moves you beyond the place of discouragement, distraction and every demonic assignment of the enemy,…

…It’s Time to ARISE MANTLED IN THE SPIRIT OF MIGHT AND POWER,…STAND STEADFAST, STAY FAITHFUL AND WATCH AS THE BATTLE OVER THE ASSIGNMENT OF WEARINESS IS BROKEN…

…DO NOT GROW WEARY IN THE WATCHING AND THE WAITING…

• LOVE HIM – IN THE WAITING

• PRAISE HIM – IN THE WAITING

• WORSHIP HIM – IN THE WAITING

• DANCE UNTO HIM – IN THE WAITING

• CRY UNTO HIM – IN THE WAITING

• LEAN ON HIM – IN THE WAITING

• TRUST IN HIM – IN THE WAITING

• RESIST WORRY, ANGER AND BECOMING FRUSTRATED- IN THE WAITING

• STAY STEADFAST – IN THE WAITING

• REMAIN FAITHFUL – IN THE WAITING

• BE PATIENT – IN THE WAITING

• BE MINDFUL OF HIS GOODNESS AND UNMERITED FAVOUR – IN THE WAITING

• MEDITATE ON HIS SOVEREIGNTY, POWER AND WISDOM – IN THE WAITING

• SET YOUR HEART AND MIND ON HIS ABUNDANCE AND UNLIMITED SUPPLY – IN THE WAITING

• REMEMBER HIS GREAT MERCIES – IN THE WAITING

• RECOUNT THE ALL PAST VICTORIES AND TIMELY DELIVERANCES – IN THE WAITING

• STAND AND RECONSIDER HIS WONDERS AND MIRACLES- IN THE WAITING

• WATCH! WITH EXPECTATION AND PREPARE FOR SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED ANSWERS – IN THE WAITING

• RENOUNCE THE VOICE OF DOUBT AND UNBELIEF,…AND REBUKE THE ENEMIES LIES – IN THE WAITING

• WATCH GOD DO SIGNS, WONDERS AND MIRACLES IN THE MIDST OF YOU..- IN THE WAITING

Invisible chains fall off – freed at last from satan!

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Months after that night of destiny in 1989 I trashed my occult and New Age books, yet I kept some items that were very significant to membership in those occult brotherhoods. But very soon, troubles brewed up within my relationships. And they got worse, and worse. So I asked for prayer help and gathered all those remaining things, such as ritualistic items and pictures. Right at the peak of my trouble I heard an almost audible voice instruct me to...“Burn what you’ve collected – NOW!”

Never, ever, would I have believed what was to happen next:

Out in the backyard I piled those membership items onto an area of gravel and, putting a match to them, I sincerely repented.

Fanning the flames, I apologised deeply to God for all my past rebellious, sinful activity and specifically renounced satan and all evil connected with those occult associations.

As I asked God to forgive me, heavy invisible shackles suddenly dropped off my wrists!

I felt, and was, free, completely free – exactly as is jubilantly sung in Charles Wesley’s great hymn And Can It Be? 

WOW, from despair to jubilation within a split second!  What utter freedom!  Praise Him!

That hymn’s lyrics present the simple yet sublime salvation found in our Father’s good news about Jesus.

How aptly the third verse describes my personal situation and what had just happened – my wonderful liberation from invisible bondage to satan.:

1. And can it be that I should gain
An int’rest in the Saviour’s blood?
Died He for me, who caused His pain?
For me, who Him to death pursued?

Amazing love! how can it be
That Thou, my God shouldst die for me?

2. He left His Father’s throne above,
So free, so infinite His grace!
Emptied Himself of all but love,
And bled for Adam’s helpless race!

‘Tis mercy all, immense and free,
For, O my God, it found out me.

3. Long my imprisoned spirit lay
Fast bound in sin and nature’s night.
Thine eye diffused a quick’ning ray:
I woke the dungeon flamed with light!

My chains fell off, my heart was free,
I rose, went forth, and followed Thee.

4. No condemnation now I dread:
Jesus, and all in Him, is mine!
Alive in Him, my living Head,
And clothed in righteousness divine,

Bold I approach th’ eternal throne,
And claim the crown, through Christ my own.

If you’re unfamiliar with Charles Wesley brother of the renowned evangelical founder of Methodism, John Wesley, read here about his equally famous influence as author of many well-known hymns; eg. Love Divine, all love’s excelling, Hark the herald angels…

Listen to one of the greatest hymns as broadcast some years ago in Songs of Praise,   thanks to Fabio Ramsay.:

I will rejoice in the Lord, I will exult in the victorious God of my salvation! (Hab 3:1)

To read my testimony in full go to Jesus Freed Me!  There, you’ll find an overview of my background, two life-changing divine appointments and how the Lord began to instruct me…all to HIS glory. May you be mightily blessed upon following the links therein…

I remain, your brother in Christ

Richard

Bible’s Author shows me ex-New Agers’ testimonies

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The Father has delivered and drawn us to Himself out of the control and dominion of darkness and has transferred us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, in Whom we have our redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins. [St Paul’s letter to the Colossians 1:13-14, Amplified Bible.]

To continue my testimony upon my 34th spiritual birthday:

As well as checking out Christians’ claims of hearing God direct and getting astounding personal evidence for that, I wanted to know lots more not only about Him, but also and especially to follow-up on the personally revelatory scriptures about false teachers.

In my great wariness of religious folk I’d assumed none would be able to comprehend my story because they’d be ignorant about those things. Doubtless, none would have been through my kind of bad, meditative ‘trips’ – or so I thought!

But direct help was again at hand from the Bible’s Author…Yet first, there’s one little-suspected aspect of His character that amazingly revealed a very personal thought and thus confirmed He knows all about me. Here’s what had happened many years earlier.: Continue reading →

The Bible’s Author opens it to answer my ‘newbie’ questions

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Apostle Paul wrote to the church in Ephesus, ‘For I always pray to the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, that He may grant you a spirit of wisdom and revelation [of insight into mysteries and secrets] in the [deep and intimate] knowledge of Him by having the eyes of your heart flooded with light, so that you can know and understand the hope to which He has called you, and how rich is His glorious inheritance in the saints (His set-apart ones), and [so that you can know and understand] what is the immeasurable and unlimited and surpassing greatness of His power in and for us who believe, as demonstrated in the working of His mighty strength, which He exerted in Christ when raising Him from the dead and seated Him at His [own] right hand in the heavenly [places], far above all rule and authority and power dominion and every name that is named [above every title that can be conferred], not only in this age and in this world, but also in the age and the world which are to come…. [Eph1:17-21, Amplified Bible. We decree that the blindness be removed from the eyes of all the peoples of this land so they may see Jesus Christ is Lord.]

IN CELEBRATING MY SPIRITUAL BIRTHDAY I THANK GOD FOR MY EARTHLY AND ETERNAL LIVES

Lord, help me love everyone,even wrongdoers, with Your awesome, gracious undying love

Life-changing as my ‘rescue’ was in that dream-visitation on 14th September 1989, I did not want to rush off to church. The event’s effect and ramifications upon my philosophy of life needed careful consideration. For example, I needed to check out widespread claims of the Bible having been compiled and modified by Church councils in the 4th Century after Christ, as well as learn about its history from authoritative sources. [Prof F.F. Bruce’s The Books and The Parchments (1991) was very helpful, especially about the ‘Muratorian Fragment’. Drawn up in late 2nd Century in the church at Rome, it lists practically all the canonical New Testament literature.]

So not only did I need to assess those personal implications, but also as possibly a new believer in Jesus Christ I wanted to find well-informed believers who take Him seriously. I soon did so, but then needed to put their claims of hearing direct from God to the test. After all, they believe we have a relationship with Him and so we have but to ask…

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34 years ago I awoke from a life-saving, life-changing encounter with Jesus Christ!!

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

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

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

A HEAVENLY VISITOR

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The only one remotely similar was that of being in an ‘altered’ state of consciousness known as ‘nirvana’, or bliss, but where I’d been taken behind its alluring golden light. Sheer ecstasy turned to abject terror as the light I was in got swept aside like a curtain to reveal a hideous, devouring beast of utter blackness approaching me – far, far worse than any nightmare!

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

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

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

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

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

Testimonial continues >

In the hour of His hidden works, trust Him – Veronika West

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Posted last night on Facebook and now on His Kingdom Prophecy, as linked below:

IN THE HOUR OF HIS HIDDEN WORKS – DO NOT FEAR – SIMPLY TRUST HIM

Today I heard these Words, ”In the season of My hidden Works, where I have concealed construction, and the whole picture is not yet clear — do not fear!

Do not let doubt and confusion take hold! But stand firm in Faith! Resist leaning on your own understanding or relying on your feelings, that are forever fleeting and full of the flesh!”

As I heard The Holy Spirit say those Words, The Father quickened to me this Word, ”Beloved! Behold! Fear not!

For out of the deep darkness a radiant light will shine. Listen! Have I not answered before you even called?

Have I not made a way before an answer or a solution was ever needed?

If you will only come up here, come up higher — you would see and have greater Clarity and Understanding of the Times and Seasons!

Look and look again! For a heavenly perspective is vital to the breakthrough and victory being made manifest in the midst of you.

Have I not said I AM Rebuilding, Reconstructing and Reforming in this hour?

The building boards have been up, for I have concealed construction but for a season, even in the midst of Diversions and Detours.

My invisible Governing Hand has been at work behind the scenes! Yes! In all your circumstances and situations,” says God.

“Beloved, now trust Me! For these are the hidden works of My Deliverance and Power!

See! I AM Building, Preparing and making a way for all things to come together in your favour, and for the timely fulfillment of My Plans, Purposes and Promises in your life and Nation!” says God

Friends, in this very hour, I see the loving hand of our Heavenly Father arranging and rearranging, directing and redirecting your every step.

He is strategically and meticulously organising and reordering every aspect of your life — even down to the very smallest of detail — in this Hour and Season.

.The Spirit says, “I AM not vague or haphazard. I AM exact, precise and detailed in every one of my unique designs.

I AM not flustered or in hurry. In My Kingdom, Time has no restraint or restriction. I AM not ruled by time, for I AM The Creator and Perfecter of all things in Heaven and on the earth.

Time and Eternity — are in My Hand!” says God.

“Surely I tell you, I do not make mistakes. I have no regrets. I AM not the author of confusion and chaos.

I AM Peaceful, full of Wisdom, Grace and Mercy.

I AM without partiality or hypocrisy. Be still! Trust Me in the waiting and in the watching, for My Perfect Plans for your life are yet to be fully realised or fully completed.

You have no need to fear, for behind the seeming turmoil and trouble, I have a Plan, and My Purposes always prospers!” says God.

“Listen! In this season I say, deal seriously, soberly and quickly with disappointments and discouragements.

Do not let Satan get a foothold. Guard your heart and minds from unbelief, doubt and double-mindedness, for surely these things will disqualify you from fully walking in the fullness of your Calling and Destiny in Christ.

Warriors! So I say, raise the sails of Hope and Expectation once again, for the Winds of My Spirit are blowing forth upon The Nations, for this is the hour of manifest Mower, Signs, Wonders and Miracles.

I AM The God of The Suddenlies, and The God Who delights in demonstrating My Might and Power in the face of seeming impossibilities.

My Strength will never fail you. My quickening Power will ignite and energise your spirit. My Hand will move and advance you forward.

Watch! For I AM now Revealing, Healing and Unveiling what I have been so busy creating, deep down within you — and within your Nation.

For I AM The God of Outrageous Extravagance and Generosity! Watch! For I will do exceedingly, abundantly and above all that you could ask for or even imagine.

My Beloved, eyes that see are rare, but eyes that simply look are common. So again I say, “Come up higher and see!” For the launching pad of greater Release is now before you!

Watch! As you are catapulted into new spheres of influence and abundance, for My Hand is promoting you, up-scaling and upgrading you, for I have equipped and empowered you for even greater impact in The Nations of the earth.

I have assigned and commissioned you for greater exploits, and I have promised you even greater victories in the days ahead!” says The LORD God.

“Beloved! Arise! Shine! For in this Season you are becoming more radiant with the brilliance of My Glory.

You have been Called and Anointed — so, be Strong and Courageous — for you are now Moving, Advancing and being Accelerated by My Spirit into the place of your true Identity and Kingdom Destiny for such a time as this!”

Decree with me, “In Christ I have the victory. Therefore all that has been lost or stolen, will be fully healed, restored and redeemed!”

Blessings to you all.
~ by Veronika West

Today’s psalm speaks into current news

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1 Praise the Lord.[b]

Blessed are those who fear the Lord,
    who find great delight in his commands.

2 Their children will be mighty in the land;
    the generation of the upright will be blessed.
3 Wealth and riches are in their houses,
    and their righteousness endures forever.
4 Even in darkness light dawns for the upright,
    for those who are gracious and compassionate and righteous.
5 Good will come to those who are generous and lend freely,
    who conduct their affairs with justice.

6 Surely the righteous will never be shaken;
    they will be remembered forever.
7 They will have no fear of bad news;
    their hearts are steadfast, trusting in the Lord.
8 Their hearts are secure, they will have no fear;
    in the end they will look in triumph on their foes.
9 They have freely scattered their gifts to the poor,
    their righteousness endures forever;
    their horn[c] will be lifted high in honor.

10 The wicked will see and be vexed,
    they will gnash their teeth and waste away;
    the longings of the wicked will come to nothing.

Footnotes:

    1. Psalm 112:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, the lines of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
    2. Psalm 112:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah
    3. Psalm 112:9 Horn here symbolizes dignity.

[Courtesy of BibleGateway.com]

POSTSCRIPT:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/07/23/banks-investigated-treasury-close-accounts-political-reason/

Next, we’ll look at weekend news over the ‘pond’ and ponder how the psalm fits there too.

Jesus says, “My words will never pass away” – Therefore, pray His way!

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Building on my musings upon the eternal permanence of what Jesus continues to say, let’s now look at what He’s led me to focus upon. His words have application and consequences for everybody, not just those who believe in Him – so we again consider the ‘Therefore’…

First, note ‘‘The Lord’s Prayer’ is a misnomer because it’s the template, or blueprint, He gave His first disciples: a ‘How To Pray 101.’  Thus, it’s ‘The Believers’ Prayer’, or as Catholics say, “The Our Father”. Continue reading →

PostScript to ‘….Therefore, ditch what He does NOT teach!!’

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My reference to others’ opinions in the previous part, as putting themselves in spiritual danger, is not to cause offence; but I’m very concerned over believers failing to benefit personally from Jesus’ torturous death.  I can attest to the fact of having almost died and been dropped into hell as an unsaved soul upon His visiting me in 1989, as told in this post:

On a trapdoor into Hell – Jesus swoops to the rescue!

Moreover, that was an astonishing holy contrast with what scared the wits out of me years earlier when confronted by the gigantic demonic devourer!

A letter to the editor of the Telegraph from VB published last Saturday supports my previous post on the fatherhood of God and arrives at the correct conclusion:

Thank you VB for it is well-worth noting and remembering your personal testimony.

Jesus says, “My words will never pass away!” – Therefore, ditch what He does NOT teach!!

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Therefore, in other words, ditch demonic doctrines sown in Jesus’ harvest field or else perish by being culled and burned, just as He promises in Matthew 13 parable on wheat and tares, and as in the adage “Good riddance to bad rubbish!” (Initially, this post’s title referred to the contrast with current ‘theological’ news, as below.)

As we further consider the implication of Jesus words never passing away, please bear with my brevity on this unsavoury aspect but FIRST, FOCUS ON FATHER and know that, had the Church of England taken on board what Bishop David Pytches of St Andrews Chorleywood brought home of the Toronto Blessing in the mid-1990’s (I was visiting when he reported upon his return), then it wouldn’t have got into such an unsafe and unsound doctrinal mess!

The major internationally recognised, theological outcome of that Outpouring in Canada was that of the Father-heart of God, which accords with it being the vital foundation in prayer ministry for healing and deliverance as taught, for example, by Ellel Ministries.

“The books are being opened” – come, feast on Father

By Revd William Smith

The day I was moved by Matthew 24:35 on Jesus’ words, this year’s Anglican General Synod (sin-nod) was convened and, despite the Archbishop of York’s call for unity in his President’s Address based upon The Lord’s Prayer, disquieting news soon spread:

Further news emerged:

NOW we have this opinion from the lead lay-person encouraging the CoE’s divergence from Jesus’ teachings, as read some years ago in the House of Bishops papers (wherein holy writ gets distorted),, and which is published in today’s Telegraph – so assess for yourself:

Does this person and similar folk not recognise it’s far safer to stand up for our Saviour than stand in for the serpent that was kicked out of heaven and will eventually be cast into the lake of fire?

NB. I’m not being offensive but very concerned over self-styled believers not benefitting from Jesus’ torturous death for them personally. I can attest to the fact of having almost died and dropped into hell as an unsaved soul.

CHURCH & POLITICS

Also, consider what drivel this UTTER LACK of authoritative teaching from Anglican leaders is now responsible for:

HERE’s an example of how teaching these falsehoods seriously affects the governing of this once Christian nation. Note: being politically ‘conservative’ I will now no longer vote for a party that does this:

We must pray for and support our brother as we watch the deserved demise of that once principally Christian political party. Also that Holy Spirit convicts them of their deep sinfulness and bring true repentance – make each an offer about personal future post-mortem status they can’t refuse!

Get ready to be wrecked…by double double-portions!! – Chris G Bennett

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God-incidental timing in Chris posting this whilst I was prepping Neil’s item on Faith.  Lord, a wonderful promise BUT please deliver it first to every one of our dear brothers and sisters undergoing traumatic life and death health issues!

GET READY TO BE WRECKED – Chris G Bennett

This morning I heard “DOUBLE DOUBLE-PORTIONS are coming – such is the need in the present hour.”

I’d just got up one morning a while ago. It wasn’t early, it wasn’t late. I was just sitting trying to hear what the Lord was saying when I realised my face was wet and my eyes were leaking. No reason – they just were. I asked the Lord what, why, where etc and He said, “I AM GETTING READY TO WRECK THOSE TO WHOM I WILL GIVE A DOUBLE-PORTION – EVEN A DOUBLE DOUBLE-PORTION!!!”

My wife and I had just been talking about people getting wrecked by God, so I checked that my eye leaking was genuine. The Lord confirmed it was, and said, “MY PEOPLE NEED TO REALISE THAT THE ANOINTING THEY HAVE WILL NOT CARRY ALL OF THEM THROUGH THE COMING WAVES OF MY SPIRIT AND THEY WILL NEED MORE!”

My mind went to Elisha but the Lord pointed out that his double-portion was at his own request. Then He showed me Peter and the other disciples and said, “If they had not received a double-portion they could not have done all that they did; they could not have endured the persecution they did.

“SO IT IS WITH YOU. UNLESS I GIVE SOME THE DOUBLE-PORTION, OR THE DOUBLE DOUBLE-PORTION, THEY NEED, THEY WILL BURN OUT BEFORE THEY RUN THEIR RACE IN FULL.”

I asked about the wrecking and He chuckled, “MOST OF THEM NEED TO BE WRECKED SO THEY CAN RECEIVE THEIR PORTION. AS I LAY THEIR MANTLE ON THEM, THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO STAND, SO IT’S BEST THAT THEY LAY DOWN.”

“WITH THEIR ANOINTING, THEY WILL RECEIVE COURAGE, WISDOM, DETERMINATION, AND THE WORDS THEY ARE TO SPEAK. AS WITH ISAIAH, I WILL TOUCH THEIR LIPS WITH A BURNING COAL AND PLACE MY WORD WITHIN THEM. AS WITH DAVID, I WILL PLACE HUMILITY AND GREAT COURAGE WITHIN THEM.”

“I AM PREPARING MY PEOPLE FOR THAT WHICH IS TO COME. GET READY TO BE WRECKED READY FOR SERVING MY KINGDOM!”, says the Lord.

CGB

Courtesy of Iris Global Ministries, Mozambique.

Faith in a Sea of Trouble – Neil Mackereth

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In submitting this Neil shares details of a visual spiritual attack in the early hours of one night and precedes and concludes the email as follows, and we thank the Lord for His never-ending strong encouragement that Neil should proceed: 

“I had this on the back-burner when a demonic attack persuaded me to finish it…I have had a couple of God-incidences since and am convinced I needed to finish the attached.”

FAITH IN A SEA OF TROUBLE – Neil Mackereth

The Evil That Men Do

I am suffering from information overload! Watching, listening, reading and trying to
fathom (track and make sense of) the labyrinthian and Machiavellian machinations of
the Washington swamp, brought this quote to mind:

“Oh what a tangled web we weave, When first we practice to deceive” (Sir Walter Scott)

When Lord?

I am also suffering from the unfulfilled (so far) expectation that truth will prevail. We
stagger from one shocking revelation of deep-state manipulation to another and yet,
nothing seems to change. The network of insiders is so interwoven and self-protecting that any “damage” is either neutralised or bypassed.

In other words, would-be honest investigators find themselves embroiled in such a web of lies, such a morass of skullduggery, that they are either too confused, too frightened, or lack the credibility (clout) to penetrate the protective layers of conspiracy; and certainly not in a way that brings any perpetrators to justice. Many see appeasement as the only option. Turmoil, misfeasance and abuse of power are by no means confined to
the USA; conspiracy, dishonesty and deception are a world-wide malaise.

Faith

Nevertheless, I know that God is in control, nothing escapes His notice and victory is
assured. Faith is the requirement of the day!

We are journeying through huge and frightening storms, and they will get worse. Are
we convinced that our boat is up to the task? Or do we believe we will be swamped?

I had been thinking about this article for several days, and had decided to shelve it.
However, in the wee small hours of Tuesday morning (27/06), I came under demonic
attack. Suffice it to say, it was intense and scary. Later that morning God showed me
a picture, more like an insight, of Christians being persecuted and misled. I had the
clear impression that I was to complete this paper.

The attacks on Christians come in many shapes and forms. The perpetrators include: liberal intellectuals and “theologians”, who seek to reinterpret scripture or disparage biblical values (false prophets); those who worship other gods; brutal tyrants, scheming demagogues and violent despots; demonic interference and those practicing witchcraft and various forms of sorcery; and those who espouse the view that there is no God.
I was shown how the present disturbances affecting Christians are analogous, albeit
now on the world stage, with the harassment, mocking and derision of Jesus and His
followers. As Jesus’ ministry progressed that harassment intensified, and culminated
in His crucifixion. Satan was certain he had succeeded. But the crucifixion wasn’t
“culmination”: Jesus rose from the dead…!!

Similarly, today the outcry against Christians and Christianity is intensifying: the
powers of darkness are in the ascendancy. Satan is manipulating the minds of men
and causing chaos and confusion on many fronts. He is cultivating a “cancel culture”
against Christians. I tell you the truth, a time is coming when Satan will be convinced that he has succeeded in neutralising Christian influence. Then Jesus will return!

Then The End Will Come

In Habakkuk’s time, understanding came later. Likewise, the current turmoil will get
much worse, but in the end (in God’s perfect timing) all will be resolved and the
fullness of the Book of Revelation will be uncovered (understood).

All biblical prophecy will be fulfilled, victory is assured, Jesus will return. We are in
the interim, somewhere on the “birth pains” time line: it has never been more vital for
us to stand firm in our faith and pray without ceasing. “Therefore put on the full
armour of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.” Ephesians 6:13.

Come Lord Jesus!

NAM 29/6/23

RB: ALLELUJAH!