# 3 End Time Prophetic Vision - Shepherd Rod 2009







Shepherd Rod 2009

Bob Jones



THIS IS A YEAR OF FIRE



This is a year of fire. Godly fire to the righteous; destructive fire to the wicked. It will be set by the peace pipe of the prophet. Peace will be the fire that will prepare the land to break up unproductive land. To those who stay in peace, understanding will be piped down to them but the wicked are like the restless sea; they will find no answer or rest. Fire will come before the plowing! This is a year of plowing. We will either plow in peace or in judgment but we will plow. This fire will cleanse the land so this entire year is a preparation for plowing the land for sowing to be fruitful next year. 2010 will be a year of sowing, but not this year. When the ox plows, he sees nothing he can eat; he can only see the burned off ground with no purpose. He only plows in drudgery; but there will be no seeding or harvest without the plowing. Intercession is the ox that will bring the eagle, which will reveal how to pray, what to pray for and how to get our prayers answered.



Many shall come forth out of the fire with tried and proven faith and they will have the answer. And His name is JESUS! It is their council to agree or disagree; fire or no fire!” Flames or no flames! Man’s flame or His flame!



They shall come forth in the baptism of fire and they shall have authority over infirmities. They shall stretch forth their hands to do mighty signs and wonders and great grace shall be with them. Acts 4:30-33 While You stretch out Your hand to cure and to perform signs and wonders through the authority and by the power of the name of Your holy Child and Servant Jesus. And when they had prayed, the place in which they were assembled was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they continued to speak the Word of God with freedom and boldness and courage. Now the company of believers was of one heart and soul, and not one of them claimed that anything which he possessed was [exclusively] his own, but everything they had was in common and for the use of all. And with great strength and ability and power the apostles delivered their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace (loving-kindness and favor and goodwill) rested richly upon them all.



God is an all consuming Fire. Anything that is not of Him will be burned away; He is a purifying fire. Many shall come forth out of the fire of affliction as did the Hebrew children chosen by God.



Isaiah 48:10 Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tried and chosen you in the furnace of affliction. In Daniel 3 King Nebuchadnezzar was full of fury when the three sons of righteousness would not bow down and worship his idol. They were thrown into the fiery furnace; seven times hotter than it was usually heated. The flame and sparks from the fire killed those men who handled Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. But this fire had no power upon their bodies, nor was the hair of their head singed; neither were their garments scorched nor the smell of smoke cling to them. We do the choosing; how long we stay in the furnace. If you remain faithful to it you come out chosen; pure! That which is of God in you will not burn but be revealed. It is a great testing for sincerity.



SIGNS AND WONDERS



This should be a year of great signs and wonders because there will be great need, and great grace shall be there for those who believe. The cord that has been around the baby’s neck, which is the fear of man, will be removed so the Father will hear the cry of the babies. It is not still born but alive in Me says God. It will breathe and give living substance to those who will only believe. They will cry out in your judgment remember mercy. Habakkuk 3:2 O Lord, I have heard the report of You and was afraid. O Lord, revive Your work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make [Yourself] known! In wrath [earnestly] remember love, pity, and mercy. Mercy shall be the inspired word that comes out of the mouth of the Father. Matthew 4:4 But He replied, it has been written, Man shall not live and be upheld and sustained by bread alone, but by every word that comes forth from the mouth of God.



Deuteronomy 8:3 And He humbled you and allowed you to hunger and fed you with manna, which you did not know nor did your fathers know, that He might make you recognize and personally know that man does not live by bread only, but man lives by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of the Lord. When a baby cries, the parent responds quickly so His children can meet every challenge VICTORIOUSLY. There shall be songs of praise of angels mixing with the songs of praise of saints. Some times they will continue to sing when our praise stops. Common grace will no longer fall upon the wicked and righteous alike. For this is the year of separation of the wicked and the righteous. And the righteous shall come forth with divine grace which is the nine gifts of God. It shall bring forth free grace which is great salvation. 1 Corinthians 12:4 Now there are distinctive varieties and distributions of endowments (gifts, extraordinary powers distinguishing certain Christians, due to the power of divine grace operating in their souls by the Holy Spirit) and they vary, but the [Holy] Spirit remains the same.



This divine grace is the signs and wonders to bring about free grace which is power evangelism. Ephesians 2:7 He did this that He might clearly demonstrate through the ages to come the immeasurable (limitless, surpassing) riches of His free grace (His unmerited favor) in [His] kindness and goodness of heart toward us in Christ Jesus. Great grace will be revealed in the righteous this year as they stretch forth their hands to heal. Acts 4:33 And with great strength and ability and power the apostles delivered their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace (loving-kindness and favor and goodwill) rested richly upon them all. NARROW STONE WATERFALL In a vision Bonnie saw a narrow stone waterfall on the side of a green mountain; it had gone dry. Mercy for the wicked has come to an end.



Ezekiel 47:1-2 The man brought me back to the entrance of the temple, and I saw water coming out from under the threshold of the temple toward the east (for the temple faced east). The water was coming down from under the south side of the temple, south of the altar. 2 He then brought me out through the north gate and led me around the outside to the outer gate facing east, and the water was flowing from the south side. This flow from the temple will cease for the unbeliever but will not for those who believe and intercede. Ezekiel 9:1-61 [THE SPIRIT] cried in my ears [in the vision] with a loud voice, saying, Cause those to draw near who have charge over the city [as executioners], every man with his destroying weapon in his hand. 2 And behold, six men came from the direction of the Upper Gate, which faces north, every man with his battle-ax in his hand; and one man among them was clothed in linen, with a writer's ink bottle at his side. And they went in and stood beside the bronze altar.



3 And the glory of the God of Israel [the Shekinah, cloud] had gone up from the cherubim upon which it had rested to [stand above] the threshold of the [Lord's] house. And [the Lord] called to the man clothed with linen, who had the writer's ink bottle at his side. 4 And the Lord said to him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men who sigh and groan over all the abominations that are committed in the midst of it. 5 And to the others He said in my hearing, Follow [the man with the ink bottle] through the city and smite; let not your eye spare, neither have any pity. 6 Slay outright the elderly, the young man and the virgin, the infant and the women; but do not touch or go near anyone on whom is the mark. Begin at My sanctuary. So they began with the old men who were in front of the temple [who did not have the Lord's mark on their foreheads]



CRACKS IN OUR FOUNDATION



In a trance, Bonnie was traveling through time and space in a green orb. Millions of stars were visible and flashes of lightening shot through the essence of space. There were several small green orbs moving near and far; however, the large green orb that surrounded her was scanning the earth. From far above, I could see the foundation of the earth. The Orb was searching for cracks where He might be able to fill them with His presence. As the enemy is coming to destroy by division the family unit, God is looking for a few good people who will not be lifted up in pride when He exalts them in ministry. We must be sealed in Him by the oil of the Holy Spirit. Cracks in our foundation appear when we get things out of order. How would you honor God? You would honor God by spending time with Him; for in ministry we must first spend time with God in relationship. That is our first priority. Our second priority is honoring our spouse. Third priority is honoring our children. Fourth priority is our relationship with His church. And our fifth priority is you and your ministry. If you keep these priorities in proper order, you will not fall.



THE APOSTOLIC



The Apostles shall teach the truth and the truth will begin to set the church free. (Eph. 2:20) It’s the year many things the righteous has wanted to do; they have a list which was given them by inspiration that will be checked off – done! However, the wicked will have and X (or and ax) instead of a check mark for they will be cut off. The foundation is Apostles and Prophets and the Apostles will have great wisdom. I Corinthians 2:6 Yet when we are among the full-grown (spiritually mature Christians who are ripe in understanding), we do impart a [higher] wisdom (the knowledge of the divine plan previously hidden); but it is indeed not a wisdom of this present age or of this world nor of the leaders and rulers of this age, who are being brought to nothing and are doomed to pass away.



GREAT TRAGEDIES IN AMERICA



The flag of this nation shall hang low but it will recover in the next four years. America has lost her innocence so the testing shall be this year to see who is sincere and who is not. And your faith will fail you this year if it’s not in Jesus Christ. Daniel 11:34-35 Now when they fall, they shall receive a little help. Many shall join themselves to them with flatteries and hypocrisies. 35 And some of those who are wise, prudent, and understanding shall be weakened and fall, [thus, then, the insincere among the people will lose courage and become deserters. It will be a test] to refine, to purify, and to make those among [God's people] white, even to the time of the end, because it is yet for the time [God] appointed. There shall be reefs in the wicked’s love feasts. Bob saw gang rapes increasing on the streets. Both women and men being gang raped and not enough policemen to stop them.



He saw great tragedies in the families; totally breaking apart with neither father or mother protecting their children.



He saw women that do not know Christ easily led into prostitution and the increase of venereal diseases. He saw riots in the streets. They’ll need to call in the National Guard to squelch the rioting. At different times there will be anarchy in the streets. This was not so with the Lord’s children because crying grandmothers cried out day and night for mercy, and their daughters and grand daughters joined them in intercession for this nation. Many large businesses will fail and small businesses will replace them.



OUR WALK WITH GOD



And this year the walk shall be hard to begin with. We shall walk through the sewers of man and begin to discern what is God and what is of man. Then we shall put our shoes on and follow God the rest of the year. Offended The Holy Spirit offends the mind to reveal the heart. If you are offended, the Holy Spirit will not be able to reveal the truth which will set you free. He will not violate your free will. So repent from your sins and seek Jesus and you’ll find Him. Many people have been offended because of the things that have happened and have actually left the church and gone home to sit. Lakeland is a good example of this. This is a thing they need to repent of and this is a sign of lack of faith and not understanding what the Holy Spirit was doing. People were running after signs and wonders not JESUS!



Lakeland was a testing to see if they were running after the fishes and loaves or the signs and wonders. Or were they really running after Jesus Christ? In John 2:23 – 25 Jesus was performing signs and wonders but He did not commit Himself to these people because He knew they were men and when men are lifted up instead of the Lord Jesus Christ, we should not be offended by what man does. But Lakeland’s signs and wonders were real and they were a testing and a preparation for the real thing, which will be the greatest showing on earth that will ever be! So the question will be John 6:67; Will we be offended and sit down in our faith or will we be like the Apostles that had no other place to go? John 6:67 Jesus said to the Twelve, Will you also go away? [And do you too desire to leave Me?] Will you believe the Lord Jesus Christ who loves His church and is raising it up now? Will you be a part of it, for where else will you go? Will you raise Jesus Christ up in your church and will you let the signs and wonders glorify your Father as in John 14:13? And I will do [I Myself will grant] whatever you ask in My Name [as presenting all that I AM], so that the Father may be glorified and extolled in (through) the Son.



Will you trust the Holy Spirit to move through you? For what did you have before Lakeland? So where else would you go? Believe and receive! For when you lift man up, he will come down; but when you lift up the Lord Jesus Christ, you will never come down. Offense is sin on the one offended. If you know who man is, you will never be disappointed or offended in what he does. THE ALL KNOWING EYE The all knowing, all seeing Eye is upon the righteous to deliver him out of all his fears. (Job 34:21 [God's] eyes are upon the ways of a man, and He sees all his steps. Psalm 34:4 I sought (inquired of) the Lord and required Him [of necessity and on the authority of His Word], and He heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. The Eye when He sees godly sorrow, will grant repentance. The all consuming fire of God will reduce past sins to ashes. II Timothy 2:25 He must correct his opponents with courtesy and gentleness, in the hope that God may grant that they will repent and come to know the Truth (that they will perceive and recognize and become accurately acquainted with and acknowledge it)



This will be a very, very hard year but the righteous will be given a little help when they look to their Lord. II Corinthians 7:11 For [you can look back now and] observe what this same godly sorrow has done for you and has produced in you: what eagerness and earnest care to explain and clear yourselves [of all complicity in the condoning of incest], what indignation [at the sin], what alarm, what yearning, what zeal [to do justice to all concerned], what readiness to mete out punishment [to the offender]! At every point you have proved yourselves cleared and guiltless in the matter.



JACOB’S GOLD WATCH



In a vision, Bob rolled back the moss on a bank to uncover Jacob’s gold watch and band. It had been lost since 1936. He was surprised to discover it was still running. TIME is not quite yet for the great harvest but it is a time for preparation for the harvest that will begin in four years. Time was created for man NOT man created for time. It is a golden time for the body of Christ. A 21 jewel gold watch that represents the number of the true Apostles in the New Testament. It had a golden band which represents the band of mankind (women and men) that will be banded together. They who are wise as serpents and harmless as doves. Matthew 10:16 Behold, I am sending you out like sheep in the midst of wolves; be wary and wise as serpents, and be innocent (harmless, guileless, and without falsity) as doves. These will be our new leaders; the new breed. They will have WISDOM of the time to tell the church what to do. They will be as the sons of Issachar and all their Christian brothers will be at their disposal.



1 Chronicles 12:32 And of Issachar, men who had understanding of the times to know what Israel ought to do, 200 chiefs; and all their kinsmen were under their command. Luke 12:56, 57 You play actors (hypocrites)! You know how [intelligently] to discern and interpret and prove the looks of the earth and sky; but how is it that you do not know how to discern and interpret and apply the proof to this present time? 57 And why do you not judge what is just and personally decide what is right? Note: there is a further reference on page #42 to the year 1936 in the section TWO WITNESSES in a later section of the book.



YEAR OF THE GRANDMOTHERS



This is the year of the woman! Those over 50 coming forth to show mothers and sisters how to live successfully through this troubled time. Recently Bonnie had a vision of an old granny driving her old jalopy. She darted in and out of traffic while the police were in hot pursuit of her. Cars and trucks got out of her way, a semi almost overturned to avoid hitting her while she sped on. Quickly she darted onto a side street out of sight from the police. They continue in pursuit never seeing her turn. She brought her jalopy to a screeching halt and quickly turning around looking over her right shoulder put her right thumb up and yelped “tee hee!!” She had out run the law. She knew who she was in Christ and she was no longer under the law but under grace.



The law of man has kept women quiet in the church and this is the year the women come forth; especially the women over 50, the grandmothers and great grandmothers who have faithfully served in silence. Their prayers and intercession have been heard before the throne of God and He’s calling them to step up to the plate and take their rightful position in the body of Christ. Women have birthed this season in the history of mankind. We need wise women to deliver us this year. In 2 Timothy 1, Paul reminds Timothy of the wisdom his grandmother Lois and mother Eunice imparted to him. Grandmothers are leading their sons and grandsons to their knees. There is no answer short of God. 2 Timothy 1:5-6 I am calling up memories of your sincere and unqualified faith (the leaning of your entire personality on God in Christ in absolute trust and confidence in His power, wisdom, and goodness), [a faith] that first lived permanently in [the heart of] your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am [fully] persuaded, [dwells] in you also. 6 That is why I would remind you to stir up (rekindle the embers of, fan the flame of, and keep burning) the [gracious] gift of God, [the inner fire] that is in you by means of the laying on of my hands [with those of the elders at your ordination]. Only Jesus at His death fully completed all that He was called to do in His life on earth. The rest of us will always fall short of our calling. We all have ancestors who for different reasons never completed their calling in Christ. Their gifts are still available because of bloodline blessings. It’s time to ask God for our spiritual inheritance; that which our ancestors left incomplete. We need to ask God to grant us the wisdom, mercy and grace to walk out that which we were called to.



PSALM 109



In this Psalm, it is David’s Son Jesus crying out to Papa. In return for His Son’s love and majesty, they have turned against Him with evil intent and wickedness of their own hearts. There has been a separation between the wicked and the righteous; common grace is gone. It will no longer rain blessings on the wicked. God will only bless the righteous.



Warning for the wicked



Verse 1-20



If the church doesn’t pray, a wicked man shall reign over this nation. And the curse that comes with wickedness shall come to this nation. 1 O GOD of my praise! Keep not silence, 2 For the mouths of the wicked and the mouth of deceit are opened against me; they have spoken to me and against me with lying tongues. 3 They have compassed me about also with words of hatred and have fought against me without a cause. 4 In return for my love they are my adversaries, but I resort to prayer.



5 And they have rewarded and laid upon me evil for good, and hatred for my love. 6 Set a wicked man over him [as a judge], and let [a malicious] accuser stand at his right hand. 7 When [the wicked] is judged, let him be condemned, and let his prayer [for leniency] be turned into a sin. 8 Let his days be few; and let another take his office and charge. 9 Let his children be fatherless and his wife a widow. 10 Let his children be continual vagabonds [as was Cain] and beg; let them seek their bread and be driven far from their ruined homes. This speaks of the housing bubble. 11 Let the creditor and extortioner seize all that he has; and let strangers (barbarians and foreigners) plunder the fruits of his labor. Our enemies are plundering us. Oil and energy is bankrupting this nation. 12 Let there be none to extend or continue mercy and kindness to him, neither let there be any to have pity on his fatherless children. 13 Let his posterity be cut off, and in the generation following let their names be blotted out. 14 Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered by the Lord; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out. 15 Let them be before the Lord continually, that He may cut off the memory of them from the earth! — 16 Because the man did not [earnestly] remember to show mercy, but pursued and persecuted the poor and needy man, and the broken in heart [he was ready] to slay. 17 Yes, he loved cursing, and it came [back] upon him; he delighted not in blessing, and it was far from him. Man pronounced a curse over himself and it shall come back on him. 18 He clothed himself also with cursing as with his garment, and it seeped into his inward [life] like water, and like oil into his bones. 19 Let it be to him as the raiment with which he covers himself and as the girdle with which he is girded continually. 20 Let this be the reward of my adversaries from the Lord, and of those who speak evil against my life.



God Hears the Prayer of the Righteous



Verse 21 - 31



21 But You deal with me and act for me, O God the Lord, for Your name's sake; because Your mercy and loving-kindness are good, O deliver me. When I cry out to You Lord, I will receive Your mercy and kindness. He hears the cry of the righteous but not the wicked. 22 For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded and stricken within me. I am poor in spirit but mine is the Kingdom of Heaven. (Matthew 5:3)Blessed (happy, to be envied, and spiritually prosperous — with life-joy and satisfaction in God's favor and salvation, regardless of their outward conditions) are the poor in spirit (the humble, who rate themselves insignificant), for theirs is the kingdom of heaven! 23 I am gone like the shadow when it lengthens and declines; I toss up and down and am shaken off as the locust. I am grieved because of the wickedness. 24 My knees are weak and totter from fasting; and my body is gaunt and has no fatness. I am crying out in intercession day and night. 25 I have become also a reproach and a taunt to others; when they see me, they shake their heads. I am mocked and despised like Jesus was because of my love for You Lord God. 26 Help me, O Lord my God; O save me according to Your mercy and loving-kindness! — Help Lord according to Your mercy and loving kindness. 27 That they may know that this is Your hand, that You, Lord, have done it. Lord show Yourself strong on behalf of the righteous. 28 & 29 Let them curse, but do You bless. When adversaries arise, let them be put to shame, but let Your servant rejoice. 29 Let my adversaries be clothed with shame and dishonor, and let them cover themselves with their own disgrace and confusion as with a robe. Let my enemies eat by the words of their own mouth. 30 I will give great praise and thanks to the Lord with my mouth; yes, and I will praise Him among the multitude. With my tongue, I will praise God and my tongue shall bring blessings upon my life. 31 For He will stand at the right hand of the poor and needy, to save him from those who condemn his life. Blessed are the poor and needy for the Lord is their defender and provider.



THE NEW BREED



August 4, 2008



Although the revelation of the New Breed came in August of this year, we felt it was important to include in this year’s Shepherd’s Rod. As the plumb line has been dropped or the line drawn in the sand, there is a calling forth of the holy ones to walk with God. He is a holy God and He is looking for a holy people to dwell not only in His presence occasionally, but to reside in Him. Where fear of man cannot reach, sin cannot dwell and compromise is not an option. God is looking for a people who will not be part time lovers but enveloped in His Love, taking on the divine nature of His Son Jesus. There is a coming forth of the NEW BREED! They are not old and they are not young. They will come forth in the Spirit of Holiness. Romans 1:4 And [as to His divine nature] according to the Spirit of holiness was openly designated the Son of God in power [in a striking, triumphant and miraculous manner] by His resurrection from the dead, even Jesus Christ our Lord (the Messiah, the Anointed One). The Spirit of Holiness coming forth is the divine nature of Christ



2 Peter 1:4-10 By means of these He has bestowed on us His precious and exceedingly great promises, so that through them you may escape [by flight] from the moral decay (rottenness and corruption) that is in the world because of covetousness (lust and greed), and become sharers (partakers) of the divine nature. 5 For this very reason, adding your diligence [to the divine promises], employ every effort in exercising your faith to develop virtue (excellence, resolution, Christian energy), and in [exercising] virtue [develop] knowledge (intelligence), 6 And in [exercising] knowledge [develop] self-control, and in [exercising] self-control [develop] steadfastness (patience, endurance), and in [exercising] steadfastness [develop] godliness (piety),



7 And in [exercising] godliness [develop] brotherly affection, and in [exercising] brotherly affection [develop] Christian love. 8 For as these qualities are yours and increasingly abound in you, they will keep [you] from being idle or unfruitful unto the [full personal] knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One) . 9 For whoever lacks these qualities is blind, [spiritually] shortsighted, seeing only what is near to him, and has become oblivious [to the fact] that he was cleansed from his old sins. 10 Because of this, brethren, be all the more solicitous and eager to make sure (to ratify, to strengthen, to make steadfast) your calling and election; for if you do this, you will never stumble or fall. The new breed shall be of the divine nature and will be a friend with God. John 15:15 I do not call you servants (slaves) any longer; for the servant does not know what his master is doing (working out). But I have called you My friends, because I have made known to you everything that I have heard from My Father. [I have revealed to you everything that I have learned from Him.] The Spirit of holiness coming forth will have resurrection power in it and this power will bring the obedience of what Christ called us to.



Mt 10:8 Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely (without pay) you have received, freely (without charge) give. Most of the people Bob saw were between the ages of 25 & 40. They will be the first of the new breed which others will immediately begin to follow and they will not fall back. The Spirit of Holiness is different than the Holy Spirit although it works by the Holy Spirit. The Spirit of Holiness is the nature of Christ in you coming forth in maturity. Christ formed in you to a new level of maturity. Paul’s prayer will be answered; he travailed until Christ be formed in you. (Gal 4:19) suffering birth pangs until Christ is formed in us. Those who will walk forth in the Spirit of Holiness will be individuals who will represent Christ in a new level of maturity. These will be the first of the great youth leaders which countless numbers will follow. Christ was the first of the new breed coming forth resurrected by the Spirit of Holiness. This new breed will be motivated by the Spirit of God doing nothing of themselves but only doing what they see the Father doing. John 5:19 So Jesus answered them by saying I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, the Son is able to do nothing of Himself (of His own accord); but He is able to do only what He sees the Father doing, what the Son does in the same way (in His turn).



TWO WITNESSES



CHARLIE & IRMA



December 3, 2006



As you read this experience that Bob had in December 2006, keep in mind that we do not have much understanding about heavenly beings. Roland Buck referred to them as angels with substance. King Nebuchadnezzar and Daniel both speak of watcher angels; a holy one that came down from Heaven in Daniel 4:13-23. 13 I saw in the visions of my head [as I lay] on my bed, and behold, a watcher, a holy one, came down from heaven. 17 This sentence is by the decree of the [heavenly] watchers and the decision is by the word of the holy ones, to the intent that the living may know that the Most High [God] rules the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whomever He will and sets over it the humblest and lowliest of men.



23 And whereas the king saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying, Cut the tree down and destroy it, but leave the stump of its roots in the earth with a band of iron and bronze around it, in the tender grass of the field; and let him be wet with the dew of the heavens, and let his portion be with the living creatures of the field until seven times [or years] pass over him — Bob was in a trance. He saw footsteps in the living room so he began cleansing it. He was concerned because the footsteps did not disappear but went all the way to the front door. Bob opened the door commanding the evil spirits to leave but since the footsteps did not, he commanded “if this is from God, manifest yourself.” Immediately a very small thin woman appeared from the north and entered into the house. She was only about three feet tall. She was dressed very plainly, nothing outstanding about her. Then a man manifested and sat in our new gold chair nearest the bedroom door. Bob said they both looked to be about 55 – 60 years old. He was thin and ordinary looking also and was dressed in a suit. Bob asked the man……….”who are you?” He responded………”Charlie” and said they were created by Jesus and were sent to us for this time in history. I stood by the bedroom door with several other women surrounding the small woman and conversing with her. Bob asked Charlie……”do you have a message?” He said the last purpose they both had was 70 years ago (1936). They were both living beings (angels). Her name was Irma. He pointed to the woman; she was now about five feet tall. She was talking to a group of women about coming along side their husbands and giving them hot bread. They said they were released for NOW! They were released for Jacob’s blessings to be fulfilled in them. It’s interesting to note that when Charlie and Irma were removed from the earth in 1936, four evil men rose up and began to take power; Hitler, Mussolini, Tojo and Stalin.



Then they took Bob back in time 6,000 years and showed him the earth and how it was before it was cursed by disobedience. It was the garden. He saw ancient animals and felt extreme peace. In the beginning God!



Charlie said they would return with further instructions! (See section Charlie & the Banker) Bob heard the Lord say Romans 4:18; he asked what time it was………..4:18 a.m. Whatever you do, no matter how bad it looks don’t give up faith. For the just shall live by faith. Romans 4:18 [For Abraham, human reason for] hope being gone, hoped in faith that he should become the father of many nations, as he had been promised, So [numberless] shall your descendants be. **Irma means – exalted one, excellent virtue Acts 2:28 You have made known to me the ways of life; You will enrapture me [diffusing my soul with joy] with and in Your presence. Two years ago the word came to begin to call the women to come along side the men and take their rightful place in the body of Christ. **Charlie means – manly, courageous Joshua 1:9 Have not I commanded you? Be strong, vigorous, and very courageous. Be not afraid, neither be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. This is the Joshua generation (over 50’s) coming into maturity.



CHARLIE & THE BANKER



January 24, 2007



Bob had a dream where he and I were in a bank. As we walked up to the teller’s counter, Charlie and another man stood on the other side. Charlie said “here’s a man that wants to meet you.” The man said “I really love your mother. He talks to her all the time. I’ve heard of you and wanted to meet you.” Bob knew that this was a heavenly being; his mother has been with the Lord for many years. Then they shook hands; although he did not offer his name. The man stood about six feet tall and bald on top with brown hair around the sides. He had hazel eyes and wore glasses. He was about 55-60 years old. Bob was walking with his cane and said “I feel like Methuselah, all my people have gone home.” The angel said, “don’t worry about that. “ He said he was released to help people bank. He was the Vice President of the International Bank. He had power and might.



**He was the angel that funneled finances. **This actually happened October 12, 2008. The international bankers funneled money into the United States to keep us from bankruptcy.


Alaska
Chad Taylor
A Word to Alaska (Part 1) - January 17th, 1999
Countdown to Takeoff!
10...9...8...7...6...5...4...3...2...1...LAUNCH OUT!!
It is countdown to take off in your place of habitation! You will break out on your right hand and your left. Even now the tent stakes are being strengthened and the place of your habitations are expanding. You have slept and now it is time to arise. You have slumbered and now the light of the glory of My appearing is rising upon you, now the whole earth shall see it's coming. I have hidden you, now is the time of your unveiling. I have held you back, now it is time to be first. I have whispered in your ear, now it is time to shout it from the roof tops. The Lord has spoke, who can but prophecy? It is time, it is time to arise and go, O Alaska, it is your time for you to know, your destiny. I have ordained you to be a voice as one crying to the nations, "PREPARE YE THE WAY OF THE LORD! MAKE HIS PATHS STRAIGHT!" You will be as Joshua, strong and of eat courage, possessing the land.
You were birthed in struggle. You were made strong in travail. Now a child is born to the earth, a child of destiny and prophecy. One of purpose and strength. One who will be the head and not the tail. Who will triumph and not fail. Now is your time to prevail. You have stored up, even as Joseph stored up. You will be a storehouse to this nation when its garners are empty and its threshing floors are bare. You will be her welfare. America will look to you as a ship that is cast to and fro would look for the light of the lighthouse in the darkest of night. You will be a light. As Philippians 2:15 you will be a light. You will fight as David for her salvation. You will cry as the watchman cries, "IS THERE NOT A CAUSE!?!" You will be a hedge between Me and this nation. I have called you to intercede.
As Abraham you will stand in the gap. You will be a standard against the accuser of the brethren, I will show you what it means to lay down your lives for your brother. I will show you My sacrificial love. 1st Corinthians 13 will be your creed. They will know that you represent Me. All the world will see. Presidents and princes shall visit your shores and inland cities this year 1999. I will esteem you highly in this season of harvest. You have been humbled, your due time has come. I will hold back the hand of the devourer that would desire to sift you as wheat. I will fight for thee! I will take up buckler and shield for thee! Goliath will fall!
Your children shall be blessed. Reform in education shall be made for your good in this year 1999. Referendum and reformation shall take place in every arena of education and government. Your children shall be blessed.
The hearts of the those that lead the flock will come together under one banner. They will see each other through My eyes says the Lord. From that place of unity and peace will I command a blessing of prosperity and power that will carry you into the nations of the earth. As in Jerusalem you will be in one accord and prayer. I will visit you suddenly.
The hearts of the father's shall turn to their children. A revival in relationships shall take place within your borders. Teen pregnancy will sharply drop. The children will return to their first love says the Most High God. Suicide will no longer be a plague in your cities, life will abound and prosper. There will be joy in the city! The homes that have laid desolate you will hear singing and dancing! I will kill the fatted calf for My son Alaska! For he was dead but now he lives! He was lost but now he is found!
Chad Taylor 1/17/99
www.consumingfire.com
A Word to Alaska (Part 2) - June 13th, 1999
by Chad Taylor
As you were called then so you will be called once again; "A treasure out of darkness, a reservoir of wealth, a city upon a hill, hidden manna, and a white stone with the words written, 'REVIVAL'".
Now is your hour to revive and to shine. For from you will come a vanguard of warriors that will mobilize My church for harvest time. A troop, a regiment, trained and disciplined for battle. You will establish My wisdom even in the kingdoms of this world. You will stand in places of government and declare My Words. From you will come the first fruits of righteousness in a season of chastening. They will look to you and say, "Surely God is with them, He has not forsaken her..."
In you is a wealth of gifts that have been reserved until now, you were created for such a time as this says the Lord, you were created to shine in time of gross darkness, you were formed for adversity, to stand, and having done all, to stand.
Now is the hour to reveal what I have deposited in you, for the equipping of the saints, for the work of the ministry. You will train them and you will send them. You will be called a "Master Builder." One who raises up the desolation of many generations, a repairer of the breach, a watchman on the wall, a healer of the nations says the Lord. Know this day that I have called you for such an hour as this.
I will bring forth the hidden treasure. I have saved the best wine for last! Now it is time to burst and spill out on the whole earth, now it is time for the fountains of the deep to break and open "a river in desolate heights, and fountains in the midst of the valleys, in the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water..." (Isaiah 41:18&19) Pure gold tried in the fire of affliction. Your faces will be as fine gold, you will arise and shine for the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.
Those in high places will come to your shores and cities to bear witness of My heritage revealed in you. You will be a bridge to the nations. A peacemaker in times of trouble. A bond of peace in times of war.
The winter of your soul has ended! Summer is upon you! The time to launch out into the deep and take in a great catch! I will bless this year your coming in and your going out says the Lord! Your nets will be blessed! Your baskets shall overflow! You will see it and say, '"Surely the Lord's hand of blessing is upon us, surely the Lord has done great things amongst us!" This is the year debt shall be released, and you will declare, "The burden of the Lord is easy! And His yoke is light!" Your hour of opportunity has come says the Lord. Your hour of opportunity has come.
Joel 2:25-27...
Chad Taylor (6/13/99)
www.consumingfire.com
The Alaska Alliance - September 6th, 1999
by Chad Taylor
'Enlarge the place of your tent, and let them stretch forth your curtains of your habitations: SPARE NOT, LENGTHEN YOUR CORDS, AND STRENGTHEN YOUR STAKES...' (Isa.54:3)
For you are about to break out says the Lord. The destiny I have put in you is dawning. I am strengthening the front lines, I am reinforcing the ranks, you will not break, you will no longer thrust one another!
For I saw a vision over you Alaska. A vision of a valley. In this valley was a myriad of people fighting, battling. Engaging in every kind of revelry. A blur of faces and bodies colliding and slashing with sword and fist devouring one another. Suddenly the fighting ceased as if a fog had been lifted from their minds. They looked from one to the other startled and alarmed. What was so alarming was that they were not engaging the enemy, but each other. Like the army Gideon faced in the valley, 'every man's sword against his fellow...' Rather that fighting the foe that faced them they fought against each other.
The war in this valley was against one another. Slowly their heads lifted heaven-ward and their faces began to shine with revelation. They began to form into ranks and companies, each with a commander and chief, a shepherd. As they began to congregate in rank and order, one by one, each and every shepherd and chief or leader began to circle arm in arm to form a gauntlet of prayer and praise. As they gripped each other arm in arm they began to sing the song of the Lord and worship with one another. A brilliant light began to form over their heads, forming great beams of light that streaked across the sky into the Heavens. Then from Heaven these same lights that were formed from this alliance were unleashed over the darkness of nations. They streaked through the sky piecing the darkness over nation and nations, and many nations. Lightning they were and terrible to the principalities and powers and wickedness that dwelled in high places. In the midst of this circle of prayer and praise between leaders and chiefs God had commanded a blessing. A blessing for the nations of the world.
Another circle had begun to form as this transpired between the leaders. All the ones that had once been fighting and biting one another were now forming a great circle of bodies around their leaders and chiefs. They now all began to sing the song of the Lord and worship together in unity and power. A great shout now erupted from their ranks like a roar. A fire now began to burn at their feet as they praised and prayed together. It arose in waves and began to sweep out from their midst into the land. First to the East, then the to the West, then to the North, and finally to the South, in that order. The fire was the fires of revival and harvest.
A great harvest of souls was commanded as they praised and prayed together in unity. Chief to chief, Christian to Christian, brother to brother, sister to sister, brother to sister. Like a volcano it erupted. A great revival of love for the brethren had begun. And because of this great revival of love, all men 'knew that they were Christians because of the love they had for one another.' Then 'added to the church daily such as should be saved.' Building programs and visions were discarded because they had been to small. Open air meetings spontaneously occurred wherever this great army marched. The Alaskan Alliance was the spearhead of revival to the nations.
This great shout that they had shouted caused the earth to open up and swallow the flood that had been released from the dragons mouth. Great signs and wonders began to be seen in the earth once again. The seas parted and the saints walked on dry ground. They spoke to the rocks and they gave up their water. They commanded the rains and the elements and broke the power of famine and death. All across the earth the saints were marching in one accord and harmony. A great chorus was heard in Heaven. The Bride and the Bridegroom had become one in heart and passion.
A great and awesome place of refuge was formed in this place called Alaska. For now in this season and this time you will become fishers of men. As you have mended and tied your nets in the natural, so will you begin to cast your nets to the nations and surely you will take in a great catch says the Lord. Certainly this is the hour that you will launch out into the deep and trust in Me. I will provide, I will bring the manna, the hidden manna, the treasures out of darkness says the Lord. For I am making now an alliance between city and city, church and church, shepherd to shepherd in Alaska. The walls of division and pride are falling. No longer will you judge your brother nor your sister. The cry of harvest will eclipse the petty jealousies and railings. But you will stand hand in hand in these days that I decree says the Lord. Your alliance will be for a refuge and a light, a Day of Salvation for the whole earth will it accomplish. This Alaska Alliance will spearhead revival says the Lord.
O church of the earth, pray for your sister Alaska, pray, I say pray...
Chad Taylor
www.consumingfire.com
Destiny Alaska - March 15th, 2000
Chad Taylor
Do not look at the success and say, "It is enough..." Do not look at the battles won and say, "It is finished..." For I say to you this day you have only begun. For the spies have returned from Canaan with the fruit of the land, they have returned and reported, "...The people who dwell in the land are strong, the cities are fortified and very strong...and we are like grasshoppers in our sight..." (Numbers 13:28&33) Have you forgotten who has promised? "Every place the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given you." (Joshua 1:3)
Do you look at one conquest and say, "We are finished?" Know this day says the Lord that you have just begun. For the road you walk is marked with many landmarks and victories, but know that the journey ahead is long and the nations await you obedience. For the blood of the prophets are crying from the ground O Alaska. The blood of the prophets is crying out to the Lord Sabaoth, the Lord of Hosts. And Heaven has assembled round about your borders O Alaska. Land of lights. In the 'sides of the North' will My name be heard and My glory be seen.
For the prophets have been sent to you as Elisha to his servant. Their prayers and declarations have been the same, "Lord, I pray, open his eyes that he may see. Then the Lord opened the eyes of the young man and he saw. AND BEHOLD, THE MOUNTAIN WAS FULL OF HORSES AND CHARIOTS OF FIRE ALL AROUND ELISHA." (2nd Kings 6:17) That the eyes of Alaska would be opened to her destiny and eternal purpose. For you O Alaska were 'created for good works in Christ Jesus.' You were formed and fashioned for such a time as this.
You will cause your brothers to the South to be jealous, and to the West they will wonder and be amazed, from the East they will come to sit at your feet and hear the word of the Lord, to the North you will hear of trouble, but I will keep you. 'I will expand your borders and strengthen your stakes, and your descendants will inherit the nations...' (Isa.54:3) I will kindle a fire in you that will burn to the uttermost parts of the earth. From Israel they will see it and rejoice. Many, I say many in this coming year (2000) will find their destiny in Alaska.
In their distress they will say, "All things work to the good for those called according to His purpose." Many of those called to the nations will come to your shores, for in you will be a last day anointing for evangelism and world harvest. They will come to you as so many came to seek gold, now they will come to find DESTINY. As gold was plentiful then, and even now in the natural, so will be the destiny of millions even more. Like 'gold tried in the fire,' they will be 'rich in good works...' There will be a 'gold rush' in the Spirit as My people come to Alaska to discover the purposes of God.
They will come and see and know, then, like Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost, they will go and make disciples of the nations. Prepare yourself O daughter of Zion! For in you is hidden the destiny of the nations. From your inner-most being will come rivers of living water. Many will say in the coming days, I say many will say in the coming days, DESTINY ALASKA. "Do you not say, 'THERE ARE STILL FOUR MONTHS AND THEN COMES THE HARVEST...' BEHOLD I SAY TO YOU, LIFT UP YOUR EYES AND LOOK AT THE FIELDS, FOR THEY ARE ALREADY WHITE FOR THE HARVEST." (John 4:35)
Chad Taylor March 15th, 2000
www.consumingfire.com
Alaska on the Precipice - October 15th, 2002
by Chad Taylor
For now the days have dawned that this great state will take it's place
amongst the generals of revival and reform. I will elevate and escalate her
to a place of prominence and influence amongst the nations. She will now
sit with the Pharaohs and Presidents and speak of things to come. For in
Alaska lies the destiny of millions. Now the light of current events will
draw these treasures out of darkness.
Her children will be called blessed. The ancient and archaic curses that
have subjected this generation to its bondage will be broken. I will take
her children from the fiery furnace of alcoholism and death to sit with
princes. The dark night of Alaska's soul is over says the Lord. The dark
night of her soul is over.
Business men and women will rise from obscurity in this place. They will
emerge from the villages and streets with a witty invention and a vision.
It will shape governments and economies. It will turn the tide of drought
to abundance. The light of Alaska will light up the sky in America's
darkest hour. It will be an ensign of the glory to come. A sign-post of
the Hope of Glory.
The hidden resources of Alaska will now be revealed. Arch-angels stand at
the entries and ports of Alaska to protect what is within. Alaska will be
called Joseph in these troubled times. She will be moved with wisdom and
established in power. She will be a crown upon Canada's and America's head.
A river of hope in a season of drought.
Many will be called to the soil and shores of Alaska in this hour. Key
figures that will establish her in the annals of history. Historians,
professors, politicians, business men and women, doctors, lawyers,
inventors, and presidents. They will come to Alaska to call her blessed.
Like Abraham to Isaac the patriarchal blessings will be secured.
The ancient land bridges will be opened again. Angels that have held the
keys to these nations for centuries will now release them to My church.
They will open these ancient gates and the King of Glory will come in.
Alaska will be a staging ground for the launching of millions into this
great present day harvest. Multitudes in the valley of decision will turn
to salvation in Alaska's revealing.
For Alaska is on a precipice of possibility. She is on the edge of her
destiny peering over into the dark waters below. She will walk on the
billows and waves of present crisis and declare a perfect and good way. She
will be a light in the darkness and a lamp to America's feet. She will
shout from the rooftop of religion; reformation and revival. Now is the
hour of Alaska's revealing. Now is the day of her destiny.
Chad Taylor Oct. 15th, 2002
www.consumingfire.com


I Have Done The Impossible
Patsy Shelton
pattiluepeacock1@yahoo.com
Oh what a day this is, saith your God. I have done the impossible on behalf of My own. Some mountains must be climbed, some can be cast into the sea, but then there are others that only My hand can move. MY HAND HAS MOVED ON THIS VERY DAY AND I HAVE DONE THE IMPOSSIBLE.
The cries, tears and intercession of My people have come before My throne. I have heard their cries and I have cast their mountains into the sea. They have thought that nothing was moving and that nothing was changing but as I live, saith God, this day they will see what I have done.
Doors that seemed chained and locked will now open as only I had the key to unlock these doors. My own will see My favor dripping from them and they will know that My Spirit is upon them and that they will possess the land. My favor will cause them to be the head and not the tail. They will know that all that has happened has come not by their ability but by the mighty hand of a loving God.
Bondages broken, sickness healed, monies released, relationships restored. What an awesome day this is. The likes of it My people have not seen before. I have waited for such a time as this so that My own will trust Me as never before and so that those that have laughed and scoffed at them would see the mighty works of an awesome God.
REJOICE, SING AND DANCE for I have moved mountains for My people. This day I have done a work that exceeds all that I have done in their lives before. I am moving quickly in these days and My glory will be manifested in the earth. My people will talk of this day for times to come because I have done on their behalf the impossible and I have cast their mountains into the sea, saith God.

Last Days’ Assignments Against The Elect
Wendy Alec
UK
“My children perish.” Jesus’ voice was soft—so soft that it was barely audible. And then He turned to me, His beautiful countenance ravaged with grief. And as He looked at me, His expression became fierce with an anger that almost became terrible with the heat of His emotion—but all at once somehow I knew that none of His hot anger was directed toward His children.
Oh, yes, as He looked upon His household, He saw many stumbling and faltering in the fierce onslaughts, and He grieved terribly for us. But no, His anger burned hot against the hosts of hell and satanic princes that He saw lined up in the spiritual realm, meticulously rehearsed in their strategies and their wiles.
But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet and the people are not warned, and the sword comes and takes any one of them, he is taken away in and for his perversity and iniquity, but his blood will I require at the watchman’s hand. So you, son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; therefore hear the word at My mouth and give them warning from Me. When I say, O wicked man, you shall surely die, and you do not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his perversity and iniquity, but his blood will I require at your hand.
Ezekiel 33:6–8, amp
* THE UNLEASHING OF THE END-TIME SEDUCING SPIRITS *
And suddenly it was as though a heavy, heavenly veil was drawn back in the Spirit realm, and I saw the satanic princes in their battle dress standing in their chariots, directing the great mass of hellish battalions and powers and principalities—and they were standing as a great and seemingly fearsome mass in a line that stretched to eternity, waiting. And then a great shofar was sounded, and the fallen satanic princes and generals took their places in front of the battalions, as the great rumbling of Satan’s chariots thundered. And all as one, they bowed their heads—as the prince of darkness made his entrance.
And as he stood there—all terrible in his damnable arrogance and rebellion—he lifted his sword high to the heavenlies, and again, as one man, I saw the princes and their battalions follow suit, and I heard Lucifer’s spine-chilling cry: “It is TIME!” And the hordes of hell resounded with a great and terrible cry: “It is TIME.” And as Lucifer turned to his fallen princes, I could hear his malicious hiss: “IT IS TIME TO TARGET THE CHAMPIONS.”
And immediately it was as though I was back under the trees on the beautiful English lawn in front of the manor house where Jesus was standing—His countenance filled with such beauty, such grace—but His eyes seemed filled with a deep and unstoppable pain. He reached out His hand to me: “It has begun,” He said.
I could hardly decipher His words, such was His anguish that it was as though He was choking with grief: “My children are falling. It has begun.”
And still I could hardly make out His words for the great emotion that came from Him, and the tears could not keep from falling down His cheeks as He came toward me: “The targeting of the champions—My Father’s champions here on Earth. The hosts of hell have been assigned for the past decades waiting for this hellish moment in the spirit realm, listening for the release of My End-Time move from Heaven. They have heard the mighty rush of My holy angels, and so in turn they have unleashed the most violent satanic assault that Earth has yet seen since the days of My birth when Satan’s wrath was unleashed through Herod against the babes in arms in a huge murderous onslaught.”
I stared at Him transfixed. And again a terrible grieving filled His countenance. “My children, My generals, My leaders, My priests…” His voice was barely audible. I could almost feel His agony, for indeed as He thought of you and me, He was suffering for us. “The champions of My Father’s household think they are prepared. Some do not fear the enemy…” He hesitated. “And that is good and right, but they also do not fear the Father. They rely on their own strength, on their own integrity, on their own valor.” He looked unwaveringly into my eyes.
“It is hard for My Father to reach these, for they are blinded by their own deceptions and will easily be overcome by the battalions you just glimpsed. For many will succumb to the snare of the great deceiver of their souls—pride. But My grieving at this moment is not for them.
“My Father loves His children.” He looked at me. “You cannot yet understand with what tremendous passion and compassion the Father holds for His redeemed ones. They are His greatest treasures in the universe. He delights in His children. He longs for their fellowship—for their communion with Him. The Father does not base His love for His household on their gifting or talent or on those who in the world’s eyes have so much to offer. But He has delighted to choose the foolish things of the Earth, for in His great and unfathomable wisdom He knew that those who realize that they are the most undeserving will be those who have fully embraced the fact that without His love they are completely unqualified.
“The Father knows that these are the ones who will lean their minds and hearts unquestionably on His Being—those who limp with the scars of his chastening and of their own inadequacy—those who know that within themselves there is no good thing except their hope in Him. These are His champions—and My daughter—these are the prime targets for the onslaught of the enemy that you have just seen.”
* THE FALLING AWAY *
“Many of those that the Father views as His greatest generals and champions have been assailed violently by assignments of the enemy. Each assignment is an assignment of seduction planned by Satan himself. The seducing powers and principalities have but one aim—to seduce My household away from Me and My Father.
“I am not talking about the new believers. I am not talking about the immature or even the young men. I am talking about My leaders, My generals, My priests, those who are well versed in Me. Those who have seen terrible battles, those who have fought with Me in the dark places of the Earth, those who have led thousands upon thousands to Me across the nations, those who have built great churches, those who have brought in generational moves. I am talking about the apostles, the prophets, the pastors, the teachers, the evangelists. And I tell you, My daughter—a great and terrible coldness has been unleashed—a coldness of heart that will imbue and infect even some of My champions’ spirits.
“And so brother shall rise up against brother, minister against minister, sons against fathers, husbands against wives, and the great falling away shall begin, but it shall begin in My own household.” He was quiet. “And it shall start with those who have been closest to Us.” A great and terrible chill went through my body. “Jesus,” I whispered. “How can we survive such an onslaught?”
“The major End-Time assaults are divided into several camps. They are all ruthless strategies of Jezebel, the ultimate seducer and the releaser of the End-Time seducing spirits. The first major seduction of My children will be in the area of morality—the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes, but seduction is not just confined to My children’s morality. Satan’s primary goal is to seduce My children away from the Father.
“One of Satan’s most lethal weapons against My ministers is another of Jezebel’s strongholds—the pride of life, pride and self-righteousness. Jezebel’s third great onslaught will be in the area of discouragement. This is the same weapon used against My servant Elijah, and indeed, many of My servants throughout the ages. Great discouragement, in turn, leading to strong delusion and finally, that of the great blinding.”
* THE GREAT BLINDING *
“The great blinding is a blinding of My children’s hearts and of their minds that has caused them to dwell in and to live for all that which is the temporal—instead of that which is eternal.
“The world has been caught up in the great blinding to such a degree that they cannot see beyond that which they can see and touch and sense. The spirit of the world has them in its grasp, and the love of the Father is not in them. I have grieved as I have watched My saints fall prey to this same spirit. As the spirit of the world has entangled them, their minds and hearts have become blinded with the deceptions of all that is temporal. They have started to live and to desire that which brings the reward and the praise of man in the kingdom of Earth.
“But My Kingdom is not of this world, My child. And how I grieve, for few there are today that truly know and understand this saying. For the ways of My Kingdom are foolish to the temporal world, and so it is that in this last age many of My servants have been seduced by the spirit of the world and have suffered a great and terrible blinding. For they live more—Oh far more for what is counted and recorded in the books of man and of Earth than for that which is recorded in the books of Heaven. And that which is recorded and that counts for so much on Earth counts often for so little in My courts. For so many of My children still live for the praises and accolades and the rewards of men.
“So many of My ministers still live for that which Heaven counts as hay and as wood and what shall be burnt up in an instant as stubble when they stand before My judgment seat. “And so I grieve with a great grieving—for My children spend their resources and the resources of My Kingdom on that which is seen and that lasts but for a moment—but eternity is built on the unseen and on the souls of men and of women. For they have been blinded with a great and terrible blinding—a blinding by the spirit of the world—but the world will perish and will pass away, but he who does the will and the purposes of My Father shall live forever.”
* PRIDE AND SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS *
“I have watched as some of My children have fallen morally. But My anger has been stirred as I have seen some of My ministers—those of My own household—turn, and in their closets, pat themselves on the back and say like the Pharisees: ‘Thank You, Lord, I am not like they. I am glad I am not as they, for they are weak, and surely I am strong and would never do such a thing that would make My Master ashamed.’ And I tell you, My child,” and He was greatly pained, “I tell you that I have seen My children—these My ministers—sit in their homes and at their church banquets, gossiping about these fallen ones. I have seen them expose their sin, expose their nakedness and say: ‘This is a terrible damage to the Gospel’—as if in shock and as in horror—but these have themselves fallen victim to the pride of life. And I am grieved with a great grieving.
“For indeed pride says, ‘It is by my own hand and by my own sufficiency that I keep the law.’ And self-righteousness despises the weaker and encourages itself in its own strength to keep. But I tell you that in these coming days, all that is not rooted in dependence upon Me and My Father and upon My grace shall fall. And even as Satan fell, so I grieve for some of My called-out ones. For they lean on their own understanding, they lean on their own integrity, they lean on their own morality, they lean on their own proficiency and they pride themselves that th