Isaiah 4 (Normal):
In that day the Branch of the LORD will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the pride and glory of the survivors in Israel. Those who are left in Zion, who remain in Jerusalem, will be called holy, all who are recorded among the living in Jerusalem. The Lord will wash away the filth of the women of Zion; he will cleanse the bloodstains from Jerusalem by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of fire. Then the LORD will create over all of Mount Zion and over those who assemble there a cloud of smoke by day and a glow of flaming fire by night; over all the glory will be a canopy. It will be a shelter and shade from the heat of the day, and a refuge and hiding place from the storm and rain.
Isaiah 4 (Amended):
In that day the Branch of the LORD will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the pride and glory of the survivors in Indiana. Those who are left in Allen County, who remain in Fort Wayne, will be called holy, all who are recorded among the living in Fort Wayne. The Lord will wash away the filth of the women of Allen County; he will cleanse the bloodstains from Fort Wayne by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of fire. Then the LORD will create over all of Allen County and over those who assemble there a cloud of smoke by day and a glow of flaming fire by night; over all the glory of the LORD will be a canopy. It will be a shelter and shade from the heat of the day, and a refuge and hiding place from the storm and rain.
I love how rich the Word of the Lord is... I used to think it was just so absolutely boring, but in the context of prayer it is just coming alive!
Anyways, tidbits... I didn't put in the context... What happened in Chapter 3 that we are called "survivors?" I love that we will be called holy... Wow... We will be holy... Verse 4 is the best, though... The Lord will wash away the filth of the women of Allen County (which I take as the Strip Clubs... See previous post.) He will also cleanse the bloodstains from Fort Wayne (duh! abortion) by Spirits of Judgment and Fire... I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing, but Lord come!! Come wash over us! Come cleanse us! Restore Fort Wayne to her glory for Your glory! I love the wilderness allegory. Just as the Lord led the Israelites from Egypt to Canaan, he wants to lead us now. Do we trust him? Or do we want to go back to Egypt? Are we satisfied with manna and quail? Or do we want meat? It is in the wilderness where the people learned to lean on God... It is out of the wilderness where the Shulamite comes out leaning on her Beloved...
Come, Lord... Let your glory fall! Come, Rain... Come, Reign...
Okay I will do more later...
Thursday, April 5, 2007
Wednesday, April 4, 2007
Moving Mountains
IHOP 6 a.m. set, 4/4/07... It generally always happens at the 6 a.m. set...
I have this vision of moving mountains. I am standing here on the road looking forward and I see a bright white light shining over top of the mountains and I just know that it's Jesus. (Side note: "He'll be coming 'round the mountains when He comes." The song was just in my head.) Anyways, I want to move closer to Jesus and so I tell the mountains to get out of my way and they do it. But then I'm given this entirely new perspective... In me telling the mountains to move, what actually happens is Jesus from the other side is throwing the mountains out of His way to His Beloved. It's interesting from my perspective when I see the mountains moving... I might think, "Wow, God! Look at that!" when in reality it's all completely and totally Jesus doing it all, throwing the mountains aside, simply because I want to be closer to Him. He responds by moving closer to us. I haven't moved a step yet, you see... I just told the mountains to move and it was almost instantaneous before the Son of Man was standing there next to me face to face. But that's not all... We have met here on this path... We're standing there face to face... Face to face... Do you get that? And I am given another perspective... Jesus and I have our eyes locked on each other and then we turn toward the Light shining over us... We stand before our Father God at the great Wedding Banquet, our Father/Pastor pronouncing the love of the Son toward His Beloved and that of the Beloved toward the Son...
Blessed is he who is invited to the Wedding Feast of the Lamb!!!
I have this vision of moving mountains. I am standing here on the road looking forward and I see a bright white light shining over top of the mountains and I just know that it's Jesus. (Side note: "He'll be coming 'round the mountains when He comes." The song was just in my head.) Anyways, I want to move closer to Jesus and so I tell the mountains to get out of my way and they do it. But then I'm given this entirely new perspective... In me telling the mountains to move, what actually happens is Jesus from the other side is throwing the mountains out of His way to His Beloved. It's interesting from my perspective when I see the mountains moving... I might think, "Wow, God! Look at that!" when in reality it's all completely and totally Jesus doing it all, throwing the mountains aside, simply because I want to be closer to Him. He responds by moving closer to us. I haven't moved a step yet, you see... I just told the mountains to move and it was almost instantaneous before the Son of Man was standing there next to me face to face. But that's not all... We have met here on this path... We're standing there face to face... Face to face... Do you get that? And I am given another perspective... Jesus and I have our eyes locked on each other and then we turn toward the Light shining over us... We stand before our Father God at the great Wedding Banquet, our Father/Pastor pronouncing the love of the Son toward His Beloved and that of the Beloved toward the Son...
Blessed is he who is invited to the Wedding Feast of the Lamb!!!
Monday, April 2, 2007
Vision #2 from the Divine Experiment
Revelation 4. There is a door standing open in the heavenlies. A door that no man can shut because God has opened it. Here we are, like John, here on Earth looking toward Heaven for the answer to every question we've ever wondered... And we can see, on the other side of the doorway, a pure, bright, white light. The presence of God was there.
But as I looked I was not called up in the Spirit... I stood there, waiting... Waiting for what? I don't know... My eyes were transfixed on the doorway... And as I looked the light grew brighter... And brighter... And brighter... And then there He was... Standing in the doorway... One like a Son of Man (Revelation 1)... Jasper, carnelian, sardonyx, emerald rainbow halo, hair white like wool, eyes of blazing fire, His voice like the rushing waters, the golden sash, the robe dipped in blood, and the feet glowing like burnished bronze... The Son of Man standing there in the doorway between Heaven and the world. And He stepped down!!
JESUS IS COMING!!!!
But as I looked I was not called up in the Spirit... I stood there, waiting... Waiting for what? I don't know... My eyes were transfixed on the doorway... And as I looked the light grew brighter... And brighter... And brighter... And then there He was... Standing in the doorway... One like a Son of Man (Revelation 1)... Jasper, carnelian, sardonyx, emerald rainbow halo, hair white like wool, eyes of blazing fire, His voice like the rushing waters, the golden sash, the robe dipped in blood, and the feet glowing like burnished bronze... The Son of Man standing there in the doorway between Heaven and the world. And He stepped down!!
JESUS IS COMING!!!!
Vision #1 from Divine Experiment
A vision concerning the Fusion Leadership Weekend and the 21 Day Divine Experiment...
I saw what appeared to be a Seraphim descend from heaven, land and stand in the corner of the building where we were meeting, and he proceeded to wrap his wings completely around us. And the Spirit of Pentecost descended upon the people meeting there... A fire from Heaven... The fire of the presence of the Lord... We were baptized into that spirit on that day. So what's up with the Seraphim?? He was there to limit the anointing... I don't know if that's how I want to say it... The Seraphim was there so that the Holy Spirit baptism would come up those meeting in the room... It was a gift for us. We were ready... We are ready... But what lies ahead? It's like the two Seraphim on each side of the Ark of the Covenant standing over the Mercy Seat of Christ as the sacrifice is made and the Lord accepts the offering. Are we the Atonement Cover? Will our blood be spilled for the Cause? I'll come back to that...
And last Friday night I heard the Lord tell us to tell him this: Take away the Seraphim. What does that mean? When the Holy Spirit fire falls, what will contain it? Nothing! It will spread uncontrollably like wildfire... Not by any means of human effort... Not by anything that we can claim as our own... Simply God moving into a city and changing everything for His Glory. Lord, take him away! Jesus come!
May the Lamb that was slain receive the reward of his suffering!
I saw what appeared to be a Seraphim descend from heaven, land and stand in the corner of the building where we were meeting, and he proceeded to wrap his wings completely around us. And the Spirit of Pentecost descended upon the people meeting there... A fire from Heaven... The fire of the presence of the Lord... We were baptized into that spirit on that day. So what's up with the Seraphim?? He was there to limit the anointing... I don't know if that's how I want to say it... The Seraphim was there so that the Holy Spirit baptism would come up those meeting in the room... It was a gift for us. We were ready... We are ready... But what lies ahead? It's like the two Seraphim on each side of the Ark of the Covenant standing over the Mercy Seat of Christ as the sacrifice is made and the Lord accepts the offering. Are we the Atonement Cover? Will our blood be spilled for the Cause? I'll come back to that...
And last Friday night I heard the Lord tell us to tell him this: Take away the Seraphim. What does that mean? When the Holy Spirit fire falls, what will contain it? Nothing! It will spread uncontrollably like wildfire... Not by any means of human effort... Not by anything that we can claim as our own... Simply God moving into a city and changing everything for His Glory. Lord, take him away! Jesus come!
May the Lamb that was slain receive the reward of his suffering!
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