HOW TO LIVE (HOLY!) 
IN THESE DAYS

2010

July-August

By Joan Royer

INTRODUCTION

These are ideas taken from my journals of how the Lord guides me each day in my Quiet Time with Him. My Quiet Time encompasses Bible reading, praising-talking-listening time, prayer for my concerns, and intercession for others. In this book I include some meaningful writings by various authors which I read online. I am blessed by these writings and hope the reader will be also.

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In these years of 2009-2010 great shaking has been going on in our country, and even in the world. The shaking is primarily coming right now in the economy. Many people are losing their jobs. Many are losing their houses. Many are losing some of their retirement funds and savings. The stock market jumps up and down by big swings. Some businesses are going bankrupt. Some banks have been faltering near collapse, and some have collapsed or are bought out by other banks. It is a scary time to be living. This is also happening in other countries, and the leaders of these countries are looking for ways to stabilize things. People are looking for leaders who can help. What can we do! Where can we turn for help? 

This is a book taken from my journal writings during these days. I am looking to God Almighty for my help and guidance and comfort during this time. Since I have given my life to God through Jesus Christ, my Lord, I seek Him daily for this. I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God as He showed us when He was here on earth. He willingly went to the cross to die as a sacrifice for our sins. He had no sin in Himself; He was pure and without sin. So He was the perfect sacrifice for our sins. Since He took my sins on Himself, and died in my place, I can be forgiven for my sins through His blood given for me. All I need to do is to believe that He died for me, and was resurrected from the dead. Then I need to repent of all my sins, ask Jesus to forgive me for those sins, and ask Him to come and live inside me and be my Savior and Lord. He will do that! 

Since I am forgiven for my sins, and belong to Jesus, then He will take me to heaven to be with Him when I leave this earth. If I am not forgiven for my sins, and still have them on me, then I will go to hell and pay for those sins myself when I leave this earth. So my choice regarding Jesus while living on earth determines where I will spend eternity when I die.

Since I have Jesus living inside me, I seek His presence daily, and seek His guidance on "how to live in these days." He gives me His amazing peace to walk through these days in quiet rest and trust in Him. I will put in this book some of the dreams, thoughts, impressions, and guidance He has given me. Perhaps some of what I write here will also speak to you and comfort you as you walk through the difficult days in your own life. There is nothing and no one else that is stable during these days. Jesus is our Rock and our Fortress.

The Lord's coming is near!

Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord's coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop and how patient he is for the autumn and spring rains. You, too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord's coming is near. (James 5:7-8)

This is what the Holy Spirit says about the messages He brings:

I speak in riddles sometimes. I do this so you will seek Me to know what I said and what I meant. I want to teach you something, so I give you a vision, a dream, or a message to stimulate you to come and listen to Me to hear what I want to teach you today, at this time, regarding this time.

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7-1-10

A DREAM ABOUT BUYING FRUIT TO GIVE TO OTHERS

In this dream I was gathering fruit to buy. I put in my collection 2 fruit baskets and some other foods. Then I began writing down the cost of these to see what I needed to pay to purchase it. The idea was that I wanted to be aware of the total cost, not that I couldn't or wouldn't pay it. It seemed like I was purchasing these food items to share with others.

Fruit: (apples) can refer to or symbolize fruit, words, fruit of the Spirit, an aroma, or a word fitly spoken.

The definition of the symbol of fruit that catches my attention is "a word fitly spoken." Perhaps the Lord is showing me that He wants me to purchase those words He wants me to speak (or perhaps write) and give them to others.

That's it, Joan! That's what I am reminding you of and bringing to your attention - that I want you to ASK ME FOR and RECEIVE those words I want you to give to others - in some way which I will show you at the time. I want you to look at the fruit and pick out what fruit I want you to carry to others for Me. Then I will share with you how to do that. It could be by mouth spoken. It could be by words written and put in your web books. It could be by writing it to someone by email. I want you to be open to this and say yes to this. Will you? 

Yes.

I want to use you, Joan, in My Kingdom work. Do you want to be used by Me?

Yes.

When you come before Me on your judgment day, do you want to know you have done all that I asked you to do for Me? 

Yes. 

Do you think I would ask you to do something that was not good? 

No.

 So, will you? 

Yes.

Don't jump quickly into speaking to others for Me, Joan. Take time to check with Me if ideas to share come into your mind. Be sure the ideas are from Me, AND that I want you to share them at that particular time.

You have shared words with others for Me many times, but you hadn't been aware of that, or you didn't know specifically that they were words from Me. Remember the night you talked on the phone to S A, and she said the words you spoke to her seemed exactly right for her situation? I was giving you those words. They were in your mind from Me. That is how I often work in My people. They sense words or thoughts coming into their minds and just speak them forth.

You are a clean vessel, Joan, and a purified vessel. I know you want to be prepared for the Master's use. You are. Now I want to use you with your being aware of what I am doing and saying, and of when to share My ideas with others, etc. It's time now to do that more deliberately.

In a large house there are articles not only of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay; some are for noble purposes and some for ignoble. If a man cleanses himself from the latter, he will be an instrument for noble purposes, made holy, useful to the Master and prepared to do any good work. (2 Timothy 2:20-21 NIV)

Would I ask you to do something that wouldn't be good for YOU, Joan?

No, I don't think You would. So this would be good for THEM and good for ME?

Yes. Even when I gave negative messages to My prophets of old to share, the messages could be used to repent, in many cases, and get right with Me - if the person chose to respond that way.

Are you willing now?

Yes, Lord Jesus. You gave Your life for me. You gave me life and salvation and heaven with You. I owe you everything! How could I not say yes to Your request. I say "yes" - if You will strengthen me and enable me. Of myself I am weak. But with You I am strong and can do what You ask.

I always do that for My people, Joan. I don't expect (and don't even want) you to speak forth in your own strength. Then you might take the credit for what you say. I give you the enablement to do what I ask you to do. I strengthen you. Remember how I enabled you to tell of your vision at CFO camp about seeing Me and angels there? Did I enable you?

Yes.

Do you realize I gave you the enablement to sing the song "You'll Never Walk Alone" at the Sunshine Club banquet? I wanted you to do that, and you did it to My glory - even though you didn't realize it at the time.

Do you realize I enabled you to write that Driver's Ed. essay and win that contest in High School? I did it through you. I have been writing My words through you since you were a young child in 3-4 grade when you wrote that poetry about a boy and girl walking along together as friends. Can you see prophetic implications in that poem? They represent you and Me. We have walked along together for most of your life - even when you weren't aware of it.

Remember in Japan when you were looking for some help regarding your marriage? I guided you to go to that church, and hear that speaker, and contact him for help. I did that. I have been with you, leading and guiding you, for your whole life. I chose you to be Mine before you were even born.

Now I have prepared you, and purified you, and set you apart unto Myself. I know you are Mine. I just want YOU to become more aware of that now. I want you to give Me assent to work more deliberately with Me now.

Yes, Lord. Thank You for choosing me and preparing me. I want to continue to work with You and continue to be purified and made ready so I can be useful to you while in this world. Then I can be content when I come to heaven and appear before You face to face. You are my Lord. I belong to You. I say yes to You. Show me the way.

This will be a daily thing from now on. The time has come. Expect to write here daily ideas (fruit of our relationship with each other). Come expecting to hear from Me and expecting to write what I tell you. This is a "co-laboring" event or situation for both of us - you and Me.

It's another level of our working together, Joan. Another level. You have noticed that spiritual things in your life have gone up to another level, right? This is part of that new level - more writing, more listening, more sharing what I lead you to share…in other words, more FRUIT. 

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7-2-10

A DREAM ABOUT UNEXPECTED PERSECUTION COMING TO GOD'S PEOPLE

In this dream I was first inside a United Methodist Church. I had been joining their Sunday School Class for communion on Sunday mornings for some weeks. Suddenly I received some (3) placards/signs from them, in written form, criticizing me because of my boldness. I was somehow supposed to answer questions about this before them. I could hardly believe this! I had just tried to form a good relationship with the people there, and then they did this to me. I decided to leave there. I put on a long sweater that was among those hanging on hooks along the wall, and walked out of the place. I had called home and said to come and pick me up, but I didn't indicate where to meet me, so I started walking along the road toward home - on the right side of the road. It was raining. Some vehicles (2) were coming toward me and drove across onto my right side of the road as if they might try to hit me, so I walked off the road onto the side area. Another lady had joined walking with me by that time, so I moved her off the road also, together with me. But the two vehicles stopped some yards before they got to us, and they turned around. 

Ok, Joan. This dream is from Me. What do you think of? How did it make you feel? First write your initial impressions, then look up symbols. There are lots of them.

My first impression is that undeserved persecution is shown in this dream. It came in the form of three signs or placards on sticks/poles, which were given to me. The complaint seemed to be regarding my "marriage" which I take to mean my relationship with Jesus as my Husband. It is a surprise and completely unjustified in my mind. Since this criticism or persecution comes because of my "boldness," then that indicates that I must have acted boldly (as they saw it), even though I myself didn't see why they would think that. I saw myself as just trying to have a good relationship (communion) with them. In the dream I was very hurt by the accusations and chose to leave that group rather than go through their defense process. 

I called home - this might refer to calling out to God to take me home, or come and get me from this earth. The sweater may refer to the covering/anointing, which I needed to wear and put on then. Going down the road may indicate walking in The Way of Christ, on the "right" side. The raining may indicate the Holy Spirit being poured out at that time. The lady who joined me walking along the road may represent the Holy Spirit/Jesus walking with me as I go out by myself. The vehicles which look threatening could well be actual threats I face as I walk along the way, but they turn back and don't come all the way to me. These are my first thoughts about what this dream might mean.

What do you think, Lord Jesus?

I think you have right ideas. Let's add to those that the three signs represent the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. And they represent a "sign" to others that they can see - a sign of our close relationship (like marriage) and this upsets others around you - even though you have been innocently friendly to them. 

In this dream you can represent "yourself" and/or you can represent those in a close relationship with Me which shows to others. Others take offense at our relationship and bring accusations against it, which are completely unjustified. I am showing you this ahead of time so you will know that this is coming. Christians will be criticized and accused unjustly. Don't be surprised by that. 

They were in the first century church also. It will be somewhat like that in this last century church. You may need to "go out from among them" and walk on your own a short while, but I will be with you by My Spirit. You will see threatening possibilities, but will not be hurt. You will wear My anointing and know the rain is falling - the revival you have prayed for many years. The UM Church represents those who do not have (as a general rule) a close intimate relationship with Me. You saw that when you worked for them.

There is plenty for them to criticize about in your writings. But those writings are your testimony about Me and who I am in relationship to you. Those writings have eternal value to you and to Me. So they show your "boldness" to others. Don't hold back in being bold in your writings. This is the kind of "boldness" I am having you display - your writings. They are good, and they honor Me, and they please Me. Isn't that what you want to do - honor Me?

Yes, Lord, I do want to honor You. You deserve ALL HONOR for what you did for us, Your people!

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7-4-10

A DREAM ABOUT BEING GUIDED TO JOIN A SECOND GROUP OF 
WOMEN "PRAY-ERS" PRAYING FOR THEIR CHILDREN

In this dream I became aware of two groups of women who got together and prayed for their children and other children they felt they were to pray for. At first I didn't know which group of women I was to join, but then felt guided to join the second group. In the dream I saw colors representing the children the first group was to pray for, and those colors were orange, green, white, and lavender (light purple). I didn't see, or don't remember, the colors for the second group to pray for. I saw these two groups (separately, not at the same time) meeting outdoors to pray together.

The thought that comes is that perhaps these two groups represent CTC as the first group, and OCF as the second group. Perhaps I didn't see colors for the second group because I haven't been there long enough yet. Perhaps that understanding is yet to come.

Children may represent those who are "children of God" - those who belong to Him. Perhaps meeting outside may symbolize that these are not groups confined within a building, but broader than that. 

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7-5-10

A DREAM ABOUT TEACHING COLLEGE STUDENTS TO PAY FOR WHAT THEY WANTED

In this dream I was a temporary teacher at a college. I was there for just one day it seemed. Two girl students were in the room with me and they wanted to take items (food) from the refrigerator for their own use. At first I let them. Then I changed my mind and felt it was wrong since those items belonged to someone else. So I began to gradually teach them to either pay for what they wanted or put it back in the refrigerator.

The setting was at a college. This would indicate it is a place of higher learning, with strong meat taught there, and perhaps a promotion in the Spirit. I was the main person in this dream. It dealt with my relationship with others whom I affect with my teaching. It was only for a short time, perhaps even just one day. This refers to the time left here on earth for me to teach is short, very short.

What I taught the two girls was to pay close attention to, and think about, what food they select to use in their own lives. They will need to pay for that food if they want to keep it. Food may refer to the work of God for the mature disciples. When it, the food of God, enters your self, then a price will be paid for it. It will lead you into whatever that price is. If you don't want to pay the price, then you should not take it out of the refrigerator. The refrigerator refers to what is in your heart (your motives, attitude, thoughts, memories).

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QUIET TIME NOTES

We learned yesterday that Social Security did not deposit my check into my account this month. So I need to deal with that now. Therefore, I sought the Lord this morning about what to do about it. Here is my writing from what He said.

I will go with you, Joan, but you can try first to talk with Social Security by phone - in case you can avoid a trip there. You can ask for H. first, and see if he will handle it - or he might transfer it to someone else whom he knows can help you. Either way, I will be with you all the way through.

I'm so glad You're with me, Lord! Thank You so much! I wouldn't want to live on this earth without You. You are my strength and my guidance. You show me the way to go/walk each day. In these uncertain times, I need You! All the time, I need You. You are the Light of my life and my Joy!

Lord, I don't seem to be aggressive and able to go after things. I just want to shrink from life challenges and don't want to deal with them. Why am I this way, Lord? Can I be changed?

You are My demonstration case/person for what I can and will do for a person like you who is not aggressive. I want to demonstrate Who I am in you - for others to see, to read about, to hear about, and to have records in heaven about. That is why I am having you write all this out for Me…for My heavenly records. That is where the records count - in Heaven.

My answer to whether you can be changed is - No, because I made you that way and life's circumstances made you that way. You do not need to change and become aggressive. You just need Me to be your strength and your song as you deal with issues - and I will do that. Mankind is very weak without Me.

I am your Courage, Joan, and I am your Song. Sing My "Song of the Redeemed" every day - by coming to Me and renewing your song for that day. Each day the song or actions will be different, as each day will be different. Today is a day/song of peace, quiet and listening to Me.

I'll give you tomorrow's song when tomorrow comes. Do not expect tomorrow's song today. One day at a time. 

Today: listen, rest, trust, and peace.

•	Today gather your Social Security material
•	List them in order. Be sure to list the office the letter was sent from that said they would take away your July and August benefits until the overpayment is paid back.
•	Call H. and leave a message regarding the list.
•	This will prepare you for tomorrow when the office is open and you can speak to him.

Tomorrow I will lead/show you that day's instructions.

I will do this each day of your life, Joan. Come to Me each morning for instructions for that day. That way I can show you options open to you that you might not see/know. I have a solution for every problem you face. Trust Me and come to Me. I am your Heavenly Father. I know everything, and all aspects of your situation - therefore I know exactly what to do in each situation. Do you believe this?

Yes, I do.

Then come to Me for your answers and guidance - and do not fret or be afraid. I always have a way.

This will be good to put in your journal and new book, Joan. It will be helpful to others too.

Remember to come every morning for instructions, Joan, before you do any daily tasks (you can do breakfast first). 

This is a new level of our communication and is preparation for what's to come.

Now - be at peace, My child,
Knowing you are in My care,
Knowing I will take care of everything.
All you need to do is find and follow My instructions each day.

You wanted someone else to do things for you? I will do them. Count on Me. Depend on Me. Trust Me.

FOLLOW ME.

Now remain in My peace all this day. Don't speak words of doubt. You know I can handle this.

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PRAYER TIME

Mormons: 
The Lord guided me to pray for all the Mormons - that they would come to a knowledge of the Truth, that Father would draw them to Jesus, that all who would come would be saved. What a fantastic difference it would make in our country if the Mormons would come to Jesus and belong to Him! They are such devoted and disciplined people! Wow! I pray this prayer in Jesus' name! And now I declare that it is so. Amen.

OCF:
The life of My body at OCF is prospering greatly. I am building a strong reed there, one that will not break. I am strengthening it and preparing it to disciple the many who will be brought to it soon. But first I am wrapping the people at OCF together as one, as family, as bundled together and knitted together. This is to make her strong and ready to be a vessel for My use in "The Great Revival."

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7-7-10

A DREAM ABOUT WALKING THROUGH A HUGH HOUSE AND VIEWING MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE AND APARTMENTS

In this dream I was in a huge house. I had a section, like my own apartment. I began to explore what else was in this large house. I next found rooms that were Beth's apartment with living room, bathroom, and bedroom. Then I came to Mom's apartment. When Dad wasn't there it was nice because the three of us could move around freely. But when Dad was there, our freedom was restricted.

As I explored further, I found a large room for children to use like a kindergarten area. I then found another section where children were playing and a teacher was with them. I looked and saw that the house kept going on and on, into other sections, which looked intriguing. 

In the last scene I met three women and noticed one woman had bad teeth. I wondered if she was in the process of getting them fixed and they would look better later.

The dream setting was a house. This was the house where I lived and Beth lived. This could represent a person or family, an individual, or a Church. It could show my church, my life or heart…a dwelling place. People in the church are the household of God, the members of His household. I think the house in this dream represents the household of God, which is immense, and goes on and on, and has more and more rooms/apartments and people involved in it.

The dream first involved Beth and me, which is my current household on earth, and showed my mother (relaxed) and father (cautious) relationships. Then the dream showed views of children in various situations and rooms. This could represent my teaching years with children, and my years of discipling others.

In the last scene I was vulnerable and transparent as I met with three women. One of those women seemed nice enough, along with the other two women, but she had bad teeth, which showed when she opened her mouth to talk and smile. She didn't act as if she was aware that her bad teeth showed to others like me. Teeth symbolize wisdom, and experience. Bad teeth/broken teeth could represent loss, or biting off things or chewing on things. They could symbolize a bad experience, or a problem. Broken teeth can symbolize potential pain, being unfaithful, an undependable friend or person, having no faith, or having unbelief. Perhaps seeing this woman, who was with friendly and accepting people, but showed her bad teeth, represents someone I need to be alert for. This could represent a warning from the Lord. This could refer to someone in the large household of God, or perhaps in my church.

A woman in a dream can represent the church, a virgin, a harlot, an angel, a demon, a spirit, or one's own self. The number three can represent the Trinity; however, God reminds me that there are three members of the unholy trinity also. I feel like she represents someone who presents herself as a Christian, but very possibly is not. Perhaps the woman with bad teeth represents those in the church who have poor attitudes, or ideas that need correcting/fixing.

I need to see the household of God as vast, unending from my viewpoint, with potential frustrations, with family members, with children, and with women/people who could look like they are friendly, but have potentially poor wisdom to offer. 

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7-8-10

A DREAM ABOUT TRYING TO FIND MY BLUE NOTEBOOK

I realized it was time to go to class (at 7:30) and was looking in many places in my room for my blue cloth-covered notebook that I needed to take there. I had not yet found it by the end of the dream.

You want me to learn something from this, don't You, Lord?

Yes, focus on the blue notebook and what you would do with that.

The blue notebook seems to symbolize something used for writing notes - notes on what I am to learn in school/class. Since it is blue it refers to spiritual ideas/learning. Searching for it may mean I am seeking what I am to write next when I "get to class" - i.e. come before the Lord to learn what He wants to teach me. The time of the class (7:30) may refer to this being the time of the completion or finishing of my writing, a time for the maturity of my writing ministry.

Are You saying in this dream that it's time to come before You, Lord, to take notes in my "spiritual" notebook? Are You saying to listen and write something special now, at this time of completion of my writing ministry?

Yes, it is now time for the final chapters of your writing ministry. I will be pouring out My final lectures in your school of learning. These will complete your "blue notebook." Then you can put them on the web for others to read and receive a blessing through. We will start it tomorrow. Come to class at 7:30 - after Beth leaves for work tomorrow - and I will instruct you.

I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go. I will counsel you and watch over you. (Psalm 32:8)

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7-9-10

QUIET TIME NOTES

I love you, Joan, and I want to grow you as much as possible to be like Me in the time you have left on this earth. The more you grow, the greater will be your position and responsibility in My Kingdom during the Millennium.

Morning at 7:30 is going to be your listening and writing time each morning, Monday through Friday, from now on, unless I make a change. Write about whatever I put in your heart to write - like the letter that came to you yesterday.

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A DREAM ABOUT HAVING A HEART ATTACK

In this dream Beth and I had gone to someplace away from our home, and perhaps even out of our town. I was walking around talking with people and began to have unusual pains in my left chest area. I said this felt differently than anything I had ever felt before, and perhaps I was having a heart attack. A man who was there, who was a doctor, put his hand under my left armpit and felt movement, bumping, and things moving there, so he said, "Yes, you are having a heart attack." I felt there, and could also feel unusual movement. I went looking for Beth to tell her and start us on our drive back home. When I told her that I thought I was having a heart attack, she said something like, "Let's get you an aspirin and see if you feel better so we can stay awhile." I said, "No."

What does this mean? Is this from You, God? Is this a warning about a real heart attack coming? Or is it symbolic of some warning you are alerting me to?

Yes, it IS from Me. You were just reading that book on dreams by Barbie Breathitt when you dozed off to sleep. I wanted to warn you of something coming soon…an attack on your emotions that will cause you pain, but not physical pain, just emotional pain. Your physical heart is healthy and good because I have been keeping it that way. But emotionally there is something soon coming (like in the next week) that will be troublesome to you and you will want to "drive home" to be with Me instead of wanting to stay where you are (on the earth with lots of people around). Beth will want to stay on earth longer as depicted by her response. She wanted to do something to postpone your leaving the earth (both of you). But "leaving the earth" in the Rapture is coming soon, Joan, very soon. This will come through man's weakness but God's strength. Nothing simple like aspirin will fix this problem the earth is soon coming upon.

Does this have to do with the warning given through John Kilpatrick this morning by email about some "deadly session" going on?

Yes, Joan, this dream is from Me. I am just giving you advanced warning about something that is serious and will need to be attended to immediately, like a heart attack would need to be. It involves My people (as they are "in your heart") and My Kingdom work (as that is also "in your heart"). Movement, thumping, pulses, and beats are going on now. You will know what I mean soon and can write it in this journal.

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Here is the email I got today about a warning by John Kilpatrick:

"Deadly Session" Warning
by John Kilpatrick
Jul 9, 2010

At approximately four o'clock in the morning of July 3, 2010 I was awake in my bed at home when I heard the Lord speak two words to me. I heard the words "deadly session." It startled me because it was spoken in the stillness of the predawn hours, and I could not immediately grasp what was being communicated.

I asked the Lord, "What does this mean? I cannot understand what You are saying to me." I prayed and asked Holy Spirit to clarify the message, and then I dozed off to sleep.

Immediately, I realized in a dream that I was in a foreign land. Apparently, it was somewhere in England. I saw a gentleman and I walked up to him. I did not know or recognize him, and he evidently did not know me.

I said, "Sir, I just received a word from the Lord and I cannot understand its meaning."

He asked what the message was, and I told him.

He then said with a definite British accent, "The word does not have to do with church because the Church has a service. It has to do with government such as Parliament, Congress, or court."

He pointedly said, "Court is in session, Congress is in session, or Parliament is convening and is in session."

So he said, "Your word has to do with a 'deadly session' of government affiliation. This is an ominous warning!"

I awoke and realized God answered my request and sent someone in my dream to give me an interpretation. 

An Urgency to Pray

It is rare that I post anything on the Internet regarding a prophetic word, but I have felt an urgency all day to share this with intercessors and the Body of Christ at large to help me pray into this. I do feel it is a timely warning or Holy Spirit would not have spoken it aloud into my ear at four o'clock in the morning.

I could speculate that it could be this or that, but I really do not know what it is all about. Friends, and even some who move in the prophetic, have discussed this with me throughout the day. I have been given really good insight as to what it could possibly mean.

I almost decided not to post this, but felt if I received a word from the Lord and did not do anything with it I would not be a good steward of prophetic insight. I would deeply appreciate it if you would help me pray into this and together we can avert judgment, hopefully.

Respectfully,

John A. Kilpatrick
John Kilpatrick Ministries
Email: info@johnkilpatrick.org

John Kilpatrick experienced firsthand the Glory of God as Holy Spirit entrusted to him the pastoral oversight of the Brownsville Revival in Pensacola, Florida. John Kilpatrick Ministries was established in 1996 as a result of the Brownsville Revival. He now travels extensively across the nation spreading the fires of revival and impacting churches around the world through media ministry. After nearly forty years of pastoral ministry, twenty-two years of which was his tenure at Brownsville Assembly of God, he and his wife Brenda are fulfilling their apostolic call by establishing churches and mentoring ministers. His hunger and passion for God's presence awakens and stirs the hearts of many to cry out for a move of God. 

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7-10-10

Today I spent time preparing the next section of my newest book (How To Live Holy In These Days) for July and August. I placed in it my journal writings for this past week and then edited them to fit what I wanted to share publicly. I felt the Lord wants me to do this on Saturday mornings. It serves two good purposes - It causes me to review what I have written for the last week, and it gets the material ready to put on the web. I'm wondering if I should do one-month segments from now on, rather than waiting two months. The time is short, so this might now be appropriate. I'll ponder that and see what the Lord says about it.

I'm very grateful to the Lord today for giving Beth such a good job in Kansas City, MO. She has had a good week there and the work seems almost perfectly suited to the training and preparation she has had over the last 12 years. The Lord is soooo good to us!

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7-11-10

A DREAM WITH SPARKLY REWARDS FOR THOSE FEEDING MEAT TO OTHERS

In this dream a group of us women (5) talked about whether to fix and provide food for the participants in a camp or conference where we were. I told them I felt the time of the participants could be used to accomplish so much more that was good for them if they could stay on campus to eat rather than disperse to restaurants. I said they could especially use that time to get acquainted with one another. We decided to meet the next morning to put our ideas together and decide if we could do it.

As I was approaching the campus the next day I was thinking of what we could serve the participants most easily and quickly. I kept thinking of giving them meat (put in a thick  tomato sauce that would hold it together - like sloppy Joe sauce), placed in a bun, with vegetable sticks and dessert.

When I came to the place where we were to meet, I saw on the door that someone had prepared a poster with our five names on it and assigned to us what we were to bring. The poster was made of beautiful colors (primarily aqua blue) with lots of sparkly, glittery things on it. I couldn't read it too well, but I thought my name said the word "picks" after it. When I entered the room, I saw many different displays of beautiful items all in pastel colors with sparkly gems and glittery things on each item. It was amazing to see! I felt we could "pick" what we wanted and take it with us.

On one table display there were five coats, one for each of us, lying there on their backs, with the inside showing, as if they were ready to be put on. I noticed my coat was white. They had fur lined hoods.

In another display there was a lot of jewelry for us to choose and put on as we wished. Each place I looked there was something more to see which was for us five workers. We met outside the room, and then we met inside the room. One lady had put some of the jewelry onto her upper chest area by sticking it into her skin with tiny thin wires, like pierced earrings. The dangling jewelry was blue. 

I kept wondering who did all this and how they possibly had time to buy, collect, and arrange it all since the night before. I felt that she just went ahead and did something rather than discussing it together, and that's how she got this accomplished.

It was like we were getting beautiful rewards for our work even before we finished the work.

These are my first thoughts about this dream:

The five women could symbolize the five-fold ministry and the Bride of Christ. They could also symbolize the five wise virgins in the parable Jesus told about them. They were working together to help the participants in a conference to have a better experience and grow together more. They were planning to prepare meat for them. That meat could symbolize solid spiritual food. 

Someone prepared beautiful things for them to see and have for themselves while they were doing this work for the Lord. These represented rewards for them. One of my rewards was a white coat with fur on the hood. This represents my covering and anointing. I learned that fur used to be worn by kings and prophets, so perhaps that is what is symbolized by the fur on the hood of the white jacket.

After my name it said the word "picks." I think this indicates that I can pick what rewards I want from the many possibilities by what I seek to do for the Lord…what I choose to do with what I learn is possible.

I think the Lord is using this dream to show me that there are many facets of beautiful items in heaven, each with colors and gems and sparkly things that attract me. I get to pick what I want to have and to wear in my spiritual life, which is my eternal life. I will display there, in heaven, what I picked/chose while on earth giving out meat to others. Somehow the two go on simultaneously.

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7-12-10

Yesterday Beth and I started out for church around 9:30. We saw a huge dark cloud surrounded with greenish gray clouds coming in from the northwest toward us. So Beth turned the car around  and decided to go by a more southerly route, hoping we would thereby miss the storm from that cloud. We drove along and watched as the cloud came closer and closer; then it was over us. It was very dark and ominous-looking with pieces pulling out from the edges. There were very scary and brilliant long streaks of lightning coming from cloud to ground all around the huge gray cloud. Finally we decided to turn around and drive back home rather than continue under what that cloud was bringing. It started to rain very large raindrops just before we got home.

We went in our house to wait out the storm and watched it bring sheets and sheets and waves and waves of heavy, heavy rainfall. It brought flash flooding in the street and in all the yards around us. Occasionally we heard or saw hail in with the rain. This was coming from the northwest. But suddenly it changed and came just as strongly from the east! We knew that wasn't a good sign, so we kept watch. Beth said we would have had to pull off the road due to the heavy rain if we had been driving in it. The weather radio and TV said we had a severe thunderstorm warning. Finally the storm slowed down after close to an hour. It was 10:30 by then, so we decided to just stay home from church (which started at 10:30 and it would take us about 45-60 min. to get there) and have a Perry Stone teaching retreat day. We listened to 5 DVD's from his St. Louis conference held recently. They were excellent and we learned a lot. 

This morning I learned on TV that some areas of KC, around 29,000 people, were without electricity for awhile, and also that our church area got even more rain that Lee's Summit did yesterday. Later I learned that this kind of sudden heavy storm was termed a microburst.

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7-13-10

QUIET TIME NOTES

Today I finished reading the book Finding Friendship with God by Floyd McClung (Exec. Dir. of YWAM). In the book he gives this list which we can read to remind ourselves who we really are. I want to put it in this journal, but also I am to make a copy for Beth to give E. to have her read each morning before she leaves her house, and each evening before she goes to bed.

I am…

1.	I am a child of God (Rom. 8:16).
2.	I am redeemed from the hand of the enemy (Psalm 107:2).
3.	I am forgiven (Col. 1:13, 14).
4.	I am saved by grace through faith (Eph. 2:8).
5.	I am justified (Rom. 5:11).
6.	I am sanctified (1 Cor. 5:17).
7.	I am a new creation (2 Cor. 5:17).
8.	I am a partaker of his divine nature (2 Peter 1:4).
9.	I am redeemed from the curse of the law (Gal. 3:13).
10.	I am delivered from the powers of darkness (Col. 1:13).
11.	I am led by the Spirit of God (Rom. 8:14).
12.	I am a son or daughter of God (Rom. 8:14).
13.	I am kept under his wings wherever I go (Psalm 91:11).
14.	I am cared for by Jesus (1 Peter 5:7).
15.	I am strong in the Lord and the power of his might (Eph. 6:10).
16.	I am able to do all things through Christ who strengthens me (Phil. 4:13).
17.	I am an heir of God and a joint heir with Jesus (Rom. 8:17).
18.	I am empowered to do all the Lord's commandments (Dt. 28:12).
19.	I am blessed in my coming in and my going out (Dt. 28:6).
20.	I am blessed with all spiritual blessings (Eph. 1:3).
21.	I am saved by Jesus' wounds (1 Peter 2:24).
22.	I am more than a conqueror (Rom. 8:37).
23.	I am an overcomer by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of my testimony (Rev. 12:11).
24.	I am empowered to cast down vain imaginations (2 Cor. 10:4-5).
25.	I am able to bring every thought into captivity (2 Cor. 10:5).
26.	I am being transformed by the renewing of my mind (Rom. 12:1,2).
27.	I am a co-laborer together with God (1 Cor. 5:21).
28.	I am a friend of God (John 15:15).

(Finding Friendship With God; Floyd McClung, Servant Publications, Ann Arbor, MI, 1992, pg. 111-112)

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7-14-10

Here are two emails, which I opened this morning, which I feel are very helpful and beneficial. So I am putting them here:

How to Find God's Will
By Andrew Wommack
July 2010

Dear Friend,

Recently one of my employees told me about a man she met at a business near our office. When the man found out that this employee worked for me, he said that about thirty years ago, he had given one of my tapes to his niece who was living a very ungodly lifestyle. After she listened to the tape, she turned her life over to the Lord and eventually became a missionary, totally dedicated to God's will for her life.

Praise God for this testimony! But what if I hadn't been walking in God's will and preaching the Gospel? One possibility is that her life may never have changed. Of course, God could have used someone else to reach her, but who knows how long that would have taken or how far from God she may have strayed in the meantime? This story illustrates how important it is for each one of us to be doing what God has called us to do.

Are you fulfilling your call? Do you even know what God has ordained for your life? If not, you're certainly not alone.

I recently ministered at a Gospel Truth Seminar in Orlando, Florida, on the subject of finding God's will. Two-thirds of the audience rose when I asked for those to stand up who didn't know if they were walking in God's will. Being uncertain of God's plan for our lives is common among Christians. But it shouldn't be (Eph. 5:17). How can we ever expect to build God's kingdom if we don't know our part?

The place to start is to realize that the Lord has a specific and unique plan for you. He's had this plan in mind before you were even born.

Psalm 139:15-16 says,

"My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be" (New International Version).

God had all of your days written out before you were born. You aren't a mistake going somewhere to happen. You haven't been placed on this earth by chance. Where and when you were born, the parents God gave you, your personality, and everything else about you was orchestrated by God for a specific purpose.

However, you can't assume that God's will is automatically going to come to pass in your life. It won't. God's will doesn't always come to pass. Take salvation, for instance.

Second Peter 3:9 tells us,

"The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance."

It's clear from this scripture that God wants everyone to come to repentance and be saved, yet we know not everyone does. God also wants everyone healed, yet people still live with sickness in their bodies. Likewise, God wants everyone to find and walk in the purpose He has ordained for them, yet not everyone will. But that's not God's fault.

Once you realize that you are the one responsible for discovering God's will, the next step is to start seeking God for it. He's not hiding His will from you. But you're going to have to do some seeking to find it.

Jeremiah 29:12-13 tells us how we need to seek God:

"Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart."

Notice the emphasis on seeking with all your heart. As long as you can live without knowing God's will for your life, you will. But when you seek with all your heart, you will find it (Matt. 7:7).

When I was a senior in high school, I was faced with having to know what God's will for my life was. I hadn't thought about it much before that, because for twelve years, I was just a student. But at that point, I needed to know if I was supposed to go to college or what path God wanted me to take.

I asked people in my church how to find God's will. Nobody could tell me what to do. So I decided to start reading the Bible. I figured God's Word could give me the knowledge I needed, so I stayed up until two and three every night, reading. Even though I ended up reading the Bible through two or three times during my senior year, I still didn't have any specific direction from the Lord. But then, all of a sudden, one passage of Scripture, Romans 12:1-2 came alive to me:

"Present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God."

For the next four months, I meditated on those scriptures. It was shortly after that when I had my life-changing encounter with God. As a result of that encounter, I began to see that God had called me to be a full-time minister. I don't think it was any accident that God showed up in such a miraculous way in my life at that time. It was because I had been diligently seeking Him, wanting to know the path He had for me.

One mistake people often make in seeking God's purpose is that they assume whatever they're good at in the natural must be what God wants them to do. So if they're naturally good at public speaking, they figure God must have called them to a speaking ministry of some sort. I don't believe this is always true. It certainly wasn't true in my case. I was scared stiff of speaking in front of people.

God called me to do what is beyond my natural ability so that I would have to rely on Him to get it done. That's why God's will may have nothing to do with your natural gifts. If you can do something yourself —naturally— you wouldn't need God's empowerment. Sometimes people's talents may be an indication of what God's will is, but many have gifts and talents they don't even know exist.

Paul said that God had separated him from his mother's womb and called him by His grace (Gal. 1:15). God purposed for Paul to be a minister of the Gospel before he was ever born. He didn't look at Paul's talents once he grew up and then decided He could use him. His life had been predestined, just as yours is. So if you only look at what you're good at to determine your purpose, you may totally miss it.

I believe that most people are not accomplishing what God has called them to do. They may be doing good works, but that doesn't necessarily mean they're walking in God's purpose for their lives. Not everything that is good is God.

Believe me, God's perfect will is worth finding. Supernatural peace and joy come when you're in the center of His will. And God's blessing and anointing will always be on your work when you're doing what He's called you to do.

Do you feel dissatisfied or unsettled with your life? Are you tired of just going to work, coming home, watching television, going to bed, then getting up and doing it all over again? If so, it may be God who has placed a holy dissatisfaction within you in hopes of provoking you to start seeking out His perfect will. Don't wait another day to begin the search for God's will in your life.

We love you,

Andrew and Jamie

Contact Information:
Andrew Wommack Ministries
850 Elkton Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
Phone: 719-635-1111 
www.awmi.net

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THE RESTRAINER
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
From: Maurice Sklar

“And now you know WHAT IS RESTRAINING him (from being revealed at this time) (the antichrist); it is so that he may be manifested (revealed) in his own (appointed time).  For the mystery of lawlessness (that hidden principle of rebellion against constituted authority) is already at work in the world, (BUT IS) RESTRAINED ONLY UNTIL HE (OR THAT) WHICH RESTRAINS IS TAKEN OUT OF THE WAY. And then the lawless one (the antichrist) will be revealed and the Lord Jesus will slay him with the breath of His mouth and bring him to an end by His appearing at His coming.”   2 Thessalonians 2:6- 8 (Amplified Bible)  

Dear Beloved,  

I always thought that it was the Holy Spirit that was restraining the evil in the earth, and keeping the anti-Messiah – that wicked world dictator that will be empowered by Satan during the last seven years – from taking over everything.  But, the Lord corrected me and said to me: 

“If I took My Spirit out of the earth, then no one would be able to come to Me in the last time.  But many millions of souls will cry out to me and be saved during the final seven years. But they will pay with their lives for their faith in Me.  No one can come to Me unless the Holy Spirit draws them.  No!  It is not My Spirit that will be taken out of the earth.  It is My Bride that will be taken out of the earth.  Who is My Bride?  It is only those that choose to love Me, walk with Me, obey Me, serve Me, and choose Me over all else right now.  It is those that choose to be overcomers and will endure to the end.  It is the prayers and the intercession of My Bride that is holding back the flood of evil and judgment soon to come upon the whole earth.  It is to allow My grace to continue to reach out to the lost and the backslidden church just a little bit longer.  It is not My will that any perish in hell.  

I am now at the door! All is now ready!  I am ready to come for My beautiful Bride!  How I long for her!   But, only the Father knows the precise day and hour of My appearing.  First I must APPEAR to take My Bride away.  Then, I must RETURN to this earth as KING OF KINGS.  She will return with me.  Time has run out.  There will be no stopping the judgments much longer from coming like birth pangs upon the earth.  

Nevertheless, tell My Bride that I have heard her cries, her prayers, and her intercession. I have seen her tears.  It has restrained much that would have already happened.  My grace is abundant in this final hour!  How I weep for those that refuse to repent and come to Me now!  My heart is broken for them, for I know the terrible evils coming upon them.  Satan is now gathering his full armies to devour and destroy the nations of the earth.  Only you, My precious Bride, are holding him back through your prayers…for this I am pleased.  

Stay with Me in the place of prayer now!  Nothing else matters.  Take up the mantle of intercession and prayer as never before.  Pray in the supernatural languages I have given you through the Holy Spirit and let ME pray through you.  This is your highest calling!  I am sweeping through this earth in a final call of revival that will rapidly end the time of grace to the nations.  Do not waste the precious time I have given you.  You can never recover it again in the eternities to come!  Great is the reward for those that take hold of the horns of the altar and go to war to restrain the evil storm clouds on the horizon.  Many millions of souls are at stake, even now, My Beloved!

The lines have been already drawn.  I know who are Mine and who are not.  All of heaven is now ready for the greatest party and celebration that has ever been in the eternities past!  There is no more preparation for the Wedding Supper any longer.  It is DONE!  I am waiting to appear in the air to catch and take My Bride home.  What a Wedding Day it will BE!  But, Beloved, YOU must prepare yourself so that you can hear the call of the shofar.  Many will not hear because they have lost their bridal veils and their crowns.  Hold fast what I have given you.  Do not let Satan steal your heart from Me.

These are events that will soon come that will signal your departure from this earth, My Beloved:

•	I am taking Billy Graham home. 

•	War will soon erupt upon and all around Israel.  She will be wounded, but not destroyed.  But, all around her, whoever has cursed her from the house of Esau will be destroyed.  Lebanon, Syria, Iran and others nations that have poked Me in the eye will experience the wrath of nuclear fire and destruction. 

•	If the President your nation has elected does not repent and change, I will continue to judge the United States concerning the attempts he has made to give up and divide My land and force Israel to divide Jerusalem.  If he continues, I will divide America right down the middle.  If he continues to put economic pressure on Israel, I will further collapse the economy of America.  If he keeps encouraging and allowing terrorism to flourish, I will allow terrorism to destroy and wreak havoc in America.  It is one hundred to one: I will see to it that one hundred times more comes upon America for what Israel experiences in this realm.  I will judge America a thousand to one concerning any land that is taken from Israel and Jerusalem, just as it happened when you forced My people from their homes in Gaza and I responded with Hurricane Katrina. For every settler that has been or will be forced from their homes in Judea and Samaria, I will require one thousand homes in America to lose their homes.  Since you forced Israel to “freeze” construction of homes, your housing markets have been “frozen” to the same degree – only a thousand homes to one.  

•	Concerning Iran: If America does not join in Israel in a preemptive attack upon Iran and Israel has to go it alone, America will experience nuclear attack through terrorism.  You must attack with Israel now, or you will be attacked.

•	Concerning sexual sin, homosexuality, pornography, abortion, molestation of children, and witchcraft in America: I will tolerate it no longer.  A new sexually transmitted and incurable disease will bring rapid and painful death to many.  It is coming.  There will be no cure. Those that promote and murder children, I will see to it that YOUR children are murdered.  Those that abuse and molest My children, I will see to it that YOUR children suffer the same for all of eternity.  They will be chained to you forever as you burn in the hottest fires of hell.  You will burn together. Those that have performed the murder of My children through abortion and have supported these murders of innocent blood, you will experience the very same tortures that you inflicted upon them.  It will never stop for all of eternity.  Forever you will be tortured if you do not repent and turn to Me and cry out for mercy.  It is only My blood that can cleanse and remove these horrible sins.  Those that have enslaved the souls of children through witchcraft, sorcery, Satanic worship and sacrifice, and the occult: You will be tormented the worst of all.  Forever you shall be chained to those you enslaved as you are tormented by Satan himself.  I warn you: do NOT participate in these things for it will damn your souls!

•	Concerning genetic manipulation and mind control though technology: This brings My wrath upon those that try to mix what I have not allowed.  But, soon when the Tribulation begins, this will sweep through the earth and eternally enslave all who worship the Beast, as it is written in My Word.  Those who develop and participate in this now will lose their minds in torment forever in hell.  To the degree they participate in enslaving and creating mutations that I have forbidden, to that degree, they shall be mutated and tortured forever and ever.  

•	I will NOT allow these things to continue much longer without judging and destroying those that continue in lawlessness and sin.  I am a HOLY GOD and I have reserved the cup of wrath for those that hate Me and will not forsake evil and sin.  I am weary of holding back any longer!  I WILL do exactly as it is written in My Holy Word.  

Oh earth, earth, earth, hear the Word of the LORD: Repent and forsake these abominations! Before it is too late, turn to Me or you will perish!   

My Beloved Bride, I am pouring out a fresh anointing of fire and protection upon you.  Do not fear the things that are coming upon this earth.  Soon and very soon you shall be with Me!”

May the Lord continue to help us to hear and obey!

As given by the Holy Spirit to:

Maurice Sklar

Maurice Sklar Ministries . 12127 Mall Boulevard . Suite A-440 . Victorville, CA  92392 . USA 
(646) 244-7350 . info@mauricesklar.com . www.mauricesklar.com

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JOURNAL 7-15-10 Thursday

I am typing into today's journal the material from a Billy Graham brochure about how to receive Jesus Christ into your life and become His.

From

STEPS TO PEACE WITH GOD
Billy Graham

Step 1 - GOD'S PURPOSE: PEACE AND ETERNAL LIFE

God loves you, and He wants you to live in peace with Him and to receive eternal life. Since God planned for us to be at peace with Him and to have eternal life, why are many people not enjoying this experience?

The Bible says…
•	"…we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ." (Romans 5:1)
•	"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." (John 3:16 NKJV)
•	"…the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." (Romans 6:23b)

Step 2 - OUR PROBLEM: SIN AND SEPARATION

God did not make us robots to mindlessly love and obey Him. Instead He gave us a will and freedom of choice. But, like Adam, we often choose to disobey God and go our own selfish ways (read Genesis chapters 2-3). This side of our nature is called sin, and it separates us from God. Our sin separates us from God.

The Bible says…
•	"For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God…the wages of sin is death." (Romans 3:23; 6:23)
•	"So [after Adam sinned] the Lord God banished him from the Garden of Eden." (Genesis 3:23a)
•	"But your iniquities have separated you from your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He will not hear." (Isaiah 59:2)

Step 3 - GOD'S REMEDY: THE CROSS

Jesus Christ is the only answer to this problem of separation from God. He died on the cross and rose from the grave to pay the penalty for our sin--completely bridging the gap between us and God. God has provided the only way…and we must make the choice…

The Bible says…
•	"But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." (Romans 5:8)
•	"Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved." (Acts 4:12)
•	"…God is on one side and all the people on the other side, and Christ Jesus, Himself man, is between them to bring them together…" (1 Timothy 2:5 TLB)
•	"I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word [Jesus] and believes Him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life." (John 5:24)

Step 4 - OUR RESPONSE: RECEIVE CHRIST

We can receive Jesus Christ when we believe in His message and trust in Him alone to save us.

The Bible says…
•	"All the prophets testify about Him that everyone who believes in Him [Jesus Christ] receives forgiveness of sins through His name." (Acts 10:43)
•	"Yet to all who received Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God." (John 1:12)
•	"[Jesus said] Do not let your heart be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me." (JOHN 14:1) 

HOW TO RECEIVE CHIRST

1.	Admit your need (I am a sinner).
2.	Be willing to turn from your sins (repent).
3.	Believe that Jesus Christ died for you on the cross and rose from the grave.
4.	Through prayer, invite Jesus Christ to come in and control your life through the Holy Spirit (Receive Him as your Savior).

WHAT TO PRAY

Dear Lord Jesus, I know that I am sinful and I need Your forgiveness. I believe that You died to pay the penalty for my sin. I want to turn from my sin nature and follow You instead. I invite You to come into my heart and life. In Jesus' name. Amen.

GOD'S ASSURANCE: HIS WORD

If you sincerely prayed this prayer and asked Jesus Christ to come into your life, do you know what He has given you?

YOUR NEW LIFE

When you receive Christ, you are born into God's family through the supernatural work of the Holy Spirit, who indwells every believer…this is called regeneration or "new birth." God bless you as you begin your wonderful new life in Christ.

The Bible says…

•	"Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." (Romans 10:13)
•	"neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord." (Romans 8:39)
•	"He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life." (1 John 5:12-13 NKJV)
•	"Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have PEACE WITH GOD through our Lord Jesus Christ." (Romans 5:1)

WHAT TO DO NOW

If you have just prayed to receive Jesus as your Savior, tell someone about it. Find a Bible believing church or study group and fellowship with them. Get a Bible and read it daily. Pray each day and seek Jesus to guide you in your new life.

You can get free literature to help you grow in your new relationship with God by contacting:

Write: ATS, PO Box  462008, Garland, TX 75046-2008
Call toll free: 1-866-782-7927
Online: www.IchooseJesus.com

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7-16-10

A DREAM ABOUT PRINTING BULLETINS DURING THE CHURCH SERVICE

In this dream I was the secretary at a church like I was at FUMC. For some reason I was late in getting the bulletins printed. It was Sunday morning and the church service was going on. I was in the office printing copies of the bulletin and wondering how I was going to give them to the people. I didn't want to disrupt the service to do that.

My first impression of this dream is that I have information (printed on the bulletin) about what is going to happen during the time of the service. I didn't have it all typed and ready to print until the people were already at church attending the service. So I am trying to print this bulletin while they are already going through the service. It seems to symbolize the lateness of the hour for Christians and their lack of information about what is already happening or just about to happen to them. It expresses my desire to inform them, but the difficulty in doing that because I just got the information ready to print. The dream seems to express my feelings about the rapture that is soon to happen and the events that surround that event. It expresses the lateness of the hour, and my desire for people to know about it.

Is there any more I should learn from this dream, Lord?

Yes. I am with you on this dream. You are expressing My thoughts as well as yours. Our minds are together on this…that the hour is almost upon you, that the time is almost here, that My people who go to church to worship Me need to know what is about to happen, but they don't because it isn't yet printed and handed to them. You feel some responsibility for doing that. I do too. However, we can't tell them the exact hour and day this will happen - just that the signs (bulletin?) say it is soon, almost here. 

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7-17-10

It's going to be different from now on. I am going to knit My people, My Bride, together as a close-knit family - one that leans on each other and one that helps each other. Do you want to be part of this family, Joan? Or do you want to be separate, an independent? Choose.

I choose to be part of Your close-knit family, Father God in Heaven. That's what I choose. I choose You.

Either way you will have Me, Joan. You don't lose Me by being separate from My close-knit family, but you will miss some extra great blessings which I will bring about through this family during these last few days on earth for all of you. I want you to be part of it and part of those blessings, but you get to choose. If this is what you choose, then you will need to give up some of your privacy.

I choose to be part of this close-knit family, Lord.

Then be willing to let others into your life (and inconvenience!) more from now on, ok? That includes giving L. a ride if she asks for it, even if it takes more time and is not convenient. Remember that your cars belong to Me; all that you have belongs to Me. I gave it to you and I may want you to share it.

Ok, Lord.

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QUIET TIME NOTES

In returning and rest is your salvation, in quietness and confidence is your strength. (Isaiah 30:15)

This morning in my Quiet Time the Lord had me reading the book With Christ In The School of Prayer by Andrew Murray. Andrew talked of joining with Jesus in His intercession and finding out what the Father had that He wanted brought to earth and given out here. He encouraged me that Jesus would be my Teacher, and He would show me how to do this. So I sat quietly until He said, "Now." Then I asked Him to show me what the Father wanted me to bring down to earth and give out here. He said the Father had the gift of "quietness and confidence which is our strength" to give out, and that He wanted me to speak that forth to B, K, and J, my children. So I did that. He said He wants me to come each morning and sit before Him and wait until He says, "Now." Then it will be time to join Him in intercession.

That's what you are doing each morning, Joan, when you come apart unto Me and wait for Me. You are "returning and resting" in Me. Then I bring you quietness and confidence, and that is your strength. This is good. It is a good plan to follow each day when you set yourself apart unto Me. Return your thoughts and attitudes to Me, rest in Me, then find quietness and stillness of heart in Me, and then you will have confidence in Me. That will be your strength. I will be your strength then.

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"Present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God." (Romans 12:1-2)

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7-16-10

A DREAM ABOUT DOING A PUZZLE WITH JEWISH DESIGNS

In this dream it seemed as if I was working on a puzzle or puzzles. Regarding the design or picture of the puzzle, I said I thought the painter of the picture was Jewish because he put Jewish designs in the picture along with other designs. The design or picture would change or be different. In the last design I saw 5 squares in a row, then I saw the word "Quashouse" in the air.

This dream may reflect my thinking (or possibly the Lord's message to me) that solving the puzzle regarding Israel and our country and the end times scenario we are now living in, is something I want to understand and do. However, the puzzle keeps changing as new circumstances happen. So, in the end, it is like trying to solve a puzzle with a word such as Quashouse - which is something I don't understand and don't have a basis for understanding. Five squares in a row could symbolize (five) the works of man (five fingers on a hand) and (squares) meaning legalistic, hard or harsh, not open to the truth, or religion as in a form of Godliness but powerless. So the puzzle regarding what is happening on the earth right now contains these elements.

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AN AVALANCH OF HEALINGS AT OCF
Shared today 7-16-10

R. gave a testimony about his wife's brother, G, who had a wasting disease in his lungs. He was in the hospital on three oxygen tanks to help keep him alive. Then he found out there were two lungs available to transplant into him, so they did the 9-hour surgery. He didn't reject the new lungs and was up walking around within a few days. They said he took to the new lungs like an 18-year- old might. The family is praising God for the miracle done through this and the healing he received through it. God works miracles using doctors also!

After church today G, who is a friend of ours who was visiting, mentioned to Beth about knee pain, so Beth offered to pray for her. Then she mentioned upper arm and shoulder pain and Beth and I prayed for that. V came up and sat down and took hold of G's feet and prayed for her ankles (although G hadn't mentioned needing that). Then E and T (T's first time there) joined the prayer group around G. Later C joined, and Pastor. Different people mentioned different things they felt led to pray for G. Pastor prayed a "father's blessing" over her and that especially touched her. Then she told us about having bi-polar disease, so we prayed for that. She was greatly blessed and said she had never had such an experience before!

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7-20-10

Here is Rick Joyner's word for this week. It surely poses the questions we in America are dealing with right now.

MorningStar Ministries

Prepared for the Times, Part 30

     A question many are asking in these times is the following: Is there an intentional gutting of American economic strength—maybe even the intentional collapse of the world’s economy, or is it just foolishness? I confess that I have never paid much attention to conspiracies, or conspiracy theories, since it seems that in almost every case by looking into them, they are superficial and easily dispelled. However, the Scriptures and history confirm that conspiracies are among evil people, and they will do great harm, especially at the end of the age. America has always had enemies, as has virtually every nation, but now there seems to be increasing evidence that evil agendas are seeking to systematically dismantle and even destroy America from within. Because of mounting evidence that this is actually being done intentionally, we must ask: Why would anyone want to do this? What are they trying to accomplish? Could it be that some of the end-time scenarios found in biblical prophecy that lead to a one-world government may actually be playing out at this time? 

     As noted before, it was shocking when the Obama Administration’s Homeland Security Secretary (DHS) placed Christians who believe in the end-time prophecies of the Bible as potential terrorists in the infamous Department of Homeland Security memo. It is interesting that this memo also named veterans as potential terrorists but did not even mention Islamic extremists as potential threats—who have been the source of 99.9 percent of all terrorist attacks worldwide for the last half-century! Even the most naïve should be wondering why DHS would do this. When was the last time a Christian flew an airplane into a building? When was the last time a Christian, or a veteran, committed a terrorist attack? Why would this Administration completely omit as a threat virtually the only group who has committed terrorist attacks for the last half-century and add groups that have never committed a terrorist attack? Is there this much ignorance and foolishness in our Department of Homeland Security, or are they just seeking to target political enemies in an especially sinister way? For good reason, this DHS memo continues to stir an alarm among thinking citizens.

     Then, as the Healthcare Reform Bill has been unpackaged, there was the shocking revelation that it contained a provision for a special civilian force composed of thousands of officers that would be under the President’s direct control. This force has been dubbed “the President’s Brownshirts” in reference to Hitler’s civilian force that he used to subdue Germany with. The shock of finding provisions like this in a healthcare reform bill have been convincing many more that this bill truly is about a lot more than healthcare—it is about increasing control and domination of the people. 

     President Obama is a very likeable person and has such a beautiful and wonderful family that it is hard to attribute anything so sinister to him, but the evidence is mounting so fast that the alarm is growing within his own party that something is seriously awry. Because of the mandate of I Corinthians 13, I have personally tried to always attribute the best of intentions to people, even when they do bad or stupid things, and even when I believe that some of the most tragic problems have been caused by people who have good intentions. Could it be that our President has such an evil agenda? Or is our President being duped by people in his Administration who have these intentions? This is a possibility, but it seems to be a shrinking one. As more are beginning to say, we have to be the most naïve of all people if we do not see the mountain of evidence growing that the continuous assault on the basic freedoms of Americans, and the destruction of the foundations of our economic strength, is being done intentionally. The mounting evidence that this is being done intentionally is becoming overwhelming. So, what do we do? 

     We do the same thing as if it were being done unintentionally. We do not need to waste too much time on why this is being done to us, but rather what is being done, and how can we counter it. Every one of us has a part—especially Christians who are called to be the salt of the earth and the light of the world. If the salt in America has not lost its savor, the Republic can, and will be, preserved.

www.morningstarministries.org 

Rick Joyner, 7/19/2010
 
Article printed from www.morningstarministries.org on Tuesday, July 20, 2010

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This message also came today by email regarding intercession for our country:

An Urgent Call for Massive Intercession
by Cindy Jacobs
Jul 20, 2010

Dear Believers in Christ, 

A few days ago as I watched a news business channel, I received the following word from the Lord. As you can tell, it's a serious warning. I know the nation is in a delicate condition now, but I believe that I need to send this word out. I ran it by Chuck Pierce and he said that it fits with what he has been hearing, only more specific on the economic side. 

This is a wake up and it's so strong.

A Serious Warning and a Call for Urgent Prayer

A warning received from the Lord on July 17, 2010 in Dallas, Texas:

A few days ago as I watched the financial news, the Lord clearly spoke these words to me, "The nation is teetering!" I then had a vision of the economy of the United States, on what looked like a "scale of justice." He then went on to show me that we must fast, pray and cry out to the Lord for mercy and solutions that will balance righteousness and justice. 

In praying to the Lord for wisdom about this word, I realized what must be done—it is time for the Church in America to stand up and take her place once again in the nation. I mulled over the fact that we have already lost so many of our liberties and this is what I heard, "If the Church doesn't fast and pray for a faster acceleration of revival and awakening, the iniquitous sin structures in the nation will tip the scale that is teetering and there will be another great depression."

Of course, this word shook me to the core of my being. Many of you may be aware that the Holy Spirit spoke to me almost a year before the September 2008 economic meltdown, that there would be "no more business as usual." 

The balance of the economy is fragile and depending on the way we fast, pray, and how we cast our votes in the next election will depend on which way the scale tips. We must pray and do. We must pray and act. We must awaken the Church to the state of the nation without fear of pleasing man or fear for our reputation. 

God is watching to see which way the die will be cast. If we shift the nation to Biblical values in the arenas of righteousness and justice, the economy will follow. If we continue in our stance of support for Israel, the Stock Market will stabilize and prosper, and that which is fragile will become strong. Supernatural solutions will be sent from Heaven that our natural minds could never reason, nor grasp and they will heal the land.

If we do not heed in this hour there will be a tumbling of our economy and dark days will be ahead to such a degree that our nation will possibly never fully recover from and have the greatness as a nation that God has favored us with for generations.

God have mercy. God send an awakening. God send salvation.

Cindy Jacobs
Generals International 
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QUIET TIME NOTES

Last night while lying awake the idea came that I should prepare some sort of "book" or article to put on my web site which deals with the question: What is the Rapture and why did the Christians disappear? I feel I am to do that today. So I will do that and put the article in here first, then on the web. It will contain links to various Christian web sites that explain what the Rapture is and why it happens…plus my own explanation. Then I will have Beth put it on my web site near the top where it has a link to read about How to have a relationship with Jesus Christ.

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7-22-10

Yesterday and today I went online to Google and looked up Rapture articles. I wanted to find good ones to put as links in my article about the Rapture, which I am to put on my web site. Here are some I found to use: 

THE POST RAPTURE SURVIVAL GUIDE
Definition: Rapture--This is the event that will occur when Jesus calls His followers (both gentile and Jewish believers) with a trumpet blast, and in the ...
www.raptureready.com/rr-survival-guide.html

Page 1- rapture, return of Jesus, glorification, prophecy ...
"Rapture" refers to a future event when Lord Jesus will return to earth ... We will examine the Biblical basis for this definition in subsequent paragraphs. ...
www.biblebell.org/proph/rapture1.html

This was under the Google article listing on Rapture 2010

THE RAPTURE 2010 – at ANYTIME up to THE END of Rosh Hashanah ...
Rapture of the Bride (Church) to Heaven (for our wedding) AROUND: FALL 2010? (SEE BELOW) At the time of the Rapture, there might be a global Electromagnetic ...
home.flash.net/~evt/rapture.htm 

Here are two articles from the above web site:

Stefen L (24 May 2010)
"Christ Reveals Himself To Israel in 2010??"
http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/may2010/stefenl524.htm

The story of Joseph being sold into slavery, then becoming great in Egypt, and finally revealing himself to his brothers (who did not recognize him) and saving them from the worldwide famine is found beginning in Genesis 37. It took place during a period of time when there would be 7 years of plenty followed by 7 years of famine. The outcome was that through Joseph's efforts, many Egyptians along with his own family were saved from the famine. Many prophecy experts believe this is a prophetic story in which Joseph is an image of Christ who is initially rejected by his own, then becomes great, and eventually saves the Egyptians (Gentiles) from starvation, then his own family (Israel) who didn't even recognize him as their own. Joseph even had 2 sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were half Egyptian and therefore represent the gentile church according to some, who became grafted into the Abrahamic covenant.

One of the most significant events of this story was when Joseph revealed himself to his brothers. This occurred during the second year of the seven-year famine (Genesis 45:1-6). So, if in fact the story of Joseph foreshadows the timing and circumstances under which Christ would reveal himself to the Jews, then it would suggest that Israel would seek their messiah, whom they don't even recognize as Christ, during the second year of the seven year tribulation. Then just as Joseph's brothers came seeking help in the time of famine and Joseph was unable to restrain himself from tears any longer and said, "I am Joseph your brother, whom you sold into Egypt..." (Gen. 45: 1-7), so Christ will come forth and reveal himself as their Messiah, whom they rejected and crucified, and it will be a glorious day in Israel!

Additionally, this might have bearing on the rapture. Paul in Romans 11:25 says, "For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own opinion, that blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in". So apparently, the blindness will be removed from Israel's eyes once the times of the Gentiles is complete...and...we know from the story of Joseph, that if it foreshadows this future "revealing" of Christ, then it would possibly happen during the second year of the seven year tribulation...assuming that the entire story of Joseph is a prophetic foreshowing of this event.

So, the next question is to determine when the tribulation begins...if that is possible! A lot of discovery and insight has been made during the past couple of years in regards to solar and lunar events falling on biblical feast days. I think this was first made public by pastor Mark Blitz of El Shaddai Ministries back during 2008. Additionally, Sir Isaac Newton suggested that the 62 weeks of Daniel 9:25 referred to Christ's first coming, and the 7 weeks referred to Christ's second coming. As it turns out 7 weeks breaks down to 17640 days, which when applied to the date Israel captured Jerusalem on June 7, 1967, takes us to September 23, 2015, which is the Feast of Atonement. Factoring in all the solar and lunar eclipses that will fall on the biblical feast days, along with the solar eclipses occurring on the Hebrew dates Av 1st 2008, Av 1st 2009, Av 1st 2010, it seems the time is upon us. So, if September 23, 2015 is the last day of the tribulation, we subtract the 2520 days of the tribulation from that date and end up with October 29, 2008 for a tribulation starting point (Bizarre was Obama's 30 minute infomercial on this date where he promises, or makes a treaty with the masses for prosperity). If the tribulation began in 2008 and ends 7 years later in 2015, then it is possible that the rapture and also Christ revealing himself to Israel would occur in 2010, which would be 2 years into the tribulation, 5 years remaining. 

Of course no one knows for sure how things will turn out, but consider this:

1. Christ is to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord and the day of vengeance (Isaiah 61:2) when he returns. It is believed that the acceptable year of the Lord is a Jubilee Year, when the captives are set free and the land is returned to its rightful owners. The last Jubilee was 1966-67 when Israel captured Jerusalem, the next occurs 50 years later in 2015-16...the Jubilee is also announced on the feast of atonement, which in 2015 is Sept. 23, 2015...the day Christ is supposed to return according to the 7 weeks (49 years) of Daniel 9:25.

2. The first 3 solar eclipses of 2008, 2009, 2010, all falling on the 1st of Av...then moving into the next 5 years where there will be a set of tetrad lunar eclipses all falling on Passover and Sukkoth (Feast of Tabernacles) both in 2014 and 2015. Keep in mind that lunar tetrads falling on biblical feast days are extremely rare, and during or right before a Jubilee...almost unheard of. It happened 1967-68, will occur in 2014-15, and won't happen again until 2582-83.

3. In Joseph's day, there were 7 years of plenty followed by 7 years of famine. The world had 7 years of plenty beginning later 2001 and ending 2008, likely 7 years famine 2008-15.

4. The current "recession" we are in is not a temporary dip. It is the bursting of a 60+-year credit bubble that began after WWII. It will devour all nations, and out of the ashes of the old economic model will emerge a new world order...but it will not succeed, for Christ is to inherit the Earth.

5. Summer 2010: Likely war in the Middle East with Israel. This time Israel's survival is on the line. Her enemies have been stockpiling chemical weapons to eliminate her, Israel has ballistic nuclear missiles. If anything breaks out it will be catastrophic...if it does happen this could be the event that directs Israel to their messiah.

6. 2012 just around the corner.

7. According to the Prophecy of the Popes, the next Pope is supposed to be the false prophet. Nobody would care about this if it weren't for the fact that it's had a 100% success rate describing all popes up until now. 

8. A "two-state" solution will likely be forced on Israel shortly, within a year or sooner? This will most certainly occur if there is a devastating war in the mid-east with Israel.

9. Economic experts warning of a hyperinflationary collapse of the dollar, which will collapse the USA, and throw the world economy into chaos...not in 10 years or even 5, the experts are talking within 2 years!!!

10. And let us not forget our bible mocking, Israel hating, Islam supporting president, Barack Obama, who may be the antichrist. Keep in mind Hitler did not start off as a full blown monster, he grew into the role. If Obama is the antichrist, which there is compelling evidence that he is, he will not start off as the beast, he will gradually grow into it. According to Revelations he doesn't go ballistic until the second half of the tribulation anyway..."he only continues a short time."

The thing is, everything is converging NOW. Not in 2018, 2020, 2030, or in a hundred years. Everything listed, and there's so much more, is coming due in the next 5 years. Which, as it turns out, fall hand in glove with the timing of the 7 weeks of Daniel: 9:25.

So, will Christ reveal himself to Israel this year, 2 years into the tribulation just as Joseph did 2 years into the 7-year famine? Will the times of the Gentiles end in 2010?? We'll see. 

Stefen L.

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BG Ellis (24 May 2010) 
"Re: Christ Reveals Himself To Israel in 2010, this makes the Rapture on September 12th 2010!"
http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/may2010/bge525-1.htm

Stefen L, 

     Awesome post!  This is what Ron Reese’s web site: "The Final 7 Years Are Here Now" and my web site: "Embark To Heaven," have been saying for the last two years!  However, your post was very concise and to the point.  WELL DONE!  Several points I want to go over:

     First, if there are any Doves out there who do not know that Rosh Hashanah is the rapture date, please watch Mark Blitz’s video and take notes!

     Second, we are mirroring Genesis 37 where there are 7 years of plenty followed by 7 years of famine.  The start date of the 7 years of plenty was September 2001 and ended in September 2008 with the collapse of Lehman Brothers.  This 7-year period saw more millionaires created worldwide than any other period in recorded world history.  In my mind, the start date for the 7 years of plenty was the attack on the world trade center: September 11, 2001.

     Third, the date of Rosh Hashanah for this year 2010 according to the true Biblical Calendar, based on the Abib (ripening barley) and crescent New Moon is September 11th!  SEE: The Calendar and SEE: Feasts/Holy Day Calendar 2010-2011.  WOW, what are the odds that from the exact day of: 9/11/2001 to our scheduled departure date (IN THE RAPTURE) of Rosh Hashanah on September 11, 2010 is exactly 9 (7 years of plenty+2 years into the tribulation period) years?

     Fourth, I have been looking at Rosh Hashanah as the Rapture date for years now.  My interest in this date was targeted ever since I read Zola Levitt’s Book: A CHRISTIAN LOVE STORY.   I always thought that our departure would mirror our Lord’s resurrection and The Rapture would occur like His on a Sunday.  However, as the years went by (one by one) I have never seen the lineup of Rosh Hashanah where the ending date of the feast is on a Sunday, until this year 2010!  Rosh Hashanah begins with the sighting of the new moon in Jerusalem at 6:52pm on September 10 and ends at nightfall, Sunday September 12th 2010.  In Mark Blitz’s video the 100th blast of the Shofar is called “The Last Trump” and this occurs before the end of the feast (at nightfall) on Sunday - September 12th.  As Mark explains in his video, Rosh Hashanah is the only feast that has “The Last Trump”.  I believe that The Rapture will take place at the exact instant that “The Last Trump” sounds. 

    Fifth, many believers have been seeing the #11 all the time when they look up at a digital clock and many believe that The Lord is giving us the day of the Rapture.  I have never seen Rosh Hashanah occurring on the 11th, however it does occur this year on the 11th! 

     Finally, my birthday is in September and is always around Rosh Hashanah.  When Rosh Hashanah of 2008 came and went, I was not a happy camper.  In prayer (out of desperation) I said: “Lord my birthday is so close to Rosh Hashanah and I so want to be with you!  It would be so cool (I’m dating myself) if the Rapture was on my birthday.”  Almost immediately the answer came: “Son, my coming for you (My Bride) will be on your birthday some year.”  On all the other traditional calendars, Rosh Hashanah is on September 9th of this year and I had completely blown this year off again until I read Stefen L’s post and The Holy Spirit had me look up the true date of Rosh Hashanah on the true Biblical Calendar. 

SO DOVES, PACK YOUR BAGS, SAVE AS MANY AS YOU CAN, CAUSE WE ARE OUT OF HERE!

Love You All!

B.G. Ellis

P.S. - In case you have not figured it out, my birthday is: September 12th!

SEE YOU IN HEAVEN! 

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7-22-10

A DREAM ABOUT PRAYING IN A CHURCH AND SEEING SOME MEN PRAYING THERE 

In this dream I was in a church. I think I might have been there for praying. Then I became aware that some men (whom I didn’t actually see, just knew were there) were praying in an adjoining room. I looked toward that room and saw that they had two mirrors on the floor which were tilted slightly - apparently so they could see into the room I was in. I thought they might have had large prayer meetings in those two rooms at times and used those two mirrors to see from their room into the one I was in. I wondered that they didn’t ask me to join them, but didn’t insert myself into their meeting. 

This dream may depict my praying on earth (in one room) while unseen men were praying in heaven (in another room). They may refer to the great cloud of witnesses. They could see me, but I couldn’t see them. The mirrors could refer to the Word of God, which are what they see me through. Two could refer to multiplication or division, or perhaps separation of the believers and unbelievers.

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7-23-10

A DREAM ABOUT DEATH TO THE PAST AND THE OLD WAYS

I was at a funeral in a small chapel at Jefferson School. I saw us put on hats (bonnets) to go to the funeral. I didn’t know whom the funeral was for, but we were allowed in anyway. At one time I sat beside a sad lady and took her hand to comfort her.

Perhaps the funeral at my childhood school refers to the “death” of my past life and life as it used to be. Putting on hats may symbolize putting on the helmet of salvation and/or the mind of Christ in order to go to this funeral. Perhaps this shows my role as comforter during this time of death.

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7-24-10

A DREAM ABOUT INDIANS AND WHITES PUTTING BATTLE MAKEUP ON THEIR FACES AND ABOUT ADMITTING WHEN SOMETHING HURTS

This dream was like I was watching a movie of two scenes. One was of Indians putting on battle makeup. Each time they put something on their faces they said something like “iritrea,” which meant “it hurts” in some language. I seemed to know the meaning of what they said.

The other scene was of non-Indians (white) men putting stuff on their faces also. These looked like stick-ons, like itty bitty towels folded up, and maybe decals. They were acting like it was ok and fun, when actually it wasn’t. They seemed to be trying to imitate the Indians. They didn’t realize that when the Indians put something on, the word they were saying meant, “it hurts,” so they thought they were supposed to pretend it was fun.

This dream seemed to be teaching me that I should admit when something hurts, and not pretend that it doesn’t hurt. It also shows two different types of preparation for battle – one serious and sober knowing a battle was coming, the other whimsical, not serious, without the right kind of preparation. This might symbolize the Christian who knows we are dealing with serious battles, and the non-Christian who doesn’t take the battles seriously.

A DREAM ABOUT PRIMING THE PUMP

This dream seemed like a reminder idea of the old story about the person who was thirsty and in the desert who found a pump with 1 cup of water left there. There was also a note with it, which said to use that cup of water to “prime the pump” so they could start it working and get lots of water. Then the decision needed to be made as to whether he should drink the cup of water (not knowing if priming the pump would really produce more water) or use it to prime the pump.

This idea or dream that came during the night brought to my mind that if I wanted closeness and revelation from God, I was to prime the pump by pouring out praise to Him first. If I give Him that little cup of praise, then He gives me a lot of water/refreshment – the water of the Spirit.

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Here is the article I wrote about “What is the rapture and where did the Christians go?” This will be put on my web site for people to read after the rapture takes place.

WHAT IS THE RAPTURE?

Where did all the Christians go?

This booklet is to explain what the Rapture is, and to answer the question: Where did all the Christians go? I am writing this to tell you the answer to those questions. I will explain it briefly, give some scriptures that refer to it, and give you some web addresses, which explain it further, if you wish to learn more.

The Rapture is a special time spoken of in the Bible in several places. It refers to the Christians who belong to Jesus Christ being "raptured" or taken out of the earth and transported into Heaven by Jesus. This is to keep them from going through the Tribulation, which is to come upon the earth at that time. They will suddenly disappear from the earth and people will wonder what happened to them. 

Some scriptures, which refer to this event, are:

(1 Corinthians 15:51-52)  Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed - in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.

(1 Thessalonians 4:15-17)  According to the Lord's own word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left till the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air.

(John 14:2-3)  In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.

Some web sites which explain the Rapture in more detail:

www.raptureready.com/rr-survival-guide.html
When you enter this web site, scroll down to the section titled: "Information For Those Left Behind." I recommend reading two articles: "Second Chance for Salvation" and "Oops, I guess I Wasn't Ready."

www.gotquestions.org/rapture.html

www.home.flash.net/~evt/rapture.htm

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Divine Wisdom Needed Amidst Great Storms
by James Goll
Jul 23, 2010

2010: The Beginning of the Perfect Storm

At the beginning of 2010, my first of the year message was on "Responding to Storms." I have addressed this theme in my weekly email communications earlier in the year, but I felt led to bring this to your attention once again. When I gave this message, I knew I was speaking to my very city, prophetically, as well as wisdom needed for our nation and the nations. I shared on this theme everywhere I went for the entire month of January. 

Several established prophets are declaring that the "Perfect Storm" is coming or even upon us. Locally, the historic 1,000-year flood hit Nashville in May. We have watched the Greece economic meltdown; we are still in the midst of the Gulf Oil Spill catastrophe; the Iraq and Afghanistan wars still go on with no real resolution in sight; and turmoil is mounting in many nations. 

In 1987, the Lord showed me part of what would take place in the year 2010, and I remember it all so well. The Holy Spirit spoke to me in the night seasons that the world would begin to unravel in 2010, and it would be a hinge in world history where things would never return to what we have considered normal. In 1987 the Holy Spirit showed me that 2010 would be the beginning of the TIME OF GREAT STORMS. It is upon us!

A Worldwide Shaking and Awakening

I believe it is the best of times and for those without faith—it is the worst of times. The glory and the shaking come together. It is true on both sides of the coin. We are crossing the threshold into the Third Great Awakening and yet we are crossing the threshold into a great Worldwide Shaking. 

This last weekend, when I ministered in the Baltimore, MD area, they had one of the largest recorded earthquakes in over 35 years in the area, registering at a 3.6 magnitude. The foundations of the earth are groaning in this hour! But God's people must arise and His Spirit must be poured out! It is time for the Body of Christ to move past our petty spirit of political correctness (incorrectness actually) and cleanse ourselves from this influence. We must be salt and light. 

We know that storms are coming, but what we need are the wisdom solutions on how to respond to these perilous storms. 

"Tell My People to Seek Me for Divine Wisdom"

Recently, I shared with you that the Holy Spirit gave me a dream where I heard the following, "The world is coming to the end of her wisdom. You are crossing a threshold where the world will not have the answers to life's dilemmas. Tell My people to seek Me for divine wisdom. Seek Me for wisdom that goes beyond natural reasoning—for the wisdom which comes down from above." 

Yes, I have searched the Scriptures, I have written on these themes in my books and e-mail communications over the years, but I am being stirred once again as a watchman on the walls! It is time to wake up and take our place as guardian intercessors! Blow a trumpet in Zion! Sound an alarm on His Holy Mountain!

I have found that throughout Scripture the primary response needed is not one of self-justification—but it is the CRY FOR MERCY! 

Crisis Intervention

The following is taken from a section of my outline on Crisis Intervention in my study guide Revival Breakthrough: 

Times of shaking are coming. His plumb line is being dropped, the canon/plumb line of His Word, and of His character being dropped in the midst of the Church, the nation and the nations, resulting in chiropractic adjustments to achieve His purposes. As this occurs we are seeing storms coming.

1. Storms of God's Judgment—Our Response: A cry for mercy requiring brokenness and tenaciousness.

2. Storms of Dark Demonic Attack—Our Response: An authoritative place of intercession, requiring faith, endurance, boldness, believing in the promises and no common ground with the enemy.

3. Storms of Consequences of Sins—Our Response: Repentance requiring humility, lack of defensiveness. 

Each storm requires a different Biblical response, but in one way each storm requires the same response—Desperation and Intercession. Ultimately every storm can redemptively be used for God's purposes and to forge character in us. James 2:13 states: "Mercy triumphs over judgment." 

Let us pray into the storms of life and lift up a CRY FOR WISDOM AND MERCY IN THE MIDST OF EVERY STORM. I tell you, we have crossed the threshold into the DAYS OF GREAT STORMS and the DAYS OF GREAT VISITATION!

Let us be salt and light! Call on His name! Let us be ambassadors of hope for such a time as this!

With an urgency!

James W. Goll
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7-25-10

This morning I am thinking about the difficulty I have been having with the Social Security Administration (again!). Then I read the above message from James Goll in which he listed responses to crises. This response seems to be the one that fits my difficulty.

2. Storms of Dark Demonic Attack—Our Response: An authoritative place of intercession, requiring faith, endurance, boldness, believing in the promises and no common ground with the enemy.

So, I am coming today into that authoritative place of intercession he mentions. The Lord wants me ready to write what He says, so here I am.

Do you have faith, Joan?

Do I, Lord?

Not enough yet, but I will give it to you if you ask Me.

I ask You, Lord! Give me the faith needed to fight this battle and win!

Endurance, Joan. Do you need more of that?

Yes, Lord. I ask You for more endurance, the right amount needed to win this battle.

What about boldness? Do you want more of that for this battle too?

Yes, Lord, please give me the boldness needed to win this battle.

What about the promises, Joan? Do you need to find and list them here?

Yes, Lord. I will search for the promises regarding Your help for me and list them here.

No common ground with the enemy. What does that mean in relation to this situation, Joan?

I think it means I have no place in my life where I am sinning, and no place where I am thinking wrongly. It means I have no place of unforgiveness and no place of hatred or hostility toward anyone, including the SSA. It means I stand in purity and cleanness before your court of judgment. Is that what it means, Lord?

Yes, and do you have any of those things listed? Do you have any common ground with him?

Not that I know of, Lord. Please tell me if I do, so I can repent and get totally clean through the blood of Jesus.

He reminded me that I still give bird food to the birds even after reading online that our City Council made a ruling that those who live in LS may not do that - may not feed wildlife anymore. So I am in rebellion against the authority over me. I confessed that as sin and asked to be forgiven for it. I committed to not feed the birds anymore until I find out for sure what that ordinance is. I spoke forgiveness to the SSA, to the person(s) who rejected my application to waive the repayment on the two grounds they said it could be waived (1. It wasn't my fault, and 2. It would be a hardship for me to repay it). I confessed forgiveness to the US Government, the President and Administration, the Congress, the Supreme Court, and the City Council of Lee’s Summit. I forgive the SSA for the seeming disconnect between the KCMO office and the Independence office with each sending me different letters regarding it. And I forgive the Lord for allowing this to happen. Now am I clean, Lord?

Now don't you see that this all happened since the City Council approved that ordinance regarding wildlife and your decision to disregard it?

Yes, I see that now, Lord. That gave the enemy common ground to attack me since I was in rebellion, even if it didn't look important to me.

You are now forgiven and clean totally, Joan, and NOW I can take care, and quickly, of this wrongful situation against you. Just wait and see what I do for awhile, and I will tell you if there is anything which you should do to work with Me on this, or if I will do it completely separately from anything you yourself do. 

I am allowing this to happen to show you how VERY important it is to be totally clean before Me in EVERY area of your life. Now you know. Now I am freed to totally clean up this mess and win this battle against you - and it IS a battle, as you have ascertained. Now My angels can work in your behalf in whatever way I command them to.

Will You do that, Lord? Will you give Your angels commands to work in whatever way You want them to, to win this battle for me? I ask You to do that.

Yes, as of this very moment I am sending them out to accomplish the winning of this battle for you without your doing anything more. THIS that you have done this morning is what I need YOU to do so this battle could be won. Purity of heart, cleanness, is ESSENTIAL in winning the victories I want to/need to win, Joan. Keep that at the top of your list each day - see that you are pure and clean before Me. I will show you if there is ANY hidden thing you should know about.

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7-26-10

A DREAM ABOUT GIVING OUT FOOD THE NIGHT BEFORE FINAL EXAMS

I was the main character as the dream revolved around me. I was in my house, which seemed like a two-story apartment. On the lower level I was cooking food (like ham and some bread maybe) and on the upper level I was doing something else (maybe with K & B). Some young man came, whom I knew, and wanted some food, so I let him have some of what I was cooking. Then another young man came, and another, and another, until there were 5 total. It was the night before final exams for them and they wanted to eat. The name I mentioned for one of them was Michael. He was the last one to come.

In this dream, the house may symbolize me.  On one level of me I am trying to prepare food (with my writings and intercession) for those who will be taking their final exams almost immediately. This may refer to the Christians (young men) who need strengthening and sustenance to go on…even while I function on an "upper" level. That may symbolize my daily walking in communication with the Holy Spirit. However, since these young men have one member named Michael, I wonder if they might represent angels - who get their sustenance or ability to work during this final exam period of time for Christians from intercession. Perhaps this intercession gives them permission to work in situations.

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A DREAM ABOUT TRYING TO WORK A PUZZLE WHERE THE PIECES DIDN'T FIT

I had a dream during the night which included trying to put together a puzzle, but I couldn't get the various pieces to fit together right.

When I awoke from this dream, I felt it symbolized my trying to understand and fit together the pieces regarding the time we are in right now in regard to the rapture timing and the second coming of Jesus. I believe we are in that season of those two events, but don't know exactly when they will take place.

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The Holy Spirit said to spend time today going through my latest journal writings putting them into the HTLHITD July-August, and I will begin to see a pattern in these dreams that will help instruct/enlighten me.

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7-27-10

Last night I awoke close to midnight and kept thinking about the family round robin letter I want to send to my brothers and sisters this week. The ideas kept forming in my mind about what to write, so I got up and wrote them down then. I included in the letter information about the book I read yesterday by Bill Wiese, and information about the rapture coming soon. I am praying for these family members to all be drawn to the Lord Jesus by the Father and to be ready when the rapture comes (or when they die) to go to heaven and not hell.

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When I was reading the book 23 Minutes in Hell by Bill Wiese, I noted on page 35 where he said this:

The Lord said to me, "It is not your job to convict their hearts. That responsibility belongs to the Holy Spirit. It is your part to go and tell them." I was relieved to know that it was not my responsibility to convince anyone. He gave me the easy part - all I have to do is open my mouth and tell the people, and He draws them to Himself.

On page 83 Bill quotes Chuck Missler, who said, "The only sure barrier to truth is to assume you already have it." Man's nature is to get defensive when told we're wrong, and it is this stubborn unwillingness to receive instruction and/or correction that keeps truth from us.

That blessed me to read that. I want so much for all my brothers and sisters to be saved! But I realized that all I could do was tell them my testimony and what I believed the Lord is showing me. It is the responsibility of the Holy Spirit to convict their hearts. That is what I am praying for as I send the letter to them today.

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7-29-10

Beth was home today from work due to tonsillitis. She went to her ENT doctor this morning since she had a cough, and cold-like symptoms, and had blisters on her tonsils. He said she had tonsillitis and prescribed an anti-biotic, which she started taking this morning. He said she was contagious for 24 hours, so she came home and slept a long time - the rest of this morning. 

This afternoon we listened to a message given by Paul Keith Davis in 2007. He mentioned that God reminded him that it was 30 years since Rolland Buck received his first encounter with God (on January 21, 1977) when he was taken suddenly up into heaven, then later was visited by the angel Gabriel something like 27 times. PK reminded us that when Gabriel made visitations like that to the earth it was to mark a change from one season of God into a new season. This visitation was marking the end of the building of the church and the beginning of the kingdom age. PK showed a DVD portion of Rolland Buck telling about one experience he had. This was the first time I had ever SEEN Rolland Buck and heard him preach, although I have read the book about him written by Charles and Francis Hunter called Angels on Assignment at least twice.

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A DREAM ABOUT A TRIP THE BRIDE OF CHRIST WILL SOON TAKE

Several of us women were going on a trip. I wanted us to decide where we would go during the trip so we would know what clothes to take.

This dream may refer to the Bride of Christ (women) who need to take stock of where we are soon to go and be sure we are prepared for that trip by getting our clothes ready. We need to have the (white) garments of righteousness through faith in Jesus, and need to be cleansed of all sin.

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The Holy Spirit said I should read through my recent dreams and see the pattern and subject and how they fit together.

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8-1-10

A DREAM ABOUT A CARTOON BOOK REGARDING SEEKING THE LIGHT

I was the main character. The setting was in a room. I had various visitors that came to see me and stayed. I had received from J. a book for my birthday, which he and H. had picked out at a bookstore and sent me. The book was what I was trying to tell two of my visitors about. Those two were Christians and I was trying to tell them how this book told the story about "the Light" in a cartoon-like form, but was very significant. I had debated bringing that book along on the trip, but had decided not to. Now I was trying to describe it to these two friends. We turned on the TV and two different times saw that book being shown and read, but each time we missed most of the reading. Then a man came to visit who was a doctor at the medical center who had just quit his job and was celebrating his leaving. He stopped by to say goodbye. We all were talking about this book.

J. called on the phone as we all were talking, and I discussed the book with him that he had sent me. He was talking about how expensive the book was, but he and H. had bought it anyway.

I described the book as about 1/2 inch thick, and 12" right to left, and 8" top to bottom. It started out with 1 picture cartoon with a character introducing himself and saying something. Then, on the next page, there was another cartoon added. After that, each page had more cartoon pictures added, etc. But they told the story of how a seeking person was looking for the light and the ways to find it that were tried and described. But these ways didn't find the true light. Then, finally, the true way was found, and the true Light was discovered.

What does it mean, Lord? Is this dream from You?

Yes, this dream is from Me. What do you think this "book" that tells the truth about the Light refers to?

It refers to the Bible, Lord. That is the book that tells the truth about the Light - Jesus.

Yes, so who are all these people coming to visit you?

They might be people I meet along the way as I go through life. People like those I email and those I see when I shop, those who read my books on my web site, those I send the RR letter to (my family), etc. Some are Christians in this dream. One was a retired medical doctor who had worked at a medical center on the faculty.

Who do you think J. and H. represent?

They could represent themselves. J. could represent people who got off the track in their seeking after the truth about the Light, and H. could represent someone isolated from a healthy relationship with his family.

What do you think that book represents in relation to all these people you are trying to tell about it?

It represents sharing the Word of God, the Gospel, with people as they come to me at various times. It also shows the Gospel being shown forth on TV to the whole world.

Why did it come (the book) in cartoon form?

Remember that I spoke in parables so that those who had ears to hear could hear and those who didn't would not understand. My Father drew to Me and gave ears to hear to those whom He had chosen to follow Me. We knew all of this ahead of time, Joan, and knew which ones would listen and understand, and those who wouldn't. However, we gave everyone the same chance to hear. We knew many wouldn't understand. We just offered the parables - like in this book the cartoons - to all so that those who had ears could hear and respond and follow Me.

It is the same today, Joan. You offer My Word, My book about who I am, and offer the message of the Gospel to all who will come and listen. But, know this, some will have ears to hear, and some won't. You don't get to determine who will and who won't. That is already known and determined by My Father and Me. You are our servant taking our message out to others.

Do not fret about those who don't seem to have ears to hear. Just keep praying for them and sharing with them as the opportunity is provided. That's your part of our co-laboring together. Mine is to receive all who turn to Me. My Father's part is to draw them to Me via your message. 

I'm telling this to tell you that YOU don't decide who listens, and YOU don't get to push/force a person into believing. That's My job. I know you love ___ and want her to understand the Truth and receive Me, but forcing her will not work. Keep loving her and praying for her. Also remember that J. and H. may both be true Christians who have taken a wrong pathway for awhile. They may come back to the right road and may influence ___ regarding the truth. You may pray for that. That's why I gave you this dream with them in it.

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8-4-10

A DREAM ABOUT STUDYING MASTERLIFE WITH LC AND OTHERS

In this dream I was in a large room like a gymnasium.  I had been listening to a MasterLife video teaching. I had prepared my answers to a work sheet about MasterLife. Then I saw LC sitting in a chair at a small table in the same room, but rather far from where I was. I realized we were supposed to gather with him for a MasterLife class, so I looked for my work sheet with answers to take with me. I couldn't find that work sheet, so I just took the question sheet and hoped to remember my answers when needed. LC was playing the same ML video that I had heard. Mickie came to the table for the class also, and so did an unknown boy/young man. LC got a broom and started sweeping up debris (like wood shavings) on the floor around the area where we were meeting. He looked at the video and said that we were winning. Then I realized that he had on a game of some kind that he was watching, and that our team was winning.

What does MasterLife mean or symbolize to you, Joan?

It means discipleship for those who desire to grow in their relationship with Jesus. It includes Bible study, prayer, evangelism, ministry, fellowship with believers, etc. 

What does LC symbolize to you?

He symbolizes one who is a leader in ministry and discipleship, one who is an encourager of me and who worked alongside me in leading Discipleship Training classes at CBC.

What does finding answers and putting them on an answer sheet refer to?

It might refer to trying to understand where we are now in God's timing for the world, and where I fit into that plan.

Mickie?

She often seems to refer to me in dreams, as we have the same first name. And she took ML at one time. Perhaps she symbolizes looking at myself objectively or as if from the perspective of someone sitting across the table from me.

The boy?

Perhaps this unknown person could represent those unknown people LC and I are trying to reach out to, to disciple them and help them grow closer to God. Since the boy is an unknown person, he could represent an angel. If so, the dream shows an angel sitting at the table with us.

The broom and sweeping debris?

LC sweeping debris (wood shavings) may symbolize cleansing from those things in life and of the flesh that might produce carnal reasoning or human reasoning. 

Lord, cleanse me of those "wood shavings" in my life that come from carnal or human reasoning, and cleanse that out of me. Enable me to see from Your perspective the times I live in now and how to relate to others in this time as you want me to. Walk beside me, meet with me, be my Minister, as LC was at CBC. Send your angel to meet with me. Guide me to see myself from a perspective outside of myself.

(Our team winning may symbolize that we Christians are on the winning side, but still in the game-battle of life on this earth.)

I will do that, Joan, what you prayed just now. The debris (human thinking) will be swept away and you will learn of Me from My perspective, not the human one. You are again taking a course in how to Master Life. I am teaching this class. LC symbolizes Me in this dream. You thought you had the answers, but don't have them now - only the questions and what you "think" might be the answers. Come, My child. I will teach you My answers and help you Master Life…and live life like the Master did and does.

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There Is a Rumbling in the Earth!
Tuesday, 03 August 2010
Barbara J. Yoder

I found this word in my file recently. I received it in July 2005. It was a very strange experience at the time because it came while I was in the midst of a panel discussion dealing with leaders. I was sitting behind a table on the platform at our church during a women's conference where about 500 women were present. 

Suddenly, it felt like we were having an earthquake. I could feel a distinct rumbling under my chair, as if all the earth under me were shaking. I not only felt it, I heard it. Everything was shaking—everything.

As I was re-reading this word recently, I heard the Lord say that it is for now. I did not send it out when I first received it. I held on to it. 

I believe this word will help guide you, help create understanding in you about the times and seasons we are in, and give you the key to the door of deliverance.

Here is the word:

There is a rumbling in the earth. God is rumbling you out of mindsets, positions, identity, locations, relationships, bondages, fears. I was sitting here, and I could hear it. I could hear this constant ongoing and seemingly unending rumbling of rocks under us, and it was shaking everything. It was as if we were standing on rocks, round rocks, and they were all moving and rumbling. And they just kept rumbling. We could hardly maintain our footing.

What I want to say is that there is a rumbling in the earth. God has placed you on unsure footing because He is changing your mind. He is repositioning your feet to place you where He has been developing you to stand—not necessarily geographically, but within the place that you are assigned. He is shifting your anointing, He is increasing your strength and courage, and even now there is a shaking off of the old. There will be no old left.

Fear not the instability under your feet, for it will shake, and then it will shake and the shaking will not stop—for the Lord is creating a scenario for massive change, for the church will not look as it has in the past. So look not to the past, but stand in the present and look to the future. For the unsteadiness, the insecurity, the instability and the failure to be able to fully define is of God; because He wants you to let go of how you have known things to be, even how you view things, and He wants you to look to Him and to leaders that God has given to you, to reposition you for the new thing.

Fear not the unsteadiness under your feet and also do not try to define it prematurely. As you wait upon the Lord, He will bring the clarity and the definition. But even the instability and unsteadiness has been created by Him. 

There is a rumbling that has already started in the heavens. But the Lord would declare to you that the rumbling is also now on earth under the feet of leaders, for He is calling us out of the old, out of the past, out of that which would trap us in nonproductivity and irrelevancy, to reposition us for the future. And we will not only look spiritually different, we will not look the same physically—the way we have in the past—for we have entered a season of massive change.

"Fear not the rumbling, for I will shake you out of the systems and paradigms that have held the church captive and I will cause you to be poured out in a whole new way to the world. I am shaking the church and I am shaking the world. The rumbling will not soon disappear, until it has accomplished its full work to shake the church and to shake the world. For I will have a meeting place with My people, and what is left when the rumbling is done will be a people who release the kingdom of God on earth. And the church will be poured out into the world." (See Hebrews 12.)

As I was pondering this word, the Spirit of God fell on me and I wrote the rest of this on July 23, 2010.

"I am delivering you out of Babylon and I am delivering Babylon out of you. For I will have a people in this hour who like Daniel stood within Babylon, but Babylon was not in him. At times fear will grip you like a vise and you will wonder if you can withstand the fear. It will feel like terror will overtake you.

"But I say to you it is part of the shaking, I am shaking you out of Babylon and shaking Babylon out of you so that you can stand in the midst and rule. When your shaking is complete, there will come a delivering mantle on you and you will cause the gates of Babylon to shake and its walls will fall.

"Fear not when Babylon falls around you. There will be much rubble, but I will release you as I released Joseph and Daniel in the midst of trouble and destruction. And I will deliver many who have been captive in Babylon into your hands. They will see and recognize your Deliverer. And they will turn and bow their knee.

"Position yourselves, lift up your voices and praise. For like I delivered Jehoshaphat and his people, I will deliver you. Arise, Judah, and begin to sing. Sing like Jehoshaphat's army did before the enemy. 'Praise the Lord, for His mercy endures forever.' (See 2 Chronicles 20.) The battle will rage. At times you will feel like your mind will fail and your heart will faint. You will be overtaken with unspeakable pain and turmoil. Listen not to the raging of the enemy and tormenting fear within you. Your mind will not fail nor will your heart faint.

"Stand still and see the salvation of the Lord. Position yourselves. Lift up your hands to the Lord and begin to sing, 'Praise the Lord, for His mercy endures forever.' Fear not what you see and feel, for in the midst of the shaking I will create a door of deliverance. Watch for the door. I will open the door of deliverance ("escape"). Strength will overtake you, and you will be transformed—into one who has slipped out of the trap of death laid for you. You will move with one step in front of the enemy, and he will not overtake you. Lift up your hands, lift up your voice, declare the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.

"Keep going, press all the way through, for as you worship I will break out with a 'revival spirit' upon you. When that revival spirit breaks out and spreads it will create great light, and many will run to it. (See Is. 60:1-2.) Don't stop, don't give up. I am on the verge of pouring out a miraculous revival spirit upon you. When that happens, every vice will release, every stronghold will break, every flooded river will part-no obstacle or hindrance—nothing—will be able to deter you or hold you back."

God is here. He is at work and moving greatly behind the scenes. He is about ready to pour out a miraculous revelation of His Son, Jesus—Christ in us, the hope of glory. Don't back up, don't sit down, don't run in panic or fear. Keep going straight ahead. Radically worship your way through this narrow place, for the spirit of revival is about to overtake you. You will know life and freedom as you have never known it before. And you will be delivered into your place when the shaking is done.

About the author: Barbara J. Yoder is the founder and senior pastor of Shekinah Christian Church (shekinahchurch.org) in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and is known for her cutting-edge apostolic and prophetic breakthrough ministry. She travels nationally and internationally ministering in churches, conferences and seminars. Yoder is the author of several books, including Taking on Goliath (Charisma House). To order a copy of the book, click here. This prophetic word also appears on her blog page at barbarayoderblog.com.

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8-7-10

A DREAM OF TWO DOGS TIED AND MUZZLED

In this dream I was walking in the yard in front of the apartment building where I lived. I saw two different dogs, one large and one small, that were tied up and muzzled so they couldn't bark or run. One dog was on the ground; the other one may have been in a tree. I noticed a lady up in a different tree and she started talking to me. I thought perhaps the dogs were hers. I sat down on the ground and discovered it was beautiful white sand. I kept taking handfuls of that sand and letting it slip from my fingers enjoying how it looked and felt. Then I realized I was unclothed on top. I saw people walking along coming home from church and thought it was Sunday morning. 

A dog can be positive or negative in a dream. If it is a personal pet, it is something precious. If not, then it can represent something fearful, strife, contention, or an unclean spirit. It can also represent unbelievers or hypocrites, an attack against God's work, or accusation. These dogs seemed to belong to the lady in the tree, at least I thought so, and they were muzzled and tied so they couldn't bark or bite. I looked at the one on the ground and he just looked up at me. I felt that the lady had done this. The unknown lady in a tree could symbolize an angel who had muzzled the two dogs so they could not hurt me or even accuse me. They were helpless. Since there were two dogs, this may show this matter is firmly decided by God. It shows I can walk about, be vulnerable (without clothing on top), and enjoy the beach-like sand while talking to this angel - at the same time, being kept safe from fearful possibilities that might be near by the angel. The picture of people coming home from church shows that I can be "safe" on Sunday mornings with those church people near and the angel in the tree near also.

I want you to keep that picture in your mind, Joan, that you are safe from fearful beings, accusations, strife, etc. by My angels who are with you or near you. Now, know that I keep My angels near you at all times, whether you are at home or outside walking or driving around. I prepare things so fearful possibilities are kept from being a threat to you, so you can move about freely and confidently. Keep the picture of this dream in your mind, and know that I am doing that for you. This is a good dream - one that is a blessing for you.

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This is NOT a Time to be Passive but to Go to War and Worship Violently!
by Chuck Pierce
Aug 7, 2010

The Kingdom suffers violence and the violent take "IT" by force! I believe the Lord is requiring our worship to become more violent. Kingdoms are clashing. We, a people of God, will take the earth by forceful worship. Violent worship overcomes violence in the natural, because the atmosphere around us changes.

What is Violent Praise?

I am getting several questions about violent praise. Violence means vehement, forcible, or destructive action, often involving infringement, outrage, or assault. Matthew 11:12-13 says, "And from the days of John the Baptist until now the Kingdom of Heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force." In the phrase "The Kingdom of Heaven suffers violence," a share in the heavenly Kingdom is sought for with the most ardent zeal and the most intense exertion. The New International Version reads, "The Kingdom of Heaven has been forcefully advancing, and forceful men lay hold of it." There is a sound and expression that will help you attain God's best and wrest all of what God has for you from the enemy's hands.

Praise comes from a Latin word meaning "value" or "price." To give praise to God is to proclaim His merit or worth in every situation that we find ourselves encountering. You can shout, "Glory!" You can release blessing! Your heart can express thanksgiving! In this crisis time, we must learn to bring praise and the acknowledgement of God into every circumstance of our life. If we do this, God will enthrone Himself in the midst of our circumstances, and He will take on any strategy the enemy is using to bind, block and captivate us. This is a time to remove the enemy's upper hand from controlling our inheritance.

Praise includes offering of sacrifices (Leviticus 7:13), physical movement (2 Samuel 6:14), silence and meditation (Psalm 77:11-12), testimony (Psalm 66:16), prayer (Philemon 4:6) and a holy life (1 Peter 1:3-9). Each one of these expressions can become violent when you are determined to advance in God's Kingdom plan. Praise is linked to music, both instrumental (Psalm 150:3-5) and vocal. Praise includes spontaneous outbursts of thanksgiving for some redemptive act of God (Exodus 15; Judges 5, 1 Samuel 2, Luke 1:46-55, 67-79). Praise also includes formal psalms and hymns adapted for corporate worship (2 Chronicles 29:30) and church (Colossians 3:16). Praise should be a heart expression and not an outward show (Matthew 15:8).

This is not a season for the Body of Christ to be passive. Here are some great examples where the Israelites expressed violent praise. The Israelites expressed violent praise at Jericho. Gideon expressed violent praise over the Midianites. Paul and Silas expressed violent praise that shook them out of prison. Don't worry about what to say—just let your heart respond to God, for He IS Worthy! Psalm 81:10 says, "I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt; open your mouth wide, and I will fill it."

The restoration of David's Tabernacle is advancing in the earth realm in this generation. You should read Amos 9 as well as Acts 15, and then the book of Revelation. One expresses prophetically, another expresses historically, and the latter reveals to us the present expression of the war in the Heavens. When you read more closely, you see how we, as God's army in the earth, will co-labor with the Host of Heaven to express a Holy God's overcoming power throughout the nations of the earth. This will unlock a global harvest. Your violent praise is preparing a storehouse for Kingdom harvest.

As you praise "violently," you are releasing the Roar of the Lord that has been held captive in God's people. Let me explain the "Roar of the Lord." God's sound permeates from Heaven and orders much of what goes on in the earthly realm. When He is ready to bring restoration to Earth, He releases His sound. Judah goes first! Judah roars! The roar of God is within us. Judah means "praise Yahweh." Do not resist the major shift that is re-creating the way we worship and acknowledge God corporately. Yahweh signifies the God of covenant. When we worship, we express value for the covenant that He has allowed us to enter into with Him. What a price He paid to give us access to the Throne Room!

Our worship will release great blessings into the earthly realm. The redeemed of the Lord will say "SO." This is a time when the burning bush, "I AM," type of worship is coming into the midst of God's people. This is going to release a deliverance call across Earth. When the ROAR of the Lord goes forth, a prophetic mantle falls (Amos 3). Let the Roar of the Lord loose that which is deep within you. This will enable you to hear clearly for your future. There will be an anointing to open your "ears."

You will sense the Lord will break hidden grief that has kept your joy capped. Shout "Glory!" Release blessings! Express thanksgiving! Everywhere you walk from this day forward, release an atmosphere of praise that will defeat the enemy!

Stand and Withstand!

Many Christians do not understand the concept of spiritual warfare. We should master war, since we all seem to be living in an atmosphere filled with war. Warfare is conflict. The concept of war is simple—we are seated next to a risen Messiah. When He arose from the dead and ascended to His Heavenly position to rule and reign, He prepared a place for us to sit next to Him. Through His Blood, we can enter into the Throne Room and gain Father's heart over any matter. Then, from our seated position, we can walk in the earth clothed in His glory and dispel darkness. He came to overcome the works of the devil, and we can do this as we remain in Him. 

When the enemy attempts to pull you from your abiding, seated place of authority, go to war! When the enemy, the god of this world, tries to stop you from ascending through communion into the Throne Room to gain revelation, GO TO WAR!

We must learn to stand and withstand. Ephesians 6:10-18 says:

"Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 

Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the Gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God; praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints." 

James 4:7-8 admonishes us: "Submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded."

For us to stand, we must submit. The word submit means "to stand under." The word stand means "to go against." The word withstand is the same word used for antihistamine. The Lord is saying: "Stand under My rule and authority. Be in authority and under authority. Stand against the governments of Hell that would resist My purposes in the earth. Let Me build your resistance to satan's schemes in the earth. Overthrow his purposes. Let Me draw near to you, and let My presence overtake you."

What should we do? First of all, find your place to stand. There are many gaps and broken places that have formed in each realm of our society. Intercessors stand. Prophets decree. Apostles execute. Get divinely aligned and stand in your assigned gap, and watch as the wall of defense is rebuilt and the boundaries are extended. God's purpose was that His glory would fill the earth. Keep standing until the glory has covered your sphere of authority! Also, keep standing with the full armor of God!

Becoming Whole in Body, Soul and Spirit

Many times when we surrender our life to the Lord, we are fragmented in our soul with pieces of our life scattered here and there. The power of scattering is linked with a curse that has right because of sin and iniquity in our life. When we sin, pieces of the person God intends for us to be are left behind connected to the time we missed the mark and acted in our own strength. We trade purity, blessing, health, and/or a part of God's perfect plan for our lives for a moment when something of lesser significance temporarily satisfies our desire. Therefore, parts of the whole person that we should be lie scattered along the paths of our lives at each place where temptation led us to sin.

Although we in the Western world tend to compartmentalize our lives into physical, mental and spiritual (or body, soul and spirit), the fact is that a proper Biblical worldview is one of a unified, whole person in whom these parts are not separate entities, but are interconnected. First Thessalonians 5:23 says, "Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ." Here we see that God's interest in sanctifying is not limited to the spiritual being of a person, but the whole person. The concept of dealing with a person holistically did not originate in the Far East or in New Age thinking; it originated with God.

In fact, Jesus' message was one of wholeness. Many times He would respond to those whom He touched by saying, "Your faith has made you whole." Why? As previously mentioned, sin can leave us scattered. Sin affects each part of us. Sin is not just a dark blot on the invisible realm of the soul; it can affect us physically, mentally, emotionally or spiritually. Many people are facing illnesses today because of sin in their lives. For this reason, we must transcend our Western mind-set and realize that we need restoration and wholeness to be brought to every part of our being. E. Anthony Allen, in the book Transforming Health, edited by Eric Ram, states:

The ways people think, feel, relate and manage their lifestyles can maim and even kill. But divine healing and renewed hope can transcend normal healing processes. Divine forgiveness, reconciliation, deliverance, restoration and renewal bring healing. Where God reigns there is healing. Wholeness comes not by "treating" but by healing.

That is why Jesus said, "Your faith has made you whole." When He heals, He also restores. Restoration is a holistic process. Only God has the power to gather the scattered pieces of our sin-ridden lives and bring them back into wholeness.

That is part of what happened to my life. When the Lord said, "I will restore to you all that you have lost," I entered into a process of exchanging my early, fragmented life for a wholeness that gave me the power to obtain all the spiritual blessings that God had stored up for me in the heavenly places. My body, soul and spirit all entered into that process.

The Power of Blessings that Lead to Success!

Jesus blessed a young boy's lunch and 7,000 were blessed. He changed water to wine because they needed wine at a wedding feast. He spoke and the dead were raised. A centurion told Him that he would trust whatever He said to heal his servant who was sick back home. I could go on and on with story after story from Bible history. The issue is very simple, "What will He say and how will you receive His word for your faith to become active and see your blessings manifest?" He knows when someone touches Him by faith. Faith, success, and blessings go hand in hand.

I believe one of the most important concepts that a child of God (or really anyone, as a matter of fact) needs to understand is the power of blessings. When you are warring for your inheritance, which is a reality, what you are really contending over is your Garden or Promised Land dominion. 

Within Abraham's covenant promise was the boundary of the future. This boundary was not just land, but everything in the land. The LORD even shares with Abraham a timing sequence. He told him that when the iniquity of the Amorites became "full," his people could go into the boundaries of what was promised and experience a transfer. God has a perfect timing to remove the prosperity of a group who depends upon themselves and the empowerment of their gods. He then transfers their material blessings to His peoples' stewardship.

The Lord is looking for a generation. He is looking for a leadership. He is looking for an individual who will EXPECT Him to perform His Word! When He finds that people and sees their leadership, He reiterates His plan for them to prosper. When His time is perfect, He will manifest His blessings to you!

Lift Up Your Eyes, for Faith is Coming to You Now in a New Way!

I felt led to send you a grouping of Scriptures (with other references in between) put together in a sequence that is really speaking to me. Sometimes, I allow the Lord to take one Scripture that speaks and let a train of revelation begin. Anne Tate always says, "There's 'juice' on that word. This is so hot!"

This will speak to you. Pray the whole word out loud:

"I WILL lift up my eyes to the hills (around Jerusalem, to sacred Mount Zion and Mount Moriah)—from whence shall my help come? (Jer. 3:23.) My help comes from the Lord, who made Heaven and earth. He will not allow your foot to slip or to be moved; behold, He who keeps you will not slumber (1 Sam. 2:9; Ps. 127:1; Prov. 3:23,26; Isa. 27:3.) Behold, He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.

"The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade on your right hand (the side not carrying a shield) (Isa. 25:4). The sun shall not smite you by day, nor the moon by night (Ps. 91:5; Isa. 49:10; Rev. 7:16). The Lord will keep you from all evil; He will keep your life. The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore (Deut. 28:6; Prov. 2:8; 3:6)—Psalm 121, AMP

"NOW FAITH is the assurance (the confirmation, the title deed) of the things (we) hope for, being the proof of things (we) do not see and the conviction of their reality (faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses). For by (faith - trust and holy fervor born of faith) the men of old had divine testimony borne to them and obtained a good report. By faith we understand that the worlds (during the successive ages) were framed (fashioned, put in order, and equipped for their intended purpose) by the word of God, so that what we see was not made out of things which are visible."—Hebrews 11:1-3, AMP

"For once you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth), finding out what is acceptable to the Lord. And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them. For it is shameful even to speak of those things which are done by them in secret. But all things that are exposed are made manifest by the light, for whatever makes manifest is light. Therefore He says: 'Awake, you who sleep, arise from the dead, and Christ will give you light.' See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil."—Ephesians 5:8-15

"WAIT and listen, everyone who is thirsty! Come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat! Yes, come, buy (priceless, spiritual) wine and milk without money and without price (simply for the self-surrender that accepts the blessing) (Rev. 21:6,7; 22:17.) Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your earnings for what does not satisfy? Hearken diligently to Me, and eat what is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness (the profuseness of spiritual joy) (Jer. 31:12-14).

"Incline your ear (submit and consent to the divine will) and come to Me; hear, and your soul will revive; and I will make an everlasting covenant or league with you, even the sure mercy (kindness, goodwill, and compassion) promised to David (2 Sam. 7:8-16; Acts 13:34; Heb. 13:20). For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways, says the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts. 

"For as the rain and snow come down from the heavens, and return not there again, but water the earth and make it bring forth and sprout, that it may give seed to the sower and bread to the eater (2 Cor. 9:10), so shall My word be that goes forth out of My mouth: it shall not return to Me void (without producing any effect, useless), but it shall accomplish that which I please and purpose, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it. For you shall go out (from the spiritual exile caused by sin and evil into the homeland) with joy and be led forth (by your Leader, the Lord Himself, and His word) with peace; the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands."—Isaiah 55

The Lord says, "Wait—the waters are rising! Come by faith into a new place that I AM leading you to!"

A Time of Vexation

These are times that you must stay in faith. Without faith, we cannot please God. I am finishing writing the book: A Time to SEE: Moving Past the Enemy's Vexing Power. The Hebrew word mehuwmah (meh-hoo-maw') means confusion or uproar leading to destruction, discomfiture, trouble, and tumult. When your spirit is vexed, your whole life seems confused. I love the book of Deuteronomy which records where Moses reviewed all the Law, Torah, and the wilderness wanderings of a people. The children of Israel had been vexed for the last 40 years because of decisions they made that were influenced by unbelief and fear (Numbers 14). However, now the time had come for the people to move forward past the confusion, uproar, and trouble of the last season. 

Moses explained all the blessings that were available to this people in the future if they would obey. He then shared about the power of vexation coming on them, spirit, soul, and body, if they did not follow after the Lord's way. "The Lord shall send you curses, confusion, and rebuke in every enterprise to which you set your hand, until you are destroyed, perishing quickly because of the evil of your doings by which you have forsaken me [Moses and God as one]" (Deuteronomy 28:20, AMP).

This is the concept of vexation that is linked with our disobedience to the Word of God. There comes a time to leave your wilderness and enter into the next level of prosperity for your life. However, if you will review every one of your wilderness times then you will see that the Word became much more powerful in your life. 

I am praying that the heat of summer and the trials of your life do not vex your spirit. 

Chuck D. Pierce 
Glory of Zion International Ministries
Email: chuckp@glory-of-zion.org

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8-8-10

A DREAM OF A STRONG WIND BLOWING THROUGH GLASS ON THREE SIDES OF A ROOM

In this dream I was standing in the doorway of a large room at the end of a house. I was looking into that room watching the wind blow through it. It had glass windows on three sides of it. The wind was so strong I could almost "see" it moving across the room. I wondered if the glass would hold against such wind, or if it would break. I thought we had just put new glass in those windows. I saw that one window on the left was bulged into the room, and I felt it with my hand, and felt the bulge. I realized after I awoke, and thought about it, that the bulged window was bulged in on the side where the wind was blowing out.

First put down what you think it might mean.

I think the house represents me. Standing in a doorway may mean I am strongly committed to the Lord and to His way, but am looking to see what is coming. What I see (wind) shows that the Holy Spirit is coming in great strength and power - so much that I wonder if my windows (my vision) can withstand its force and remain intact, or if my ability to see and receive revelation will break. In the dream it didn't break, but was greatly stretched. What do You think, Lord?

Yes, this is good, Joan. You are that house and you are those windows. This dream is about you. You are strong and you are standing, but you are also quite concerned about what's coming and whether you will break under it. You WANT to remain intact, but wonder. But the positive part of this dream is that you DIDN'T break, only stretched due to the wind.

But the window bulged IN.

That's all right - the "wind" blows where it wills. This indicates that you can't predict or know which way the "wind" will blow.

What would You have me do about this dream, Lord?

I would have you stand firm, keep seeking Me daily for correct vision, and write what I tell you to write. I want you to be My "recorder" or "scribe." Will you do this for Me?

Yes, Lord.

Just watch, and record. Come daily for instructions. Come daily for insight. Come daily for renewed strength. Much will be happening. It will be strong events and strong reactions. Record it all as you see it and as I give you understanding.

You're not My evangelist. You are My recorder. That is enough.

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8-10-10

A REMINDER DREAM OF WHAT TO KEEP DOING WHILE STILL ON EARTH

It was the last full day of camp. I was thinking about eating lunch, then going shopping for things to take home with me. I was to go check on someone's baby before that. I had a quilt or blanket with me to use for that. The person who talked to me about looking in on that baby was calling down to me from a balcony-like section a floor above where I was. She had a name for the blanket/quilt and told me what it was. (I don't remember what) 

I tied a plastic grocery bag around something, and it kept coming untied, so I kept tying it again. I also seemed to have a large blue ball, about the size of a large beach ball. I was going upstairs to the floor where the baby was. 

Jan came to the stairs and walked up also, along with some other person who was with her. I saw another lady whom I didn't know but she seemed to know me from the camp. She wanted to talk a bit before leaving camp. I told her she could come with me to look in on this baby.

What does this dream mean, Lord? Should I even take time to ponder it? Is it important? 

Tell Me what part seemed important to you? 

I thought it was significant that "camp" was ending the next day and we at the camp were making preparations to leave. That makes me think about the rapture coming very soon, and we Christians leaving the "camp" or temporary stay in this world.

What were the things you seemed to be doing to prepare to leave?

I seemed to be
1.	planning to eat
2.	planning to buy some things
3.	checking on someone else's baby
4.	taking a blue ball and quilt/blanket to that baby
5.	seeing Jan who seemed to want to talk to me
6.	seeing another woman who also wanted to talk to me.

Think about these things in regard to what they might symbolize spiritually.

1.	"Eating" Your Word and being filled with it.
2.	"Buying" gold - rewards for things I do for you.
3.	Checking on baby Christians to see if they are ok
4.	Taking to these baby Christians a blue ball (spiritual substance) and quilt (covering/mantle). Perhaps these are taken to them in my books.
5.	Dealing with Jan who may represent getting right with others before I leave. Forgiving all whom You bring to my attention.
6.	Spending time sharing with those who reach out to me.

Yes, the time is short and, yes, there are things you can do in the rest of the time you have yet while in camp - on the earth. This earth time is a temporary situation, rather like camping out here for awhile. But there are things I want you to do while yet here. This dream shows you some of them. This is a good reminder to do those things - now, while you still can. Those baby Christians are some of your relatives who need help coming to know Me. You will help them with the CD I am having you send them. You are sending them something with spiritual substance as well as a warm covering for them. As you go, take time to share with others as they reach out to you - like that unknown lady. You might call this a "reminder" dream of what to do during the rest of your time here on earth.

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Today I reviewed all my recorded dreams during July and August so far. The Holy Spirit had told me to just read the dreams, not the interpretations, and see whatever He shows me. These are some of the themes I saw in the dreams:
1.	Preparing food for others (many dreams)
2.	Persecution (only 1 dream)
3.	It is right before leaving time (many dreams)
4.	Our team is winning (one dream)
5.	I couldn't figure out the puzzle pieces and put them together (one dream)
6.	I prepared bulletins about events happening even as the service was going on (one dream)
7.	A cartoon book about finding the true light (one dream)

See that these two ideas were predominant: the time is short, and you prepare food for others.

What you are doing is not for yourself now but for others.

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8-11-10

This is another Rapture scripture, which I can add to my list of scriptures for that:

Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut the doors behind you; hide yourselves for a little while until his wrath has passed by. (Isaiah 26:20 NIV)

QUIET TIME NOTES

I was pondering the time around 1976 when Gordon Binning taught us at CFO camp that we could hear the Lord talk to us, and how the Lord taught him to listen and write down what He said. He used John 10 scriptures, especially "My sheep hear My voice." Then I listened and wrote down what the Lord said to me:

Yes, I want you to talk to Me. And, yes, I want to talk to you. I've brought you to this place today by a slow and gentle journey and it will continue that way. You are My "poster child" for that way of working with someone. It is all recorded up here by My scribe angels. You would be pleased if you saw it.

I have many different types of people, and as many ways I've worked with them - it is all to the praise of My glory and on display here in the heavens. You will see it someday.

It will be soon! Don't be surprised if it's next month.

Yes, there are many calling for and declaring a great revival because of My spoken Word about the "former rain and the latter rain." It is even now happening, Joan, and will increase mightily and very rapidly. See what I'm doing at IHOP as part of this. See what I did last Sunday at OCF as part of this. You prayed for it many times. Now it is being fulfilled.

It's coming, and it's here, and it will be here.

What is on Your heart today, Lord?

You are on My heart today, Joan. I want you to know I care about you and I'm thinking good thoughts of you. You are in My hands, Joan, and I am taking care of you - and I always will.

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8-13-10

Today I got in the mail the CD's of Bill Wiese telling about his 23 Minutes In Hell. Thank You, Lord, for bringing them in time to get them sent before August 31. I will send these to K and J, and 5 to J and J - to give to their children and keep 1 for themselves. I pray, Lord, that You guide each person who gets these CD's to listen carefully to them, and I ask You, Holy Spirit, to speak the truth to them as they listen. I pray You use this message to bring many to You, Lord Jesus, before the rapture happens…to Your glory and praise!

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8-14-10

Tonight as I took my shower the Holy Spirit talked to me about the time to come. He said if the rapture doesn't happen this coming Rosh Hashanah, then the following year until the next Rosh Hashanah will be the greatest adventure of my whole life. I asked if my aging body would be able to manage another year and He said it would be even better than it is now.

He said I was "chosen" to live in this end time generation, just as Finney, Whitemore, and Luther were chosen to live in their generations. I was born at precisely the right time to be alive just now, and that was the Lord's choosing. He said I would eventually be very glad that I got to be alive during this particular time, and, yes, there IS a great revival coming such as the world has never yet seen. I will be so glad I was alive to experience it and be part of it, even though we will need to give up many of the conveniences we have had.

He said that giving up conveniences would be harder on us than on previous generations (who lived like we may soon need to live) because they didn't know something better, and we do.

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8-15-10

What a Sunday! D (a prophet who went to Haiti from OCF) gave a fantastic sermon telling about a dream he had. In this dream he saw two men in the ocean water up to about their waists. A huge wave came up over them both. One man swam as fast as possible for the shore. The other man came up out of the wave praising God. D told how these two represent two different responses by Christians when difficulties come: one runs away from God while the other stands and praises God. He exhorted us to submit ourselves to the Lord completely so that we will persevere with the Lord no matter what crisis may come, and not to be offended by what He allows to come to us. D said there would be crises coming, and if we stand with the Lord, they will build the kind of character God wants in us.

A. gave a testimony of healing in the service. She told the story of what happened to her one day this last week. She said her heart suddenly started beating very, very hard and fast. She got up and went into her living room and told the Lord she really needed his help. She began to speak to her body and heart to beat rightly and normally in Jesus' name. She kept doing that until suddenly she said she could feel her heart return to normal beating. She told me later how she could really feel the change as her heartbeat changed back to normal. She told the Lord that if she was to tell this testimony at church today, then Pastor L was to be at the door when she came. And when she came to church this morning, there he was, right at the door! So she shared her testimony.

After church service B indicated he wanted to join us for lunch. M was with us, so the five of us made plans to go to China Star Restaurant. Then, as we were talking a bit later with Pastor L, we asked him if he and his son wanted to join us, and they did. So we had a wonderful fellowship and sharing time at a separate quiet room at the restaurant. We got to share some things that are going on, some prayer concerns, and some upcoming events. It was a good happening. Thank You, Lord!

And T was at church today! What a wonderful surprise! He and I talked awhile as he thanked me for my letter and card while he was gone. He gave me a tiny angel, which he said the Lord had him get last night for me. He got to talk awhile with Beth too. He talked like he would be back off and on as he also had a relationship with another church.

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8-17-10

QUIET TIME NOTES

I want you to know, Joan, that I will take care of the SSA situation - and it will turn out in your favor - so don't be afraid. Walk this out in quietness and confidence.

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8-19-10

QUIET TIME NOTES

In my Quiet Time this morning I read part of Psalm 96 where it says:

Sing to the Lord a new song; 
sing to the Lord, all the earth.
Sing to the Lord, praise his name; 
proclaim his salvation day after day.
Declare his glory among the nations, 
his marvelous deeds among all peoples. (Psalm 96:1-3)

Verse 3 says: "Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples." This is the verse He gave me many, many years ago to guide me to write out the stories I knew about "marvelous deeds" which He has done which He wants declared in writing for others to read. I did that then, but never was led to publish it. But, today, He says I am now to put those stories into book form and put it on my web page for others to read. Interesting! After all these years, I wonder why now is the time to do this. But it is, so I will work on that book today for my web site at www.doveministry.net.

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8-22-10

This is the day of my family reunion in Ann Arbor, MI at M and B's house. I asked J to give out CD's of Bill Wiese's testimony (23 Minutes in Hell) to all my sisters, brothers, nieces, and nephews. She did that. I pray they will all listen to the CD's and will respond by giving their lives to You, Lord Jesus, and be ready to go to heaven with you at the Rapture.

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8-24-10

A response to the CD by Bill Wiese titled 23 Minutes in Hell.

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I listened to the audio CD today that you passed onto me. I had to keep listening through the whole CD once I started as I enjoyed how the speaker tied so much scripture into his message. I think we have lost touch with the reality of hell in today's world. This was good to hear his experience that God shared with him. Thank you for passing it on. 

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8-25-10

In dreams and revelations that came during the night, the Lord kept impressing me with the idea that His plan for people was that they were to be taken care of through their family relationships. He kept saying, "The family, that is My plan." He helped me remember how the Israelites traveled out of Egypt to the Promised Land by tribes which were made up of family groups from the same beginning person (i.e. Judah, etc.). He reminded me how people used to live within a short distance of each other within the same family and celebrated and sorrowed together, and helped each other out when needed.

He helped me see that it is mostly within the last century or so that people began moving farther and farther away from each other (as transportation and land allowed) and lost the sense of family. Therefore, people now look to the government to look after them instead of family. 

But "family" was God's plan from the beginning for meeting people's needs.

Now we call our church group our "family" as we help look after each other's needs.

QUIET TIME NOTES

This morning in my Quiet Time I read Matthew 13:1-24. It is the story Jesus tells of the farmer sowing seeds, which fell on four different types of soil and, therefore, produced four different results from the seeds sown in them. He reminded me that my extended family (to whom I sent CD's of Bill Wiese's testimony regarding 23 Minutes in Hell) will respond each one differently to the same message given to them - just as in this parable Jesus told. My job was just to give them the message. I am not responsible for how they respond.

We heard that I. C. was to go into the hospital last Sunday due to complications from a recent auto accident. People at the church had been praying for her healing including Beth and me. Then we got this in the OCF news on Tuesday of this week from Pastor L:

I. C. had a miraculous turn around after prayer that her doctors cannot explain.

This is wonderful! Thank You, God, for this "miraculous turn around." It is part of OCF's Avalanche of Healings.

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8-26-10

This is the song that keeps coming into my mind this morning:

Oh where have you been, Billy Boy, Billy Boy,
Oh where have you been, charming Billy.
I have been to seek a wife;
She's the joy of my life.
She's a young thing and cannot leave her mother.

I wonder why this song is running through my head. Perhaps the Lord has a purpose for that and will reveal it to me. I wonder if it has to do with the Lord coming to earth to seek His Bride.

I looked up "William" in The Name Book and learned it means "resolute protector" and "noble spirit." The scripture with that name was Deuteronomy 5:33, which says: "You shall walk in all the ways which the Lord your God has commanded you…that you may prolong your days in the land which you shall possess."
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QUIET TIME NOTES

Yes, I am here, and yes, I will speak to you now. I'll write you that letter like you read about yesterday from that one woman who said she sat down and wrote out a letter from Me each morning, and I told her things to do. I will do that for you, too, as you sit before Me, and listen, and write what I say to you. You and I have done this many times; we just didn't call it a letter.

You are doing a good job of listening to Me and following Me, Joan. I want you to know that. No, this is not the same as automatic writing. In our time together we talk together. You contribute, and I contribute. So it is NOT like automatic writing where one person (spirit) does all the talking, and the receiver just writes it down.

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8-27-10

I started having more sinus drainage yesterday and today, and a bit of a sore throat, so I was concerned that I was catching another cold - almost before the last one was gone. I spent lots of time praying against that and claiming scripture promises for healing like:

By His stripes we are healed.
Jehovah Rophe, the God who heals me.
Bless the Lord, oh my soul and forget not all this benefits…who heals all my diseases.

Later the thought came that this might show seasonal allergies since it is ragweed season now, so this might not be cold symptoms, but allergy symptoms. Even so, I want to be protected from them.

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8-30-10

You don't know how special this is to Me, Joan, that you would take the time to wait before Me and listen to Me - AND bring the prayers and concerns of others to Me - especially your pastor's. He needs that prayer. Pastors are a special target for Satan and he loves to beat them up. 

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You Are a Trumpet!
by John Belt
Aug 28, 2010

God has given us powerful weapons of warfare that are mighty through His Spirit. He made us with the power to speak, shout and make sound that tears down the powers of darkness. When our lives are lived with pure hearts in His presence there is nothing that can stand against the glory of God released through us.

Creative Power

Everything God has made in creation is original and diverse in its own way. We can look at everything He made and see the beauty in it, both individually and as a whole. If all the things He made looked the same it would be a very boring picture. But God knows what He is doing. He is the Author and Creator of life making all things good by the power of voice. The voice of the Lord is powerful, bringing all things into existence.

Being created in the image of God, we too have creative power. We hold the ability to transform atmospheres, speak things into existence and cause life to come forth by the power of the Holy Spirit that lives within us. Our tongue is one of the most powerful forces that we have in our human make-up.

James 3:6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by Hell.

The human tongue is a "world of iniquity." But we know that was not the case with Jesus. When Jesus spoke it was releasing the "world of glory." When Jesus spoke, the glory realm of God was released and caused life to come forth in every place He spoke. Our tongue is a powerful force the devil has no ability to contradict. Just as John states, "When God spoke light was released and the darkness could not comprehend it." The powers of darkness cannot compete with the "world of glory" that is released through abandoned vessels of the Kingdom of God! He who is in us is much, much greater than he who is in this world. The power of the glory of God wipes out every resistance and leaves the enemy whimpering on the floor.

Clean Vessels

Understanding the power of our tongue, we need to realize how important it is for us to be in alignment with the right kingdom. If God's people are speaking foolishness, gossip and talking about others behind their backs, they are empowering darkness and are in sin, as well as bringing themselves into bondage. The goal of the enemy is to bring division in the Body of Christ. There is no excuse for speaking about others in a negative manner. Our call is to honor others. This does not mean we agree on everything, but we need to have enough decency to keep our mouths silent. 

If anyone has been caught in this trespass, then the cure is "be quick to repent." Repentance is more powerful than apology. We can say we are sorry all day long. It is better to just change directions. This is the fruit of our repentance. We are to be in line with Jesus who ever lives to intercede for all the saints.

Hebrews 7:25 Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.

The Priestly Life

It is our priestly responsibility to stay pure without compromise before the Lord. We are a kingdom of priests that must wear the golden band across our minds that says, "HOLINESS TO THE LORD." It has not changed. It is this dedication, commitment and integrity that will cause the substance of His power to be released in us and through us.

It is His grace that makes us His priests. It is our purity that enables us to carry His glory and release that glory of His presence in the longevity of time. We must go higher and deeper. A tree will only last so long if it grows high and its roots are shallow. That tree will come falling down dead. It is the same way with His glory. If our roots don't go deeper into Him while our experiences take us into the heavens, we will come crashing down. Integrity, purity and selfless devotion are not an option for us. They are mandatory. Jesus could do nothing apart from the Father. His devotion to Him was pure and lacked nothing.

You Are a Trumpet!

Numbers 10:8-9 And the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow with the trumpets; and they shall be to you for an ordinance for ever throughout your generations. And if ye go to war in your land against the enemy that oppresseth you, then ye shall blow an alarm with the trumpets; and ye shall be remembered before the Lord your God, and ye shall be saved from your enemies.

The priests were commanded to blow the trumpets in battle. Through this the Lord would grant them victory. There is power in the priestly life where we can release our voice like a trumpet and see the Lord wipe out our enemies. Our bodies are created much like a speaker cabinet. We have a bass woofer and a tweeter. The power comes from the bass woofer, the belly and chest area. The tweeter is our nasal area. Not a lot of power in the nasals. Still, a little goes a long way and it is needed. But from deep within our spirit we can release a sound that breaks the power of darkness. 

Psalm 149:6 Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand.

Lifting the high praise is like blowing the trumpet of your being. When our hearts and motives are pure, there is a glorious release that can occur as we lift our voices like trumpets! See your enemy, see your resistance, see the thing that you need to overcome, see the breakthrough that you need and begin to lift your voice as a trumpet in praise to God over these things!

Live Loud For God Without Apology!

John Belt
Live In His Presence Ministries. Email: admin@liveinhispresence.com

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8-31-10

Today is 8-31-10. Recently I had an impression or picture before my inner eye where I saw AU31. I wondered what it meant. When I thought about it awhile I thought it might refer to August 31. I felt like the Holy Spirit indicated something significant might happen on that day - today. 

QUIET TIME NOTES

I have highlighted this date for you, and I have done that for a reason. You will know the reason eventually, if not today. So keep watching for what is significant about today. Watch Me and I will show you. I am your God, and I am jealous for you to know Me and believe Me. You are precious to Me - one of My precious ones.

I know you, Joan. That means we talk and communicate with each other - we know each other in this way - not just know of each other's existence.

I am your peace, Joan, and I shall keep you in My peace (Me) all the days of your life. The opposite of fear is peace. You will not be in fear (evil), but in peace (Me - good). That is My promise to you, My child. You are My child - a child of God - a child of My family now. So is B, so is K, and so is J (your family). They belong to Me and I am drawing them closer to Me, gradually. I won't let them step away from Me. You will all four be raptured with Me.
 
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