Monday, September 16,
2013, 5:50 a.m. – the Lord Jesus woke me with the song “Do Not Fear” playing in my mind. Speak, Lord, your words to my
heart. I had just finished reading Lamentations, but was being torn between
reading Ezekiel 1-2 and reading Acts 1-2, and I felt as though the Lord was
saying the beginning of both books paralleled each other in some respects so he
wanted me to glean something from each one.
Stand on Your Feet!
Such
was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. And when I saw it,
I fell on my face, and I heard the voice of one speaking. ~ Ez. 1:28b
And
he said to me, “Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak with you.” And
as he spoke to me, the Spirit entered into me and set me on my feet, and I
heard him speaking to me. And he said to me, “Son of man, I send you to the
people of Israel, to nations of rebels, who have rebelled against me. They and
their fathers have transgressed against me to this very day. The descendants
also are impudent and stubborn: I send you to them, and you shall say to them,
‘Thus says the Lord God.’ And whether they hear or refuse to hear (for they are
a rebellious house) they will know that a prophet has been among them. And you,
son of man, be not afraid of them, nor be afraid of their words, though briers
and thorns are with you and you sit on scorpions. Be not afraid of their words,
nor be dismayed at their looks, for they are a rebellious house. And you shall
speak my words to them, whether they hear or refuse to hear, for they are a
rebellious house.
“But
you, son of man, hear what I say to you. Be not rebellious like that rebellious
house; open your mouth and eat what I give you.” And when I looked, behold, a
hand was stretched out to me, and behold, a scroll of a book was in it. And he
spread it before me. And it had writing on the front and on the back, and there
were written on it words of lamentation and mourning and woe. ~ Ez. 2
This was Jesus Christ, God the Son, speaking to Ezekiel. He
told him to stand on his feet and he would speak to him. Jesus said similar
words to Saul when he was on the road to Damascus to persecute followers of
Jesus Christ. This was a command of God to ready themselves, to be alert, and to
be willing and receptive to hear what the Spirit of God had to say to them.
Both men experienced the filling of the Holy Spirit in order to do God’s work.
And, the Spirit of God enabled them and strengthened them for the task that was
yet before them.
They were to be God’s messengers to the people, to speak the
very words of God to the people. What an awesome task! Paul was sent to open
blinded eyes and to turn people from darkness (evil/sin) to the light of Christ
(truth/purity) so that the people could receive forgiveness of their sins and a
place among those who are being sanctified and made holy by the Spirit of God.
And, Ezekiel was called to speak to God’s people, though Paul did that, too,
and these were a stubborn and rebellious people. Yet, he was to speak to them
whether they listened or not. So many times when God called his servants to
obedience, he also encouraged them not to be afraid of what the people’s
response would be to the messages they were to give. They were all not to fear
the venomous attacks of people whose hearts were hardened to the true gospel of
salvation, nor fear their reproaches, scoffs, jeers, etc. Satan does not like
the truth, and he will fight hard against it.
He
said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has
fixed by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has
come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and
Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
So
when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, will you at this time
restore the kingdom to Israel?” He said to them, “It is not for you to know
times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority. But you will
receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my
witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the
earth.” And when he had said these things, as they were looking on, he was
lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight. And while they were gazing
into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white robes, and said,
“Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was
taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into
heaven.” ~ Acts 1:6-11
I believe God has called all of his disciples (followers) to
be his witnesses of his gospel of salvation to the people of the world around
us; to be his lights in a dark world. Yet, we cannot do this in our own flesh.
We must be empowered from on high with the Spirit of God within us so that we
can go forth as his servants and witnesses telling people about Jesus Christ
and how they, too, can come to have faith in Him. Yet, when we share the gospel
of salvation with others, especially if the message includes the Biblical
elements of repentance and obedience as necessary components of believing
faith, which is what scripture teaches, then there will be those who will
oppose us, attack us verbally or physically; who will try to destroy us via
false accusations and the like. But, we are not to be afraid of what we are
about to suffer for the sake of Jesus Christ and his gospel, for the Lord will
be with us and he will give us all we need to make it through the days ahead
and to keep strong in faith.
This morning the Lord Jesus gave me a vivid picture of what
our “scorpions, briers and thorns” look like today. He had me read several news
stories, which I will reference below, and he gave me an understanding, I
believe, of what is truly going on behind these stories and what we should
really expect to be coming soon.
The International
Body
The U.S. government and its allies represent the “international
community,” i.e. the N.W.O. or whatever name you wish to give it. The point is
that we are all presently under the thumb of a group of wealthy and elite
people who truly rule the world, but who have allowed the nations of the world
some sense of sovereignty as individual nations, for a time, but that time is
passing away quickly. They have been busy for some years now with conquering
the various nations of the world and in bringing this world under the rule of
one global order, ultimately fulfilled in the beast of Revelation.
They speak of pressing toward “a strong resolution” in the
U.N. Security Council to “enforce disarmament” of Syria’s chemical weapon
stockpile. And, if Syria does not comply, there will “be consequences.” This
has been true in nearly all the stories we have read in the past several years
with regard to all these nations who have had uprisings and have now come under
international law, i.e. under the rule of the N.W.O. Yet, what the Lord Jesus
has been showing me lately is that it is our turn, i.e. it is time or is about
time for America to be dismantled and for us to be oppressed and brought
underneath a truly tyrannical, dictatorial, authoritarian government which will
remove our government from being in control, will initiate martial law, and will
strongly target God’s witnesses/messengers.
What the Lord is showing me this morning is that we, the
international body, are the perpetrators of these crimes against humanity, and
we, the international body, will soon come against America, as well. In other
words, our leaders throughout the world have been and will continue to turn
against their very own people. These are the sins of our fathers for which we
will all pay. This global body is pressing ahead with their “strong resolution”
to destroy the nations of the world and to kill many of its people, most especially
Christ’s servants and witnesses, who pose the greatest threat to Satan’s rule.
What I am seeing are three different ways in which they will
release their power on the people of this world. First of all, I believe the
Lord Jesus is showing me a spray of nuclear cells over the people of the earth,
and/or a spray of cells of quasi-military forces (secret police/soldiers) who
have been in hiding but who will soon be released upon the people, including or
most especially here in America. Thirdly I believe he is showing me a release
or a rising of the antichrist who will soon also be released on the people of
this world. In the process, the USA will relinquish national power to “the
beast,” i.e. to this global order.
He is showing me this international body as standing and
ready to release this evil power upon the people of the world. Yet, they are
not inactive. They are presently pressing toward this goal of world domination,
which is soon to be released (revealed). This will mean that the unfinished pyramid
pictured on many US symbols of our government will now be completed, and the
dictator will now rule. This release of power will come “forcefully” but it
will also be “timely.” We will all be forced to comply with this new rule or to
face the consequences. The book of Revelation speaks much of this, as do other
prophetic books in the Bible. The antichrist’s rule will be chaotic, dangerous
and unexpected. We have to get our minds to think what it would be like when
Satan truly rules the earth, and we have to expect we will see things far
beyond human reason, the likes of which we have seen in many Sci-Fi movies. We
have to anticipate devil-people roaming and ruling the earth.
Yet, the Lord Jesus gives us much encouragement when he
tells us not to be afraid of what we are about to suffer. And, he encourages us
to keep on speaking in his name, even if it means we must die for the sake of
his name and for the sake of his gospel, for we will be richly rewarded in
heaven. One day Jesus will return and we will be with him forever!!
Do Not Fear / An
Original Work / June 2, 2013
Based off John 14
Do not let your hearts
fear.
Trust in God. Trust in
Christ.
“In My house you will
find
Many rooms I have
Prepared for you,
And I will come back
And take you to
heav’n.”
“I will take you to be
with Me;
You’ll be where I am.”
“I am the way and
The truth and the
life.
No one comes to the
Father,
Except he comes
through Me,
So put your faith in
Me,
And do all of what I
command.”
“Whoever has My
commands
And obeys them loves
Me.”
“I did not leave you
as orphans.
I sent you the
Counselor;
The Holy Spirit to
live in you.
He teaches you all
things,
And He reminds you of
Me.”
“My peace I give to
you,
So do not fear, trust
in Me.”
P.S.: The Lord Jesus has given me many writings on this
subject he had me write about today. I will share links to just a few that I
believe are directly related to this writing today: http://christsfreeservant.blogspot.com/2013/04/clandestine-and-subversive.html
News Resources:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-24105381;
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/17/world/europe/us-and-allies-tell-syria-to-dismantle-chemical-arms-quickly.html;
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