Grand Old Mansion.

Every once in awhile the Lord visits me in my sleep. I am somewhat hesitant in posting this here, because of the hostility I have endured from some on this forum in the past, but I feel it needs to be shared.

my dream:

There was this grand old mansion that had seven floors. I was made to reside in this place, to live there. This grand old house was in disrepair and falling apart everywhere. As I visited all the floors in this house, and visited the different rooms, it had occurred to me that this place must have been very, very beautiful to behold at one time...but it was dirty now, and falling apart.

People were living in various parts of this falling down rickety old house, but the Lord directed a certain of them to a certain wing in which they would be safe from the falling in parts of this house.

I myself am a carpenter and a Construction Engineering Technologist (diploma) in real life. In the dream I got to go and visit the various places where people had attempted repairs to this grand old structure.

It seemed that there was an extensive amount of repairing going on, but those doing the repairing of this building were not skilled enough to do the massive amount of structural and building envelope repairs needed...and these repairs they did were about to collapse in on them (The Lord says: except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it.).

The Lord impressed upon me that if I dwell in this house where He instructs me to, that I will be safe from the coming collapse. ( I assume the Lord is about to do a work)

This building was a grand structure in its beginning, bigger and more beautiful than any that had been built to that day, and it is about to undergo some major changes, so that its latter end will be greater than its beginning.

...from the REMNANTS OF THE RUINS it shall rise, more beautiful and with such a glorious splendor that words can only merely describe but not articulate it to its depth of what it shall become.

Most of this grand old building is about to be demolished and collapsed in on itself except the core part (remnant) of which I told you about, that if I dwell there I will be safe; for all that can be shaken will be shaken when the wrecking ball begins.

And so it begins.

I believe this work where the Lord said: "I WILL DO A NEW THING" is: He is about to rebuild his church (the body of Christ) from the ground up...from the remnants of the ruins which must come first. (great falling away?)

Events on Earth are soon to take place that are going to cause the Bride to finally come together, and it will be the Lord's doing that does it. Denominational barriers are going to come crashing down as Christians begin to find common ground and begin to pull together in a [url=http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+7%3A9-17&version=NKJV]global revival... [/url]

To some, men’s hearts will fail them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming on the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

In the midst of the coming global chaos and tribulation, there will be a revival and a move of the Spirit of God, such as has not been seen to this day, no not even in the beginning...for God shall pour out of His Holy Spirit upon the Body of Christ to strengthen and purify/beautify the Bride of the Lamb...that she may be pure and holy - and without spot or blemish, or any such thing, and her gown shall be as white as snow...many will turn to the Lord during this time in a global revival.

The Lord Jesus is going to send skilled labor into the field...His carpenters and engineers etc., of which He Himself is the Chief building engineer. This structure that is going to go up will be built according to His specifications and design, and no one will be allowed to deviate with their own ideas and repairs, but will follow only His design. The latter end of this house will be greater than the former.

...it's coming.

Concerning the house of God:

For thus says the LORD of hosts, Once more in a little while, I am going to shake the heavens and the earth, the sea also and the dry land.

"I will shake all the nations; and they will come with the wealth of all nations, and I will fill this house with glory,' says the LORD of hosts.

'The silver is Mine and the gold is Mine,' declares the LORD of hosts.

'The latter glory of this house will be greater than the former,' says the LORD of hosts, 'and in this place I will give peace,' declares the LORD of hosts." Haggai 2:6-9

Alive-to-God wrote:

Thanks for sharing this, brother. I'm much encouraged. :-)

I believe the time for this vision to come to pass is even at the door. There is a remnant, whom God is calling out into the wilderness, whom He has chosen and set apart for this time that is before us. There will be a great falling away from God, of all of humanity (Adam's race)which includes some of the fractured parts of that which is also known as the church.

I do not believe that the R/C church is in the way of the Lord at all, and neither is most of what is known as established denominations, Protestant, evangelical or otherwise.

The collapse of the Grand Old Mansion is imminent, the judgement has gone out, because of what man in his vanity has done to it. They have turned intimate relationship with the Father into empty dead lifeless religion, and the Lord will collapse this old house now (except for the core part or remnant)and will rebuild His Church from the remnants of the ruins from the ground up. This occurs during the time of the Great Tribulation which we must go through as a body...

During the time of unprecedented persecution against Christians, and in the midst of all the global chaos (Great Tribulation), there will be a revival and a move of the Spirit of God, ...such as has not been seen to this day, no not even in the beginning...for God shall pour out of His Holy Spirit upon the Body of Christ ...to strengthen and purify/beautify the Bride of the Lamb, that she may be pure and holy - and without spot or blemish, or any such thing...and her gown shall be as white as snow....many will turn to the Lord during this time in a global revival which is the rebuilding of the "Grand Old Mansion" of which it is also written:

[i]The glory of this latter temple shall be greater than the former,’ says the LORD of hosts. ‘And in this place I will give peace,’ says the LORD of hosts."[/i] Haggai 2:9

appolus wrote:

God is about to do a new thing (Isa 43) New wine poured into new wineskins...........Frank

Very soon now brother Frank.

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Rev 12:7-10 says:

[i]7 And war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought with the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought, 8 but they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them[a] in heaven any longer. 9 So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
10 Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, “Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down.[/i]

This event occurs during the Tribulation some time, and [b]is a very critical point to understand this passage[/b], and [u]ALL that it entails![/u]

...the Church (Bride of the Lamb - Jew and Gentile) must get to this point [b]for a very good reason.[/b]

Here's why...

If satan/demons were bound hand and foot and completely removed from influencing us (we who are the elect Bride who follow after the Spirit of God) in our earthly lives, would there be any temptation to sin? – I would say probably not...NO TEMPTER = NO SIN (think about that one).

I have always believed that satan/demons need to get permission from God first, before they can tempt, fight against or even harass a saint to sin.

Here is why I believe this: (I am reminded of the story of Job, how that satan [b]had to get permission first,[/b] and he did this by accusing Job before God - Job 1:6-12 )...he does this to us, the heirs of salvation by accusing us constantly day and night before God, even as it written.

So what happens when satan no longer gets to accuse us day and night before God? So What happens?

...so if he can no longer accuse us day and night before God, [b]and doesn't get permission[/b] to tempt us to any kind of sin, or to spiritually harass etc. what do you think will happen on the earth with the remnant preaching the gospel, when the work of the Holy Spirit is unfettered from satanic hindrances in our lives? Spiritual nourishing? Absolutely!

...Yes and GLOBAL REVIVAL, that’s what!!! Imagine the swelling ranks of saints that will get saved, that will pour in when satan is cast out of heaven by Michael and his angels.(the number which no man could number?)...After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, ...Revelation 7:9

- Ephesians 6:12 will end for us who are the body of Christ... it will positively end for us!

They (devils) will no longer be in heavenly places; (because of the War with Michael) therefore, Ephesians 6:12 ends for us who are the body of Christ! [b][u]And this is why it is written:[/u][/b]

[b]“Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come!![/b]

There will be no more wrestling in the spirit with satan and his demons in high places...as their day will finally be at an end!!! Then there will be a revival on the Earth such as never occurred before unto this time, as the Bride of the Lamb will finally be able to get herself ready.

Imagine the power of the Holy Ghost on the Earth at this time. Consider the voice of the holy angel, what he said, when satan is cast out (At no other time since creation is this said.):

[b]Then[/b] I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, “[b]Now[/b] salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down.

Notice the angel says, now...not before, or during the time of the early church did he say this, nor at any other time, [b]but during the Tribulation only[/b] - after the war in heaven between Michael and his angels, and satan and his angels.

What this means is the Bride of the Lamb will finally be able to get herself ready without any spiritual hindrance, without any temptation to sin of any kind, without any accuser standing before God - she will get her wedding garments ready and be holy, and without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, she will have righteous works - even as it is written that she should. Indeed, concerning the House of God: 'The latter glory of this house will be greater than the former,' says the LORD of hosts, 'and in this place I will give peace,' declares the LORD of hosts." Haggai 2:6-9

An unprecedented move of the Holy Ghost (all gifts functioning) is coming, in Great Power!! (the time of nourishing in the wilderness for the church)

But since satan can no longer tempt, spiritually harass and accuse, because he is thrown down, he persecutes the Bride through the hands of those who receive and take the mark of the beast...and the Bride’s saints and prophets are sent to martyrdom at the hands of those whose names are not written down in the Lamb's book of life.

...but the Lord is with them in their hour of trial, and the strength of the Holy Spirit sustains them and fills them with an unprecedented supernatural calm, peace and comfort, and there will be absolutely no fear of dying for the saints in those days, as the Holy Spirit will sustain them.

appolus wrote:
Hi brother,

In the last two days I have had about 1400 people come to my website, people from all over the world. Austalia, Africa , Europe, South America and of course America. Many came just to read of your dream brother that you shared in " A coming Reformation." Just to put that in perspective, I usually get about 2000 hits per month, so to get that many in two days is something else. Yes, I believe that you are right, God is about to do a new thing (Isa 43) New wine poured into new wineskins...........Frank

There is a response on your website that someone made concerning the dream that really struck a cord with me, and I want to post here (and thank-you for your website brother!):

David
Below is a vision the Lord gave to me in 1997. I feel that it is in line with the dream you had.

AN ADMONITION AND WARNING TO THE BODY OF CHRIST

In 1997, shortly after entering full time ministry, the Lord gave me a vision. He told me that I would see this happening in my lifetime – I was 56 at the time.
I saw His Holy Spirit turn the churches upside down and shake them violently. I saw that a few were falling out of their comfortable pews and into the world. When the churches were turned right side up there were still a large number in the churches. I assumed that those remaining in the churches were the true followers of Christ.
In 2003 as I was pastoring a small rural church I was given the rest of the vision. I saw “The Body of Christ” – the true believers – meeting and worshiping in their homes; witnessing in the streets; ministering to the lost with the love of Christ. They were giving of themselves much more than of their money and worldly goods. They were truely fullfilling the Great Commission and being His ambassadors – bringing the agape love of Christ to sinners. Many were repenting of their sin and coming to Christ as His people.
As this was happening those who were remaining in the “churches” were persecuting the “True Followers of Christ”.
I heard the Lord say, “The time is near when many will be deceived. Go into the streets and warn my people saying,” (Romans 11:17-22) 17 If some of the branches have been broken off, and you, though a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others and now share in the nourishing sap from the olive root,18 do not boast over those branches. If you do, consider this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you.19 You will say then, “Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in.”20 Granted. But they were broken off because of unbelief, and you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but be afraid.21 For if God did not spare the natural branches, he will not spare you either.22 Consider therefore the kindness and sternness of God: sternness to those who fell, but kindness to you, provided that you continue in his kindness. Otherwise, you also will be cut off.”
I firmly believe that the Lord is urgently calling and warning with a “Compassionate Roar” “The Body of Christ” to repent and to fullfill the Great Commission.

(Matthew 28:18-20) 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
He has been patient with His people long enough as we have interpreted His Word for our convenience; divided His Body with our denominations, legalisms, doctrines and traditions; ignored His commands and His Holy Spirit. As we have attempted to have it both ways – a worldly life and a life in His kingdom.
He will no longer tolerate the preaching of a gospel which focuses on success, prosperity and abundant worldly living. He desires a repentant committed people willing to say,
“Yes Lord I will go where you send me and I will be obedient, for I no longer live but Christ lives in me. I am willing to be your temple and to be that living sacrifice you desire that I be that I may be your instrument to bring the good news of salvation to those around me.”

As I write these words I am reminded that “You can’t kill a dead man!” It’s time to die.

We are rapidly reaching the point where each “christian” is deciding to do “what is right in his own eyes” regardless of what the Word of God tells us. Many have decided in their own hearts that there is no right or wrong and there is no absolute truth. Governments and ‘churches” have made laws and created doctrine to justify abortion, homosexuality, homosexual marriage, sodomy, divorce, pornography, etc. while doing all that they can to prevent the name of Jesus from being spoken or the Ten Commandments from being taught. All of this that we might not offend someone!
Brothers and Sisters in Christ – now is the time to make a choice! Now is the time to decide whether we will follow God or man! (Luke 16:13) “No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money.”
Whether we like it or not we, “… are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that (we) you may declare the praises of him who called (us) you out of darkness into his wonderful light.” (1Peter 2:9)
He has created us, equipped us, and sealed us with His precious Holy Spirit that we might be His witnesses.
As we are called to repent and obey we must also be prepared to be living sacrifices – to be persecuted – to be hated by men and the world even as Jesus was. (Matthew 24:9-13) 9 “Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me. 10 At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, 11 and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. 12 Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, 13 but he who stands firm to the end will be saved.”
In summary Crying in the Wilderness Ministry exists to go to the Body of Christ in the streets, in the churches, in the parks, in the campgrounds, in the government buildings, – wherever the Lord says to go and…

1. Call them to repentance
2. Warn them of the deception and wickedness of times
3. Warn them of His coming judgement
4. Exhort them to be His witnesses
5. Exhort them to be light and salt
6. Remind them of the true character of God – His love, grace, justice,wrath, mercy and judgement1
7. Remind them of His total message sin, judgement, repentance and salvation through the Blood of Christ.1

1. Ref. “A Compassionate Roar” – Raising An Urgent Voice In Our Window Of Mercy”, page 2; by John O. Anderson (2004) Published by: Bridge – Logos

TRUE LOVE WARNS
TRUE LOVE SPEAKS THE WHOLE TRUTH
TRUE LOVE SPEAKS WITH A PROPHETIC VOICE

Do you call yourself a Christian – a follower of Christ?
How would anyone know?

It has been said that, “What you do speaks so loudly
no one and hear a word you say”.
IF NOT NOW WHEN? IF NOT YOU WHO?

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[i]"The collapse of the Grand Old Mansion is imminent, the judgement has gone out, because of what man in his vanity has done to it. [b]They have turned intimate relationship with the Father into empty dead lifeless religion,[/b] and the Lord will collapse this old house now"[/i]

This is one part of the "Grand Old Mansion" that God is going to destroy, which is Legalism, of which He will replace it with Holy Intimacy...(and yes, a revival of repentance and holy intimacy is coming) ...read on:

[url=https://www.sermonindex.net/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=31914&forum=36&4]Legalism[/url]

a "Great Revival" is coming to the earth, and it comes during the "Great Tribulation"

- Ephesians 6:12 will end for us who are the body of Christ… it will end for us…and here’s why:

And war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought with the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought, but they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them in heaven any longer. So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, “Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down. Rev 12:7-10

(Meaning satan does not get permission to accuse/tempt/harass anymore) Ephesians 6:12 which says: For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age,[a] against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.

They (devils) will no longer be in heavenly places; therefore, Ephesians 6:12 ends for us who are the body of Christ!!!! And this is why it is written: “[u]Now[/u] salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come!!

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But since satan can no longer tempt, spiritually harass and accuse the brethren, because he has been thrown down, he persecutes the Bride through the hands of those who receive and take the mark of the beast...and the Bride’s saints and prophets are sent to martyrdom at the hands of those whose names are not written down in the Lamb's book of life.

...but the Lord is with them in their hour of trial, and the strength of the Holy Spirit sustains them and fills them with an unprecedented supernatural calm, peace and comfort, there will be no fear of dying for the saints, as the Holy Spirit will sustain them.

Remember the stoning of Stephen, at his death, how he saw heaven opened up and Jesus sitting at the right hand of the throne of God...love from the Spirit of God filled his heart and in his dying breath he said “lay not this sin to their charge” Imagine, if he had not earnestly prayed that, would we have the Apostle Paul?

These saints overcome satan and his antichrist by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony, and they are full of the Holy Ghost, and they love not their lives unto death.

Nazi style internment camps and holocausts will return, this time it will be global, even as it written, as Christians are summarily put to their deaths in the camps, just as the Jews were during WWII. It is all that satan has left before he is thrown into the bottomless pit.

During this time of unprecedented revival of the Bride of the Lamb, and during a time of intense persecution and mass murder of Christian saints, and in the midst of all the global chaos that will be going on during the time of Great Tribulation, there will be a an unprecedented move of the Spirit of God, ...such as has not been seen to this day, no not even in the beginning (as this Grand Old Mansion is rebuilt)...So powerful will be this move of the Holy Spirit – for all that can be shaken, will be shaken; heaven and earth will be shaken and the power of Christ will prevail, for God shall pour out of His Holy Spirit to strengthen and to purify, and by the power in the blood of the Lamb, God shall make ready the Bride for His Son - beautify the Bride of the Lamb, that her gown may be white, that she may be holy and pure - without spot or blemish, or any such thing...her gown will be white....many will turn to the Lord during this time, in this global revival, and will do so without any accuser accusing them before God day and night!

I am really feeling this strongly in my spirit today, that we need to (spiritually and mentally) prepare ourselves for the days ahead.

Steel yourselves saints, and be strong now, and get ready - for the Lord Jesus comes, and all hell is about to break loose on this earth!

...it's coming

From the Book of Enoch:

And He sat on the throne of his glory,
And the sum of judgment was given unto the Son of Man,
And He caused the sinners to pass away and be destroyed from off the face of the earth, and those who have led the world astray.

With chains shall they be bound,
And in their assemblage-place of destruction shall they be imprisoned,
And all their works vanish from the face of the earth.

And from henceforth there shall be nothing corruptible;
For that Son of Man has appeared,
And has seated Himself on the throne of His glory,
And all evil shall pass away before His face,
And the word of that Son of Man shall go forth
And be strong before the Lord of Spirits.

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The Lord has set in order the timing of these things.

I believe we are at the door to the time known as the Great Tribulation, and we as Christians must prepare ourselves before this comes about. If we do don't heed the call to repentance (and we need to understand what this truly is) there is a storm coming...and we don't want to be caught out in it, because it will take us away with it (the house in disarray will collapse). The Lord is commanding His body to repentance...worldly Christians or carnal Christians. There is not much time left now, and judgement is set. I desire that everyone reading this will have the blessing of Revelation 3:10

But for those who miss it, and there will be many, I see an unprecedented global revival coming, an out-pouring of the Holy Spirit not seen since man has been upon the earth...it comes during unprecedented Great Tribulation. All I can say is thank God for His mercy to all of us; I believe we are even at the gate. The time of man's dominion on earth is at an end, and the end of this age is upon us.

The time is short now, and the day is far spent, for the great and terrible day of the Lord does come...the day in which He shall judge the nations in righteousness. The day in which the sinner and the ungodly are to be removed forever, but judgement begins at His house.

Jesus is coming!

And he shall sit on the throne of his glory, and He shall judge the nations in righteousness; for the sum of all judgment is given to that Son of Man.

And He shall cause the sinners to be removed and to be destroyed from off the face of the earth. With an adamantine chain of God's fixed decree shall the unrighteous sinner be bound, and in their assemblage-place of destruction shall they be imprisoned, and all their works shall vanish from the face of the earth, for in righteousness does He judge and make war. And from henceforth there shall be nothing corruptible; for that Son of Man has appeared in His power and great glory, and has seated Himself on the throne of His eternal glory. And He reigns forever, and His kingdom is forever and ever. Amen

And He shall take to Him His great power, and the heavens and the earth shall be shaken violently, and He shall rule the nations with a rod of iron. All evil shall pass away from before his face, for who shall abide the great and terrible day of the Lord?

And the word of that Son of Man shall go forth, and be strong before the Father of Spirits, and the sum of all judgement is given to that Son of Man. Blessed and holy are those whose sins are forgiven, who have washed their clothes in the blood of the Lamb; blessed and holy are those whose names have been written down in heaven; for when He shall appear, they likewise, shall appear with Him in honor and in great glory.

I believe that a Great Revival and an awakening will occur during the Great Tribulation.

Revival and an Awakening, the rebuilding of the "Grand Old Mansion"...and the time of the harvest:

During the time of unprecedented persecution against Christians (were denominational barriers shall fall), and in the midst of global chaos, there will be a revival and an awakening and a move of the Spirit of God, ...such as has not been seen to this day, no not even in the beginning...for God shall pour out of His Holy Spirit upon the Body of Christ ...to strengthen and purify/beautify the Bride of the Lamb, that she may be pure and holy - and without spot or blemish, or any such thing...and her gown shall be as white as snow....many will turn to the Lord during this time in a global revival.

The Prophet Daniel said... but the people that know their God shall be strong, and do exploits. And they that are wise among the people shall instruct many; yet they shall fall by the sword and by flame, by captivity and by spoil, many days...

...And some of them that are wise shall fall, to refine them, and to purify, and to make them white, even to the time of the end; because it is yet for the time appointed. And the king [Antichrist] shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods; and he shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished; for that which is determined shall be done. Neither shall he regard the gods of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god; for he shall magnify himself above all. ...And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High.

During this time of Great Tribulation, the Lord Jesus stands by His saints, as they wash their garments in the blood of the Lamb, as they ready and prepare themselves to leave the earth, as they leave all their sins behind, which seem to fall off like scales from their eyes, as their eyes are opened, and the love of the Holy Spirit fills their hearts.

All worldliness, all lust and covetousness, all idolatry, all sins of divers manner fall away from them, as they purify themselves in the blood of the Lamb in true holiness, as they repent of their sins and are purified in the Holy Spirit and the love of God. They are made as white as snow...for the Bride makes herself ready. Such is the unfettered work of the Holy Spirit in them; it is God in them that purifies them so. The Holy Spirit fills every Christian, who will no longer desire the spoils of Egypt, the plunder and excess of Babylon.

During Great and Severe Tribulation and Trial, such as the world has never seen, God grants His elect repentance, and remembers them according to His mercy; He forgives them for all their sins and for their backsliding, and remembers them no more; He washes them in the Blood of the Lamb so that they will be clean. God allows the foundation of repentance, and allows a broken and contrite and humble spirit within them...so that they may repent, so that they may return to the God of their salvation fully, with a pure heart, and with clean and undefiled and holy hands.

...They overcome the Antichrist and his mark by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony, and they love not their lives unto death.

They pray to God "Grant to us, oh Lord, the gift of your Holy Spirit, and purify us from the world, through Jesus Christ our Lord - Amen."

The Great Tribulation must come, even as it written that it should. Each day, we see this time known as the "Great Tribulation" drawing closer and closer...the day is even at hand. I know this is going to be a terrible time for the Earth, as most of the Earth's population will perish, but I am grateful that my eyes shall witness the coming of the Lord Jesus in His Glory. We are to be of good courage, and not faint, and we shall inherit a crown of life. God bless Israel and the Jews, from whom came the Holy Scriptures, which has made us wise to salvation, which is in Jesus.

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I like what David Wilkerson has to say:

There is simply no possible, failsafe way to prepare for what’s coming.

Of course, God will prepare His people concerning what to do, how to act wisely, and how to lay aside what is needed. But that should never be the focus of Christ’s Bride.

I assure you, if you’re making spiritual preparations – getting your heart in order, dealing with sin, calling on the Lord with greater intensity, trusting in His word, building up your faith – then your readying yourself for anything.

You’ll be able to face a depression, losses and privations, calamities all around. You’ll be ready for all troubled waters, floods, fiery furnaces, persecutions, crop failures, droughts, shortages, and sicknesses. But most of all, you’ll be ready to hear the trumpet of God in the last hour. You’ll be prepared to march into the wedding feast to be untied with Christ...

...I believe the covenant that God has made with us holds the secret to perfect peace, no matter what storm may come.

I believe only a remnant of those who call themselves Christians will be “kept from the hour of testing” but so as through the fire, just like the 3 Hebrew Children was kept by the super-natural power of God.

The Apostle Paul seemed to know when the rapture would take place. 1 Corinthians 15:52 states: in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

The only other place in the New Testament where it talks about trumpets at the time of the end is in the Book of Revelation; the last trumpet is the seventh trumpet where the Kingdom is proclaimed. The seven trumpets precede the bowl judgements, or the wrath of God. I do not believe that Christians will be on the earth during the bowl judgements; I believe the rapture takes place at the seventh trumpet.

I could have put this in its own thread, but I decided to put it here because I feel it is related to the vision I had and recorded here at the beginning of this thread.

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On Aug 27 2010 at approximately 4:30 A.M. the Lord gave me this dream, and I feel it is about what is coming to/for the Body of Christ - His Church:

A revival and persecution coming...

I was a preacher, one of two preachers of righteousness,(the much lesser one). And in this dream we were encountering a lot of opposition from preaching from Babylon (which was a political institution that governed). The opposition that came was from a massive amount of ice that was sitting on top of the Church placed there by Babylon, and on top of the ice was toxic poison so as it could not be easily removed.

It did not seem that I was amounting to much of anything, but I was very zealous for the things of God. While the other preacher was out preaching his message, I went after the ice with a vengeance to remove it, but "the powers that be" did not like it.

I removed the ice, slab by slab, until I got to the very last one, and when I got to the last one I was careful removing it so as not to get any toxic poison on me, and lifted the slab of toxic ice over my head (The Spirit of the Lord was upon me with much zeal!) I took the ice slab to the city of Babylon (what was representative of it) and cast the ice before it so that it shattered into uncountable pieces. After this, being full of the Holy Ghost, I said...."I PROCLAIM THE KINGDOM OF JESUS CHRIST"!!!! Seven times did I say this with such zeal and power in my voice that my voice thundered!

After this, I noticed that the "powers that be" (the spiritual wickedness in high places) had taken great notice of what just transpired, and I knew from that point that a great war was about to begin (a war between the powers of God and that of evil)....and then I woke up from the dream and typed it out.

Hmmm . . . I was just reading Matthew Henry's Commentary on Jeremiah 19 - about his breaking of the vessel as a sign - that the vessel could not be reassembled because it was no longer soft clay - that it had become brittle.

The Lord has me digging into the problem of the music that has overtaken our worship services. Specifically the drums - that Tophet means drums and that drums specifically were used to drown the cries of the children being burned by the fire.

Could it be that by using these drums in our worship services, that we are summoning demons into the service and that these demons are what has come in like a flood and is binding the church? That by the use of these drums we are actually participating in the worshiping of idols? That we have taken "things" into our own hands and are not worshiping God as He has commanded us to do, but rather gone our own way and entered into gross sin?

HeartSong, you are wading into some treacherous waters with your observations about drum use in worship services.

You make some interesting points, points that are worth considering that demands more research.

Thanks for sharing...

ginnyrose

The Lord has me digging into the problem of the music that has overtaken our worship services. Specifically the drums - that Tophet means drums

Use discernment (the gift), not all drum use in worship is evil.

Example:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timbrel

and from the bible:

Psalm 150:4 (King James Version)

4Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.

Psalm 149:3 (King James Version)

3Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp.

acceptable:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_3W8XI7W2w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0C6NtVwjLM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdq9Q8wJdjc

unacceptable:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGp3kV7Kg1E

I hope the Lord is smiling upon you all, and filling you with His love. As you know, the time is now short, and the day is far spent.

Soon a great calamity is going to strike the Earth and there will be no remedy for humanity except to turn to God or to die in their sins. The Lord Jesus is not only going to destroy rebellion from among the lost of humanity, but he is going to destroy them among His House that are NOT His too.

It's called the time of the separation of the wheat from the tares and it is at hand. Our God is going to take away dead lifeless religion and destroy it!

Holiness and religion with out personal holy intimacy with the Father is dead religion, likewise holy intimacy without proper structure is also just as dead. I could go on with this but I won't.

...to repeat this

I believe the time for this vision to come to pass(recored at the beginning of this thread) is even at the door. There is a remnant, whom God is calling out into the wilderness, whom He has chosen and set apart for this time that is before us. There will be a great falling away from God, of all of humanity (Adam’s race) which includes some of the fractured parts of that which is also known as the church.

I do not believe that the R/C church is in the way of the Lord at all, and neither is most of what is known as established denominations, Protestant, evangelical or otherwise.

The collapse of the Grand Old Mansion is imminent, the judgement has gone out, because of what man in his vanity has done to it. They have turned intimate relationship with the Father into empty dead lifeless religion, and the Lord will collapse this old house now (except for the core part or remnant) and will rebuild His Church from the remnants of the ruins from the ground up. This occurs during the time of the Great Tribulation which we must go through as a body…

During the time of unprecedented persecution against Christians, and in the midst of all the global chaos (Great Tribulation), there will be a revival and a move of the Spirit of God, …such as has not been seen to this day, no not even in the beginning…for God shall pour out of His Holy Spirit upon the Body of Christ …to strengthen and purify/beautify the Bride of the Lamb, that she may be pure and holy – and without spot or blemish, or any such thing…and her gown shall be as white as snow….many will turn to the Lord during this time in a global revival which is the rebuilding of the “Grand Old Mansion” of which it is also written:

The glory of this latter temple shall be greater than the former,’ says the LORD of hosts. ‘And in this place I will give peace,’ says the LORD of hosts.” Haggai 2:9