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Prophetic dreams for the church... 11 March – 14 April 2002 Part 15
Cherish the Gift of God… On the 6th of April 2002, I had a dream. I was given a powerful and highly developed, state of the art camera. I was unhandy and clumsy, not knowing how to handle this great camera. I took pictures of the landscapes, zooming in and out, testing the ability of this camera. The picture helped people to get a better perspective of the area. As I got to know the camera I found many unused capabilities, like remote control. This was clearly a very an expensive camera that I was allowed to operate and given the opportunity to use. As I looked I saw that this very sensitive and very sophisticated camera had become very dusty as I have worked with it. It was not well taken care of. Dust had collected on its delicate lens and operating parts. This was a very careless way of treating such a piece of equipment. It was dragged through the mud, by an inexperienced and careless person. I remembered taking two specific photos: I took a photo of two tall sky scrapers. In the background I saw people walking, even further in the background, people working on some construction site. The Apostle Paul urged young Timothy not neglect the gift that was in him. saying: 6 I would remind you to stir up (rekindle the embers of, fan the flame of, and keep burning) the [gracious] gift of God, [the inner fire] that is in you by means of the laying on of my hands [with those of the elders at your ordination]. (2Ti 1:6) Ampl God has given each one of us gifts that goes with the calling, which He desires for and has called us to fulfil. The prophet Jeremiah reminds us that God has not forgotten Israel and His church, saying to them: 11 For I know the thoughts and plans that I have for you, says the Lord, thoughts and plans for welfare and peace and not for evil, to give you hope in your final outcome. (Jer 29:11) Ampl We have, through many generations being led astray and have grown dull in our spiritual understanding, as the apostle said to the church in Ephesus: 19 In their spiritual apathy they have become callous and past feeling and reckless and have abandoned themselves [a prey] to unbridled sensuality, eager and greedy to indulge in every form of impurity [that their depraved desires may suggest and demand]. (Eph 4:19) Ampl We have become masters in many things in this world, but have become fools in the things of the Spirit. We have become passive in our Christianity; thinking God must do all things for us. We have rather filled our time with every form of entertainment, instead of spending quality time to get to know our Creator and Saviour Jesus Christ – Yahshua Messiah. God still has so much to say to us, but we are still immature spiritually, not yet able to speak, as was written: 1 HOWEVER, BRETHREN, I could not talk to you as to spiritual [men], but as to nonspiritual [men of the flesh, in whom the carnal nature The Servants of the Lord Jesus Christ South Africa, Pretoria info@witnessesforjesuschrist.co.za & witnessesforjesuschrist.co.za All prophecy must be tested by the word of our Father and Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Thess 5:20-21) Please send this letter to many other so that they many also be blessed by the Word of the Lord Jesus Christ and be prepared for His coming. This letter may be copied, but all rights are reserved as those given from the Lord Jesus Christ to His Servants the prophets at Witnesses for Jesus Christ. (Amos 3:6-7 & Rev 22:16-20) Therefore give Glory to whom Glory belong. -1-
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predominates], as to mere infants [in the new life] in Christ [unable to talk yet!] 2 I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you were not yet strong enough [to be ready for it]; but even yet you are not strong enough [to be ready for it], 3 For you are still [unspiritual, having the nature] of the flesh [under the control of ordinary impulses]. For as long as [there are] envying and jealousy and wrangling and factions among you, are you not unspiritual and of the flesh, behaving yourselves after a human standard and like mere (unchanged) men? (1 Cor 3:1-3) Ampl. Jesus is about to return and still we have not learnt even the basic principles of the Spirit yet! It is truly just as Jesus said: 11 I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, We speak only of what we know [we know absolutely what we are talking about]; we have actually seen what we are testifying to [we were eyewitnesses of it]. And still you do not receive our testimony [you reject and refuse our evidence that of Myself and of all those who are born of the Spirit]. 12 If I have told you of things that happen right here on the earth and yet none of you believes Me, how can you believe (trust Me, adhere to Me, rely on Me) if I tell you of heavenly things? (John 3:11-12) Ampl When was the last time you we in heaven? When was the last time you spoke of what God has told you? Do you speak or believe only what others are saying or do you speak out of true conviction in the Spirit and the spiritual understanding that the Holy Spirit taught you? On the 4th of July 2008, I, like Paul was taken into the heavens. See the Series: The Apple of His eye – Part 1 | 2 | 3 |4. I was not taken to heaven, but to the heavens. I saw many things that I have not even once heard, being taught in any church or congregation. Yet it is in the word of God! I realized that we speak from the conviction of those who themselves have not seen what they so confidently affirm, just like Jesus said: 39 …Can a blind [man] guide and direct a blind [man]? Will they not both stumble into a ditch or a hole in the ground? 40 A pupil is not superior to his teacher, but everyone [when he is] completely trained (readjusted, restored, set to rights, and perfected) will be like his teacher. (Luke 6:39-40) Ampl The blind has led the blind. We have a saying: “In the land of the blind the man with one eye is king!” We have become blinded by our teachers. We have only listened to them preach, but have not known their lives. Are your teachers like Jesus? Paul also spoke of a time when he was taken up and shown unspeakable things, as was written: 1 TRUE, THERE is nothing to be gained by it, but [as I am obliged] to boast, I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord. 2 I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago, whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows, was caught up to the third heaven. 3 And I know that this man, whether in the body or away from the body I do not know, God knows 4 Was caught up into paradise, and he heard utterances beyond the power of man to put into words, which man is not permitted to utter. (2 Cor 12:1-3) Ampl Even Paul referred to the third heaven. God still today desire to speak to His people through dreams, visions and revelations. These revelations only enhance the Word of God and do not contradict it. In conclusion on this dream: God has given us awesome gifts of the Spirit, which He desires to start operating in His body, the church. They are not optional extras, but gifts that help us to grow and overcome so that we could become more like Jesus Christ. The fruits are not all that we need and so are the gifts not all that we need. We need both. On the edge of the blue ephod or robe that the priests had to wear was a pomegranate and a golden bell, and a pomegranate and a golden bell, consecutively. (Ex 28:31-34) If the pomegranate, referring to the fruit of the Spirit, was not between the bells they would clang against one another, as Paul said: 1 IF I [can] speak in The Servants of the Lord Jesus Christ South Africa, Pretoria info@witnessesforjesuschrist.co.za & witnessesforjesuschrist.co.za All prophecy must be tested by the word of our Father and Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Thess 5:20-21) Please send this letter to many other so that they many also be blessed by the Word of the Lord Jesus Christ and be prepared for His coming. This letter may be copied, but all rights are reserved as those given from the Lord Jesus Christ to His Servants the prophets at Witnesses for Jesus Christ. (Amos 3:6-7 & Rev 22:16-20) Therefore give Glory to whom Glory belong. -2-
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the tongues of men and [even] of angels, but have not love (that reasoning, intentional, spiritual devotion such as is inspired by God's love for and in us), I am only a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. (1Co 13:1) Ampl We can not be without either the love of God in our hearts nor with out the power of God to witness to all nations. We will be speaking from that which we have heard not from what we truly believe and have seen with our own eyes. We must lay down all our religious pride, recognizing we have seen nothing yet as would should see. We must go and wait on God, together, as the Jesus told those first, ordinary fisher men to do, when he said: 46 …Thus it is written that the Christ (the Messiah) should suffer and on the third day rise from (among) the dead, [Hos. 6:2.] 47 And that repentance [with a view to and as the condition of] forgiveness of sins should be preached in His name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. 48 You are witnesses of these things. 49 And behold, I will send forth upon you what My Father has promised; but remain in the city [Jerusalem] until you are clothed with power from on high. (Luke 24:46-49) Ampl Unless we are clothed with power form on high we can do nothing and our witness is powerless. Therefore I call all men to humble themselves in fasting and in prayer before God, waiting on Him, until you have been clothed with the power of the Holy Spirit. Then the gospel will spread like wild fire into al the world. Therefore our prayer, like the apostle Paul’s prayer for all who read this letter is the same as is was for church of the Colossians, saying: 9 For this reason we also, from the day we heard of it, have not ceased to pray and make [special] request for you, [asking] that you may be filled with the full (deep and clear) knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom [in comprehensive insight into the ways and purposes of God] and in understanding and discernment of spiritual things 10 That you may walk (live and conduct yourselves) in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to Him and desiring to please Him in all things, bearing fruit in every good work and steadily growing and increasing in and by the knowledge of God [with fuller, deeper, and clearer insight, acquaintance, and recognition]. 11 [We pray] that you may be invigorated and strengthened with all power according to the might of His glory, [to exercise] every kind of endurance and patience (perseverance and forbearance) with joy,… (Col 1:9-11) Ampl
The Reckless driver… After this I had another dream. In my dream I was on the inside a large room dancing hall. The hall had pure a white floor. Chairs, pack out in rows, from front to back, filled the middle of the hall. There were people sitting in these chairs, listening to a service. Standing in the front of the hall, towards the east was a bride and towards the west was a bridegroom. In my dream I saw the bridegroom and the bride. I also saw this was not the day of the wedding, but only a rehearsal for the wedding. I saw some one who told the story of their lives, which is of the bridegroom and the bride. Suddenly the chariot of the king was brought in. This was also part of the rehearsal. Suddenly, some one became very reckless with the king’s chariot. The person started racing this kingly and pompous chariot around the people, scratching the white floor of the hall, which were only rented. The bride and bride’s maidens, sitting in the chariot were full frivolous excitement, as the chariot was raced recklessly around to The Servants of the Lord Jesus Christ South Africa, Pretoria info@witnessesforjesuschrist.co.za & witnessesforjesuschrist.co.za All prophecy must be tested by the word of our Father and Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Thess 5:20-21) Please send this letter to many other so that they many also be blessed by the Word of the Lord Jesus Christ and be prepared for His coming. This letter may be copied, but all rights are reserved as those given from the Lord Jesus Christ to His Servants the prophets at Witnesses for Jesus Christ. (Amos 3:6-7 & Rev 22:16-20) Therefore give Glory to whom Glory belong. -3-
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dancing floor and around the people who came for the rehearsal. They miss used of the king’s chariot. Suddenly the floor of the chariot fell out. I saw the bride hanging on for dear life, because if she let go the chariot would ride over her, injuring or even killing her. The reckless driver kept driving around in circles on the inside of the hall. Then I saw the bride running out of the hall, having black clothes on, even her undergarments and clothes, being black also. As this women ran out of the dancing hall I saw that she was dressed more like a prostitutes than a bride. The Bridegroom, Jesus Christ, has set us in charge of His estate until He comes to take away His spotless bride. He had given us may things to remind that He will one day be coming back. He gave us the bread and the wine, saying: 17 And He took a cup, and when He had given thanks, He said, Take this and divide and distribute it among yourselves; 18 For I say to you that from now on I shall not drink of the fruit of the vine at all until the kingdom of God comes. 19 Then He took a loaf [of bread], and when He had given thanks, He broke [it] and gave it to them saying, This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me. 20 And in like manner, He took the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament or covenant [ratified] in My blood, which is shed (poured out) for you. (Luke 22:17-20) Ampl Signs and Seasons… He has also given His children other things, which we as the spiritual Israel with His children Israel, has neglected and were ignorant off. He has given us his Feasts, which is tied to the signs of the original Hebrew star signs, since the day of creation, when God said: “Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night, and let them be signs and tokens [of God's provident care], and [to mark] seasons, days, and years, [Gen. 8:22.] (Gen 1:14) Ampl For more info see Biblical Astronomy. According to the Strong dictionary, the word ‘signs’, אות, or 'o th, which came from a word, which means appearing, a signal, an omen or an evidence, which is a mark, or a miracle. God has given us many signs in the past to prove that the Feasts and the signs or the appearing of stars in the heavens, pointed to important days and times. Jesus’ birth was such a date. Moses’ birth was such a date. The word ‘seasons’, according the Strong dictionary is an appointment, a fixed time or season, an appointed time, which specifically refers to a festival or even a congregational meeting. These festivals or appointed meetings were the Feasts of YHWH, as was given by YHWH to the prophet Moses, with the exodus out of Egypt and reconfirmed at Mount Horeb, saying: 13 The blood shall be for a token or sign to you upon [the doorposts of] the houses where you are, [that] when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and no plague shall be upon you to destroy you when I smite the land of Egypt. 14 And this day shall be to you for a memorial. You shall keep it as a feast to the Lord throughout your generations, keep it as an ordinance forever. 15 [In celebration of the Passover in future years] seven days shall you eat unleavened bread; even the first day you shall put away leaven [symbolic of corruption] out of your houses; for whoever eats leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that person shall be cut off from Israel. 16 On the first day you shall hold a solemn The Servants of the Lord Jesus Christ South Africa, Pretoria info@witnessesforjesuschrist.co.za & witnessesforjesuschrist.co.za All prophecy must be tested by the word of our Father and Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Thess 5:20-21) Please send this letter to many other so that they many also be blessed by the Word of the Lord Jesus Christ and be prepared for His coming. This letter may be copied, but all rights are reserved as those given from the Lord Jesus Christ to His Servants the prophets at Witnesses for Jesus Christ. (Amos 3:6-7 & Rev 22:16-20) Therefore give Glory to whom Glory belong. -4-
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and holy assembly, and on the seventh day there shall be a solemn and holy assembly; no kind of work shall be done in them, save [preparation of] that which every person must eat that only may be done by you. 17 And you shall observe the Feast of Unleavened Bread, for on this very day have I brought your hosts out of the land of Egypt; therefore shall you observe this day throughout your generations as an ordinance forever. (Ex 12:13-17) Ampl Not only was the Israelites brought out of Egypt on this day, but on this very day Jesus, the perfect lamb, was crucified, giving us the forgiveness of sins in His Name alone. The day on which Jesus Christ was crucified was the exact day of Passover and was accompanied by powerful signs and wonders, on that day, as was recorded by the writers of the gospels, saying: “Now from the sixth hour (noon) there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour (three o'clock). 46 And about the ninth hour (three o'clock) Jesus cried with a loud voice, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? That is: “My God, My God, why have You abandoned Me” [leaving Me helpless, forsaking and failing Me in My need]? [Ps. 22:1.] And 51 At once the curtain of the sanctuary of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; the earth shook and the rocks were split. [Exod. 26:31-35.] 52 The tombs were opened and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep in death were raised [to life]; (Matt 27:45-46 & 51-52) Ampl There was a solar eclipse on that day and the sun was darkened. An earthquake was felt through out Jerusalem and the surrounding areas and the curtain, separating the Holy and the Most Holy place from one another, was torn, from top to bottom. Then the righteous dead were resurrected by the power of the cross. This was a great sign, which God gave us as a reminder of things to come. For the prophets wrote about the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ, saying: 9 Behold, the day of the Lord is coming! Fierce, with wrath and raging anger to make the land and the [whole] earth a desolation and to destroy out of it its sinners. 10 For the stars of the heavens and their constellations will not give their light; the sun will be darkened at its rising and the moon will not shed its light. 11 And I, the Lord, will punish the world for its evil, and the wicked for their guilt and iniquity; I will cause the arrogance of the proud to cease and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible and the boasting of the violent and ruthless. (Isa 13:9-10) Ampl God is about to, impartially, punish all who are proud and arrogant, not paying attention to the signs, which He is about to start giving us. Neither knowing the seasons of the feast which He told us to rehears. God, by the mouth of the prophet Joel, also spoke about those days, saying: 30 And I will show signs and wonders in the heavens, and on the earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke. 31 The sun shall be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes. 32 And whoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered and saved, for in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be those who escape, as the Lord has said, and among the remnant [of survivors] shall be those whom the Lord calls. (Joel 2:30-32) Ampl [Isa. 13:6, 9-11; 24:21-23; Ezek. 32:7-10; Matt. 24:29, 30; Rev. 6:12-17.] God has and will warn us before these days are upon us. God as away left for Himself a mark or sign of those days and therefore will do it again. God called the Israelites to keep these feasts as an everlasting memorial or rehearsal. They had to rehears these days for ever! These days were prophetic, appointed days and times, which would all be fulfilled by our Messiah and King – Yeshua! In our ignorance we have neglected these The Servants of the Lord Jesus Christ South Africa, Pretoria info@witnessesforjesuschrist.co.za & witnessesforjesuschrist.co.za All prophecy must be tested by the word of our Father and Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Thess 5:20-21) Please send this letter to many other so that they many also be blessed by the Word of the Lord Jesus Christ and be prepared for His coming. This letter may be copied, but all rights are reserved as those given from the Lord Jesus Christ to His Servants the prophets at Witnesses for Jesus Christ. (Amos 3:6-7 & Rev 22:16-20) Therefore give Glory to whom Glory belong. -5-
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days and have lost connection with the head Jesus Christ and His appointed days. We must again start to understand the revealed depth of these days and their significance.
The Lord’s Chariot What is the king’s chariot? In this dream the king’s chariot was recklessly treated, causing even the bride’s maids to fall through the floor of the chariot. The King’s chariot is the ministry of the church in all its forms that had to prepare the bride for the coming of their King – Yahshua. We have been given a ministry to bring all in unity in the faith and the knowledge of Jesus Christ. Through the gifts of the Apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the teachers and the pastors, and by the gifts that the Holy had given us, we should have prepare, both young and old in Christ, for the coming of Jesus, but we did not. Even those who are just coming to the Lord Jesus Christ are not prepared spiritually and in knowledge, for the example that we Christians portray to the world are reckless and irresponsible. Even the prophet Isaiah said: My name continually is blasphemed all day long. 6 Therefore My people shall know what My name is and what it means; therefore they shall know in that day that I am He who speaks; behold, I AM! [Exod. 3:13, 14.] (Isa 52:1-2) Ampl We must prepare to meet our King, whose Name is ‘I AM’ He is the Judge of all the earth. Once He was the Saviour, but then He will be the King and Judge of all mankind. We must not be in ignorance anymore. The time has come! The church, who should have been the bride, now, looks more like a prostitute to the Lord, because of the reckless way we have used the grace and the mercy that was shown us. We have misused the gifts, especially the gifts to the apostle and prophets, whom God, in this last hour have sent to us. Even those who claim to be spiritual leaders have become proud and arrogant, idolizing the ministry, which God had entrusted to them, also refusing to listen to those whom God sent to them. Their condemnation will remain, because it will be taken away from them and given to those whom they have considered foolish and unlearnt. God will now shame the wise through the foolish. Our arrogance has caused us to become like the people in the day of John the Baptist, who said that they were children of Abraham. In reply to this self assured and haughty attitude, based on their religion, John said: “I tell you that God is able from these stones to raise up descendants for Abraham. 9 Even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees, so that every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire. (Luke 3:8-9) Ampl We must produce the fruit that God expects of His bride, otherwise we to will be cast into the fire. Ever increasing Glory In the next dream I met a man, having golden hear, with his face full of the glory of the Lord Jesus Christ and the Spirit of God. As I was in the Presence of the one, whose face was filled with the glory of the Lord, my face also started shining with His glory. The true bride of Christ will become like their Master and Prince, Jesus Christ. For Paul said: “And all of us, as with unveiled face, [because we] continued to behold [in the Word of God] as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are constantly being transfigured into His very own image in ever increasing splendor and from one degree of glory to another; [for this comes] from the Lord [Who is] the The Servants of the Lord Jesus Christ South Africa, Pretoria info@witnessesforjesuschrist.co.za & witnessesforjesuschrist.co.za All prophecy must be tested by the word of our Father and Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Thess 5:20-21) Please send this letter to many other so that they many also be blessed by the Word of the Lord Jesus Christ and be prepared for His coming. This letter may be copied, but all rights are reserved as those given from the Lord Jesus Christ to His Servants the prophets at Witnesses for Jesus Christ. (Amos 3:6-7 & Rev 22:16-20) Therefore give Glory to whom Glory belong. -6-
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Spirit. (2Co 3:18) Ampl We cannot for one moment take our eyes off Jesus Christ and put confidence in our great congregations or long established churches. We must become, more and more, with increasing glory, which comes from the Presence of the Spirit, like our King and Everlasting Father, Jesus Christ. For the prophets said about Him: 6 For to us a Child is born, to us a Son is given; and the government shall be upon His shoulder, and His name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father [of Eternity], Prince of Peace. 7 Of the increase of His government and of peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from the [latter] time forth, even forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this. (Isa 9:6-7) Ampl Jesus, according to the beloved disciple John, prayed saying: “And this is eternal life: [it means] to know (to perceive, recognize, become acquainted with, and understand) You, the only true and real God, and [likewise] to know Him, Jesus [as the] Christ (the Anointed One, the Messiah), Whom You have sent. (Joh 17:3) Ampl We must not only know Jesus, but become more like Him is heart, attitude and actions. For said at Apostle Paul: “For if that which was but passing and fading away came with splendor, how much more must that which remains and is permanent abide in glory and splendor! (2Co 3:11) Ampl We must work and make every effort not to keep the law, staying under condemnation, but be continually filled with the glorious beauty of the Holy Spirit. For we must all appear and be revealed as we are before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive [his pay] according to what he has done in the body, whether good or evil [considering what his purpose and motive have been, and what he has achieved, been busy with, and given himself and his attention to accomplishing]. (2Co 5:10) Ampl Preach the word in season or out of Season In the next dream I tried to escape the muddy pits or dungeons of some gruesome place. In my dream I found a black man in the dungeons or caves, that was like a deep mine, under the earth. This dream immediately reminded how the prophet Jeremiah was persecuted for those words, which He said, warning the rulers of Judah and Israel, as was written: So they took Jeremiah and cast him into the dungeon or cistern pit [in the charge] of Malchiah the king's son, which was in the court of the guard; and they let Jeremiah down [into the pit] with ropes. And in the dungeon or cistern pit there was no water, but only mire, and Jeremiah sank in the mire. 7 Now when Ebed-melech the Ethiopian [a Cushite], one of the eunuchs who was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon or cistern pit; and while the king was then sitting in the Gate of Benjamin, 8 Ebed-melech went out of the king's house and spoke to the king, saying, 9 My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon or cistern pit; and he is liable to die of hunger and is [as good as] dead in the place where he is, for there is no more bread left in the city. (Jer 38:6-9) Ampl Even this powerful prophet complained to God for the great suffering that he had to endure, because he spoke only that which God told him to prophecy. The prophet lamented, saying: 52 I have been hunted down like a bird by those who were my enemies without cause. 53 They [thought they had] destroyed my life in the dungeon (pit) and cast a stone [over it] above me. [Jer. 38.] 54 The waters ran down on my head; I said, I am gone. 55 I called The Servants of the Lord Jesus Christ South Africa, Pretoria info@witnessesforjesuschrist.co.za & witnessesforjesuschrist.co.za All prophecy must be tested by the word of our Father and Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Thess 5:20-21) Please send this letter to many other so that they many also be blessed by the Word of the Lord Jesus Christ and be prepared for His coming. This letter may be copied, but all rights are reserved as those given from the Lord Jesus Christ to His Servants the prophets at Witnesses for Jesus Christ. (Amos 3:6-7 & Rev 22:16-20) Therefore give Glory to whom Glory belong. -7-
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upon Your name, O Lord, out of the depths [of the mire] of the dungeon. [Jer. 38:6.] 56 You heard my voice [then]: [Oh] hide not Your ear [now] at my prayer for relief. 57 You drew near on the day I called to You; You said, Fear not. [James 4:8.] 58 O Lord, You have pleaded the causes of my soul [You have managed my affairs and You have protected my person and my rights]; You have rescued and redeemed my life! (Lam3:52-58) Ampl We must speak the word of God always, whether it suits our self or our hearers. We must not compromise the truth, trying to please people or to escape persecution. When we speak the word of God it will not always be timely to everybody’s ears, but we must deliver the message with perseverance. Your church the Perfect Church? In my next dream I was swimming in the Atlantic Ocean. Just beneath the surface of the water of the sea, to my great surprise I discovered a lost legend - the Flying Hollander. The Myth of the Flying Hollander, was of a ship that sank in the rough waters of the Cape good hope, as it was coming around the coast of South Africa, who had the supernatural ability to fly over the sea. It was like a ghost ship. I found it in perfect and immaculate condition. The ship was hanging in suspense in the calm water of the ocean. I had discovered the discovery of the century I though to myself. It was a treasure well sought after. Many have searched diligently for it, but couldn't find it. I could seek that the bow of the ship, which was made out of wood which was in perfect condition. The ship had a peculiar shape, looking like it could fly off at any moment. Even the white sails were hanging preserved in the water. I reached out and lightly touched the ship. Suddenly, just because of the light touch of my finger the ship lost its perfect suspense in the water and started sinking towards the ocean bottom. In great dismay, powerless to do anything, from preventing this large ship to sink to the ocean bottom, I looked, as it crashed into the ocean bottom, breaking up in to thousands of pieces, leaving nothing unharmed. The ship was completely of destroyed on the bottom of the ocean floor. We are all looking and hoping to one day find the greatest treasure that could make us happy. This is a myth. As Christians we also try to find the perfect church, but this also is another myth. Some of us, including myself, when we do not find that perfect church, we even consider the possibility of starting a new one. There have been so many new churches that have risen up in the last 100 years alone. Each time the latter thinks that his church will be the perfect one. In this dream, God points out that the moment a human being, no matter who they are, put their finger to it, it is already sinking. There is no such thing as a perfect church. Only Jesus Christ was perfect and became the perfect sacrifice, redeeming us from the curse of failure and imperfection, making us righteous by His blood. Man is fallible. Man is sensitive and hurt easily. They are easily offended. Lack of training and the sharp edges of life can break our perfect dreams and hopes in peaces. Once we aim for perfection by human effort we will fail. Only by the righteousness of Jesus can we have the hope of overcoming these evil days. Fearfulness, unfaithfulness and unbelief cause doubts, then our best intentions go up in smoke, even if we carefully take care not to offend anyone or to please everyone. God is calling all of us not to look for a perfect church or doctrine, but for Him alone in these days. The church institution will soon become absolute. Our divisions will soon be revealed for the criticalness and pride in which all of them are rooted. It is time for all who The Servants of the Lord Jesus Christ South Africa, Pretoria info@witnessesforjesuschrist.co.za & witnessesforjesuschrist.co.za All prophecy must be tested by the word of our Father and Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Thess 5:20-21) Please send this letter to many other so that they many also be blessed by the Word of the Lord Jesus Christ and be prepared for His coming. This letter may be copied, but all rights are reserved as those given from the Lord Jesus Christ to His Servants the prophets at Witnesses for Jesus Christ. (Amos 3:6-7 & Rev 22:16-20) Therefore give Glory to whom Glory belong. -8-
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follow Jesus Christ to stop dividing themselves in little factions, envying or judging one another in our selfishness and malicious thoughts and attitudes. All these will be judged accordingly for their wickedness in the last days. Paul warns us, though the Spirit, saying: “But if you bite and devour one another [in partisan strife], be careful that you [and your whole fellowship] are not consumed by one another. For 20 Idolatry, enmity, strife, jealousy, anger (ill temper), selfishness, divisions or dissensions, factions, sects with peculiar opinions, heresies, 21 Envy, and the like. I warn you beforehand, just as I did previously, that those who do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. (Gal 5:15 & 20-21) Ampl 90 % of the sins mentioned here is about the sins caused, because of the lack of love between bothers in the church towards one another. It is time we let go of our childish tantrums and living in harmony and love for one another, just as Jesus did for His church. Even the leaders will be judged for not loving other leaders and members of other congregations. We judge one another because of wrong doctrines, breaking up into even more little denominations and splinter groups, causing confusion and doubt among those do want to follow Jesus. Jesus is not so much interested in our doctrines as He is in our hearts. Doctrines can be changed, but the attitude of the heart is universal among all men. God will not judge only your doctrine, but also your heart. Paul said to Timothy: “Look well to yourself [to your own personality] and to [your] teaching; persevere in these things [hold to them], for by so doing you will save both yourself and those who hear you.” (1Tim 4:16) Ampl False doctrines are usually a sign of fear of judgment and a lack of knowing Jesus Christ’s true character. We fear because we think if I believe we will go to hell for misunderstanding the word of God. The type of lie that we believe, accepting a false doctrine reveals our heart and our lack of loving relationship with Jesus Christ. Your relationship and trust in God then is based not on faith but works and performance, rather than the work of Jesus on the cross. Paul made provision for a church that will be at different levels of understanding and opinion, when he said: 15 So let those [of us] who are spiritually mature and full-grown have this mind and hold these convictions; and if in any respect you have a different attitude of mind, God will make that clear to you also. 16 Only let us hold true to what we have already attained and walk and order our lives by that. (Php 3:15-16) Ampl We are all growing. Tomorrow we will see another aspect of the doctrine that we believed in today. The Spiritual realm is so vast that all things are possible for those who believe. Sometimes our beliefs might even seem contrary to another. The advice that Paul gave the body and the Church of Rome was this: 13 Then let us no more criticize and blame and pass judgment on one another, but rather decide and endeavor never to put a stumbling block or an obstacle or a hindrance in the way of a brother. And again: 16 Do not therefore let what seems good to you be considered an evil thing [by someone else]. [In other words, do not give occasion for others to criticize that which is justifiable for you.] About our convictions and personal doctrines Paul said: 22 Your personal convictions [on such matters]-exercise [them] as in God's presence, keeping them to yourself [striving only to know the truth and obey His will]. Blessed (happy, to be envied) is he who has no reason to judge himself for what he approves [who does not convict himself by what he chooses to do]. There are many non salvation doctrines that we fight and quarrel about. I am taking about these only. We all know that in Jesus alone we will be saved. The Servants of the Lord Jesus Christ South Africa, Pretoria info@witnessesforjesuschrist.co.za & witnessesforjesuschrist.co.za All prophecy must be tested by the word of our Father and Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Thess 5:20-21) Please send this letter to many other so that they many also be blessed by the Word of the Lord Jesus Christ and be prepared for His coming. This letter may be copied, but all rights are reserved as those given from the Lord Jesus Christ to His Servants the prophets at Witnesses for Jesus Christ. (Amos 3:6-7 & Rev 22:16-20) Therefore give Glory to whom Glory belong. -9-
Fast Journal
The Servant December 2009
In conclusion we see that God is not as interested in your doctrine as is the heart with which you do something, when he said: “For whatever does not originate and proceed from faith is sin [whatever is done without a conviction of its approval by God is sinful].” (Rom 14:13,16 & 22) Ampl Streams of Living water In the last dream I had that night I spoke to a man. As I spoke to this man, words just kept flowing out of my mouth and from my lips. I said to this man, as Jesus said to His disciples: "The thief came to kill, steal and destroy, but I came to give life!” God promises us that streams of living water will flow out of our bellies, referring to the pure water of life, coming from the Spirit of the Holy God. Jesus also once encouraged His disciples, warning them that when they are persecuted they must not worry about what to say, for said Jesus: 11 There will be mighty and violent earthquakes, and in various places famines and pestilences (plagues: malignant and contagious or infectious epidemic diseases which are deadly and devastating); and there will be sights of terror and great signs from heaven. 12 But previous to all this, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, turning you over to the synagogues and prisons, and you will be led away before kings and governors for My name's sake. 13 This will be a time (an opportunity) for you to bear testimony. 14 Resolve and settle it in your minds not to meditate and prepare beforehand how you are to make your defense and how you will answer. 15 For I [Myself] will give you a mouth and such utterance and wisdom that all of your foes combined will be unable to stand against or refute. 16 You will be delivered up and betrayed even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and [some] of you they will put to death. 17 And you will be hated (despised) by everyone because [you bear] My name and for its sake. 18 But not a hair of your head shall perish. [I Sam. 14:45.] 19 By your steadfastness and patient endurance you shall win the true life of your souls. (Luke 21:1118) Ampl God, at that time, when we will be given opportunity to witness regards His greatnesses and His coming glory, will be given supernatural wisdom and ability to speak for the Name of Yeshua.
From the directors: “The Witness” The Servants of the Lord Jesus Christ South Africa, Pretoria info@witnessesforjesuschrist.co.za & witnessesforjesuschrist.co.za All prophecy must be tested by the word of our Father and Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Thess 5:20-21) Please send this letter to many other so that they many also be blessed by the Word of the Lord Jesus Christ and be prepared for His coming. This letter may be copied, but all rights are reserved as those given from the Lord Jesus Christ to His Servants the prophets at Witnesses for Jesus Christ. (Amos 3:6-7 & Rev 22:16-20) Therefore give Glory to whom Glory belong. -10-