I
originally wrote this in 2012. I still weep when I read it.
To
those who have an ear to hear, it is an encouragement and a call to
war.
Hear
what the Spirit of the Lord is saying, not only to those who
misguided the sheep but to the sheep as well.
I am writing as I have been compelled to write. The Spirit of the Lord tells me that we are of the Laodicean church, and as such, we are on the last stand and have failed to hold our ground.
Illustration
1: Sheep (Photo credit: James Good)
I
am writing as I have been compelled to write. The Spirit of the Lord
tells me that we are of the Laodicean church, and as such we are on
the last stand and have failed to hold our ground.
The
prophets1 have put forth the call to repent, but you have
ignored that call, and instead, induced fear in my people.
Most
will not receive this, but some will.
You
have taken away their hope.
"To
the messenger of the church in
Laodicea,
write: The amen, the witness who is faithful and true, the source of
God's creation, says: I
know what you have done, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish
you were cold or hot. But since you are lukewarm and not hot or cold,
I'm going to spit you out of my mouth.
You
say, 'I'm rich. I'm wealthy. I don't need anything.' Yet, you do not
realize that you are miserable, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked. I
advise you: Buy gold purified in fire from me so that you may be
rich. Buy white clothes from me. Wear them so that you may keep your
shameful, naked body from showing. Buy ointment to put on your eyes
so that you may see. I correct and discipline everyone I love. Take
this seriously, and change the way you think and act.
Look, I'm standing at the door and knocking. If anyone listens to my
voice and opens the door, I'll come in and we'll eat together. I will
allow everyone who wins the victory to sit with me on my throne, as I
have won the victory and have sat down with my Father on his throne.
Let the person who has ears listen to what the Spirit says to the
churches." (Revelation
3:14-22 GW)
The
call for repentance has gone forth, and you have ignored it.
The
cry for hearts to turn to me has gone forth, and you have rejected
it. I
have sent my prophets, and you have mocked them.
I
have sent my warnings upon this nation; do not put your hope in the
idea that there will be more warnings.
I
do not recommend you ignore these warnings.
The
time of my return, for those who are awaiting me, is now within
minutes in my time frame.
Will you ignore that too?
Pastors
I
sent you as shepherds to lead and guide the flock, but you have
failed. You have not only failed, but you have robbed my sheep and
left them as fodder for the wolves. They wander around with no hope
and direction. And even though I have told you that you are not in
the darkness that this day should creep upon you, that is exactly
what is happening to them.
Read
Matthew 25.
Do
not ignore this warning! Although everyone in this parable was
invited to the same wedding, half were not ready. The oil is not the
Holy Spirit, for you cannot buy a gift; therefore, the oil is passion
and desire, and none of you have that.
The
shepherds are foolish. They don't look to the LORD for help. That is
why they won't succeed, and all their flocks will be scattered.
(Jeremiah
10:21
GW)
You
think you are a success if you have fame and fortune, but I tell you
that the first shall be last, and there will be a payment to be made
for the damage you have done to my flock.
Many
shepherds have destroyed My vineyard; they have trampled My portion
underfoot; they have made My pleasant portion a desolate wilderness.
(Jeremiah
12:10
LITV)
You
love to call this time that is coming the Great Tribulation, and it
is, but it is also a time of wrath. If you have played the fool with
MY people, then you will be included in that wrath.
You
can stand there glowering, in an attempt to rebuke me. I anticipated
that, for that is what Pharisees do, but what in your foolish mind
makes you think that you will escape the wrath of God?
“Woe
to shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture says
Jehovah. Because of this, so says Jehovah the God of Israel against
the shepherds who shepherd My people: You have scattered My flock,
and have driven them away, and have not visited them. Behold, I will
visit on you the evil of your doings, says Jehovah.” (Jeremiah
23:1-2 LITV)
“Shepherds,
you should be leading the sheep.
Start crying, you great leaders! Roll around on the ground in pain,
you leaders of the sheep. It
is now time for your slaughter. You will be scattered everywhere,
like pieces flying from a broken jar.” (Jeremiah
25:34
ERV)
There
will be no place for the shepherds to hide. They will not escape.
(Jeremiah
25:35
ERV)
We
were designed for hope; it is the reason we are here.
You
shepherds that chose not to attend the flock have robbed them of
hope. You have chosen to preach what people want to hear, and not
what I have spoken to you.
“..,
the eye of the Lord is on those in whose hearts is the fear of him,
on those whose hope is in his mercy;“ (Psalms
33:18b BBE)
Be
strong and brave, all of you who are waiting for the LORD'S help.
(Psalms 31:24 ERV)
Hope
is the primary motivation that drives my people toward the end. Hope is
the backbone of faith, based in faith, and the reason that we look
toward a promised end and rescue from destruction.
As
were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
(Matthew 24:37 AMP)
You
have not been bold enough to understand this statement, so I will
declare it to you. Evil thoughts and violence filled the heart of
every man, except one, NOAH. I placed him in the Ark, and I closed
the door; then destruction came. In other words,
tribulation came from people, and it was all around him, just as it
is today.
You
have eliminated the talks of hope because you do not believe my
words.
Did
you think that I would not notice such acts of treason?
In
eliminating hope, you have proven your lack of faith and shown your
distrust of my word, my life, and my resurrection.
You
have robbed my people of hope by your unbelief.
Do
you not
understand that HOPE was then and is now an
integral aspect
of our beliefs?
I
promised that hope would come, and then guaranteed that promise with
my body as the payment when it should have been your body on that
cross.
Do
you not understand that the riches of heaven are only yours
because of the fulfillment of hope?
Paul
challenged the Sanhedrin based on a solid understanding of this hope.
But
Paul, when he perceived that one part of them were Sadducees and the
other part Pharisees, cried out to the council (Sanhedrin), Brethren,
I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees; it
is with regard to the hope and the resurrection of the dead that I am
indicted and being judged. (Acts
23:6
AMP)
While
you have refused to instill hope in people, Paul was willing to be
chained because he grasped the hope grounded in Jesus.
This
is the reason therefore why I have begged to see you and to talk with
you, since it
is because of the Hope of Israel (the Messiah) that I am bound with
this chain. (Acts
28:20
AMP)
Abraham
– One of the main reasons we are here, had hope.
There
was no hope that Abraham would have children, but Abraham believed
God and continued to hope. And
that is why he became the father of many nations. As God told him,
"You will have many descendants."
(Romans
4:18
ERV)
Your
deficient decision for Jesus Christ, demonstrating your lack of
faith, has caused my Church to not know who I am.
Through
our faith, Christ has brought us into that blessing of God's grace
that we now enjoy. And
we are very happy because of the hope we have of sharing God's glory.
(Romans
5:2 ERV)
Several
translations put it this way: “this
grace in which we stand,”,
Without hope none of them will stand.
And
what is it that they might have the need to stand in?
No,
you
have not taught them that.
They
cower and cringe in fear, and if not cowering, they think that they
are gods. Where would they get that idea? Because instead of
preaching hope and faith, you preach a message of lust and idolatry.
You
created a monster that will be your destruction. You only have one
option, and that is to repent.
Time
is short, and my patience with you has grown thin. The last days are
upon us, and you need to clear your hearts and minds now. You need to
restore the broken and lost to health. Ignore this, and I will not
ignore your wrongs.
The
Assyrians are upon you already, and you do not even know it. They will
show you no mercy, and they will dash your children upon stones before your feet.
Repent
in humility and weeping, and I will restore you. Turn from me, and I
will throw you to the winds.
If
you are so minded, share this with the pastor of your choice.
Share this with the sheep of your choice.
I
do not wish to see you miss out on the in-gathering of the church to
himself, but lacking zealous passion, you may. You will deeply regret
that, as it will be hell for those still here.
Open
your Bibles and read the second chapter of Joel. Peter stood on the
day of Pentecost and declared that Joel's prophecy was fulfilled in
their hearing. God opened the door that day to the amazing.
Should
you choose to turn to him, he will turn to you.
Open
your mouth and determine, as watchmen upon the wall, that this
destruction is not happening on your watch.
Declare,
in the Name of Jesus Christ, the risen one, that there will be peace
and safety everywhere your foot stands.
Declare
sanity over this nation while you are upon it.
Grow
a backbone and act like the man and woman of God you were designed to
be.
Sons
of Adam, and Daughters of Eve, I am calling you out. You know who
you are. You have heard the calling in your ears for some time now.
What
is holding you back?
Fear; fear is of the devil and does
nothing more than incapacitate you.
Do
something.
Have
the guts to do something, for you do not have the time or the
luxury to be silent.
Hold
your tongues, and I will hold you responsible. Their blood will be
upon your head. (Find it in scripture.)
Cease
to be lethargic and uncaring. Awaken to righteousness.
Do
something.
Be a fire that will not go out.
Cause a few people to regret the fact that you walked into the room, and make a few glad that you did.
Men
and women of God should be the last thing on earth that the
unbelieving would ever want to mess with and the first person that
they call.
Walk
this earth as the prophets walked. BE BOLD, and show the world what
the power of God is all about.
DEAR
GOD, IT'S
TIME.
1Jonathon
Cahn, The Harbinger, Subtitled
“The Ancient Mystery That Holds the Secret of America’s Future,”
The
Harbinger is
published by FrontLine, an imprint of Charisma House. - This is only one
of the voices, but if you will take the time to verify and compare, you will see that the Spirit is telling all those that will listen to
say the same thing.
It
has been a little over 7 years since I wrote this. I still weep when
I read it. To those who have an ear to hear, it is an encouragement
and a call to war.
Hear
what the Spirit of the Lord is saying, not only to those who
misguided the sheep but to the sheep as well.
I
am writing as I have been compelled to write. The Spirit of the Lord
tells me that we are of the Laodicean church, and as such, we are on
the last stand and have failed to hold our ground.