Without Spot….

Last night at prayer I was shown, in a vision, a dazzling white church. White as in a bride dressed in white ready to be married to her husband. While looking at the outside, which I aforementioned as being white, I saw the inside. Looking at the inside of the church I saw black ⚫️ spots. Were I not shown the inside I would have never suspected the spots on the inside. I did some digging into the Word and found the following:

Ephesians 5:27 (NKJV) 27 that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish.

The word, “spot”, here is:

4696. σπῖλος spílos; gen. spílou, masc. noun. A spot, stain, figuratively in a moral sense (Eph. 5:27; 2 Pet. 2:13).

The second occurrence, and there are others, that I found interesting is found in the book of Jude.

Jude 1:12 (NKJV)
Apostates Depraved and Doomed
12 These are spots in your love feasts, while they feast with you without fear, serving only themselves. They are clouds without water, carried about by the winds; late autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, pulled up by the roots;

The word for spot here is:

4694. σπιλάς spilás; gen. spiládos, fem. noun. A rock by or in the sea, a cliff or sandbank on which vessels are shipwrecked. Figuratively of false teachers who, as hidden reefs, cause others to make shipwreck of their faith (Jude 1:12 [cf. 1 Tim. 1:19]).

The one has to do with the morality of individuals while the other has to do with false teachers who promote immorality from the pulpit.

Private, No One Sees? Think Again

As we celebrate resurrection Sunday I am reminded of the brutality of what Jesus endured. When Jesus was finally hung on the cross He was not, as is commonly pictured, wearing basically what amounts to a loin cloth; instead He was completely naked which was the Roman custom of that time. Not only to put the individual to a horrific death but to humiliate the individual as well. Christ suffered in our place but was also stripped naked in our place as it is sin that exposes one’s nakedness. Jesus’ nakedness was exposed so that His blood might be the covering for ours.

With that said Jesus said that one did in secret, when it seemed no one was looking, Jesus said would be shouted from the housetops thus exposing ones nakedness. I post this because of a vision I had during worship practice this morning. During our prayer time I saw many angels standing on top of house roofs holding trumpets ready to sound. This should make any believer who thinks, as the post heading states, that what sin they commit in secret will remain in secret think again and repent in secret while there is still time.

Believers in Hell?

I had the following dream  in June of 2010.

The reason I post it again is because of a subsequent dream I had last night which I will post below the dream.
“Now there was a rich man, and he habitually dressed in purple and fine linen, joyously living in splendor every day. “And a poor man named Lazarus was laid at his gate, covered with sores, and longing to be fed with the crumbs which were falling from the rich man’s table; besides, even the dogs were coming and licking his sores. “Now the poor man died and was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s bosom; and the rich man also died and was buried. “In Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and *saw Abraham far away and Lazarus in his bosom. “And he cried out and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool off my tongue, for I am in agony in this flame.’ “But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that during your life you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus bad things; but now he is being comforted here, and you are in agony. ‘And besides all this, between us and you there is a great chasm fixed, so that those who wish to come over from here to you will not be able, and that none may cross over from there to us.’ “And he said, ‘Then I beg you, father, that you send him to my father’s house– for I have five brothers–in order that he may warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.’ “But Abraham *said, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let them hear them.’ “But he said, ‘No, father Abraham, but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent!’ “But he said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.’”

(Luke 16:19-31 NASB)

I had the preceding passage of scripture shown to me as I was waking up the Morning of May 31, 2010

Subj: Luke 16:19-31
The Lord revealed this to me as I was waking the morning of May 31, 2010. The 2 people that Jesus talks about here are actual people and the only parable told by Jesus where a person’s name was used. One of the people is simply known as, “a certain rich man”, while the other, a beggar, is known by Jesus as Lazarus. They both suffer the same fate that is common to all men which is death. However, here is where the differences are.

1. Lazarus is known by his name and carried by God’s angels into Abraham’s bosom.
2. The rich man is not known by his name but by his sin and lifestyle and is buried.
3. The rich man realizes he is in hell and why he is there.
4. The rich man recognizes Lazarus
5. The rich man has concern for his brothers but is powerless to do anything about their condition and knows that if they don’t change, they will end up where he is.
6. In heaven you cannot sin and in hell, you can’t repent
7. In heaven you have no past and in hell you have no future

The above dream, as stated above was from June 2010. Last night, 03/07/2023, I had a dream where I was discussing the above dream with a group of people I apparently was teaching. After recounting my dream a question was posed to me asking why those on hell could see those in heaven but those in heaven could not see those in hell who were suffering. I basically said that heaven would not be heaven if one could see loved ones and family members being tormented if hell.

With that said, I saw believers in hell and I kept hearing them repeat one word over and over. Why? Their crys were gut wrenching.

In my devotional this morning ,which very much is connected to the dream I had, one of the readings was from Psalms and read as follows:

Psalms 19:13 (NKJV) 13 Keep back Your servant also from presumptuous sins;
Let them not have dominion over me.
Then I shall be blameless,
And I shall be innocent of great transgression.

The sin of presumption, i.e., ” I prayed the prayer”, so now I am guaranteed a spot in heaven is a prevalent message being preached from pulpits of seeker-friendly churches.

To preach against sin and accountability is, in today’s society, is to open up one’s self to being called legalistic and a biggot.

Jesus never said that those who only prayed the prayer but did not bear fruit would be saved but rather said that every branch in the vine that doesn’t bear fruit would be cut off and cast into the fire, i.e., hell.

I realize that this is not a, ” feel good about yourself “, message it is necessary to be said. To take the words of Jesus lightly is to risk being cut off just as the branches of the vine were cut off and burned.

Complacency

Delilah is known as an anointing robbing spirit. Complacency is how it operates against the Ekklesia in the vision I saw.

I had a vision/ word, 02/28/2023, while driving. In the vision I saw an individual, representing the Ekklesia, with their head on the lap of a woman who was stroking their hair lulling them to sleep. The, “sleep”, here is the sleep of complacency and the woman is the spirit of Delilah. If you remember when Samson laid on Delilah’s lap he gave no thought of his Nazarite vow, willingly revealed the secret of his strength, i.e., anointing, and was subsequently robbed of it. When his enemy then attacked he “presumed” that everything was as it was but had not realized that the Spirit had left him thus allowing the enemy to bind and blind him.

We must guard our relationship with Jesus and never take for granted that His Holy Spirit will be with us if we, by becoming complacent, allow the fire 🔥 to go out.

Matthew 24:12 (TPT) 12 There will be such an increase of sin and lawlessness that those whose hearts once burned with passion for God and others will grow cold.

The Greek word for cold is (Olive Tree Enhanced Strong’s Dictionary)
psychō which means:

(Olive Tree Enhanced Strong’s Dictionary)
to breathe, blow, cool by blowingto be made or grow cool or coldmetaph. of waning love

Guard your relationship with Jesus well. Don’t take it for granted.

Revival in Beaumont, Texas?

I had a dream last night, 02/22/2023, where I saw  a small town, Beaumont Texas, where I saw a flood had happened. The  water was halfway up the office or apartment buildings in the area and I noticed billboards where the water was up to but not covering the billboard. This  could be a natural disaster or indicative of a coming move of the Holy Spirit. The  billboard in the dream I believe is, representing the media and the Spirit controlling the narrative. 

Revival in Beaumont, Texas?

I had a dream last night, 02/22/2023, in the dream I saw  a small town, Beaumont Texas, where I saw a flood had happened. The  water was halfway up the office or apartment buildings in the area and I noticed billboards where the water was up to but not covering the billboard. This  could be a natural disaster or indicative of a coming move of the Holy Spirit which is what I am believing as it seems that He is choosing small towns. The  billboard in the dream I believe is, representing the media and the Spirit controlling the narrative as there was no normal access to the billboard except through the water. 

Revelation Dream

¹³ Now when the dragon saw that he had been cast to the earth, he persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male Child. ¹⁴ But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness to her place, where she is nourished for a time and times and half a time, from the presence of the serpent. ¹⁵ So the serpent spewed water out of his mouth like a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away by the flood. ¹⁶ But the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed up the flood which the dragon had spewed out of his mouth Revelation 12:13-16

In this night vision I saw a church with an illuminated white cross in front of it. Upon entering the building I saw the congregation facing towards the door and each one of them had a white cross on the front of  their clothing that was also illuminated. The cross went from just under each individual’s chin to their waist so it was by no means hidden from view but was on display for all to see. In the above passage from Revelation it mentions the dragon spewing out water so that the woman, i.e., “the church”,would be carried away with the flood. The water in the dream is the current onslaught of filth that we are seeing being poured out. In the dream the water,i.e.filth, that came against the church to carry it away was swallowed by the earth because this church, in the vision, held onto the uncompromising testimony of Jesus so they weren’t swept away in the flood.

When the enemy comes in like a flood,

The Spirit of the LORD will lift up a standard against him Isaiah 59:19 However, the churches that were compromised were carried away by the flood in the night vision I had.

Judging of the Shepherds

Ezekiel 34:1-10 (NKJV)
Irresponsible Shepherds
1 And the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 2 “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD to the shepherds: “Woe to the shepherds of Israel who feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed the flocks? 3 You eat the fat and clothe yourselves with the wool; you slaughter the fatlings, but you do not feed the flock. 4 The weak you have not strengthened, nor have you healed those who were sick, nor bound up the broken, nor brought back what was driven away, nor sought what was lost; but with force and cruelty you have ruled them. 5 So they were scattered because there was no shepherd; and they became food for all the beasts of the field when they were scattered. 6 My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and on every high hill; yes, My flock was scattered over the whole face of the earth, and no one was seeking or searching for them.”
7 ‘Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD: 8 “As I live,” says the Lord GOD, “surely because My flock became a prey, and My flock became food for every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, nor did My shepherds search for My flock, but the shepherds fed themselves and did not feed My flock”— 9 therefore, O shepherds, hear the word of the LORD! 10 Thus says the Lord GOD: “Behold, I am against the shepherds, and I will require My flock at their hand; I will cause them to cease feeding the sheep, and the shepherds shall feed themselves no more; for I will deliver My flock from their mouths, that they may no longer be food for them.”

I had a dream 01/03/2023 where I saw many shepherds with the flocks entrusted to their care following behind them. I saw that each shepherd in the dream had a shepherds staff. Then I saw the Lord Jesus seated on His throne and each of the shepherds in my dream, along with the flock entrusted to their care, came and presented themselves to the Lord. The Lord asked 2 questions. The first question asked was what is the condition of the flock entrusted to your care. The second question asked was why are there sheep missing and what were they doing to find and restore them. This is where true shepherds will be exalted and those that are hirlings, those in it for the money and fame will be exposed. Any true shepherd will know the condition of the flock entrusted to his care and grieve and search for those who have gone missing. I believe we will begin to see shepherds either exalted or exposed this year and I wouldn’t be surprised to see entire congregations be led of the Lord to join other congregations where the pastor is a true shepherd with a heart for the lost and hurting and not a CEO who is driven by numbers and in it for the money.

Calling Out Sin

I had a dream last night where I was in a church, at the pulpit, and getting ready to preach. Seated before me, in the front row, was the church leadership. As I got ready to speak the Spirit of the Lord came upon me and took control of me. There was a woman seated on the front row and I pointed at her and said, ” you are in adultery”,. When I said this she fell to her knees at first and then fell forward with her face to the floor. She began to weep loudly.

What comes to mind is the following Scripture, “1 Timothy 5:19-20 (NKJV) 19 Do not receive an accusation against an elder except from two or three witnesses. 20 Those who are sinning rebuke in the presence of all, that the rest also may fear.”

2 Visions for Churches

I had 2 Visions 10 years apart dealing with dead churches.

I had a vision September 1, 2012 of a church building. Outside of the building standing in front of the doors were 2 men dressed in white robes, angels I presume. When people would come up to the doors of the church building, the men in the white robes would ask them whom do you seek. When those coming up to the church would say Jesus of Nazareth, the men in the white robes would reply, “He is not here, He has risen”.

The second vision was in December of 2022. In this vision I saw churches once again only this time I saw handfuls, a remnant, leaving each church. As the remnant left the church building would collapse.

My take on this is that the church or church structure, if you will, is in place to hold the remnant until the Lord removes them and then comes the collapse of the building. Many churches, like Sardis have a reputation of being alive but are dead hence the 2 visions.