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Today, I was awakened by Our Heavenly Father to focus on Jeremiah Chapter 32.  I was to read verse 31 first:

:31 ‘For this city has been to Me a provocation of My anger and My fury from the day that they built it, even to this day; so I will remove it from before My face.

This particular verse is part of a commitment to bring down the current system completely, by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.  However, Our Heavenly  Father instructs Jeremiah to buy a field from his cousin in Anathoth for 17 shekels of silver.  The number 17 represents victory:

Jeremiah records 17 prayers. The 17th prayer is found in Jeremiah 32. The prayer is made while the Babylonian army was surrounding Jerusalem. In such circumstances, the prophet redeems land in Anathoth for 17 shekels of silver (Jer. 32:9). It is remarkable that Anathoth means “ answered prayers.” Then in 32:17-25 Jeremiah prays his great prayer of victory that once we obtain the victory of answered prayer, no further prayer is needed to obtain the object of prayer.

Jeremiah’s name means "whom Jehovah has appointed"

Jeremiah’s father’s name was Hilkiah = "my portion is Jehovah"

The field at Anathoth in the land of Benjamin was purchased by Jeremiah while he was imprisoned under Babylonian rule.  The purchase of this field was to signify that the destruction was only temporary and that ultimately Our Heavenly Father would restore the Promised Land:

42 “For thus says the LORD: ‘Just as I have brought all this great calamity on this people, so I will bring on them all the good that I have promised them. 43 And fields will be bought in this land of which you say, “It is desolate, without man or beast; it has been given into the hand of the Chaldeans.” 44 Men will buy fields for money, sign deeds and seal them, and take witnesses, in the land of Benjamin, in the places around Jerusalem, in the cities of Judah, in the cities of the mountains, in the cities of the lowland, and in the cities of the South; for I will cause their captives to return,’ says the LORD.”

In light of being directed to this particular chapter today and having been charged with the oversight of the Treasury of the Remnant and receiving the Census coins held for future distribution:

“I declare that 17 shekels of silver have been allocated and directed for the purchase of the entire field (the earth).  This declaration is hereby given as public notice and record is made by its posting as a public declaration available for all witnesses to read throughout this earth on May 4th, 2014.”

Father, we receive your promise:

40 And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from doing them good; but I will put My fear in their hearts so that they will not depart from Me. 41 Yes, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will assuredly plant them in this land, with all My heart and with all My soul.’

Our Heavenly Father awakened me at 3AM this morning to see the blood moon.  When I went to bed, I opted not to set the alarm to see this event in the heavens.  However, not my will but YOUR Will be done has been my prayer.  The following picture is what I saw in the high southwestern sky:

I must conclude by the necessity to see the blood moon that there is a significant event at hand.  It will return at the beginning of the Feast of Tabernacles this year.  See: http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/OH/OHfigures/OH2014-Fig03.pdf

Time frame: last 7 days

113 total earthquakes on map.

40 in Oklahoma.  Is there something prophetic happening here?  There’s a whole lotta shakin’ goin’ on.

We may be selling beachfront property here before long. 

Our Bible study continues to focus on the maturity of the Remnant.  Paul spoke of this Remnant:

Romans 9:

5 Even so then, at this present time there is a remnant according to the election of grace. 6 And if by grace, then it is no longer of works; otherwise grace is no longer grace. But if it is of works, it is no longer grace; otherwise work is no longer work.

7 What then? Israel has not obtained what it seeks; but the elect have obtained it, and the rest were blinded.

The Remnant is chosen by grace, not works.  The rest of the people are blinded to the revelation of the Remnant.  They continue to receive their consolation in other areas.  Their unwillingness to take on the sufferings of Christ is one such consolation.  Be warmed, be filled…

As we mentioned in our Bible study yesterday, when the tests and trials come, you should not ask Our Heavenly Father to remove you from the trial, but instead you should seek HIS Wisdom to take you through the trial to the other side.  That act will mature you.  Removal delays the maturing process.  Jesus dealt with adversity throughout His earthly ministry.  The Remnant will be subjected to the same in preparation for its full commissioning.  The rest will simply walk out their lives in some state of blindness.

2 Kings 19:

30 ​​’And the remnant who have escaped of the house of Judah

​​Shall again take root downward,

​​And bear fruit upward.

31 ​​For out of Jerusalem shall go a remnant,

​​And those who escape from Mount Zion.

​​The zeal of the LORD of hosts will do this.’

Zeal is defined as: great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective.  Our Heavenly Father is raising a Remnant who have been “taking root downward”.  Deep roots of wisdom, understanding, and knowledge are preparing those who are fully committed to establishing HIS Kingdom on this earth.  HE is directing the steps of those who have ears to hear and eyes to see.  Those are the ones who have removed all resistance to HIS training and preparation.  They have given up their worldly citizenship in order to become citizens of the Kingdom.

Much has been said of the 15 year Hezekiah factor:

2 Kings 20:

1 In those days Hezekiah was sick and near death. And Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, went to him and said to him, “Thus says the LORD: ‘Set your house in order, for you shall die, and not live.’ ”

2 Then he turned his face toward the wall, and prayed to the LORD, saying,3 “Remember now, O LORD, I pray, how I have walked before You in truth and with a loyal heart, and have done what was good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.

4 And it happened, before Isaiah had gone out into the middle court, that the word of the LORD came to him, saying, 5 “Return and tell Hezekiah the leader of My people, ‘Thus says the LORD, the God of David your father: “I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; surely I will heal you. On the third day you shall go up to the house of the LORD.6 And I will add to your days fifteen years.

Several of us celebrated the 2000th Birthday of Jesus at Port Austin, Michigan on September 11th, 1999.  It was at the time of the fall feasts.  We are now 15 years later and the Remnant is being prepared.  Could this year be the year of commissioning and full manifestation?  If so, great!  If not, we will continue the path to maturity awaiting Our Heavenly Father’s further instructions.

Revelation 21:17 Then he measured its wall: one hundred and forty-four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of an angel.

There are many facets to the mysteries and symbolism found in the Book of Revelations.  Each and every number is meaningful and was placed in Scripture with specific intent.  The number 144 refers to the resurrected ones and is the numerical value of Lazarus.  Lazarus was from Bethany.  A cubit is roughly 18 inches thus 144 cubits represents 216 feet, the number of Joshua.  There are many other facets about New Jerusalem but our focus is the wall being fitly joined together.

Each stone in the wall was unique and had a specific place in the wall, in its own order.  No stone was called to be out there alone.  Each of us are called to be in unity and the mortar that holds us together is Love.  The measuring device used was a “reed”.  A reed is pliable and can be shaken.  It has low resistance to the Spirit.  The musical reed uses “wind” to create a sound of harmony.  As you raise the vibration, a musical note is produced.  Our atoms’ vibration will be raised as well and will take on attributes of the “resurrected ones”.

The strength of the wall is determined by the interdependence of each stone with the others.  “United we stand” is the simple rallying cry of the overcomers.  Yes, we were all called to spend time alone outside the camp in order that we could mature through direct ministry from Our Heavenly Father.  But the time of preparation does not last forever.  Moses left isolation to fulfill his calling.  Paul returned after his time of preparation.  How much longer are we to remain separated as a “pile” of rocks awaiting the wall to be built?

Unity is strength.  The number 216 is also the result of multiplying 6 x 6 x 6.  The first use of 666 is found in 1 Kings 10:14: “The weight of gold that came to Solomon yearly was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold.”  Gold represents Divine Nature in Scripture.  We must remember that numbers have a positive and a negative associated with them.  Which aspect of the number do you tend to focus?  There are always reasons to stay separated, but the stones were called forth to build a wall.  The wall separates as well as protects.  It separates the righteous from the lawless.  It is the standard that is raised to differentiate the two.  As we move toward greater unity, the wall will be formed in proper order and with an interlocking dependence that will provide strength to withstand the iniquity that has reached its fullness.

Judgment comes by necessity whether it is at the personal level or the national level.  Love demands that we have a choice of the path we take: blessing or cursing.  The path of cursing is a broad path of destruction whereas the path of blessing is the “narrow” path.  Why?  Self-preservation is an extremely powerful force in each of us.  It draws its power from the original sin of Adam in the garden.  Jesus overcame this sin at the cross.  Each of us must receive Christ fully and take on our own cross and die to the flesh.

As Kemper mentioned in our Bible study on Sunday, “Fasting is denying the flesh and praying is nourishing the spirit”.  Fasting without praying leaves a void to be filled.  In Matthew 17, Jesus divulges the need for our spirit to be built up in order to overcome the enemy:

15 “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is an epileptic and suffers severely; for he often falls into the fire and often into the water. 16 So I brought him to Your disciples, but they could not cure him.”

17 Then Jesus answered and said, “O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him here to Me.” 18 And Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of him; and the child was cured from that very hour.

19 Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not cast it out?”

20 So Jesus said to them, “Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you. 21 However, this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.”

It appears to me that there is a convergence of judgments coming from different fronts.  Political, economic, and religious systems have all been exposed and will be judged: “You have been weighed in the balances, and found wanting”.  Perversity in society is reaching new heights.  Scandals in the political and economic systems are everyday occurrences.  Manipulation of markets is the new standard.  The health of a nation is now defined by its level of pharmaceutical usage.  Herbicides and pesticides are used to “control” agricultural production.  It is though the protective covering of Our Heavenly Father has been lifted and the demonic influence has been given free rein.  The hedge has been lifted.  To what end?  We will come to the end of “self”.

Ultimately, judgment will come and “Then you shall know that I am the LORD”!  Our Heavenly Father has given the current kingdoms of the world their opportunity to pursue righteousness.  HE has retained a Remnant who remain loyal to HIM and carry the seed of righteousness through the current season of lawlessness and corruption.  Men have mocked those who have remained steadfast but the time is at hand when judgment will be released on the current system.  Some have been called to lead in Spiritual Warfare.  Others have been called to protect, prepare, and mature the Remnant.  These are the ones who have placed their trust in Our Heavenly Father.  They have broken down and removed the idols from “their land”.  Their first Love is for Our Heavenly Father and the fire is growing in their hearts.  They have set aside every weight that would hinder them from fulfilling their purpose.  By necessity, a division will come.  The tares will be removed from the wheat.  The Fiery Law will judge the tares and burn up the unproductiveness found therein.

Are you suffering from unbelief?  Quit nourishing your “flesh” and start nourishing your spirit.  You will then be prepared when the fullness of judgment comes, in what ever manner it arrives.

Yesterday, the discussion of the three major Ages suggested there is a lesser manifestation (seed) and a subsequent greater manifestation (fruit) in each Age.  In the long-term cycle of Our Heavenly Father’s timeline, the three major feasts are a type and shadow of each Age: Passover, Pentecost, and Tabernacles.  I find that Our Heavenly Father’s endpoints to those Ages tend to be held back from those occupying the earth at the time due to their blindness and deafness to seeing and hearing the Spirit.  In hindsight, it was obvious.  But those living it out at the time often had little or no understanding of the big picture.  I have personally heard and read prophets predicting the “return of Christ” throughout my entire adult life.  At the time and based on my current understanding and knowledge, it seemed plausible.  However, they were all wrong.  Do we shoot them?  No, forgive them.

As we progress in our maturity, we are given greater understanding about Scripture.  New facets open up to us in the very same passage that seemed to be minor in the past.  The new facet was hidden in plain sight.  How do we know when we have the “fullness”?  We don’t know beforehand.  We cannot be sure afterwards unless Our Heavenly Father tells us that we now have the fullness.  This is why we must seek Wisdom from Above as we walk out our callings.  Men only know in part and if you put too much faith in their “current” revelation, you will be left unfulfilled.  I trust that when you read our postings as well as others, you let the Holy Spirit minister a second witness to what you are taking in.  Our goal is to promote a personal relationship with Our Heavenly Father and for you to hear HIM directly, not relying on us to hear HIM for you.  We provide you with writings to instruct or to consider in an effort to move you toward greater maturity.  With that said, let us consider the “lesser” and “greater” in the context of the prophecy of the greatest prophet, John the Baptist:

Matthew 3:11  I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. 12 His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”

As Stephen Jones often says: any time you see wheat or threshing floor, it is typically referring to the Age or Feast of Pentecost.  In this passage, John speaks of the matured wheat being gathered up.  Additionally “winnowing” represents the “Barley Overcomers” or “Remnant”.  You “winnow” barley and you “thresh” wheat.  The first fruits of a harvest are presented at the Day of Pentecost:

Exodus 34:22 “And you shall observe the Feast of Weeks, of the firstfruits of wheat harvest, and the Feast of Ingathering at the year’s end.

John The Baptist is referring to the end of the Age of Pentecost since the threshing floor is being cleaned and the harvest is at the end of its cycle.  At the end of the cycle is the “chaff burning” time.  What is chaff?  The fleshly covering to protect the “fruit” until it has fully matured.  The threshing of wheat is a more difficult process and there is notable resistance versus the “winnowing” of barley.  Barley provides little or no resistance in separating from the fleshly covering.

To the best of my understanding, John’s prophecy has not been completely fulfilled.  The lesser fire of cloven tongues was reported in Acts 2.  I have personally experienced this lesser fire and have operated in the “Spirituals” at various times.  However, I have not been fully purged by the “unquenchable” fire yet nor I have heard of anyone else experiencing it.  We have had many temporary examples of what to expect, but none were sustained.  I believe those were provided for our encouragement.

From all indications, we are at the end of a major Age.  Wickedness is abounding, but Grace abounds more.  It appears that the Greater Fire is soon to come.  The overall earth needs a “Great Reset” economically.  Moral bankruptcy is spreading around the world.  Perversity and lawlessness have infiltrated the political and church systems.  Now is the time for the unquenchable fire to burn up the chaff.  But first He is separating and gathering His wheat.  Thy Kingdom come!