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Do you want to be in FATHER’S Book of Remembrance?

It is recorded by The Holy Spirit in Malachi chapter 3:

16 Then those who feared the LORD spoke to one another, And the LORD listened and heard them; So a Book of Remembrance was written before Him For those who fear the LORD And who meditate on His Name.

Who did THE LORD listen to?  Those who feared THE LORD!

17 “They shall be Mine,” says the LORD of hosts, “On the day that I make them My jewels. And I will spare them As a man spares his own son who serves Him.”

18 Then you shall again discern Between the righteous and the wicked, Between one who serves God And one who does not serve Him.

Those who walk in The Fear of THE LORD will have discernment of who is truly righteous and who is wicked, trying to deceive those willing to listen.  It is vital for us to walk in this discernment in the end times we are now in.

And in chapter 4:

1 “For behold, the day is coming, Burning like an oven, And all the proud, yes, all who do wickedly will be stubble. And the day which is coming shall burn them up,” Says the LORD of hosts, “That will leave them neither root nor branch.

2 But for you who fear My Name [with awe-filled reverence] the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings. And you will go forward and leap [joyfully] like calves [released] from the stall.

3 You shall trample the wicked, For they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet On the day that I do this,” Says the LORD of hosts.

In August of 1996, early on a Sunday morning, I was awakened by cramps in both of my calves at the same time.  I immediately leaped up out of bed and the cramps immediately ceased.  It had never happened before, nor has it happened since.  I found this passage that paralleled my experience.  That month, I was challenged by a minister concerning the meaning of Malachi chapters 3 & 4.  It confirmed a prophecy given to me by Martin Paulat of Minneapolis.  Little did I realize that a greater revelation was to come now concerning walking in The Fear of THE LORD.

It is written by The Holy Spirit in Daniel chapter 12:

4 “But you, Daniel, shut up the Words, and seal the Book until the time of the end; many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase.”

We are now in the midst of the end time based on the angel’s description.  We have another Book being referenced.

9 And he said, “Go your way, Daniel, for the Words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.

10 Many shall be purified, made white, and refined, but the wicked shall do wickedly; and none of the wicked shall understand, but the wise shall understand.

Knowing that we will be wise by embracing The Fear of THE LORD, we are being purified, made white, and refined by HIS Holy Fire.  This will qualify us to be included in the Book of Remembrance!

A discussion on the Great Awakening!

In 1990, I went to Minneapolis for the first time and was tasked with installing software at a local distributor.  The project required me to spend the weekend there.  Previously, I had listened to Roberts Liardon on audio tapes and had read some of his books.  I knew his ministry office was in the Minneapolis area.  At that time, his claim to fame was that he had gone to Heaven and returned to report what he had seen.  Knowing that I would be in the area, I called his ministry office to ask where he went to church when in town.  I went to that church and met only one person, a prophet.  Later, in 1995, I returned to Minneapolis, and he introduced me to another prophet, Martin Paulat.  I only share this to let you know that I have a history with Roberts Liardon.

You only die once so do it dramatically and have fun! – Roberts Liardon

The following YouTube provides some discussion of what I wrote yesterday.

Do you want to walk in Wisdom?

When we walk in Wisdom, we will walk in creativity, excellence, and integrity.

It is written by The Holy Spirit in Psalm chapter 111:

10 The Fear of The LORD is the beginning of Wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments. His praise endures forever.

King Solomon provides us with an excellent example of walking in Wisdom.  The Queen of Sheba is totally blown away by the creativity and excellence of what she heard and saw when visiting Solomon.

It is written by The Holy Spirit in 1^st Kings chapter 10:

1 Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with hard questions.

2 She came to Jerusalem with a very great retinue, with camels that bore spices, very much gold, and precious stones; and when she came to Solomon, she spoke with him about all that was in her heart.

3 So Solomon answered all her questions; there was nothing so difficult for the king that he could not explain it to her.

Notice that his Wisdom was so complete that all of Queen Sheba’s questions were fully answered without any difficulty.

4 And when the queen of Sheba had seen all the Wisdom of Solomon:

the house that he had built,

5 the food on his table,

the seating of his servants,

the service of his waiters and their apparel,

his cupbearers,

and his entryway by which he went up to the House of the LORD,

there was no more spirit in her (she was overwhelmed, she was breathless and in awe).

6 Then she said to the king: “It was a true report which I heard in my own land about your words and your Wisdom.

Solomon’s Wisdom spread throughout the land, even unto Ethiopia.

7 However I did not believe the words until I came and saw with my own eyes; and indeed the half was not told me. Your Wisdom and prosperity exceed the fame of which I heard.

How would you like to walk in such Wisdom?  It is available to those who truly walk in the Fear of THE LORD!

8 Happy are your men and happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you and hear your Wisdom!

All those around Solomon were happy to serve him as he walked and spoke with the Wisdom of THE ALMIGHTY.

9 Blessed be the LORD your God, Who delighted in you, setting you on the throne of Israel! Because the LORD has Loved Israel forever, therefore He made you king, to do justice and righteousness.”

The Queen of Sheba is now testifying of the LORD OUR GOD.

10 Then she gave the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold, spices in great quantity, and precious stones. There never again came such abundance of spices as the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

11 Also, the ships of Hiram, which brought gold from Ophir, brought great quantities of almug wood and precious stones from Ophir.

Now the Queen wanted to be a blessing to Solomon.

12 And the king made steps of the almug wood for the house of the LORD and for the king’s house, also harps and stringed instruments for singers. There never again came such almug wood, nor has the like been seen to this day.

Solomon operated in Supernatural creativity having steps made to the House of THE LORD as well as harps and stringed instruments.

13 Now King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired, whatever she asked, besides what Solomon had given her according to the royal generosity. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants.

GODLY Wisdom facilitates blessing and creativity as displayed by Solomon.  We too can walk in such Wisdom if we will get our priorities in line with FATHER’S, beginning with walking in The Fear of THE LORD.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is man’s attempt to simulate and replace The Holy Spirit!

True Intelligence (TI) comes from Heaven above by way of The Holy Spirit.

Google defines AI as a set of technologies that enable computers to perform a variety of advanced functions, including the ability to see, understand and translate spoken and written language, analyze data, make recommendations, and more.

AI is the backbone of innovation in modern computing, unlocking value for individuals and businesses. For example, optical character recognition (OCR) uses AI to extract text and data from images and documents, turns unstructured content into business-ready structured data, and unlocks valuable insights. 

AI is designed by software developers who use our information through our phones, PC’S and other forms of input under the guise of improving our lives based on their own bias and narratives.  Ultimately, that information can and will likely be used for nefarious purposes.  It totally eliminates privacy and can be used to enslave mankind.

How do we battle AI?  We are to walk in TI, True Intelligence, being led by The Holy Spirit.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1^st Corinthians chapter 2:

6 However, there is a Wisdom that we continually speak of when we are among the spiritually mature. It’s Wisdom that didn’t originate in this present age, nor did it come from the rulers of this age who are in the process of being dethroned.

7 Instead, we continually speak of this wonderful Wisdom that comes from God (TI), hidden before now in a mystery. It is HIS secret plan, destined before the ages, to bring us into glory.

8 None of the rulers of this present world order understood it, for if they had, they never would have crucified the Lord of shining glory.

9 This is why the Scriptures say: Things never discovered or heard of before, things beyond our ability to imagine—these are the many things God has in store for all His Lovers.

10 But God now unveils these profound realities to us by the Spirit. Yes, HE has revealed to us his inmost heart and deepest mysteries through the Holy Spirit, Who constantly explores all things.

11 After all, who can really see into a person’s heart and know his hidden impulses except for that person’s spirit? So it is with God. His thoughts and secrets are only fully understood by His Spirit, the Spirit of God. (not AI)

12 For we did not receive the spirit of this world system but the Spirit of God, so that we might come to understand and experience all that grace (enablement) has lavished upon us.

13 And we articulate these realities with the words imparted to us by the Spirit and not with the words taught by human wisdom. We join together Spirit-revealed Truths with Spirit-revealed Words.

14 Someone living on an entirely human level rejects the revelations of God’s Spirit, for they make no sense to him. He can’t understand the revelations of the Spirit because they are only discovered by the illumination of the Spirit.

AI can’t understand any revelation by The Holy Spirit, it seems illogical to AI so AI cannot properly evaluate all things.

15 Those who live in the Spirit are able to carefully evaluate all things, and they are subject to the scrutiny of no one but God.

16 For Who has ever intimately known the Mind of the Lord YAHWEH well enough to become His counselor? Christ has, and we possess Christ’s perceptions.

AI can only analyze the inferior world.  However, we are to live in the superior world, The Kingdom of GOD!  Don’t be sucked in to the premise that AI is to be your servant.  The ultimate goal of those who are funding AI is to enslave the rest of us and live by their rule.

Pay close attention to the Messiah’s Triumph and Kingdom as it is written by The Holy Spirit in Psalm chapter 2:

1 How dare the nations plan a rebellion. Their foolish plots are futile!

Be assured that their plots will include AI

2 Look at how the power brokers of the world rise up to hold their summit as the rulers scheme and confer together against YAHWEH and his Anointed King, saying:

3 “Let’s come together and break away from the Creator. Once and for all let’s cast off these controlling chains of God and his Christ!”

Ultimately, they want to control using AI.

4 God-Enthroned merely laughs at them; the Sovereign One mocks their madness!

FATHER laughs at their attempts.

5 Then with the fierceness of his fiery anger, HE settles the issue and terrifies them to death with these Words:

6 “I myself have poured out my King on Zion, My Holy mountain.”

7 “I will reveal the Eternal purpose of God. For Ee has decreed over me, ‘You are my favored Son. And as your Father I have crowned you as my King Eternal. Today I became Your Father.

8 Ask Me to give you the nations and I will do it, and they shall become your legacy. Your domain will stretch to the ends of the earth.

The Kingdom of GOD on earth as It is in Heaven!

9 And You will shepherd them with unlimited authority, crushing their rebellion as an iron rod smashes jars of clay!’ ”

10 “Listen to Me, all you rebel kings and all you upstart judges of the earth. Learn your lesson while there’s still time.

11 Serve and worship the awe-inspiring God. Recognize His Greatness and bow before Him, trembling with reverence in His Presence.

TI will defeat AI in a grand fashion, count on it!

For those of you who want to know the evolution and risks associated with AI, watch the following.  The speaker admits that he is terrified of what is coming.  On the other hand, I am not concerned about the inferiority of AI.

https://freedomlibrary.hillsdale.edu/programs/cca-iii-artificial-intelligence/ai-as-a-tool-for-manipulating-public-opinion

Do you want to enter into your Promised Land?

Old Testament examples are symbolic pictures, as examples providing us with a warning so that we can learn through what they experienced.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1^st Corinthians chapter 10:

1 Moreover, brethren, I do not want you to be unaware that all our fathers were under the cloud, all passed through the sea,

2 all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea,

3 all ate the same spiritual food,

4 and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ.

Everyone in the wilderness had the same opportunity to enter into The Promised Land yet only two of the original two million who left Egypt did so.

5 But with most of them God was not well pleased, for their bodies were scattered in the wilderness.

Why was FATHER not well pleased with them?

It is written by The Holy Spirit in Hebrews chapter 11:

6 And without faith living within us it would be impossible to please God. For we come to God in faith knowing that HE is real and that HE rewards the faith of those who passionately seek HIM.

How can you have the manifested Presence of GOD before your very eyes and not have faith?

Moses recorded by The Holy Spirit in Exodus chapter 13:

21 And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so as to go by day and night.

22 HE did not take away the pillar of cloud by day or the pillar of fire by night from before the people.

This is nearly an unbelievable indication of the power of blindness in people.  Their mindsets were so entrenched in their past, they were unable to comprehend WHO manifested HIMSELF before their eyes!

6 Now these things became our examples, to the intent that we should not lust after evil things as they also lusted.

7 And do not become idolaters as were some of them. As it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.”

The people were practicing idolatry.  The people settled in to their unrestrained revelry, with feasting and drinking, then they rose up and became wildly out of control!

The word revelry means:  excessive and boisterous intemperance and lustful indulgence. It is classed with fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, etc., as one of the works of the flesh.  They were unrestrained and undisciplined.

8 Nor let us commit sexual immorality, as some of them did, and in one day twenty-three thousand fell;

And Moses recorded by The Holy Spirit in Numbers chapter 25:

1 Now Israel remained in Acacia Grove, and the people began to commit harlotry with the women of Moab.

Moab was a son of Lot.  It is clear that Lot was plagued by a spirit of immorality who had drawn him to live in Sodom and Gomorrah.  His descendants had allowed this generational spirit to guide them as well.

2 They invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods, and the people ate and bowed down to their gods.

The children of Israel were weak in the flesh and allowed themselves to align with the women of Moab.

3 So Israel was joined to Baal of Peor, and the anger of the LORD was aroused against Israel.

Baal-peor was the deity worshipped at Peor with probable licentious rites.

Those children of Israel were sexually unrestrained, lascivious, lewd, unrestrained by law or general morality, lawless, and immoral.  How did GOD respond?

4 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Take all the leaders of the people and hang the offenders before the LORD, out in the sun, that the fierce anger of the LORD may turn away from Israel.”

5 So Moses said to the judges of Israel, “Every one of you kill his men who were joined to Baal of Peor.”

6 And indeed, one of the children of Israel came and presented to his brethren a Midianite woman in the sight of Moses and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel, who were weeping at the door of the tabernacle of meeting.

7 Now when Phinehas the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose from among the congregation and took a javelin in his hand;

8 and he went after the man of Israel into the tent and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her body. So the plague was stopped among the children of Israel.

9 And those who died in the plague were twenty-four thousand.

FATHER will not tolerate unrighteousness in HIS Presence.  HE will only allow those with a pure heart to stand before HIM.  The enemy would like to draw us away from purity by exploiting any weakness he can find.  We must cleanse ourselves with The Word daily and not allow anything to come between us and THE LORD.  Repent of any ungodly works now!

Do you fully trust in THE LORD?

Once you fully trust in THE LORD, you can be entrusted with HIS power and authority and enter into your Promised Land.

Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 4 when confronting the devil:

4 But Jesus answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every Word that proceeds from the Mouth of God.‘”

7 Jesus said to him, “It is written again, ‘You shall not tempt the LORD Your God.'”

10 Then Jesus said to him, “Away with you, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the LORD Your God, and Him only you shall serve.'”

You and I are to live by these commands expressed by Jesus.  As you produce fruit by living out these commands, your level of trust increases.  At some point, FATHER will entrust with more resources at your disposal.  We must let patience have its perfect work.  We must not allow ourselves to disregard any Word FATHER gives us but be diligent to pay close attention to what HE is saying.

The story of Moses and Joshua is a type and shadow of our own walk from slavery, testing, and ultimately entering into the Promised Land.

Moses recorded by The Holy Spirit in Deuteronomy chapter 6:

10 “So it shall be, when the LORD your God brings you into the land of which He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give you large and beautiful cities which you did not build,

11 houses full of all good things, which you did not fill, hewn-out wells which you did not dig, vineyards and olive trees which you did not plant-when you have eaten and are full-

Notice that your enemies will build out infrastructure for you to take over.

12 then beware, lest you forget the LORD Who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.

13 You shall fear the LORD Your God and serve Him, and shall take oaths in His Name.

It is vital that we walk in the Fear of THE LORD at all times.

14 You shall not go after other gods, the gods of the peoples who are all around you

15 (for the LORD Your God is a jealous God among you), lest the anger of the LORD your God be aroused against you and destroy you from the face of the earth.

16 “You shall not tempt the LORD your God as you tempted Him in Massah.

We should not expect to be given a sign when we are able to hear HIS Voice.

17 You shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD Your God, His testimonies, and His statutes which He has commanded you.

18 And you shall do what is right and good in the Sight of the LORD, that it may be well with you, and that you may go in and possess the good land of which the LORD swore to your fathers,

As we walk righteously and fully trust IN HIM, we will possess the Promised Land.

19 to cast out all your enemies from before you, as the LORD has spoken.

We must not allow our enemies to dwell with us or accept their mindset in any way.

20 “When your son asks you in time to come, saying, ‘What is the meaning of the testimonies, the statutes, and the judgments which the LORD Our God has commanded you?’

21 then you shall say to your son: ‘We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt, and the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand;

22 and the LORD showed signs and wonders before our eyes, great and severe, against Egypt, Pharaoh, and all his household.

23 Then He brought us out from there, that He might bring us in, to give us the land of which He swore to our fathers.

24 And the LORD commanded us to observe all these statutes, to fear the LORD our God, for our good always, that He might preserve us alive, as it is this day.

25 Then it will be righteousness for us, if we are careful to observe all these commandments before the LORD our God, as He has commanded us.’

We should not be reluctant to tell others in our family about what THE LORD has done in our lives for we are living testimonies to encourage them to walk in the same trust in THE LORD as we have walked.  It is all about trust and walking in the Fear of THE LORD.

Do you really need a sign to confirm The Word of GOD?

The mind is the enemy-occupied territory that must be overtaken.

Luke recorded by The Holy Spirit in Luke chapter 1:

8-9 One day, Zechariah’s priestly order was on duty and he was serving as priest. He was chosen by the casting of lots (according to the custom of the priesthood) so the honor fell upon Zechariah to enter the Holy Place and burn incense before the Lord.

It is estimated that there were 20,000 priests in Christ’s time, so this was once-in-a-lifetime moment for Zechariah.  The burning of the incense before The Lord was done twice daily, once in the morning and once in the afternoon.  (Ex 30:7-8)

10 A large crowd of worshipers had gathered to pray outside the temple at the hour when incense was being offered.

11 All at once an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing just to the right of the altar of incense.

12 Zechariah was startled and overwhelmed with fear.

Why was Zechariah startled?  No one could enter The Holy Place except the designated priest.  Zechariah was experiencing a supernatural encounter with an angel.

13 But the angel reassured him, saying, “Don’t be afraid, Zechariah! God is showing grace to you. For I have come to tell you that your prayer for a child has been answered. Your wife, Elizabeth, will bear you a son and you are to name him John.

14 His birth will bring you much joy and gladness. Many will rejoice because of him,

Zechariah had been praying for a child and Gabriel announced that his prayer had been answered.  In the natural, it was impossible to have a child.  However, with GOD nothing is impossible!

15 and he will be one of the great ones in the sight of God. He will drink no wine or strong drink, but he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even while still in his mother’s womb.

16 And he will persuade many in Israel to convert and turn back to the Lord their God.

17 He will go before the Lord as a forerunner, with the same power and anointing as Elijah the prophet. He will be instrumental in turning the hearts of the fathers in tenderness back to their children and the hearts of the disobedient back to the wisdom of their righteous fathers. And he will prepare a united people who are ready for the Lord’s appearing.”

What a great promise, especially being filled with The Holy Spirit in the womb!  Was Zechariah ready to fully receive such a promise?

18 Zechariah asked the angel, “How do you expect me to believe this? I’m an old man and my wife is too old to give me a child. What sign can you give me to prove this will happen?”

Even with such an encounter, Zechariah had unbelief in his heart.  He wasn’t fully believing in his own prayers.  Further, he was challenging the Word of THE LORD.

19 Then the angel said, “I am Gabriel. I stand beside God Himself. He has sent me to announce to you this good news.

Here you have a chief angel, one who is closest to The Throne of GOD stating a rēma Word of GOD given to Zechariah and he questions it!

20 But now, since you did not believe my Words, you will be stricken silent and unable to speak until the day my Words have been fulfilled at their appointed time and a child is born to you. That will be your sign!”

FATHER’S best is that we don’t need a sign to confirm HIS rēma Word.  As Zechariah found out, there is a ramification when you challenge HIS Word.  He actually was given the first sign when the angel appeared in The Holy Place.  Requiring a second sign caused his inability to speak for nine months.

On the other hand, how did Mary respond when Gabriel appeared and spoke to her?

Luke 1:38 Then Mary said, “Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your Word.” And the angel departed from her.

Let us not respond in unbelief when we receive a rēma Word from THE LORD!

We have been given enemy-occupied territory to take over!

The mind is the enemy-occupied territory that must be overtaken.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 2^nd Corinthians chapter 1:

18 But as God is faithful, our Word to you was not Yes and No.

19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us-by me, Silvanus, and Timothy-was not Yes and No, but in Him was Yes.

20 For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us.

In other Words, for as many as are the promises of God, in Christ they are all answered “Yes.” So through Him we say our “Amen” to the glory of God.

21 Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and has anointed us is God,

22 Who also has sealed us and given us the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.

Those of us who “Amen” to the positive promised of GOD do so in purity, passion, and power.  We don’t need HIS anointing to reside in Heaven, but we need It here on earth to bring forth Heaven to earth.  A true prophecy is a promise from GOD.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1^st Timothy chapter 1:

18 So Timothy, my son, I am entrusting you with this responsibility, in keeping with the very first prophecies that were spoken over your life, and are now in the process of fulfillment in this great work of ministry, in keeping with the prophecies spoken over you. With this encouragement use your prophecies as weapons as you wage spiritual warfare by faith and with a clean conscience. For there are many who reject these virtues and are now destitute of the true faith,

FATHER does not intend for us to passively stand by and expect HIM to simply bring HIS promises to fruition.  We are to actively “Amen” those prophecies as we wage spiritual warfare by faith.

Paul also wrote by The Holy Spirit in 2^nd Corinthians chapter 10:

4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds,

5 casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the Knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,

6 and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled.

Although we live in the natural realm, we don’t wage a military campaign employing human weapons, using manipulation to achieve our aims. Instead, our spiritual weapons are energized with Divine power to effectively dismantle the defenses behind which people hide.  We can demolish every deceptive fantasy that opposes God and break through every arrogant attitude that is raised up in defiance of the true knowledge of God.

The example of the children of Israel who left Egypt and were meant to occupy the Promised Land are given to us as a warning.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1^st Corinthians chapter 10:

1 My dear fellow believers, you need to understand that all of our Jewish ancestors who walked through a wilderness long ago were under the Glory cloud and passed through the waters of the sea on both sides.

2 They were all baptized into the cloud of Glory, into the fellowship of Moses, and into the sea.

3 They all ate the same Heavenly manna

4 and drank water from the same Spiritual rock that traveled with them—and that Rock was Christ Himself.

5 Yet God was not pleased with most of them, and their dead bodies were scattered around the wilderness.

6 Now, all these things serve as types and pictures for us—lessons that teach us not to fail in the same way by callously craving worthless things

7 and practicing idolatry, as some of them did. For it is written: The people settled in to their unrestrained revelry, with feasting and drinking, then they rose up and became wildly out of control!

8 Neither should we commit sexual immorality, as some of them did, which caused the death of twenty-three thousand on a single day.

9 Nor should we ever provoke the Lord, as some of them did by putting HIM to outrageous tests that resulted in their death from snakebites day after day.

10 And we must not embrace their ways by complaining—grumbling with discontent, as many of them did, and were killed by the destroyer! [

1 All the tests they endured on their way through the wilderness are a symbolic picture, an example that provides us with a warning so that we can learn through what they experienced. For we live in a time when the purpose of all the ages past is now completing its goal within us.

12 So beware if you think it could never happen to you, lest your pride becomes your downfall.

Some would say that the Old Testament is not applicable to us today.  Paul and The Holy Spirit disagree with that false assumption.  The Promised Land does not represent Heaven above; it represents the Kingdom of Heaven on earth.  I recommend that you dwell on the parallel in which we will go into greater depth soon.