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Revelation 11:11 Now after the three-and-a-half days the breath of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell on those who saw them.

12 And they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here.” And they ascended to heaven in the cloud, and their enemies saw them.

For 1,260 days or 3 1/2 years the two witnesses prophesied of things to come.  Upon completion of this ministry, they were slain by the beast and suffered death for 3 1/2 days.  This time period denotes a period of seven representing completion.  Just as Jesus ministered on earth for 3 1/2 years and then died and was resurrected in just days, these witnesses are following a similar pattern.

Our Heavenly Father breathed life into Adam’s nostrils which began his walk in a glorified body even if only on a temporary basis of 33 1/2 years.  Bonnie Gaunt studied the timing through numbers.  It was revealed to her for the perfecting of the time sequences and for all the pieces of the puzzle to fit together,  the timespan of Adam’s life before the fall was determined to be 33 1/2 years.  Hence, Jesus was to reverse the curse in the same period of time… like bookends.

In Ezekiel 37, FATHER breathed life in the whole house of Israel:

4 Again He said to me, “Prophesy to these bones, and say to them, ‘O dry bones, hear the word of the LORD!

5 Thus says the Lord GOD to these bones: “Surely I will cause breath to enter into you, and you shall live.

6 I will put sinews on you and bring flesh upon you, cover you with skin and put breath in you; and you shall live. Then you shall know that I am the LORD.” ’ ”

To what purpose?

13 Then you shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O My people, and brought you up from your graves.

14 I will put My Spirit in you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land. Then you shall know that I, the LORD, have spoken it and performed it,” says the LORD.’ ”

Our Heavenly Father takes on the responsibility to breathe Divine life (zōē) into HIS apprehended ones.  For a time the elect have been challenged at every turn and have been at the point of losing hope, yet FATHER’S promises are sure and irrevocable.  The day is soon coming when HE will intervene and bring forth the fullness of HIS Saints as the army of THE LORD.  This fully functioning Body of CHRIST will have the anointing beyond measure and walk in Spiritual perfection.  They will be called by a loud Voice from Heaven to “come up hither” .  As they ascend in a cloud their enemies will not only see them but will come to realize the truth of all of the words they spoke.  They are now ascending to the fullness of their calling.  These Sons will ascend into the very same cloud that received Jesus:

Acts 1:9  Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight.

10 And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel,

11 who also said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven.”

This cloud is the brilliance of HIS Shekinah Glory. It is the same cloud that is seen throughout Scripture, seen by Moses, seen by the children of Israel, and seen by the sons of Thunder when Jesus was glorified before their eyes on the mount of Transfiguration.  Both Jesus and the Sons ascend into THE cloud but as we saw in Revelation Chapter 1, Jesus and His army comes as many clouds:

7  Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.

The Sons of Love are now taking on the incorruptible and are being raised from the dead.  Death has lost its sting and cannot keep the Sons from ascending in Love to meet the King of Kings in the “air”, the third Heaven.  They have been processed into full and complete Spiritual perfection and they can now proclaim “As He is so are we”.  These are the same Ones who are represented not as one cloud but as clouds (plural) that Daniel saw in his vision in Daniel chapter 7:

13 ​​“I was watching in the night visions,

​​And behold, One like the Son of Man,

​​Coming with the clouds of heaven!

​​He came to the Ancient of Days,

​​And they brought Him near before Him.

14 ​​Then to Him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom,

​​That all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him.

​​His dominion is an everlasting dominion,

​​Which shall not pass away,

​​And His kingdom the one

​​Which shall not be destroyed.

How wonderful is this final book I call the fifth Gospel of Love that contains the mysteries hidden in plain sight only to be unlocked in due time.  They not only speak of Jesus Christ the One but His Body of apprehended ones, the remnant, the elect, the Sons of GOD, also known as clouds in Daniel’s vision.  Paul refers to this time in 2 Thessalonians:

7   …when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels,

8 in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.

9 These shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power,

10 when He comes, in that Day, to be glorified in His saints and to be admired among all those who believe, because our testimony among you was believed.

This cloud becomes a multitude of clouds as we are glorified together with Him!  Not one of us by our own power, ability, or profession can ascend into the Cloud of Glory.  It is only by FATHER Who calls us with a loud Voice are we able to “come up hither”.  Who do you think HE will be calling?  Many are called but few are chosen.  It is those who answer HIS call and are not too busy to focus on those things from Above.  They endeavor to please HIM as maturing Sons who hunger and thirst after righteousness, becoming the express image of HIM.  They know to be about their FATHER’S business.  They seek HIM early, late, and in-between.  They depart from the noise of the world in order to hear that still, small voice.  When they err, they are quick to repent.  They know there is nothing wrong to aspire to the heights of the third Heaven.  The know HIS Love is great enough to restore all of mankind and realize HE has made a pathway, be it a narrow one, for those who want to enter in early so as to be a part of that great army called to bring forth righteousness to the earth.  They read these words and their spirit is a witness thus raising the energetic frequencies throughout the body little by little, day by day. 

We fully expect to be resurrected and hear that loud Voice say “Come up hither!”.  Paul saw this as well when he wrote:

Ephesians 1:15 Therefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,

16 do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers:

17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him,

18 the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,

19 and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power.

I say Amen!

Revelation 11:7 When they finish their testimony, the beast that ascends out of the bottomless pit will make war against them, overcome them, and kill them.

8 And their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.

9 Then those from the peoples, tribes, tongues, and nations will see their dead bodies three-and-a-half days, and not allow their dead bodies to be put into graves.

10 And those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them, make merry, and send gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented those who dwell on the earth.

The witnesses finished their testimony and denotes an end or consummation.  The Age of Pentecost has ended and must die in order for the next Age to arise and be fulfilled.  The new day is preceded by the darkness of the former day and so to it is necessary that the old order pass away before the new order comes forth in power and authority.  The new Age does not build on the Age of Pentecost but instead replaces this prior Age and “behold all things become new”.  Once the witnesses have finished and completed their work, their anointing is lifted so that they can die, not one day early nor one day late.  Jesus was destined to complete His ministry on earth at the exact time of the sacrifice of the Lamb at Passover.  No matter what His enemies intended, He would not be subject to death until that very minute at 3:01 PM local time.  His destiny was preordained before He entered the womb of Mary.  He sensed this in His heart at an early age and walked it out in full submission to FATHER’S Divine Intent of Love.

The beast of the carnal nature of man has come to slay the Living Word and the SPIRIT, known as the two witnesses.  Their death is visible in the city of man’s carnal religion depicted by Sodom known for its perversion and Egypt, known for its bondage and control.  This is no different than when the earthly ministry of Jesus had culminated with His death by the hands of the religious leaders of Jerusalem.  Herod’s Temple was at the center but the Glory of HIS Presence was nowhere to be found.  Man’s religion killed the first begotten Son so that He would descend first unto death and rise again unto His Throne.  The Age of Passover had to “die” so the Age of Pentecost could come forth.  This cycle of seedtime and harvest is once again at hand and the beast will fulfill its function without understanding the mystery that the death of the two witnesses will result in resurrection and life thereafter.

The bottomless pit is one of illusion, it’s a lie.  Carnal men’s illusions have put to death the ministry of the Living Word.  Their illusions and perceptions have replaced truth and they continue to build their houses on a foundation of sand.  Soon their houses will come to destruction as the army of THE LORD will mount up with an all-consuming fire coming forth out of their mouths that will destroy those lies and illusions.  Where do these false doctrines, religions, and illusions arise?  Jesus revealed to us in Mark 7:

20 And He said, “What comes out of a man, that defiles a man.

21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

22 thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness.

23 All these evil things come from within and defile a man.”

The bottomless pit is within the heart of man and the “beast” is what kills the Living Word and SPIRIT.  The old man will go to extremes to thwart the new man but as the new man matures, the old man will make one final attempt to exalt himself.  In a counterintuitive fashion, death comes forth first which results in life.  What a mystery!

What could come out of you or me to “kill” the Living Word and HIS SPIRIT.  I do not believe it is in the physical but has to do with what we would think of as “delay”.  In 1987 I was given a vision that a group of businessmen would “fund the end-time Gospel”.  I assumed it would happen within 12 months and looked for a means of funding to come forth.  Do you know what manifested in 1988 relating to this vision?   Nothing!  I felt discouragement,  I was questioning the visions, I began to have doubts and fears, and I felt somewhat dejected.  I had spoken to some men about this vision whom I thought would be a part.  When the vision did not manifest according to my time frame, I was disappointed.  Each time I would reach a new low concerning this vision, FATHER would send a prophet across my path and speak a word of encouragement.  These men and women would come from different locales and diverse backgrounds and all would reference the vision without knowing it accept by HIS SPIRIT.  This occurred literally hundreds of times.  Finally I became settled that when HIS time was at hand, HE would bring forth the manifestation in whatever fashion.  I began to rest.  I had to let the vision”die” knowing the HE would resurrect it whenever HE was ready.  The beast will employ fear, uncertainty, and doubt to kill the Living Word but the apprehended ones know that as the old man dies, the new man comes forth.  Don’t you know that the disciples were filled with this same fear, uncertainty, and doubt when Jesus died on the cross?  Yet soon they would see the result.

Religious Babylon is the great city where the dead bodies lie in the street.  The apprehended ones have been called out of the religious church.  You will notice that the congregations will view their departure as a form of death to the previous relationships.  Those who depart are often ridiculed as outcasts.  Their departure often removed the conviction placed on those who remained.  As the conviction departed, the congregation would by “merry” as though the departure was a positive thing.  Little did they realize that the anointing of the apprehended ones brought forth revelation which would have otherwise been withheld.  Ignorance is NOT bliss!  Sometimes the leadership would verbally assault those who departed in order to justify their traditions and interpretations of Scripture.  They did not want to lose control of the remaining congregation.  Jesus summed it up in John 15:

18 “If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you.

19 If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.”

The merriment of the world will be short-lived.  Their addiction to the deafening soulish music and numbing entertainment will be exposed and they will no longer be able to drown out the Living Word coming forth from the Sons.  In the end, the beast’s days are numbered.

Revelation 11:. 3 And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy one thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.”

4 These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands standing before the God of the earth.

5 And if anyone wants to harm them, fire proceeds from their mouth and devours their enemies. And if anyone wants to harm them, he must be killed in this manner.

6 These have power to shut heaven, so that no rain falls in the days of their prophecy; and they have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to strike the earth with all plagues, as often as they desire.

These two witnesses walk in the fullness of humility, brokenness, and meekness.  They do not promote or exalt themselves.  In one sense they know the time is not yet fully come but in another sense they know it is eminent and critical for them to come forth “in the midst” of this time.  They are standing before GOD of the earth and Jesus referenced them in His Sermon on the Mount:

Matthew 5:5  Blessed are the meek,
For they shall inherit the earth.

The Sons are the inheritors and they represent the two witnesses to the point they are becoming the two witnesses.  They desire no reputation for the locusts have been driven out of the bottomless pit of their hearts.  They are at the point of the seventh and final trumpet being sounded denoting their perfecting.  Their citizenship is now being accepted in Heaven and they are no longer of the world.

Fire proceeding out of their mouth refers to the fiery WORD, not some literal weapon of mass destruction.  This is actually a “weapon of mass conversion”.  The fire’s job is to burn away the wood, hay, and stubble in men’s lives in order that they might be purged and purified ultimately to become inhabitants of the holy city.  They will soon give up their citizenship to Mystery Babylon.  Their trust and reliance on this house of cards will soon be revealed.

The one witness refers to the Spiritual gifts and calling of Elijah, not Elijah himself for he was simply another vessel.  He called down the fire from Heaven as directed by FATHER.  He could do nothing of his own accord but saw and heard in the SPIRT and operated as a witness to the power and authority from Above.  What Elijah started, Elisha continued with a double portion of the miracles of Elijah’s ministry, sixteen in all and the number of Love.

A lack of rain brings forth a dearth in the land.  No rain, no food.  A famine ensues and the people move their focus to simply sustaining life.  Oh how it differs from the abundance found in Heaven.  Jesus never had an issue with a lack of supply.  The issue is the access to the supply.  This one witness could cut off the supply of rain as directed by FATHER.  He could also turn water into blood (death in this sense) and bring forth plagues as forms of judgments against the carnal flesh.

I would submit that there has been a dearth in the land since the time of the latter rain movement.  Yes there have been movements of the SPIRIT and revivals but those who were in the midst of that time of ministry are gone or discredited.  There has been a time of “strange fire” trying to whip up some true anointing but it has been done by men without the full support of the Living Word and SPIRIT.  During this time though, the Sons have been moving out of childhood into full maturity just as the children in the wilderness waited 40 years to enter into the Promised Land led by Joshua, not Moses.

Peter spoke on the Day of Pentecost, at the beginning of the age, and quoted a passage from the book of Joel:

Acts 2:14 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, raised his voice and said to them, “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and heed my words. 15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose, since it is only the third hour of the day. 16 But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

​17 ​‘​And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God,

​​That I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh;

​​Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

​​Your young men shall see visions,

​​Your old men shall dream dreams.

18 ​​And on My menservants and on My maidservants

​​I will pour out My Spirit in those days;

​​And they shall prophesy.

This is the “former” rain at the beginning of the Age of Pentecost.  Men were given a measure of the Holy Spirit and operated in diverse gifts but not in the fullness as Jesus displayed.  This former rain changed many lives and set the stage for the latter rain to come forth.  Hosea prophesied of this time in chapter 6:

1 Come, and let us return to the LORD;

​​For He has torn, but He will heal us;

​​He has stricken, but He will bind us up.

2 ​​After two days He will revive us;

​​On the third day He will raise us up,

​​That we may live in His sight.

3 ​​Let us know,

​​Let us pursue the knowledge of the LORD.

​​His going forth is established as the morning;

​​He will come to us like the rain,

​​Like the latter and former rain to the earth.

“The third day” is reckoned to be now.  Now is the time for us to fulfill this true “latter rain” of HIS Presence and live in HIS SiGHT.  We are to become HIS Presence manifested on earth.  We are to be the embodiment of the Living Word and HIS SPIRIT to all mankind.  The “latter rain” movement of the 40’s and early 50’s had to die in order to be resurrected later.  The seed was planted then but needed to die that we might live.  Two days, or two thousand years, have passed since the former rain.  September 11th, 1999, was reckoned to be Jesus’ two thousandth birthday.  Some of us marked it with a celebration at Port Austin, Michigan.  A full page ad was taken out in the international version of the USA Today newspaper.  All the earth was put on notice that the third day was at hand.

John 7:37 On the last day, that great day of the feast (of Tabernacles), Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. 38 He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.” 39 But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing in Him would receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.

Jesus prophesied of the former rain of Living Water to be given on the Day of Pentecost.  The SPIRT is the Living Water, the latter rain preparing to come forth in its fullness.  This latter rain is specifically tied to the Feast of Tabernacles, the final feast of the year.  In the book of Zechariah chapter 14, he prophesies of this time and eludes to the ministry of the two witnesses of Revelation 11:

16 And it shall come to pass that everyone who is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the Feast of Tabernacles.

17 And it shall be that whichever of the families of the earth do not come up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, on them there will be no rain.

18 If the family of Egypt will not come up and enter in, they shall have no rain; they shall receive the plague with which the LORD strikes the nations who do not come up to keep the Feast of Tabernacles.

19 This shall be the punishment of Egypt and the punishment of all the nations that do not come up to keep the Feast of Tabernacles.

The ministry of these two witnesses is the final notice before the sounding of the seventh trumpet announcing the perfection of the Sons has been completed.  When the fullness of Love has manifested, prophecies will cease for they will no longer need to announce the coming of the manifestation of the Sons as the mature Body of Christ.  The earth has groaned in travail for this day to come.  The ministry of the two witnesses have completed their testimony.  The seventh trumpet will soon be raised.  But just before this seventh trumpet, “the beast” must be dealt with.  It is all part of the plan.

Revelation 11:3 And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy one thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.”

4 These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands standing before the God of the earth.

“My two witnesses” now has the focus set before John.  You must recall that John was among the three who went up to the mount of transfiguration with Jesus and saw two other witnesses:

Luke 9:28 Now it came to pass, about eight days after these sayings, that He took Peter, John, and James and went up on the mountain to pray. 29 As He prayed, the appearance of His face was altered, and His robe became white and glistening. 30 And behold, two men talked with Him, who were Moses and Elijah, 31 who appeared in glory and spoke of His decease which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.

Moses and Elijah were witnesses pre-dating the resurrection and pointed to the Law and the prophetic Spirit but now we have two other witnesses.  The law bespeaks of the ministration of death and the prophetic Spirit points to Life but in the future sense.  The word “My” indicates these two witnesses are of Jesus Christ and point to the present time, the culmination of the previous two witnesses.  These two witnesses presented to John are the Living Word and the SPIRIT.  The Word of Life has come to replace the Law and the SPIRIT of the here and now has replaced the prophetic Spirit.  Now is the time!

Acts 1:7 And He (Jesus) said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority. 8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

The last words spoken to the disciples before Jesus ascended focused on the Holy Spirit.  Jesus was the WORD made flesh thus He was the Living Word walking among them yet the Holy Spirit was not yet imparted to them.  The Age of Pentecost was a time of transition from the Law to the fullness of the Living Word and SPIRIT.  It has been a time of growing, processing, and separating.  The Age of Pentecost could not bring forth the Kingdom even though a multitude of ministers tried to bring down the Glory by their own power and proclamation.  They were but vain attempts by the carnal man to fix the old man rather than let him die and bring forth the new man. 

1,260 days represents 42 months or 3 1/2 years and all three presentations represent incompletion of the time of Spiritual maturity and perfection.  The two witnesses of Christ are presented in the midst of the progression in the Book of Revelation.  There is more to accomplish for the outer court and the holy city are not yet ready to be measured.

These two witnesses represent the Sons who are now maturing to become the full express image of FATHER, they are to express the Living Word with the fullness of HIS SPIRIT.  Their hearts and their minds are being purified and perfected and they are to “see GOD” and fully represent HIM to mankind.  They are called to prophesy and prepare mankind for the coming Glory for they are the firstfruits which represent the first of the full harvest yet to come.  They are to become truly credible witnesses of FATHER’S power and authority and give notice to all of what is about to take place.  John was designated to be the “seed”  of the elect, the Sons of GOD.  He was called to initiate the revealing of Jesus Christ.  The Beloved disciple had the proper intent of Love and diligently wrote what he saw as he ascended to the third Heaven.  He prophesied of future events under the anointing of the Holy Spirit.  These mysteries have been sealed up until this time until the rest of the elect could be prepared for the full outpouring of THE SPIRIT.  Our humanity would try to convince us that there have been delays to the point of unbelief.  However, HE is patient for HIS work within us to come to full perfection.  Time is no issue to ONE Who is not subject to it.

These two witnesses refer to a vision given Zechariah in Chapter 4:

1 Now the angel who talked with me came back and wakened me, as a man who is wakened out of his sleep. 2 And he said to me, “What do you see?”

So I said, “I am looking, and there is a lampstand of solid gold with a bowl on top of it, and on the stand seven lamps with seven pipes to the seven lamps.

3 Two olive trees are by it, one at the right of the bowl and the other at its left.”

Zechariah did not understand what he was seeing and thus the angel gave him the revelation of the vision:

4 So I answered and spoke to the angel who talked with me, saying, “What are these, my lord?”

5 Then the angel who talked with me answered and said to me, “Do you not know what these are?”

And I said, “No, my lord.”

6 So he answered and said to me:

​​​“This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel:

​‘​Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’”

The Living Word and THE SPIRIT were the witnesses to be given to Zerubbabel.  His name means "sown in Babylon".  It was the time of physical Babylon whereas now we have been “sown” in Mystery Babylon.  The two olive trees provide the pure oil to be placed in the bowl to feed the seven lamps representing the priesthood.  The light of the priesthood is brought forth by HIS SPIRIT and Living Word to bring forth light unto all the world.  This light or revelation is prophetic in timing at this point, yet to be fully manifested.  But FATHER will always provide two witnesses before HE brings forth HIS purposes on earth.  These witnesses have the power and authority which confirms their credibility for all to see and hear.  They are giving notice.  These witnesses are the Sons who have been prepared for this hour.  Rejoice, for this is truly good news!  These Sons are nothing apart from the Living WORD and SPIRIT for they are simply vessels of honor to serve in their designated callings.  They have no predisposition to exalting themselves for they know they are nothing without FATHER’S impartation.  It is with great gratitude and Love they serve in this capacity.  The messenger doesn’t own the Message, he is simply called to transport to the ones who need to hear it.  Let us exalt OUR FATHER for HIS great plan of redemption and the revealing of this plan in the final book of HIS Love toward mankind.  They have embraced the words of Jesus:

John 6:63 “It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.”

Revelation 11:2  But leave out the court which is outside the temple, and do not measure it, for it has been given to the Gentiles. And they will tread the holy city underfoot for forty-two months.

At this stage of the Revelation of Jesus Christ, the dwelling place of FATHER, Jesus Christ, and the Sons are all in the Temple as opposed to the outer court and the holy city.  HIS Presence has not yet spread to all of mankind, only the Sons.  We shall see in the end, HIS dwelling place will be the entire holy city with no need for a separate Temple and this bespeaks of the full restoration of all mankind.  HIS Glory is moving from the inward aspect of the Temple to the outward ends of the earth until it fills the entire earth.  In the book of Isaiah, he saw in a vision this reality:

Isaiah  6:1 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple. 2 Above it stood seraphim; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. 3 And one cried to another and said:

​​​“Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts;

​​The whole earth is full of His glory!”

This earth is to become HIS Holy city!  All of the vessels of dishonor will be ground to dust and reformed into vessels of honor able to receive HIS Glory:

Revelation 21:22 But I saw no temple in it (the holy city), for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.

Doesn’t this book then also qualify as a Gospel of good news describing the works of Christ?  Couldn’t we then refer to this as the fifth and final Gospel, the one of grace and mercy?  Think about it!

The progression of time marches on as we now have greater clarity of the vision originating out of HIS Divine Intent of Love.  It is not just to save 5% of mankind and burn up the rest, but instead it is to redeem all of mankind, even from the depths of hell.  At this juncture in the vision, the firstfruits are the focus and they are called to operate in their gifts and callings to bring forth the final aspects of the vision- the Holy city where HIS Fullness dwells therein.

As we embrace this spiritual reality, we see the physical city of Jerusalem brought to ruin in our hearts.  We no longer yearn for a temple built with hands in a distant land hoping for the LORD GOD ALMIGHTY to reside there.  HE now resides in our own temple not made with human hands but HE is the One Who formed us in the womb.  We were being formed as future lively stone in the silence of the womb and without hammer or chisel.

Those who confess Jesus Christ as their Savior comprise the outer court, just outside the Temple.  They have not received the revelation of being a Son, a member of the Order of Melchizedek, but nonetheless they reside close to the Temple and have taken up residence close to the Temple.  These will be served by the Remnant and will more readily receive the fullness of the Revelation of Jesus Christ thus they make up the second “third” of mankind.  They are not to be measured yet.  At a personal level, the outer court represents our flesh and it will align with the Living Word after the inner man has come unto full perfection.  Redemption of the body will come last.

The unmeasured will continue for a period of time.  The most precious Truths leading the Sons into the Temple have not been embraced by those who are simply satisfied with the salvation of their souls.  Among them are those who have gone on to the revelation of Pentecost and understand the Kingdom at a deeper level yet they are satisfied with the earnest of the SPIRIT and go on about their daily affairs.  Some have let their lamps grow dim and have failed to keep their lamps “trimmed”.  There is no need to measure them against the standard of Jesus Christ yet.  Their time will come when they are face to face with Christ and bow their knee to truly worship Him.  For now, they don’t seek the high calling or the intimate relationship with FATHER.  They focus on the external hoping that somehow all their rituals will bring forth blessing and glory.

To tread or trample under foot means: To beat down with the feet so as to crush, bruise, or destroy.  The “Gentiles” or the nations will continue to operate in dishonor and pursue a path of death and destruction for a period of time.  Neither has their hour come yet.  They will continue on in their carnal path without regard to the revelation of Jesus Christ.  They represent the final “third” but they too are called to be fully restored.  Remember the promise given to Abraham in Genesis 22:

15 Then the Angel of the LORD called to Abraham a second time out of heaven,

16 and said: “By Myself I have sworn, says the LORD, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son—

17 blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies.

18 In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”

What great news!  Can you see how those who “tread down” this Gospel have interpreted the Good News into bad news are not ready to be measured?  Their eyes and ears are closed to the mysteries.  They remain outside the Temple for their own good.  HIS Presence would overwhelm them to the extreme.  Our Loving FATHER will deal with them at the appropriate time.  Their immaturity needs no measurement.  HE will let them be for now.

“Leave out” means to cast out or thrust out.  This would denote a rejecting of those who are not among the worshippers, the Sons.  This is the same Greek word used to describe Jesus casting out the moneychangers who were in the temple.  They were ejected because their carnal nature ruled them.   Each of us must cast out that “Gentile” nature of the ego, carnal thinking, and anything else opposed to HIS Divine Intent of Love.  The outer darkness is where this carnal nature resides, the furthest point away from HIS Glory.

Forty-two months is half of seven years.  It is a number or symbol of incompletion.  Incompletion is another way to express failure.  Some will trample the Gospel to the point of personal failure.  Some have called it a history book.  Others have called it a book of opinions.  They are moving toward failure, their time of incompletion for they are not called to be spiritually mature and proceed through the “seven” years of perfection.  They view themselves as “self-made” and do not have eyes to see.  If this number of forty-two months had been intended to be literal, then men would have known the day and the hour of HIS coming.  Yet I have heard hundreds of prophecy teachers claim to have unlocked the mystery of his coming over the years.  Without exception, their predictions were wrong.  Often they would add a caveat to their prediction and defer their prediction out further into the future.  Didn’t they hear right the first time?  At what point do you call them a false prophet.  Only Our Heavenly Father knows the exact point when the Sons are to be fully qualified and measured for duty.  The rest will be left unmeasured until it is time for them to be harvested.

Revelation 11:1 Then I was given a reed like a measuring rod. And the angel stood, saying, “Rise and measure the temple of God, the altar, and those who worship there. 2 But leave out the court which is outside the temple, and do not measure it, for it has been given to the Gentiles. And they will tread the holy city underfoot for forty-two months.

John not only measured and examined the Temple and the altar, but he we told to measure, examine, and inspect the worshippers.  These are different from those who are found in the outer court and the holy city.  He was to focus on the first group only… for now.

Those at the altar signify the elect, the order of Melchizedek, HIS saints who fulfill this spiritual ministry as unto the Father and on behalf of creation.  The measuring of the golden altar with the reed is a picture of the Mind of Christ given to discern and determine their true spiritual quality and ministry.  These represent the Kingdom of Priests who are raised up in the last hour and are one with HIM and they are called to carry the message of redemption to all of mankind throughout the earth.

Hebrews 4:15 For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.

16 Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

As true worshippers we must not hesitate to proceed to the golden altar during our maturing process.  We take off our shoes bearing the dust of the earth and enter into HIS Presence.  As we move toward full communion with FATHER, we take on HIS character and view men through HIS eyes of Love and compassion.  When we have been fully endued with power and authority from on High, we will judge in a righteous manner consistent with HIS Divine Intent.  HIS law of equal weights and measures will bring forth judgment and grace in their proper portions.

The true priest acts as a mediator to connect FATHER with men.  Those called to this ministry will have the flow from Above pass through them to the ministry of all who come in contact with them.  They will sympathize with the weaknesses of man just as Jesus as our High Priest sympathized with our own weaknesses as we were being prepared in our individual callings.

Matthew 5:8  Blessed are the pure in heart, For they shall see God.

Jesus spoke these words to men who understood that Moses could only view the “backside” of GOD.  Yet Jesus was speaking of a time to come when the worshippers with a pure heart “shall see FATHER”.  Our hearts must be examined for purity before we are qualified to fully enter in.  These are the true worshippers.  If our hearts could not be transformed into pure hearts, Jesus would not have spoken these words for He only spoke the Words of FATHER.  Who is it that can successfully and most assuredly deal with my heart?  We are told in Ezekiel 36:

25 Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols.

26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. 27 I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them. 28 Then you shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; you shall be My people, and I will be your God.

The spirit of the priesthood has Love at its core.  GOD is Love and it is HE who gives us a new heart and a new Spirit which allows us to fulfill our individual callings.  After the seven trumpets heralding the maturing process, an inspection is called for.  It is to affirm to us that we are ready to proceed as members of HIS Priesthood and we are fully equipped with HIS Spirit and HIS Living Word residing on the inside of us.  We will have been fully measured against Christ Himself and examined in our final inspection.  The measurement is now complete.

Revelation 11:1   Then I was given a reed like a measuring rod. And the angel stood, saying, “Rise and measure the temple of God, the altar, and those who worship there.”

John is called to measure and inspect the altar in the Most Holy Place.  The altar is the place of communion with FATHER and this is where the ministry of worship, prayer, gratitude, fellowship, thanksgiving, and intercession occur.  It is in the midst of our spiritual being and where are communication with HIM occurs.  Know ye not that ye are the Temple of GOD?

John was called to examine all the aspects of worship, measure them, and assess the very essence of them.  The Sons have learned by the inspiration of the SPIRIT what true worship is and it is not conditional upon a gathering of people agreeing on a song to sing, repeating choruses over and over hoping to stir up HIS SPIRIT.  It is not outward traditions and with the appearance of holiness.  Worshipping HIM can occur anywhere and at any time even under extreme outward conditions and pressure.  Worship occurs in HIS Presence and it is ignited by HIS Holy fire.  Men’s strange fire does not ignite the Spiritual incense at the golden altar.  You cannot work up the SPIRIT and therefore you must not submit to those who would have you conform to their “formula” for entering into praise and worship.

Throughout high school and college I played bass guitar in a rock band and we were pretty successful.  In 1971 I was apprehended by the HOLY SPIRIT and immediately quit the band and sold my gear.  I lost all interest in playing in a band.  In 1978 and on a particular Sunday, HE spoke to me and told me to play bass in the church we were attending but I didn’t have a guitar.  I said “FATHER if you want me to play bass, YOU will have to provide me with a guitar”.  Forty-five minutes later, a man told the pastor that GOD had directed him to give the church his bass guitar.  I began playing the next Sunday.  I played in church for 18 years and then on August 31st, 1996, HE told me to leave and that ended that period of playing in the “Praise and Worship” services.  I could always tell when the anointing was there in the music as well as when it was nowhere to be found.  This was one aspect of my maturing process in entering into communion with HIM.  It was a time of growing up in the SPIRIT and submitting to the SPIRIT in the assembling of believers.

Romans 8:14  For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.

HIS SPIRIT leads us into communion at HIS Holy altar.  It is not fulfilled by some charismatic leader tweaking our soulish emotions with strange fire but instead by the leading of HIS SPIRIT.  There are different manifestations of praise and worship and it is dependent on THE SPIRIT not man.  HIS Presence is the determining factor and we must worship in SPIRIT and in Truth:

John 4:23 “But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him.

24 God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”

Worship is not external but Is internal.  Yes, true worship may end up with an external presentation but it does not start on the outside and work its way inward.  Our altar is within us and external behavior does not bring HIS Presence.  Throughout those 18 years of playing in church, the anointing would flood through my spirit when HIS SPIRIT was manifesting HIS Presence.  Those were the times of impartation to the congregation.  Other times were rather “dry”.

When we worship, we bow down in honor, submission and reverence.  To do HIS Will is true worship and thus as we mature and hear HIS Voice and respond accordingly, we are true worshippers and this is what must be measured and examined in our lives.  Paul puts it all in perspective when he wrote in 1 Corinthians 13:

2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned (as a martyr), but have not love, it profits me nothing.

Worship must have the Divine Intent of Love behind it or it profits me nothing.  Feeding the poor, sacrificing your body, understanding mysteries are of no value without Love.  Is your altar in the presence of Love?  How does it measure up?  Are you constantly using your altar to petition for childish things to satisfy your soulish desires?  Or have you put away childish things and come to the altar for true communion with FATHER?

FATHER told Jesus HE was well pleased before Jesus had begun His public ministry.  Think about it, being pleasing to Our Heavenly Father is not dependent upon your works, it is based on your level and quality of communion.  This level of communion is easily measured when the trials and tests come.  When pressure is applied how do you respond?  Are you at peace in the midst of turmoil?  Are you easily provoked?  Do you fly off the handle?  Do you have to constantly repent of your harsh words spoken in haste?  Those who are mature in their worship will respond consistently with their level of communion with FATHER.  They will not be moved by the external pressures of the world.  Examine thyself and measure your altar.  Inspect the fruit.