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John the Baptist prophesizes of the first group Jesus will focus on for the 3rd Baptism:

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.”

Luke 3:16  John answered, saying to all, “I indeed baptize you with water; but One mightier than I is coming, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

:17  “His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather the wheat (grain) into His barn; but the chaff He will burn with unquenchable fire.”

First, let’s focus on the winnowing fan (or shovel).  Each of the three feasts have a particular harvest associated with them.

Passover: harvest of barley (grain) (overcomers, remnant)

Pentecost: harvest of wheat (grain) (church)

Tabernacles: harvest of grapes (fruit) (rest of the world)

Gideon’s Army was called a barley loaf:  Judges 7:13 And when Gideon had come, there was a man telling a dream to his companion. He said, “I have had a dream: To my surprise, a loaf of barley bread tumbled into the camp of Midian; it came to a tent and struck it so that it fell and overturned, and the tent collapsed.”  Gideon’s Army of 300 were selected  and reduced down from two larger populations (32,000 > 10,000 > 300).  By only using 300, all would know that Our Heavenly Father provided the victory over the enemy.  HE will once again use a remnant so the world will know it is by HIS Divine Intent that all men be reconciled.

How do you harvest each?

Barley: winnow (To separate the chaff from grain by means of a current of air with a winnowing fan, fork, or shovel, throwing it into the air and the chaff is easily separated.)

Wheat: thresh (To beat the stems and husks of grain in order to separate the grains or seeds from the straw.)

Grapes: trodden down in a winepress ( to forcefully press the wine out of the flesh of the grape)

These three harvest make up the bread and the wine in Our Heavenly Father’s ultimate Communion.

John the Baptist notes that Jesus will use the winnowing fan to harvest His remnant out of the church (wheat threshing floor) and remove the chaff (old man) with an unquenchable fire.  “Unquenchable” is a fire that will never go out but will be sustained to maintain a complete purity.  Translators who did not have a revelation of Love viewed this word as negative and a form of punishment.  In 1987 on a plane to Chicago, Our Heavenly Father had me focus on Matthew 5:8:

“Blessed are the pure in heart, For they shall see God.”  (Immediately HE told me HE had to remove me and clean me up from the battles I had been involved in; HIS anointing came over me as HE spoke those words)

Does this Scripture sound like a punishment to you?  Fire is used to purify so that we may be able to stand in the presence of Our Heavenly Father.  John the Baptist, the greatest of the prophets, spoke of the 3rd Baptism of the remnant who would be harvested out of the church, baptized with fire, and then gathered as His remnant for His use.  The old man will be burned up and the result will be those with a pure heart.  The purpose of the barn is to store the grain until it is time to distribute it for consumption.  The Remnant will be “fed” to the world for the purpose of reconciling the world to Our Heavenly Father.

John the Baptist prophesied this 3rd Baptism from Bethany:

John 1:28 These things took place in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

1 John 4:18  There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love.

If you fully trust in the Love of Our Heavenly Father, you will not fear.  The less you trust, the more fearful you are.  The less revelation of Love you possess, the more fear resides in your heart.  As your revelation of Love comes to full maturity, you become empowered to walk in HIS fullness.  Why?  You are able to hear HIS Voice and fully trust HIS instructions, knowing that you are carrying out HIS Divine Intent.  Divine Intent is Our Heavenly Father’s plan which will be fully successful, without modification.  All of the needed resources will be mustered in order to complete HIS plan.  You will recognize HIS Voice versus the adversary’s voice.

The word “casts” is the Greek word ballō.  This word is first found Matthew 3:10:

And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

The fear in your heart is one indicator of what degree Love has been perfected in you.  Our Heavenly Father will prune and circumcise until the heart is made perfect in Love.  HE will bring you forth into maturity by removing any unfruitful works and casting them into the fire.  We will all go through the fire, some way, somehow.  The question is whether the fire comes early to us individually and judges our hearts by HIS fiery Law of correction or later to those who are introduced to the “lake of fire”.  Either way, the chaff will be removed.  Fear must be cut out at the root.

Most Christians in the faith movement wanted to be independently wealthy, thus they were willing to pay for revelation, the “formula”, or method to use faith to gain finances.  Instead, only the faith teachers promising the elusive wealth ended up enriching their own finances.  The quest for independent wealth is an aspect of fear.  Deep down you do not want to rely and trust in Our Heavenly Father for your needs.  Each of us must assess our own intent when it comes to expanding our finances.  If your focus is set on some future event promising a windfall of wealth, you will probably fail to walk in the fullness of your calling.  If Our Heavenly Father’s plan require substantial funds in your calling, you can be assured that those funds will find their way to you.

Trust is linked to both hope and faith.  Abraham had faith in GOD and the 11th chapter of Hebrews provides a list of those with faith, with faith being described in the first verse:

Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Paul spoke of hope:

Romans 8:25 But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.

The common thread in both verses is the “not yet seen”.  Trust precedes the fruitfulness.  Fear is the enemy of fruitfulness and will cause you to fall short of your calling.  As you focus on Love, when it is perfected, all fear is cast out.  The ultimate result is that your calling is producing a hundredfold return in fruit.  Love is the key to overcoming fear.  When Love is perfected and in its fullness, hope and faith are no longer at the forefront.  Love has arrived.  If you place no emphasis on being perfected in Love, you might want to join a band, they may need a clanging cymbal.

• NASB© 13:1 If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.

The Hebrew word for fire is ‘esh.  It is made up of two letters: שׁ (shin: teeth)  and  אֵ (aleph: ox).  See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shin  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleph

The teeth are used to consume or devour and the ox is noted for its strength, thus “fire” is the strong devourer or consumer.  My friend Kemper who is a firefighter, has commented how the intense flames totally consume furniture in the house fires they fight.  After they put out the fire, the rooms contain virtually no furniture or water.  The fire consumed it all.  This is the nature of the 3rd Baptism.  It will consume all the chaff, leaving none of the old man behind.  I can’t speak for you, but I have not had all the chaff burned out of me yet.  However, I have operated in the 2nd Baptism (of the Spirit).  My deepest desire is for the 3rd Baptism to do its job and consume all of the old man, the flesh, the ego, the pride… you name, toss it in the fire.  Get out the hotdogs and let’s have a celebration at that bonfire.  I’m sure it will be intense.

The Hebrew word for man is ‘iysh.  It is made up of three letters: שׁ (shin), י  (yod), and   אֵ (aleph: teeth).

Between the shin and the aleph is the yod, the smallest letter of the Hebrew alphabet and it has a numeric value of 10 (The Law).  This Hebrew word for man provides us with a subtle picture of the 3rd Baptism: man with the Law of Love in the middle of his heart, surrounded by fire.  This is truly a circumcised heart of Love.  This reflects the New Covenant mentioned in Jeremiah 31:

33 But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the LORD: I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.

The Law is fulfilled by the revelation of Love, the Divine Character of Our Heavenly Father.  Throughout Scripture, HE prophesied of the fulfillment of man being baptized in the Baptism of Fire.  The Pentecostal church has discounted “The Law” saying it is no longer applicable (except for tithing).  The old man has fought against embracing this 3rd Baptism.  Once we submit to the fire, it ends the controlling influence of the ego.  The lust of the eyes, the lust of the flesh, and the pride of life are no longer in the picture.  The completeness of the Baptism of Fire (Love) insures this.

On the local news last night, it was reported that Oklahoma experienced 16 earthquakes in one day.  A greater revelation of Love must be ready to come forth!

To recap the eight signs in the Gospel of John:

First Sign: John 2:1-12 Turning water into wine

Second Sign: 4:43-54 A Nobleman’s son is healed

Third Sign: 5:1-15 Impotent Man healed at the Pool of Bethesda

Fourth Sign: 6:5-13 Feeding of the 5,000

Fifth Sign: 6:16-25 Walking on water

Sixth Sign: 9:1-38 The man born blind is healed and receives his sight

Seventh Sign: 11:1-46 Raising of Lazarus from the dead

Eighth Sign: 21:1-14  The 153 fishes

The first seven signs deal with commanding particles to confirm Divine Intent by changing their current state of existence submitted to a lower law and reveal the expression of a higher Law.  In each case, Jesus commanded the particles to submit to Divine Intent.  Four of the signs focused on reversing death and destruction of mankind.  Three signs pointed to the ability to operate in a higher realm of being in command of particles.  The last sign points to the Sons of GOD, the Remnant, to be prepared for the world to “eat”.  The fish were to be prepared by the coals of fire thereby removing the corruption.  The fire burns away the fleshy nature of the Remnant.

Our Heavenly Father carries out HIS preparation in a lawful manner.  HIS Character demands our maturing process to be above reproach.  Prior to empowering the Remnant with the same command over particles as Jesus had in the above seven signs, HE first imparts wisdom and understanding.  Without these two attributes, the knowledge and skill would be misused.  I believe this is one of the reasons HE led Dr. Speckhart to write the book “Quantum and Non-Quantum States of The Lord Jesus Christ”.  We needed understanding in this area.  Without our exposure to the differences in these two states, we would not be fully equipped to operate in the higher realm.  Jesus fully understood these two states, thus He was able to command the particles appropriately.  Wisdom and understanding precede lawful impartation and operation of knowledge and skill.  You don’t hand over the inheritance to the unprepared.

The first seven signs dealt with cleansing, conversion, and reversal… and before Resurrection.  The eighth sign, after resurrection, provides us with a clue to the preparation of the “153” to be able to operate in the same realm.

Luke 11:33 “No one, when he has lit a lamp, puts it in a secret place or under a basket, but on a lampstand, that those who come in may see the light. 34 The lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore, when your eye is good, your whole body also is full of light. But when your eye is bad, your body also is full of darkness. 35 Therefore take heed that the light which is in you is not darkness. 36 If then your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, the whole body will be full of light, as when the bright shining of a lamp gives you light.”

In the above passage, Jesus speaks of healthy eyes to see.  Revelation in Scripture is often referred to as “light”.  Additionally, to the pure, all things are pure.  To the impure, all things are impure.  If your whole body is full of light, could that mean you are walking in a glorified state?  Is this a Tabernacles reference?

Immediately after Jesus spoke these words, a certain Pharisee asked Him to dine with him.  Jesus accepted.  Oops!  The Pharisee is getting ready to get blind-sided.  Jesus went in and sat down to eat without washing His hands.  Now for the rest of the story:

38 When the Pharisee saw it, he marveled that He had not first washed before dinner.

39 Then the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees make the outside of the cup and dish clean, but your inward part is full of greed and wickedness.

40 Foolish ones! Did not He who made the outside make the inside also?

41 But rather give alms of such things as you have; then indeed all things are clean to you.

42 “But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass by justice and the love of God. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone.

43 Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seats in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces. 44 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!  For you are like graves which are not seen, and the men who walk over them are not aware of them.”

The Pharisee gets raked over the coals, he is full of greed and wickedness and there is no hesitation in Jesus’ voice.  Remember, Jesus only speaks what He hears from Our Heavenly Father.  The Pharisees go through the motions but neglect justice and Love.  They are righteously judged for that.  Our Heavenly Father created not only the outside but the inside of our bodies, we are to be the Temple of the Holy Spirit where the Glory of Our Heavenly Father resides.  We should be a “giving” people, helping those in need.  Why didn’t the Pharisees walk in charity?  They neglected Love.

The following translation brings home the point:

• MSG© 11:42 "I’ve had it with you! You’re hopeless, you Pharisees! Frauds! You keep meticulous account books, tithing on every nickel and dime you get, but manage to find loopholes for getting around basic matters of justice and God’s love. Careful bookkeeping is commendable, but the basics are required.

If you spend all your time on any other topic than Love, are you neglecting the most important attribute of Our Heavenly Father?  Isn’t Love the basis for the entire Law?  Why do you keep neglecting the most important topic in Scripture?  Could this the delay in your maturing process?  Check your daily planner.  Where are your priorities?  The Pharisee was confident in his priorities when he invited Jesus to dinner.  Those priorities were blasted away in a few concise words.

Could this be why Our Heavenly Father had Servias Ministries publish books on Love?  Go to www.unity153.net to purchase copies for yourself and others.

If you don’t have the money, write us at:

Servias Ministries

PO Box 1471

Bethany, OK 73008

and we will be happy to pay for them along with the postage.  This is just one aspect of being a “giving” people.  You have no excuse to neglect studying the Love of Our Heavenly Father.  Don’t allow yourself to be on the receiving end of a corrective interview as the passage above describes.

PS: This is the only time agapē is mentioned in the Book of Luke.  One might want to pay close attention.