A Word for January 8, 2020

The Church is coming around full circle

In a dream/vision, I saw groups of people gathering in homes as the Church of Acts did at first. And this move was universal. The Church is coming around full circle. It began in violence with the crucifixion of the Lord Jesus and the persecution of the saints, which in seeming paradox caused the Church to grow in number but also more importantly in holiness. It will end in the same manner as the Church enters the 70^th Week of Daniel, the Tribulation, as the saints are purged, purified, and prepared to meet the Lord as He comes to establish His kingdom on earth. 

Jesus said, “I have come to cast fire upon the earth,” and “Do you suppose that I came to grant peace on earth? I tell you, no, but rather division.” (Lk. 12:49, 51) And this He spoke in the context of His second coming when He will judge the earth. Already His winnowing fork is in His hand, and He is sifting the wheat from the chaff. The wheat will enter His kingdom and the chaff will be burnt up in unquenchable fire (Mt. 3:12).

Lawlessness and apostasy are increasing in our day, and the lawless one will soon be revealed. And the Church is being defiled all the more as perverseness and doctrines of demons has begun to infiltrate and build strongholds of lawlessness among the ranks of God’s elect. But the Lord is and will continue to divide His sheep from the goats, and gather them together into sheepfolds of His own choosing, and His holy ones will meet once more in homes and small groups (church buildings) as thousands of points of light over the whole earth. And the Lord will give them true apostles, prophets, evangelists, and pastors/teachers, who will feed the Lord’s sheep with truth and edify them unto holiness, as they prepare the way of the Lord, by preparing the saints and elect of God to meet their Lord and King. And the paradox of violence will draw many of the Lord’s chosen to follow hard after Him with holy zeal and undivided hearts to forsake all for the surpassing greatness of knowing the Lord (Mt. 11:12; Phil. 3:8). And, as lawlessness and apostasy increase among those destined for judgment, holiness will increase among those destined for glory at the coming of the Lord.

Hatred and persecution of the Lord’s Church will increase to sift the wheat from the chaff, dividing the true believer from the pretender, and prepare the Church as His holy, spotless bride. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church.

Lord Jesus, search us and know our hearts, try us and know our thoughts, and see if there be any wicked way in us, and lead us in the way everlasting. We remind You of Your promise that of all those whom the Father has given You, You would lose not one; therefore, we trust You to do Your part to sanctify us by the Spirit, as we sanctify ourselves in cooperation and obedience to You, Lord, that we may be made ready, thoroughly prepared to meet You when You come to receive us to Yourself. Even so Lord come, and be glorified. Amen.