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Message Subject The Revelation of the Mystery of the Kingdom of God
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Interesting, I added you as a friend, so I thought I would introduce myself via "My Story" I have included my 4 dreams at the end. I would love to have your interpretation of them, if you have time?

I came from a violent home, (drugs, alcohol, gun shots, being chased with knives, people thrown through picture pane windows), in fact I was born three months early because my father kicked my mother in the stomach, breaking her water. I was born weighing two pounds nine ounces. As early as 7yrs old, I was out on the streets till 3-4am, I was put in several orphanages...

I remember, late one night my father snuck into our house, he put a loaded pistol in my hand and told me too shoot my sisters and my mother, it was crazy. Through all of this, (which I wouldn't change), I came out a fairly normal kid, I was involved in sports and didn't do drugs, or drink. I thought I was a survivor, wanting only too make it through another day.

At the age of 16 I started too sense a need in my life, an emptiness that I couldn't explain. I knew I had to find God/Jesus, but who was HE? I had no idea where to find HIM, so I went to the local library to find books concerning world religions, God, and the occult. At the library I met Gary Osborn he saw my books and decided to share the message with me. Gary invited me to pray with him and his wife, so I did, I remember saying "God forgive me for my sins, and whatever you have for me I want it all". At first nothing happened I expected, lightening or something. Gary said, "Just go home and praise God" I said, "What's that, mean" Gary said, "Just thank him".

The remaining is sacred to me. Before I asked Jesus into my heart, I never heard voices, I never drank, and I never did drugs, but one week after meeting Jesus while in the middle of my last class, while at school, A voice, just as clear, as someone standing next too you, spoke, the voice spoke, it said to me, "tell them about Jesus" I was surprised, but unafraid, I put my hand over my mouth, since I didn't want anyone to think I was talking to myself, I said (to whoever spoke to me) "I don't know what to say" the voice said "don't be afraid, I'll give you the words to say" To this day I don't remember what I said, but I spoke to those kids about Jesus and salvation, their mouths just dropped open and then, class was over, I walked out of that room, feeling like I had never felt before.

The next day was Saturday; I slept in the living room on an old couch. When I woke it was early and I decided to turn on the TV, to watch my favorite cartoon, the roadrunner. As I sat there watching the TV, I got up and looked outside, everything was so beautiful, (I never appreciated nature, I just wanted too make it through another day). BUT now it was so pretty, I sat back down on the couch, and as I did, all of a sudden I was somewhere else.

I was sitting at a long rough hewn table, to my right was Jesus, in front of me was the father, I couldn't see him, I just knew he was there. To my left was Satan, him I could see (he looked like a man only very big). Instantly three bowls appear, filled with what looked like porridge. Now the father spoke and said Satan dismiss yourself, Satan stood and screamed, then vanished. Three bites were taken out of the bowl. Then all at once I was watching myself from a distance, like watching a big screen TV. I was walking with Jesus up a grassy pathway. Jesus was speaking to me but from a distance I couldn't hear him, I could see myself shaking my head (like I understand) then through my eyes I saw the TV, the cartoon was still playing, I was again in the house, where I had been sleeping.

I didn't know what had happened! I'd never experienced anything like that before! I KNEW GOD loved me and wanted something from me...My total surrender, my life totally under his control, every second, moment by moment, and I was consumed with this one desire, to PLEASE HIM;

Let me give you an example: When a friend from school would come over and say, "Let's go to a show" I'd say, "hold on." Then Id go in the bathroom and pray, "Lord should I go?" Sometimes the Lord would say "go", sometimes "no" At times He was silent, when this happened I would look inside my heart, (Spirit) (Colossians 3:15) if I had peace I would go, If not, Id stay home.

As I practiced this new desire, (surrender), I noticed the voice of the Lord became more frequent and clearer, (John 10:27). The word of the Lord will always agree with the true meaning of the scripture. (Although it may not agree with your interpretation of the scriptures). There can be a difference between "the Word" and "the Scriptures".

I new I needed to get a bible, I went to a bookstore and I got the largest family bible Id ever seen, with pictures and everything, lol. I was so happy. That night the voice of the lord said, "Read Matthew 5." I had to look in the contents; I didn't know where Matthew was. When I found it and started to read, the words became a ("Word of the Lord to me") they just jumped off the page, they seemed to come alive, and they filled me, with hope, love and peace. I knew God loved me, my sins were gone, I was forgiven...

As time passed I grew in Him. Sometimes Id walk into a busy office or building and the Lord would say go sit by that guy. I would strike up a conversation, then say "you don't know me but I'm a Christian and God is going to share with me about your life" I don't mean simple things like "you have the flu" or "Headaches", but deep, personal things that others couldn't know or even guess. People would usually start to cry and ask "how did you know?" I'd say "I didn't but God knew, and He loves you, and sent me to talk with you".

One of the lessons from the Lord concerning trusting Him happened like this; I was traveling from Philly to Atlantic city, I got on the road, and started to hitch a ride, (it wasn't illegal at that time) within one hour and twenty minuets I was in Atlantic city (which was a one hour drive!) I got 4 different rides, as I stepped into each vehicle I boldly proclaimed "Hi I'm a child of the King, and God's going to bless you for picking me up!" God gave me very personal details about each of those people and all but one came to Christ.

When I got to Atlantic City, God said, "when you get to the prayer meeting tonight I want you to give all your money, to Johnnie". I said "Lord that's all I've got?" (About 300.00) God replied; "you take care of your brothers and sisters in the Lord and I'll take care of you." So upon arriving in Atlantic City, I secretly gave all my money to Johnnie, (this was to cover something for Johnnie that was very personal, so I know he didn't share this with anyone).
That night I asked myself "how am I going to get back to work, tomorrow? I didn't have a penny, not even enough for bus fare, and in my spirit I knew I wasn't to hitch hike, but instead the Lord wanted me on the bus.

After sleeping that night and leaving the brothers house the next day, I started walking to the bus station. As I got closer and closer, I was imagining, "is the driver going to just "know" he's suppose to let me ride for free?" But as I approached the depot, a brother named "Chicky" came out of his house and said "I think the Lord wants me to give this to you." It was exactly what I needed for bus fare!

This has been a short summary of my life.
Oh one more thing. Life didn't continue this way for me, I ruined that.

Should I confess the most difficult thing in my life with you? After all we are strangers!

After living this way for some time and seeing my life change, and having peace beyond comprehension. I disobeyed the lord after he spoke to me. I lived to obey him, it was my passion…But there was a problem in my life that God wanted to fix. (God wants us to love Him most of all. He doesn't want anyone else to even be a close second place in our life.)

I knew a man, he was a believer, and his name was Bob. Bob is dead now, I loved him very much, he was like the father I didn't have.

One day I went to visit Bob, we talked and prayed for a while then Bob said, "Paula is gone (Bob's wife). "Why don't you go to dinner with me"? Immediately the Lord spoke "don't go! I said "Bobby I can't go". He said "go with me". I said "Bob I can't". I prayed back to the lord, in my mind saying "Lord it will be alright, you know I don't drink, I'll just eat something with Bob" The Lord didn't reply. So we went.

All was well until a brother named Aggie started to argue with Bob. I couldn't watch, so I started to leave, as I went outside Bob said "if your going to walk you might as well walk all the way back too Washington, and don't come back" OH the pain.

Well the next morning, Bob and Paula showed up, Bob said "forgive me I'm so sorry", the Lord spoke instantly and said "forgive him, go to him tell him it's ok and that you love him". I said "Lord I can't. I won't, it hurts too bad". So. My life, outside of God's will, was torture. No peace, no answers, sin in total control.

Jean Nicholas Grou says, "God delights in two things, for a man to know God and to know himself." I now know what I'm capable of without him, living life for myself, Sinning, being rebellious.


Here is Dream #1:

I was on the head of a beast, in a large body of water (Like the ocean). It was night and the darkness was so real it could be felt. The clouds above were very thick and black. The beast was thrashing as if it wanted to throw me off. I was so afraid!
I was holding on as tight as I could. Then I looked up, and when I did, the clouds opened and rays of light came through the clouds, with the light came that voice that I had heard before and knew so well.

He said "Rod; if I'm ever to use you, I must break you"!
I woke, wet with sweat, shaking...Saying as I woke, "thank you, Lord you haven't forgotten me"

Here is Dream #2:

I am in a church; it is a large church, one that in reality I have never seen. This was a dream that was so real; it was as if I were really there.
In the dream I am cleaning the bathroom floor, on my hands and knees, with a small brush. I stand as a priest comes into the room. I start to speak to him, about spiritual things, he listens, and then I leave the restroom and enter the foyer.

I notice the large room is built in a round fashion and that the windows are also large. People are leaving to go outside. As I exit the building, an earthquake hits, I look up and the sky is doing this "warp 9 star trek" kind of thing. I look to my left and I notice a man is in his car, his head is bleeding, he is dead.

Everyone starts to rejoice, saying "yes that is the big one"! I yell "No". "There is another one coming, and it is much larger"

I start to run for my home, and as I cross a large open area, I reach what looks like a ditch. I jump, but instead of a ditch it a huge open area, a chasm, the ground thousands of feet below! I start to fall so fast, picking up speed as I fall. I yell out "Jesus save me" Something grabs me and lowers me to the ground gently...I start running again.

Here is Dream # 3.

I see a street sign, the name on the sign is Jordan Road. I am walking and then I get picked up by someone in a van. He asks were I'm going and I tell him a few miles ahead.

Then as we reach the destination, I thank him, and look to my right, there is a house in a field. The house is glowing and the light is emanating from the inside of the house, and is visible to me even from a distance.

I know the people within the house are waiting for me, and that I have been somewhere, doing HIS will / work, and that I traveled in a spiritual way, but arrived back in the van.

The love and light from the house are supernatural, the love I feel for them, and the love I perceive from them is not normal love.

Here is Dream # 4:

I am in a large room, with many people, I recognize one or two people, the room is full of people from many different places.

I am standing on a raised platform, that is approx 6-8 inches higher than the floor.

Then I know I am suppose to speak the following words; "Holy Spirit come"...

When I speak the words, God's presence comes very heavy, most fall down, some start to weep and convulse, others are crying for joy.

CURRENTLY 2009:

I am not sure about my situation, God sees us much more clearly than we see ourselves. When I observe my life, I don't think I live in a state of moment by moment surrender as I did years ago but Where to find the will and or desire)?

At the same time I know God, has made it clear to me that HE looks at the heart. At this time in my life I have been facing many doubts, wondering when God's words will come true...It seems as though I have been in a wilderness for so long....Please keep me in your prayers.

A long time ago (about 28yrs ago) was the last time I had the Lord speak to me audibly. I was in a Dentist office, and as is the case even now,as it was then 28 yrs ago. ..the Lords presence became so heavy, I stated to cry, the dentist wanted to know if I was in pain? I said no...Then the Lord spoke, He said: "Rod, I'm going to take care of the whole thing, I'm going to put it all together for you, just trust me".

I have a strange conviction about surrender, it is in my heart that God desires "ME" to surrender all things; Thoughts, feeling, motivations, desires, time, activities to HIM, moment by moment. Since the flesh wants to live moment by moment, it makes sense that God would desire that kind of surrender from us. For HIM to live through us, moment by moment. And this was the way I lived yrs ago, as you read in my testimony)....God help me!!! I am daily, always thinking of the Lord, wondering whats going on, about surrender and where is HE, My wilderness is so silent and lonely.

I share some thoughts:
1).How do you describe this LIFE? As a Christian it's hard to do. As I recall moments in my own life, I think of times of stillness, in the midst of activity or in the quiet of night. The presence of His Spirit was there, sometimes speaking other times He was silent, yet the undeniable presence of His Spirit was so real. You couldn't describe it too anyone else, sometimes he was so near, almost physical, at other times He was, just felt, deep in your heart. I could at times think, and He would answer. Sometimes the answer was spoken, and at other times it was a still small voice in my heart.

Sometimes I would see a person, and while looking at them, I knew about them. I recall the passion to tell others about him at any given moment, looking for such an occasion never caring where I was, or who was near by. Constantly His Love moved over me in waves and yet it abode, never departing. I would wake up in the middle of the night and

He was there, like a mother hen. I remember the love for others that was not my own. I remember feeling, and being, separate from the world yet still in its midst. I recall not worrying about the kind of car I drove, or the condition of my clothes, knowing that He was fully aware of all these things.

I recall being invited out for dinner with brothers, and thinking (silently between myself and God), "Lord I don't have any money, but I'm hungry" and then someone would say "hey I'll buy ok?"

2).Most of my life, at least as far back as I can remember I've had a desire and love for God/Jesus, even though I didn't know who He was.

As I've grown older, I've seen many things in "Christendom".

I've seen communes (come and go in failure). I've seen myself and other brothers walk in their own ways (you might call it backsliding). I've been hurt by supposed brothers in Christ. I've seen TV preachers act cocky, and ridiculous. I've seen people chase tithes and money. I've seen people in big churches (faithful tithers) go without help while in need. I've seen people chase their own kingdom and building programs. I've seen people pretend to prophecy, yet they were not HEARING from HIM, (and in failure, excuse themselves by saying they were practicing). I've seen names in lights (but not Jesus name). I've seen people destroyed by the shepherding movement. I've seen men of god after devoting their lives to "the ministry" destroyed after a single mistake, instead of forgiven.

On and on I could go... Jesus's desire is that HE lives through you. You would just be a vessel, like Mary, carrying Jesus inside her body, before He was born. You would carry Him too, but now by His Spirit living through you.




Clearly, this is a time when very little can be trusted. We cannot trust ourselves for the heart is desparately wicked. We cannot trust those around us. We cannot trust our own eyes, our mouths, our knowledge, our feelings or even our nature. As the Preacher tells us, "all is vanity." What then can we trust? Can we trust our leaders? Can we trust their writings? Can we trust ANY of the so-called scholars, religious leaders, political leaders, or any of the others who are desperately trying to do ANYTHING to wake up a sleeping world?

The answer is no. We cannot trust anybody--even ourselves. There is only one source, and that is the Word of God. I, like many of you, have used the word to enrich my life and give it meaning beyond anything that the world can offer. Unlike many, however, I was (and am) willing to risk my relationship with the world and use those principles that the Word convicted me of. Very few know the experience of living up to God's standards or even know what those standards are.
Few know the lonliness, degradation and shame of righteousness through faith in the God of the Bible. I didn't need the Bible to teach me the truth. God the Father taught me and His Word confirmed it. Many times, a truth of the Bible had no meaning until the maturity of life cleared up a mystery and fullfilled the joy that was incomplete.

So why do I say all these things? Because the time has come for the mysteries of the ages to be revealed. The culmination of all things is at hand. The Three Angel's Messages of Revelation 14 are about to sound throughout the world with a message so startling, that the foundations of the world's institutions will crumble. Institutions which have existed for millennia and cherished as unshakable will be exposed for all that they are: mere workings of the Mystery of Iniquity which will also be exposed. The great religions of the world will fall. Nothing can stand beside the truth. Though they may stand to the end, their death throes will appear long before their destruction. The events will be quick ones. Throughout all of time, events proceeding the publication of new truths has inevitably resulted in the downfall of all who refused to budge to the obvious truth--reluctant to relinquish the honors and privileges of the ruling body of knowledge, power, and wealth. The world will not survive the upheaval that will occur. Like the Great Deluge, God will provide an Ark for us to escape the destruction. What is this Ark? Here, my friends, is the story of the Second Ark. This story could not be told, were it not for a body of knowledge that has existed since creation that has been kept alive through the oracles given to Israel, handed down to the disciples, carried to mountain graves by the Waldensians, Hugenots and others willing to die for this knowledge of salvation, grace and Eternal LIfe. For the first time since God created the universe, the Kingdom of God will be preached in all the world--and then shall the end come.

The emphasis lately seems to be focussing mainly on two books--Daniel and Revelation--as they should be. We are admonished to do so and promised a blessing. We are also told that one unlocks the other to reveal vital knowledge of last-day events--which is also true. However, as they stand, these two books are like the last two books of a scientist's log of experiments. No one could duplicate the scientists feats without an understanding of the processes leading up to the final events. This, then, is the dilemma we are now faced with. Just when we think that all the knowledge pertaining to last day events have been scrutinized to the ulimate, a new element which was missed before, but was vital to our understanding, comes to light and changes our perceptions of what we considered the truth. Indeed, this new perception changes everything which we previously took for granted. The new element also has another very important role. It takes a position which was otherwise unshakable, shakes it to the marrow, and makes the new truth virtually unassailable from all directions. In other words, the new truth--simply because a process of change upholds and solidifies it--becomes even stronger in a new way. Examples of this have occurred in all the sciences throughout all the ages. We have now reached a point in our development where new light is very hard to come by. Advances in science are based primarily on truths fairly well established. Even in the relatively infant sciences such a Recombinant DNA technology, Laser and Maser technology, holography, computer sciences, etc.--most discoveries are based on knowledge and technology already present. The basic truths for these disciplines were discovered long ago.

This is also the point we have reached. The foundation of our understanding was established long ago, but it is still in the process of completion. Remember, the 144,000 are to become a part of the Temple and be pillars in it. This means that the mansions being prepared have a living connection to those they are being prepared for. But we are getting ahead of ourselves.

There is much to express in the pages ahead. This is why I will keep any debate to a minimum. I will also separate many postings so it is not so time consuming, both to myself and to those who may be reading this thread. I, myself, have a short attention span when it comes to long postings. I am not looking for response. I am not looking for confirmation. I will not be detracted by trolls and others who disagree. I do not need praise nor am I deterred by unbelief. I will simply post it and leave it to you all to disseminate. To be perfectly frank, I have a ministry on the streets that keeps me quite busy. I am in my 60's and know that my time is short. There is one thing that I know for certain. Whatever the walk of life of those who I come in contact with and however those people would be "judged" by others, they (without exception) want to know where they stand in the scheme of things. All have those who love them and those whom they love. Their lifestyles range from the depraved to the sublime, yet all have a desire to know the truth. Even the most depraved of them all would desire to know God if they could get beyond their own personal hatred of themselves. Even the deepest, darkest sinners and those filled with violence have an innate desire to be free of their "demons". I have seen many of these "untouchables" and "unlovables" become champions (in their own ways) of truth, love, and life. For this reason, I hope many of you can look beyond your own biases and give this and the pages to follow, a thorough and open-minded study.
 Quoting: Zerubbabel
 
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