It makes me laugh, and I remember telling myself it was because we had gone out for coffee
together earlier in the day. Anyway we were driving out to the ocean. As we started
driving up a slight hill in the road I told her that at the top we would be able to see the waves
in the distance.
The sky was suddenly very luminous and brilliant and actually more beautiful than anything
I have ever seen in my life. Silver, blue, pink hues, mixed together like it was swirling all
the different colors together. It caught my breath. As we crested the hill, the waves were
not in the distance, rather they were right on top of us and they, like the sky, were
luminous and beautiful and almost 30 or more feet tall waiting to crash upon us.
The next scene I had the sense we turned around; I felt sad. Then we were inside a building
and the door was open and I became excited, for I could see the wave was coming and would
engulf us this time. I am not in the least bit afraid for I know that as soon as I dip
into the water I will be changed and will be with the Lord. I sense a little fear from my friend
and have no time to tell her it will be O.K.
The wave crashes down and I dive into the bottom of it with the neatest sense of peace,
beyond description, and still absolutely no fear. The main thing I remember is that;
I DID NOT DIE,
and I felt it. It too was so awesome and indescribable. For in the natural I would
have at least wanted to turn and run and not just wait and dive in. End
When I woke I started questioning the meaning. Is it a warning of impending earth changes or
is it an outpouring of God’s Spirit on us? It felt more like the latter for I felt like I had
the most confirming knowledge that I was truly one of God’s children.
So I decided to do as I have always done in my walk and see if any scriptures fits into this dream.
Of course Acts 2:17 came immediately to mind:
“ And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all
flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions,
and your old men shall dream dreams:”
Now just reading that verse would make me think, as I have always done before; that this will
be the outpouring for the end times great revival.. The only difference this time. though;
I was going to look at the whole scripture and others to see if this indeed were true.
(Acts 2:18-20 KJV) “ And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days
of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy: And I will show wonders in heaven above, and signs in
the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke: The sun shall be turned into
darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:”
I had not really noticed the verses after V. 17, for I always stopped my reading and my
thinking on this subject, at that point.. But now that I have been really searching the Word to
find the truth for myself , I have received some new insight. The sun shall be dark ,
the moon blood, before the great day of the Lord...
Does this mean what it appears to say? That the Lord shall pour out His Spirit on ALL flesh so
that when the Lord comes in all His glory and majesty that we shall ALL know who He is without
any doubts. I think so and I have the scriptures to back up what I think. I wish when others
were teaching that they would use scripture references more, so we could either
understand what they are saying or see whether we agree or not. There is so much to read,
that as of late, if I see someone’s writing, the first thing I look for are the scriptures.
If they are not present, I just skip it.
In the following scripture references, all of them refer to the sun getting dark and
the other signs in the sky:
(Joel 2:1-2 KJV) “Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all
the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand;
A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning
spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like,
neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.”
In Joel 2:23-27 , you can read of where it tells of the new world that Jesus has promised us.
Where we will not have want for anything. We shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and
praise the name of the Lord our God. These verses also tell of the latter rain that so
many have taught falsely on. When you take all the scriptures and look at all of them together,
you will be taught by the Spirit of God.
YOU WILL SEE THE TRUTH.
In the following scripture be careful and pay attention, for it shall come to pass
AFTERWARD.
That is not a trick word that can be interpreted incorrectly. Don't listen to the lies any
longer, read it yourself.
(Joel 2:28-32 KJV) “ And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon
ALL flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams,
your young men shall see visions: And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids IN THOSE DAYS
will I pour out my spirit. And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and
pillars of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the
great and the terrible day of the LORD come. And it shall come to pass, that whosoever
shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall
be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call. “
What I read in the above it is that Afterward, after the Lord comes, after the sun turns dark etc.
When the Lord is standing in the midst of Israel. Then ALL shall know who He is,
King of Kings! We are told that a deception is coming, we are told to test spirits.
It is only logical that the Lord would also tell us how He will let us know Him who He is
without any doubts.
(Mat 24:29 KJV) “Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened,
and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of
the heavens shall be shaken:”
(Ezek 39:29 KJV) "Neither will I hide my face any more from them: for I have poured out my spirit
upon the house of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.”
So what is this revival that everyone is talking about? If you are waiting for a magical,
mystical outpouring of the Holy Spirit and think it will bring revival, well I beg to differ.
If you do not seek the Lord with all your heart and read His Word, what good is an outpouring
going to do you? Oh, you can get a spiritual manifestation if you want, but if you do not know
your scriptures how will you know how to Test the Spirits? And the spirits will
be coming, for it is in His word.
There will be a huge harvest soon and we should be getting ready for it. What is actually going
to happen is not what most picture. It will not be an outpouring of the Holy Spirit,
rather it will be the start of what the Bible calls birth pains. It will not be because of
any prophetic utterances nor words of wisdom from anyone. It will be outright fear, absolute fear
of the unknown and what is happening on this earth. Hordes of people will be running
to the closest church they can find. They will be beating at the doors hoping for entrance.
For those lukewarm Christians; they will faint with fear, because they more than
the rest, will know the Lord’s judgement will be upon them. Are you willing to test the
Lord further with your “Thus says the Lord.” I pray we all, will beg our Father and
our Lord Jesus that revival comes to each one of us.. For if We All, seek the Lord and His joy
fills us, it has to spill on our neighbor and so on and so on. That is true revival.
Get ready....please. Time is short and the Lord wants His army ready and trained.
(Hab 2:14 KJV) “For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD,
as the waters cover the sea.”
(Isa 11:9 KJV) “They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth
shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.”
(Isa 32:15 KJV) "Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be a fruitful
field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest."
Finally let the Word of God speak to you and Test everything said by man, by the Word of God.
Your dreams, your prophecies, your words, Test it all.
your sister in Christ!
Linda Marie Ward
© 1998
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"Rise Again"
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