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September 7, 2000

Apostolic Reformation In America

John Wade

There has been much to-do in America about what the Apostolic Reformation will and will not be. Great lengths have been taken to expound the parameters of what was, what is and what shall be. This reformation will take a turn led by the mature God seekers I have called for this season, to put away idle chatter, foolish gesturing and posturing, action and deeds of excellence must prevail. Posturing opens the door to spiritual pride, abuse, evil intentions and inventiveness out of conceit and longing for profit. Woe to those who take this path.

On the wake of this millennium crossing, My Spirit will energize the apostles I have chosen to enter, for the path set before them. This will be a garment change for the willing to step into the arena of true servitude that will touch the multitudes and bring reconciliation to those who are lost, hurting, and through sickness and despair, seeking but not finding. Be the light; show the Way; seek the Kingdom, serve the Kingdom. Obedience brings recompense.

It is time to quit wrestling with what I have called you to do! It is time to quit defending your position. The call I placed upon your heart is between you and Me and I will not relent. Therefore, go in the power and authority I have given and give no concern to the naysayers, I will deal with them, the day shall declare the works of your hands. With humility of heart, be fruitful and multiply what I have placed within you.

There is much concern about what is the true and the false, have I not said that you shall judge the tree by its fruit. Quit sniffing the bark and look at the fruit.

I have placed within My Body all the attributes required to fulfill the commission of God. Simply step into the place I have set you and perform what I direct to you and the peace you are longing for will permeate your being. Joy of your salvation will explode within you this New Year and flow with the life of Christ to those you touch. Impart, activate, disciple all that I send. Take the responsibility

I have given the ministry gifts to mature the body that you all may run without stumbling and falling as swift messengers of the Good News. If the body is not running the race you will be accountable. Lay down the unprofitable time consuming things that are hindering you. It is time to seek My face with diligence for new strategy that you will be blameless and a finisher of the race.

Most of all for the coming years! The earth is full of lost and dying people! Will you make a difference this year? Will you take on the cause? Will you be obedient to your call? Will you prevail in obedience? Your reward is in My hand.

As you set your face to the task of your call this New Year, the Spirit of the Lord will go before you and together We will turn this world upside down. For such is the Kingdom of God.

There is no reason on this earth to be in fear! I am in control! If you are born of the Spirit, by the Spirit I will preserve you, dwell in the secret place. Trust Me, as you never have, says your Lord.

May the Lord bless you and yours

John D. Wade

Submitted by the Diggers

Reproduced from the Prophetic Word List

The Heat of My Passion

Mary Clark

I am a holy, passionate God who is visiting His children with His glorious presence. I want each of My children to look on this priceless gift, and celebrate in your heart. For it is in the times ahead that you will see just what it is that your God has given to you, and you will be glad - you will be glad deep in your heart.

Look on the preparations of your God, and behold His expertise. Identify and lay claim to all that is coming the way of My established church. For I am justly proud of all that I am sending.

I want My beloved to take that step into the HEAT - the HOT HEAT of My passion. I want to burn out all that is not of Me. I want to burn in all that is of Me. This is the time for a burning, beloved. This is the time for a deep burning to shine forth from your heart to others. I want YOU to stand straight and tall in the hours ahead. I want you strengthened by the word of your God, delivering to you the knowledge of how sweet surrendering to the Almighty can be. That is why I am presenting this burning to My church. That is why I have looked on your surrendered hearts, and given the nod to turn up the flame. At this moment the flame is burning brightly. It is igniting areas that have looked askance at My work in the heart's of others. That is being burned out. No longer will you look on My other children as dimwitted, beloved. But you will see them in a new light - the light of My glory. My flame is flickering around those old staid ideas that you have about Me. Yes! They must go also. Along with them will go that attitude that no one is right on target with your Lord the way you are. Oh, yes! That must go also.

I am burning away some things in My beloved. I am casting a light on those t hings that I look on askance, and asking you to obeisance in those areas to Me. You will see that the great burning away will cause a heating up in your heart, beloved. A very lovely heating up of your passionate God's embrace in you. For how could you ever endure the heat of My passion if those things that are displeasing to Me are not dealt with? How could you ever endure My embrace, when those things are glaring you in the face, and making you stand at a distance?

I am calling you into the heat - the hot heat of My passion. Come willingly and embrace all that I am. For it is embracing your Almighty God that you will be changed. You will be changed by a burning deep within, and you will come to realize something of extreme importance. The living God is causing a burning away of all that is not of Him. He is causing a burning deep within hearts that are bent on serving Him with a diligent spirit. I want you to know that the passion of your God is not something to be taken lightly. It is to be embraced with all that is in you. For the passion of your God is HOT - it is BURNING and it is significantly stronger than anything - ANYTHING - that you could ever reckon with on the face of the earth. That is why I am sending it, beloved. I am sending it to enable you to do battle in My name. You will see the forthcoming of a new day - a bright new day - a day when those who have looked away from the Almighty may catch the flame of My passion, and enter into a new understanding. I am God. I am the Almighty One. I plan to embrace all who will come, giving to them the finest hour EVER! I plan to take My beloved to her heavenly home that I have prepared for her. My plans are unequaled. My plans are definite. And My plans last for ALL ETERNITY- ALL ETERNITY, BELOVED, ALL OF ETERNITY!!!

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Dying to self

R. Walden

When you are forgotten, or neglected, or purposely set at naught, and you don't sting and hurt with the insult or the oversight, but your heart is happy, being counted worthy to suffer for Christ. THAT IS DYING TO SELF

When your good is evil spoken of, when your wishes are crossed, your advice disregarded, your opinions ridiculed, and you refuse to let anger rise in your heart, or even defend yourself, but take in all in patient, loving silence.

THAT IS DYING TO SELF

When you lovingly and patiently bear any disorder, any irregularity, any impunctuality, or any annoyance; when you stand face-to- face with waste, folly, extravagance, spiritual insensibility-and endure it as Jesus endured.

THAT IS DYING TO SELF

When you are content with any food, any offering, any climate, any society, any raiment, any interruption by the will of God.

THAT IS DYING TO SELF

When you never care to refer to yourself in conversation, or to record your own good works, or itch after commendations, when you can truly love to be unknown.

THAT IS DYING TO SELF

When you can see your brother prosper and have his needs met and can honestly rejoice with him in spirit and feel no envy, nor question God, while your own needs are far greater and in desperate circumstances.

THAT IS DYING TO SELF

When you can receive correction and reproof from one of less stature than yourself and can humbly submit inwardly as well as outwardly, finding no rebellion or resentment rising up within your heart.

THAT IS DYING TO SELF

Are you dead yet? In these last days, the Spirit would bring us to the cross. "That I may know Him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death."
Phil.3:10

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DRINK OF ME

by Shelleymae Bartlett

Do you not know that it is not flesh and blood you are fighting? Where is your armor? Where is your faith? I say unto you this day that you have seen it cannot be done in your own strength in the understanding of your carnal thinking.

Repent and walk in Truth. I Am the Truth. I Am the garment in which you are to wear. Is it not written that the True Worshipers are those who worship me in Spirit and Truth? Come out from among them.

Walk ye with Me in the Spirit in the land of the living. For I Am the Life for all who enter in. I Am the Life for all men. You drink from many water pots, yet you have not asked of Me for thy drink. And when you do, you do not suffer patiently, believing that I will give to all men freely when they ask this of me.

What do you believe? What is it that you really seek that you cannot wait for Me? I Am the Living Water, the Living River that flows through out all of life. I Am the One who brings changes, everlasting changes to your soul.

Drink from Me, The True Counsel of Life. Truly drink from Me and you will see that you really have no need of your own watering pots. For no matter how big you think your pots may be and no matter how much you think you may drink from them, you will always be thirsty and thirst again.

The river flows in the wilderness of life where the trials and temptations take place. It is an easy thing to do: to worship Me when all around you is green and pleasant... But the True place of worship comes from the place where Patience is born.

Long suffering brings freedom to those who wait for Me expectantly. Freedom to soar above the cares of this world.

But for those who do not know Me -- who choose there own means and watering pots, their hearts become thirsty and dry and hardened in the trials and temptations in the wilderness and are left alone and desolate because they walk away in unbelief.

The River of Truth cannot flow where it is not welcomed, wanted or desired. Oh My people, My children, How long will you suffer for the little things when you can have it all? Will you not trade your small cup to drink from the river? A River more vast than any ocean?

Worship Me as though you know this.... Draw close to Me with your Hope of Faith. Believe in Me, Delight in My Truth that I may enter in and flow through you, even now in your time of need.

Arise and let Me rise in you. My Hand is not to short that it cannot save you. Not angry that it cannot Love.

Come unto Me all who are weary and heavy laden and I will give you rest. Drink from Me. I Am the Well Water of Life, the place where all True Fruit is born.

Clothe yourself in Me, round about and in thee. For in that moment with your whole heart seeking Me, while waiting, in due time you will see, truly I Am ALL you will ever need.

For I AM River of Life, The Everlasting Water. It is only in Me where you will drink and thirst no more. I will feed you with the Truth of My Righteousness.

Desire the place of a servant beyond all other positions and let Me be King. Praise Me how you believe. I Am your Everlasting Father loving you from Eternity.

CRICKETAK@aol.com

Third Day Visitation

Gaylene Womack

Tuesday, June 27th (third day of the week) - The Lord led me to meditate on Exodus 19:10-25.
Wednesday morning I had received a prophecy, via email, with no headers or identification numbers on it. Nothing!! It was sent only to me, no other names. It was from someone I don't have a clue who they are and they used a pen name. It confirmed, in part, what I had been meditating in Exodus. Seemed like the Lord Himself sent the Word.

Thursday, 3:48 a.m. the Holy Spirit woke me up and told me the following. He also told me to get up and look at the clock. Then He directed me to look up the meaning of 3:48. 3 = divine providence; 4 = earth, creator; 8 = new beginnings, new creation; the total of the three numbers is 15 = rest, peace. This is only the second time the Lord has given me numbers for the purpose of understanding. Please prayerfully read the following:

Satan has seeded a false word amongst the church for the purpose of man not being prepared for what is really coming forth at this hour, this third day.

The false prophecy is "prosperity and power" and coming as the latter rain. This word is true in part; it is not for the overall church. For a prosperity of My Truth, not financial prosperity, and anointing is coming forth but it is only for those that have sanctified themselves and washed their clothes, that they may partake of My visitation.

Few there are that have done such a thing. There will be few that will partake of this prosperity, that which comes from My Spirit. Not material things, as such things many seek. Seek rather righteousness and now I say, seek this diligently that this day does not pass with unrighteousness found within your hearts.

For as I told Moses to tell the people to sanctify themselves and wash their clothes for the Lord shall come on the "third" day. The "third" day is nigh upon thee and the "church" has not sanctified themselves and washed their clothes and will not partake of the "third day" visitation.

This visitation is only for those that have been separated unto Me and have dwelt in the wilderness and have been taught by My Spirit and not that of man. These are the virgins within the element of the church that I shall pour out My Spirit of the latter reign (Elisha double portion anointing) upon and they shall be hid (protected) in this the day that is upon you, My third day.

Many are called and few are chosen but because of the false word sown within the church, you continued on your path of degradation and immorality and have gathered up such treasures of defilement. Look within your dwelling places and see what fills it. For where your treasure is there is your heart. You have not separated from the world and you still sit in the counsel of the ungodly. You listen not to the quickening of My Spirit to bring you to repentance.

For you must repent in sackcloth and ashes (prayer and fasting), closing yourself in with Me that I may search the very intents of your heart. I called many of you but you did not heed my calling. You were too busy going here and going there. Doing this and doing that. Party and play has been the schedule of the day.

You have not washed your clothes, separating yourselves unto Me unto repentance and come forth out of the defilement of the world and the possessions that dwell within your homes. Idols stand within your walls. This very thing alone testifies against you.

You have not lived on bread alone as some have in the wilderness alone with Me. A few willing hearts have come into the wilderness through the beckoning of My Spirit and there they have dwelt for years, being sanctified, washed and purified in My ways and My truth for two days. Now the third day is nigh upon thee and you are not prepared, forsaking all and coming to sit at My table.

For they that have been in the wilderness truly have partaken at My table. These are the ones that My Spirit will be poured out upon as the latter day reign, bringing unto Me the greater harvest as a reward for their righteousn ess that they have sought in Me and they have truly found. Vessels of honor they are unto Me. Their lives bare witness of the suffering of My Son.

Repent I say and seek righteousness that you may be hid (protected) in My coming judgment and that you may be arrayed with My clothes for the battle that will rage, between light and dark, righteousness and unrighteousness, and is nigh at the door.

I am now ready to send forth My disciples. They have gone forth once without provision and now I will send them forth with provision. For their hearts are not on silver and gold, but on the true provision that comes from My throne.

Gaylene Womack

Submitted by the Diggers
Great South Land Ministries
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ALL THINGS IN CHRIST

by Doug Fortune

"For it was IN HIM that all things were created, in heaven and on earth, things seen and unseen, whether thrones, dominions, rulers or authorities; ALL things were created and exist through Him, and in and for Him."(Col.1:16). "Making known to us the mystery of His will- of His plan, of His purpose. And it is this: In accordance with His good pleasure which He had previously purposed and set forth IN HIM, He planned for the maturity of the times and the climax of the ages to unify all things and head them up and CONSUMMATE them IN CHRIST, both things in heaven and things on the earth."(Eph.1:9-10)

I must admit that I'm just beginning to get a glimpse of the vast implications of these verses, so this writing is by no means meant to be an exhaustive study... but these verses really do represent the purpose and plan of God from Genesis to Revelation, which is this; the REVEALation of Jesus Christ! He really IS Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the Completion... now before you sone me for using the word 'completion' instead of the word 'end', let's look at that word. In Greek it is telos and it is the root word for the word teleios found in Eph.4:13, speaking of the 'teleios' Perfect Man, "...that WE might arrive at mature manhood, the completeness of personality which is nothing less than the standard height of Christ's own perfection..."(Amplified Bible).

Some read Gen1:26-27 as the telling of an historical event; I read it as a prophetic proclamation of God's purpose in the earth... "So God created man in His own image, in the image and likeness of God He created him; male AND female He created them." This was not truly fulfilled in the first Adam, it is fulfilled in the Last Adam- Jesus Christ the Head, and the Second Man the lord (the word lord is kurios in Greek, meaning supreme in authority, used 42 times in the New Testament as a human title of honor, NOT speaking specifically of the Lord Jesus Christ) descending from heaven- the teleios Perfect Man of Eph.4:13. THIS is the man (male AND female, for IN Christ there is neither male nor female) that God blessed and said "Be fruitful, multiply, and FILL the earth and subdue it..."(Gen.1:28); and that is exactly what is happening as all things are being consummated in Christ, as the kingdoms of this world ARE become the Kingdom of the Lord and His Christ, as the earth is being filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.

We read in Genesis how all things were consummated in water and only that which was in the ark lived; of course the ark is a type of Christ. "As were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man... they did not know or understand until the flood came and swept them all away... one will be taken, one will be left..."(Mt.24:37-40); "...in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them; but gather the wheat into My barn."(Matt.13:30). The 'time of the harvest' represents the Feast of Tabernacles which the church is entering into now and I believe that 'as the days of Noah' all things will be consummated IN Christ, this time with FIRE as the water. And NO, I'm not talking about some nuculear war that may or may not happen (my apologies to the doomsday prophets). I am speaking of SPIRITUAL FIRE that, just like the flood of Noah's time, will cover the earth with "...the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea."(Hab.2:14). Just as the flood of Noah's time, only that which was in The Ark lived; only the wheat was gathered into the Barn, the rest "perished". 2Cor.2:15-16 says, "For we are unto God a sweet savor of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish; to the one we are the savor of DEATH unto DEATH, and in the other the savor of LIFE untoLIFE...". The word translated as perish is apollumi in Greek and it means to destroy fully... death unto death is the second death spoken of in Rev.20:14 and 21:8, "...this is the second death, the lake of FIRE..." You see, to be CONSUMMATED in Christ will mean Life to one and destruction to another; only that which is of Christ will remain, the rest to be taken and destroyed. All will ultimately be reconciled in Christ through mercy or judgment. In order to understand this we must understand that man is a 'triune' being of sorts; spirit, soul and body. Just like the Tabernacle was ONE tabernacle with three parts, so we are ONE whole consisting of three parts.

As for the SPIRIT, the seed-potential of Christ is in every man... for some this lies dormant within, trapped in the outer shell of their human spirit, the seed never grows... they are 'DEAD in trespasses and sin', they are "...without (or apart from, outside of) Christ... having no hope and without God in the world..."(Eph.2:12). For those who confess Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, this seed within grows, consuming the outer shell of their human spirit, "...he that is joined unto the Lord is ONE SPIRIT with Him."(1Cor.6:17); their spirit is CONSUMMATED in Christ.

Now then, Eccl.12:7 tells us that "...then shall the dust (of which God made man's body) return to the earth as it was, and the SPIRIT shall RETURN to God who gave it.". We can see this in Luke 23:46, "And Jesus, crying with a loud voice said, Father INTO YOUR hands I commit My SPIRIT! And with these words He expired." The SPIRIT will RETURN to God who gave it; the physical BODY will return to dust; what appears to hang in the balance is the SOUL and the spiritual body; "...as surely as there is a physical body, there is also a spiritual body."(1Cor.15:44). Consider Matt. 10:28, "...but rather be afraid of him who can DESTROY both soul and body in hell (gehenna)." The body referred to here is the spiritual body, as the physical body is returning to dust in the earth. Keep in mind also that Heb.12:29 tells us that "...our God is a CONSUMING FIRE..."; the word 'consuming' means to consume utterly.

Are we beginning to get a picture here?... the SPIRIT will return to God who gave it; the PHYSICAL BODY will return to the dust; the SOUL and SPIRITUAL BODY will either be consumed and utterly destroyed OR consumed and resurrected in the mind, will and emotions (the SOUL) of Christ and the resurrected BODY of Christ as the many-membered teleios Perfect Man of Eph.4:13. Truly ALL things will be CONSUMMATED and reconciled IN Christ!

You see, the 'man of sin' is being revealed... sin entered the world through one man (Rom.5:12), and it is the SOULISH Adam/ sin nature that is seated in the temple of God proclaiming soverignty. It is interesting to note that there are two distinct words in the Greek that are translated as temple in English. Beginning with the Book of Acts, after the outpouring of the Holy Spirit through the Book of Revelation, the word naos is used ONLY referring to people as the temple not made with hands; when referring to the physical temple building the word hieron is used. Of course, throughout the Book of Revelation, the word naos is used, as hat Book is the REVEALING of Jesus Christ, and He is revealed in the MIDST of the Lampstand, the CHURCH (Rev.1). Why then is there so much confusion when 2Thess.2:4 speaks of the man of sin seated in the NAOS of God, "...which temple (naos) YE ARE..."(1Cor.3:17)... why are we looking for a man seated in a building yet to be built in the Middle-East, when we should be looking in the mirror? As the 'man of sin', the Adam nature is revealed, "...the Lord Jesus will slay him with the breath of His mouth and bring him to an end by His appearing at His coming." or "...the brightness of His coming..."(2Thess.2:8) as some translations read. This is the salvation of the SOUL as the Living Christ within our spirit, with eyes/ vision of fire and in His mouth the two edged Sword of the Engrafted Living Word pierces the veil of our flesh/ SOUL life, and the appearing or brightness of His coming floods our SOUL with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord and the 'man of sin'/ Adam nature is slain, consumed and destroyed! Truly, ALL will be consummated in Christ!

We WILL see the fulfillment of Gen.1:26-28; a many-membered MAN in the image and likeness of God, filling the earth and subdueing it... We WILL see the fulfilment of Eph.4:13 "...that WE might arrive at mature manhood, the completeness of personality which is nothing less than the standard height of Christ's own perfection...", the teleios Perfect Many-membered Man... We WILL see the FULL manifestation of the Sons of God.

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