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Worldwide Kingdom Awakening News and Views
Published by Ron & Barbara McGatlin - Basileia Publishing
In This Issue
1. A Garden Ahead and Nothing Behind
2. Entering The Promised Land
3. Top News Headlines
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1. A Garden Ahead and Nothing Behind
By Ron McGatlin
I awoke from a dream that became a vision. In the dream I went back to a place that somehow I knew I had been long before. I remembered it as a warm and happy place full of life. I found it empty of life. The windows were boarded up but things still intact inside the big house in the forest. It was as if everyone had left or died suddenly. The neighbors’ houses were also without any sign of life. It made my heart ache to see what I remembered being full of life now empty and cold.
The spiritual journey into kingdom is a one-way road. An attempted journey back to where there were once places of life will find the houses that were once filled with sounds and aromas of spiritual life now boarded up and cold. The warmth and laughter of gathering in the kitchen and living room while the delicious smells of cooking filled the air have all passed away. There is no life to be found in seeking to return to the past.
The houses that yet stand are filled with the dusty furnishing of past life but only death sits in the old rocker facing the boarded up front window. The neighbors are gone. The forest growth is taking the yards where children once played. The tall trees that yet stand are overgrown and a once traveled road is becoming forest. There is no spiritual life there and nothing to return to.
Kingdom seekers are no longer suitable to exist in the past or the ways of the past. Our clothing has changed (robes of real righteousness). Our lives have changed (real holiness). The Lord is not in the past. Life is not in the past or its ways. An attempt to go back would lead to the same end that has come to the people and places of the past. Kingdom development cannot be sustained in the environment of an era that has past. The spiritual New Jerusalem is ahead of us and not behind us. Life is ahead. The glory and peace of God are ahead. In the kingdom lifestyle ahead, there is provision, blessing, righteousness, peace beyond understanding, and joy unspeakable and full of glory.
The land in front of us is like the Garden of Eden, and behind us is a desolate wilderness. The kingdom of God New Jerusalem lifestyle is ahead of us, and nothing is behind us. The fire of God in His people will change the land. Our world will no longer be as we have known it, in the past.
Desperation will spawn Spirit-minded people of faith to bring forth the will and plan of God on earth as it is in heaven. The dark clouds of adversity are for the destruction of evil. Not one bit of the coming judgment is for punishment of sin. It is for the cleansing of the sons of God and then the planet by removing evil. All who will turn to God with their whole hearts will be cleansed and become kingdom seekers. All who are cleansed will enter the New Jerusalem and nothing shall enter that defiles.
This is the work of our Mighty God, Christ Jesus, Lord and King - ruling and reigning in His Body – His mighty army of ordinary people who are crucified with Christ and in whom Christ Jesus now lives.
Can you feel the ignition of this in your spirit?
If we can sense the excitement of ignition, it can soon break through into our souls and transform who we are. If we cannot really believe this now, we will in the desperation of the cleansing fire of the rushing mighty roaring wind of God dissolving the evil of pride and loftiness of man on earth.
Get ready for what seems like a new Bible.
With each layer of fresh revelation it seems that suddenly the Bible says things that we never saw before. The written word comes alive with fresh understanding as Spirit God unveils our eyes to truth beyond what we have seen. Pseudo truths we have been taught fade and are clarified or replaced with further truth from the same Bible we have read all of our lives. Digging into the Hebrew and Greek language behind our English translation uncovers and confirms even more reality of the written words from God.
Until there is a desire for more of God, the kingdom word remains veiled in our minds. Until we are ready we are not given ears to hear.
Mat 13:10-11: And the disciples came and said to Him, "Why do You speak to them in parables?" He answered and said to them, "Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.
They may hear the word of salvation or being born again but will not hear the word of the kingdom, until they are hungry for more of God and are willing to lay down or [with God’s help] deal with the hindrances to hearing the word of the kingdom as pictured in Mat. 13:19-23.
Preparation to receiving ears to hear the word of the kingdom can include healing from past wounds pictured as hardened heart soil – getting rid of rock hard religious convictions pictured as rocks in the heart soil – and eradicating the desire for the things of this world and the deceitfulness of riches pictured as thorn bushes in the heart soil. When good heart soil is cleared and softened the seed of the word of the kingdom can be received and begin growing a kingdom of God lifestyle. For more on this see “Overcoming Life On A Small Planet” “Chapter 15, The Heart Tree”
Brokenness is often part of the preparation of the heart. Until we fail in our fleshly attempts at living life it may not be easy to lay aside and give up our strength to get things done and make things happen that seem good to us. Until we experience the emptiness and lack of the ability of our religion to help us, it may be hard to truly seek God for kingdom reality.
In this age of expanding kingdom revelation, individuals and nations that will not respond to the Lord’s words to “seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness” will be brought to a very low state by judgment for cleansing. The things we previously strove for will be added, if we will truly seek first the kingdom of God.
Mat 6:33: "But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.”
Keep on pursuing love. It never fails
and His kingdom never ends.
Ron McGatlin
archive.openheaven.com
basileia@earthlink.net
2. Entering The Promised Land
THE HOUR OF DESTINY
This is the hour of destiny for those seeking the heart of Father. Figuratively, we are entering the promised land and leaving behind the wilderness of preparation. Our inheritance and destiny is not a place in space, it is a Person. It is not found in a title or position; it is a found in relationship. It is not a doctrine; it is grace and truth in communion with Father. Our inheritance as His sons is becoming the very habitation of Father's essence. His essence is who He is in character and authority. Our firstborn brother Jesus Christ is the essence of Father, and fully expresses His nature and authority. Conformity to the image of Jesus Christ is our Land of promise; that is our inheritance and destiny! The purposes of God for mankind and creation are about to be unveiled in this hour as those who have persevered and learned the lessons of the wilderness are entering the promised land of their inheritance and destiny in Christ. Our primary lesson of the wilderness has been childlike trust and dependency upon Father as our all-in-all.
UTTER DEPENDENCY
Truly I say to you, Whoever does not put himself under the kingdom of God like a little child, will not come into it at all. ~Jesus~ We are utterly dependent upon Him for everything and He alone can truly meet our needs. When Father began to use me to touch others lives I asked Him, "Why did you chose me?" His answer was immediate, "Because you are weak!" When we are weak we are incapable of doing it ourselves, we need help. I am so weak that apart from His strength I am ruined. Weakness demands a source of strength to fill the need. It is in recognizing our weakness and our need of His strength we are able to find it in Him. But, I am not the only one who is weak ; ALL of humanity is weak. Many have not recognized their weakness because they have relied on man's strength and are still depending upon themselves, religion, or others. It is when we recognize our weakness and abandon our own feeble attempts that He can be strong. This is the cross at work in us. Entering into our kingdom purpose for life is really about childlike trust and dependency upon Father in everything. While Jesus was not sinful, He was utterly dependent upon Father and did nothing apart from Father doing or saying it. Entering into His promises always take childlike faith that responds readily to the voice of Father.
OUR NEEDS MET IN HIM
The kingdom of God is manifest as men and women express the heart of God out of His fullness and rest; having found their needs met in Father alone. Years ago Father showed me that the church was sent to the wilderness to learn and find all of its needs met in Father alone. Holy Spirit spoke to me one day and told me there were three basic needs that we needed to find met in Father in the wilderness of preparation. These needs are as follows: The need for Knowledge (to know and be known). The need for Love (intimacy, security). The need for Acceptance (approval) Jesus came that we might have these needs met in relationship to Father. Being known, loved, and accepted by Him fulfills all these places of need. Sin is simply fulfilling these needs apart from Father. These unmet needs manifest as wanton desires for worldly wisdom and knowledge, gratification of the flesh, fame, glory, etc. The day of the old is done. Those ready to enter are prepared and Having found in Him all we need frees us to serve others out of the pure motive of love and no other motives that stem from having unmet needs.
VISION OF THE GLORY OF GOD
I rarely have visions. But, one morning I had a vision in which before me in the distance I saw what looked like two long rows of knives were sticking up out of the ground. I was flying, and as I got closer I realized it was not two rows of knives, but the tips of the wings of two long rows of angels lining a valley corridor. I was set down in this corridor and looked down the path lined with angels. At the end of the path was a large wooden door which was open. The atmosphere of the room behind the door was an amber glow and the air itself had a golden shimmer. It was the glory of God, and I was being set on the path to enter into the Glory of God.
Making the trek to enter our destiny is not dependent upon our ability to get there, it is dependent upon His ability and faithfulness to bring us there. He is looking for our dependency (faith) upon Him to get us there. He is giving us angelic assistance to bring us into the place He has prepared for us in Him. Lets go forward in faith as He moves us to enter into all He has prepared for those that love Him, depend upon Him, look to Him in their need, and are called according to His purposes.
In His Love
Kriston Couchey
kcouchey04@earthlink.net
http://my.opera.com/Boanerges/blog/
3. Top News Headlines
25,000 Young Adults Gather at IHOP Conference - 12/29/2010
It’s all about one thing and that’s Jesus. “There are moments in history when a door for great change is blown wide open,” “We are in the early days of seeing sweeping changes that will confront the status quo in the Church and in society. In these strategic moments the disciples of Jesus will become the hinge of history, the pivotal point. Read On: http://archive.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=35126&a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;PN=1&TPN=1
Nigeria Attacks Leave Dozens of Christians Dead - 12/28/2010
A mob attacked and killed six Christians in the central African nation of Nigeria on Christmas Eve. The incident took place in the northeastern city of Maiduguri, which is mostly Muslim. The mob dragged a pastor from his home and shot him to death. The assailants also killed two members of the church choir and set the church building on fire. "I cannot understand these ... Read On: http://archive.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=35114&a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;PN=1&TPN=1
Embracing the radical Gospel - 12/28/2010
The year 2010 saw growth in the Christian church and growth in opposition to the church, said David Shibley of Global Advance. "I believe that we have seen exactly what Jesus said we would see, which is the wheat and the tares growing up together," "There is tremendous advance for the Gospel in many parts of the world, at the same time there's increasing hostility. Read On: http://archive.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=35115&a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;PN=1&TPN=1
Church Free to Ban Gay Foster Parents - 12/27/2010
The legal battle has been going on seven years. A gay couple filed their case after Wesley Mission in Sydney refused to choose them as foster parents. The couple initially won, but last year an appeal panel overturned a $10 thousand award and ordered the case to be reheard. Recently the New South Wales Administrative Decisions Tribunal ruled in favor of the ministry. Read On: http://archive.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=35102&a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;PN=1&TPN=1
Boarding Schools for Missionary Kids are Increasingly Rare - 12/27/2010
It's a topic that frequently came up when missionary families visited churches during their year off the field. The parents would tell how they placed their children in boarding school where they could be with other missionary kids. The practice isn't so widespread anymore. Home school resources are getting better, and many MKs are going to day schools in larger cities. Read On: http://archive.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=35101&a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;PN=1&TPN=1
Record Number of Pilgrims Visit Bethlehem This Christmas - 12/27/2010
More than 100 thousand people from around the world gathered in the birthplace of Jesus this Christmas, up from 50 thousand the previous year. It's the highest number of Christian pilgrims in a decade. The increase in tourists is most likely due to a decrease in violence between Palestinians and Israel in recent years. All of Bethlehem’s hotels were fully booked. Read On: http://archive.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=35100&a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;PN=1&TPN=1
Thirty-Eight Killed in Nigeria Christmas Weekend Attacks - 12/26/2010
At least 38 people have been killed since Christmas Eve in attacks across Nigeria, including assaults against two churches. Local police suspect radical Muslim group Boko Haram, which has a history of anti-Christian violence, in the church attacks. They occurred at Victory Baptist and the Church of Christ, both in Maiduguri. Read On: http://archive.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=35095&a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;PN=1&TPN=1
Homosexual Group Given Planning Role in Conservative Political Action Conference - 12/26/2010
An oxymoron is defined as a self-contradictory expression. For example, a short, tall guy or a Christian stripper. The term seems to fit a recent decision by the Board of the American Conservative Union. It has given GoProud a planning role in the 2011 Conservative Political Action Conference. It's part of removing traditional moral issues from conservative politics. Read On: http://archive.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=35094&a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;PN=1&TPN=1
Police Raid Christmas Eve Service, Detain Believers, Including Pregnant Woman - 12/25/2010
Chengdu's motto is "Harmony and Tolerance, Wisdom and Integrity, Truth-seeking and Innovation." But you never would have guessed if you were attending the house church that was raided on Christmas Eve. Seventeen believers, as well as a non-Christian seeker, were taken into custody. All were released within a few hours. Somebody wasn't following their motto. Read On: http://archive.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=35091&a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;PN=1&TPN=1
Thieves Using Google Earth to Target Churches - 12/25/2010
Insurers Congregational and General are urging churches to be extra vigilant after a rise in the number of thefts of lead and other valuable metals from church buildings. They warn thieves are using technology such as Google Earth to scout out potential churches. The criminals strip metal from roofs and sell it to customers in emerging economies. Read On: http://archive.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=35090&a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;PN=1&TPN=1
Pope’s Child Porn 'Normal' Claim Sparks Outrage Among Victims - 12/24/2010
Victims of clerical sex abuse have reacted furiously to Pope Benedict's recent claim that pedophilia wasn't considered an “absolute evil” as recently as the 1970s. Outraged Dublin victim Andrew Madden insists child abuse was not considered normal in the company he kept. “I don't know what company the Pope has been keeping for the past 50 years.” Read On: http://archive.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=35086&a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;PN=1&TPN=1
Survey Says: 32% of British Muslim Students Support Killing for Islam, 40% Want Sharia Law - 12/24/2010
Survey results made available by Wikileaks paint a serious picture of Islamic sentiment in the UK. The poll asked 600 Muslim students and 800 of their non-Muslim peers about killing in the name of Islam and Sharia Law. While hardly anyone in the non-Muslim sample accepted killing in the name of religion, basically one-third of all Muslim students supported it. Read On: http://archive.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=35081&a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;PN=1&TPN=1
New Evidence Suggests Inappropriate Link Between Mayor's Office and Ground Zero Mosque - 12/24/2010
"The documents released underscore what we've believed all along, that the Mayor was working behind the scenes in a secretive manner, to promote and advance a project that offends most New Yorkers and most Americans." That's according to Jay Sekulow, of the American Center for Law and Justice. He's seeking a court order to disclose unsurrendered documents. Read On: http://archive.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=35083&a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;PN=1
Billy Graham, in TV interview, reflects: 'My time is limited' - 12/23/2010
"The Bushes were at the Billy Graham Library to sign copies of their autobiographies," Billy Graham, now 92, spoke to Fox News just before meeting President George W. Bush and his wife Laura, along with Franklin and Jane Graham, for lunch. Billy Graham said that if he could do it over again, he would spend less time traveling and more time in meditation and prayer. Read On: http://archive.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=35073&a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;PN=1&TPN=1
Church's 'Radical Experiment' Shakes Up Alabama City - 12/22/2010
Sacrificing for a set purpose for several people in the church has meant selling their suburban homes and moving to inner city neighborhoods in Birmingham. To them, it's a way to share the Gospel and free up resources to bless others. Pastor Platt also encourages his congregation to give about one week, to serving in a different context such as a missions trip. Read On: http://archive.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=35063&a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;PN=1&TPN=1
Street Preacher Awarded £7,000 for Wrongful Arrest - 12/20/2010
It sounds like Cumbrian police were chafing at the bit to arrest a street preacher who spoke against homosexuality. It wasn't part of Dale Mcalpine's sermon. He was just answering a question from a passerby. Gay officer Sam Adams was offended. So was Mcalpine when he was wrongfully arrested and illegally imprisoned, as police later admitted. Read On: http://archive.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=35047&a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;PN=1&TPN=1
Egypt Attempts to Convict Christian to Justify Muslim Riots - 12/23/2010
Baroumi, 21, a traveling poultry vendor, is believed to have been framed by State Security in order to use the crime as a pretext for the three-day rampage by Muslim mobs on Christians in Farshout in Nov. 2009. Most importantly it allows the Christmas Eve Massacre of six Copts in Nag Hammadi in Jan. 2010 to be portrayed as an honor crime rather than a sectarian one.
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