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Worldwide Kingdom Awakening News and Views

Published by Ron & Barbara McGatlin - Basileia Publishing

In This Issue
1. Outside In or Inside Out
2. PRESENTING CHRIST
3. Top News Headlines


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1. Outside In or Inside Out
Prophetic Encouragement for the Coming Season

By Ron McGatlin

Life in this world can be a significant challenge for everyone including Christians.Much of the world is now approaching a season of potentially grave danger of being overcome by traumatic experiences of lifestyle changes.

Our loving Heavenly Father will provide all that we need to not only make it through difficulties, but He will also prepare us to carry His provision to the people around us in the time of troubles. God’s love, power, peace, and joy can fill us with life, even in the darkest times.

Some extreme questions will emerge in the minds and hearts of multitudes that will come face to face with deep issues of life at a level of reality that they may have never before experienced. The deepest rudimental foundations of their lives may be in danger of crumbling.

Many hearts will fail as their strength and trust become liquefied in the flames of burning wood, hay, and stubble (Luke 21:6) (1Cor 3:12). Much of what gave life to the people will prove to be fragile, unstable, and unsubstantial as the beating of the storms of worldwide corrective judgment tests every aspect of life and being (Mat 7 24:27).

Questions arising will be more basic and fundamental to life than our previously trusted answers can reach or satisfy. Our pat answers will be exposed as trite and without the reality of core foundational substance.

Why am I really here? Really! What is my purpose, and why is everything like it is now? What is the purpose for this whole world? Why does the whole mess even exist? Where is God in all this, and why is it not better? Is God who I really thought He was? Why should I try to go on when everything seems to be against me and all that I thought was good is gone?

These and many other questions of this nature may seem very foreign to many of us now at this moment. We could possibly even judge anyone who has such thoughts as being unbelieving and doubters of God. We might think of them as faithless and weak to have such questions. However, that is from where things are today and not from where people will be when the quality of life and the lifestyle of the present disappears, and in its place a very different quality of natural life takes over in spite of our efforts to keep it from happening.

For many, strife and dissention will sour relationships as blame and guilt arise from the pain of loss of quality lifestyle. Need will become greed, as there is not enough where there had been plenty in the past. Fighting, rioting, and taking from others will create chaos and even more loss among the people. Depression will rob the people of productivity and the dark becomes darker. The loss of the games and entertainment that became a major source of life for many will cause major frustration to many that live, in part, from the outside in.

There will be those who will not falter and will be unscathed by the changes in lifestyle. These will continue, even in the time of darkness and loss of quality lifestyle to be strong in their hearts and filled with love, peace, and power to help others to come to the same place of peace in the storms of change.

What Makes the Difference?

It is not whether they believe in Jesus as Savior or joined a church. It is not their Christian status or if they have stored up provisions or not. Many Christian church goers and ministers alongside the un-churched will not be able to stand in this time. The scripture will come to pass about what some will say to Jesus, that they have preached in His name and done many miracles in His name, yet they will not be included with those who can live in real righteousness, peace, and joy in this coming season of worldwide adjustments (Mat 7: 21-23).

Those who are dependent on external circumstances for a sense of well-being of life will fail. Those who depend upon receiving life from the outside into their hearts will fail. Those who have had a life of plenty and leisure, those who have grown to depend on good things and many pleasurable stimulations will not make it. Those who have become dependent for life from their ministry, their relationships with friends and family, those who depend on stimulation from socializing for life, whether electronically or in person, will not make it. All who depend upon something in this world as their life source will fall unless they are changed to a whole different reality of inner life source.

We Must Live from the INSIDE OUT!

Certainly relationship with friends and family are good. Good food and comfortable houses and even dependable transportation are all good. However, they are not where our lives are to come from.

The source of our lives is within us. Christ Jesus and Father God abiding in us by the Spirit of God is the source of your life and mine individually and our lives corporately. The real kingdom of God really is within us with all of its righteousness, peace, and joy that flow through the love of God within us. This is living the kingdom lifestyle in the Spirit (Luke 17:21).

Whether externally we are abased or abounding does NOT take away our life or give us life (Phil 4:11-13). When our lifestyle changes from the most to the least it will not destroy us. We will be strengthened within even more to reach out to those around us who are going through the strong changes from a long season of national blessings to a time of national chaos and lack.

Some of us have been and are yet being prepared for this time of helping to prepare and support those who suffer the sudden changes of loss of lifestyle in the season to come.

Through the Storms into the Kingdom

We all must go through many tribulations in entering the real kingdom of God (Acts 14:22). As long as we are receiving some of our life source from outside rather than from inside, we will face more difficult times of being changed. We must become completely sufficient in receiving life from within and then flowing it out to others.

The key thing to realize here is that the Lord is with us all the way. Like the disciples when Jesus spoke let us go to the other side of the sea and a great storm arose, the journey was not about the storm but going to the other side. God will be with us through this great storm, and we will be on the other side, which is the kingdom of God on earth as it is in heaven (Mat 8:18-27).

Some who have invested their lives in other things such as the riches of this world will look to suicide to end their frustration and deep depression of a wasted life as they see all they had worked for and lived for dissolving before their eyes. Faithful kingdom people who have the life of God in them will be ready to point them to “the Way” – Christ Jesus and His real kingdom now on earth. Many will come to the reality of God and His kingdom within and begin truly living from the inside out.

It is the Christ of the resurrection that abides within us to manifest His life and the glory of His kingdom within us. Christ in us is the hope of glory(Col 1:27).

Col 3:1-4: If you then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sits on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For you are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, shall manifest, then shall you also appear with him in glory.

Beyond the cleansing judgments that remove the tares and all that exalts itself against God, the fullness of the kingdom of God shall flow from the Christ in His people to fill the whole earth with His glory.

Keep on pursuing love. It never fails
and His kingdom never ends.

Ron McGatlin

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basileia@earthlink.net

2. PRESENTING CHRIST

By Kriston Couchey

Being As Christ

…because as He is, so are we in this world.There is a popular saying in Christianity that goes as follows: "Only what’s done for Christ will last." I am going to be very clear here: Only what Christ has done and continues to do will last. The question is definitely not “What would Jesus do?” To live according to that question is to live according to our own understanding. The real question is, “What is Jesus doing right now on the earth in, among, and through His sons?” The wisdom and strength of men attempts to do things FOR Christ; but as sons of God we are not doing things for Him, we are AS Christ in this world.

It is because Christ lives in our flesh covered bodies the kingdom of God comes and the will of God is done on earth as it is in heaven. "Christ in me" is not simply a small portion of the gospel of the kingdom we think about and then move on to our religious duties. "Christ in me” is the HEART of the gospel. Paul taught an original pure replacement theology that simply stated says, "I no longer live, Christ lives in me." We haven't truly comprehended what it is we received when we died with Him and His life became ours.

If this doctrine of Christ seems foreign to us it is not because it is something new, it is because many have taught a gospel that is a form of godliness but denies the power. We have been taught a gospel of trying to do things for Christ and trying to be like Christ. ONLY Christ can be like Christ. Thank God Christ IS now our life, whether or not we recognize and embrace the full benefits of this reality. Paul knew exactly what power worked in him to accomplish all he did; it was not himself, but Christ who had consumed and possessed Him. Paul’s prayer was that we all might be "... filled to the fullness of God.” Just how full is that?So full that He exudes from our beings.

As The Father Has Sent Me

Jesus declared His intent to manifest His life in us when He told the disciples,"As the Father has sent me, so I send you!" And how was Jesus sent? Jesus came to do much more than just "represent" Father, Jesus "presented" Father to people. When the disciples asked Jesus to show the Father to them Jesus answered, “Have I not been with you all this time and still you do not know me? If you have seen me you have seen the Father. The Father and I are one.” To be in the presence of Jesus was to be in the presence of His Father; Jesus was the Father "present".

We also are not sent to simply represent Christ; we are “presenting Christ” to the world. We are "Christ present" or the “presence of Christ” on the earth. It is this unveiling or revealing of Christ that scripture refers to as the sons of God being Manifest. It is this revelation of Christ in me the devil fears the most and that which he fights the most, and it is why the spirit of antichrist inhabits the world.

The Judgment of All Things

The spirit of antichrist is the spirit that denies Jesus Christ has come in the flesh. It has for a time overcome and successfully duped the church into denying that Christ is even now present in the flesh of those who are born of God’s Spirit. It is this antichrist spirit which is being judged in this unfolding age. The Judgment that is now upon the church that will proceed into the world is this: that which is found in and of Christ will remain, and that which is not Him will vanish like a mist in the heat of the day. All of creation is being consumed in Christ. For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever. Amen.

Father is in the process of unveiling, and revealing the pure essence of Christ in, to and through His children. EVERYTHING flows from this intimate knowledge of Him. How everything functions in the kingdom is sourced in His heart and how He conducts Himself. As we become aware of Him and comprehend Christ more and more, we are changed from Glory to Glory as we behold Him as within a mirror (within our own beings). It is the glory of His being which is judges, discerns, changes, and renews our minds. All things are being brought into conformity to Christ Jesus as we present him to the world.

In His Love

Kriston Couchey

kcouchey@gmail.com
archive.openheaven.com

3. Top News Headlines


Muslim accused of beheading two Christians in New Jersey - 2/25/2013
While the national media covers the Oscar Pistorius murder case wall to wall, the gruesome murder and beheading of two Coptic Christians by a Muslim has been virtually blacked out. This despite the fact that the story was broken by an ABC television local affiliate in Jersey City two weeks ago. WorldNetDaily’s story below provides more details. Read On: http://archive.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=42758&a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;PN=1&TPN=1


Egyptian Christian Immigrants Murdered, Beheaded in NJ - 2/25/2013
In a crime that authorities have described as heinous, story by Nicola Menzie for the Christian Post reported that a local Muslim man is believed to have shot to death two Coptic Christians before severing their heads and hands and burying their bodies in the backyard of a relative's abandoned home. Beheadings are common in Islam and in countries with Islamic Sharia law. Read On: http://archive.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=42765&a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;PN=1&TPN=1


God Moves Powerfully in Saint Marc, Haiti - 2/25/2013
There were at least about 5,000 in attendance, with numbers increasing nightly. The gatherings were also broadcast on TV and radio, adding another possible 500,000 watching or listening live to the crusade, which ran through Sunday, Feb. 24th. "It was spoken that there would be a change coming, a double portion of blessing that would be released over St. Marc." Read On: http://archive.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=42761&a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;PN=1&TPN=1


Tebow Controversy Makes Way for the Gospel - 2/26/2013
Dr. Robert Jeffress, senior pastor at the First Baptist Church of Dallas says God has used the Tebow speaking controversy as a springboard for spreading the Gospel. Jeffress came under fire for his traditional evangelical stance after it was announced that Christian NFL quarterback Tim Tebow would speak at the grand opening of the new campus for the Dallas megachurch. Read On: http://archive.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=42770&a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;PN=1&TPN=1


More Arrests in Libya after Detention of Foreign Christians - 2/25/2013
Arrests continue of Christians accused of proselytizing in Libya, with a total of seven now known to be in custody including one reported to have been tortured. "The arrests are the latest in a series of recent incidents in Libya against Christians or Christian symbols. Rebels celebratedd the fall of the Muammar Gaddafi regime, now they are turning on Christians. Read On: http://archive.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=42764PN =1&TPN=1


Pastor Saeed's Incredible Letter from Prison - 2/26/2013
Saeed, an American pastor, was recently sentenced to 8 years for his Christian faith, while his wife and children, the ACLJ and Believers everywhere pray and work to see him released. This letter reveals such courage and strength that can only come from the Spirit of the Living God. It's our hope that Secretary Kerry will act without delay to save this U.S. citizen." Read On: http://archive.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=42768&a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;PN=1&TPN=1


Imprisoned Pastor's Wife: Nightmare is Not Over - 2/28/2013
The wife of Saeed Abedini, the American pastor imprisoned in Iran, is speaking out on the one-month anniversary of his sentence. "To this day, I suddenly wake up frantic in the middle of the night. I turnover only to find Saeed's empty spot, only to find that the nightmare is not over yet, only to discover that this nightmare will not be over any time soon." Pastor Abed Saeed: Read On: http://archive.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=42780PN =1


Vicious Persecution of Churches in Heilongjiang and Shandong China - 2/25/2013
The persecution of churches in has recently resurfaced, breaking up the brief quiet after the Chinese New Year. Christian gatherings were raided, attendees harassed, a pastor was beaten, and missionaries detained. At about 7 p.m. on Feb. 19, two police officers from Youhao District of Yichun City of Heilongjiang suddenly broke into Youhao Church. Read On: http://archive.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=42766&a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;PN=1&TPN=1


Deadly religous brawl erupts in Nigeria at soccer field - hundreds of homes burned - 2/26/2013
"A Muslim young person shot the young Christian that he was arguing with, which then started a whole conflict between the team and everyone around." News accounts describe absolute mayhem. Police say at the end, five people were dead, although the toll is expected to rise. Boko Haram murdered a Christian family of 10 just two days prior, 5 victims under the age of six. Read On: http://archive.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=42769&a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;PN=1&TPN=1


Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin February 2013 Update - Elizabeth Kendal- 2/28/2013
SYRIA - NORTH KOREA - LIBYA, SUDAN & TANZANIA - BANGLADESH: TRAFFICKERS TARGETING POOR CHRISTIANS The parents pay (about USD183) believing their children are going to receive a Christian education. The trafficker then sells the children to an Islamic madrassa. - EGYPT: CHRISTIANS INCREASINGLY VULNERABLE - KENYA: ELECTIONS 4 MARCH - More. Read On: http://archive.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=42783&a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;PN=1&TPN=1


eNews: Child marriage threatens girls growing up in poverty - World Vision - 2/28/2013
Syrian refugee crisis: Lebanon overburdened by refugee needs - Once trapped in a life of domestic labor, girl now back in school - VIDEO: How strong women help build a strong world - How a microloan can help empower a woman entrepreneur in need - Mali crisis FAQs: Guide to the war and urgent humanitarian needs - Giving up more than just chocolate this Lenten season. Read On: http://archive.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=42782PN =1


Iran: Pastor Irani Still In Need Of Medical Assistance - 2/28/2013
Pastor Irani has been losing weight for several months and has been unable to walk for the last week due to acute back pain. The pastor has trouble with his vision and last year suffered severe bleeding due to stomach ulcers and complications with his colon, which caused him to lose consciousness at one point. He was denied further medical attention. Read On: http://archive.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=42781&a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;PN=1


Nigeria's Boko Haram denies ceasefire - 2/25/2013
Boko Haram has finally clarified the question of a ceasefire: according to them, there isn't one. Residents of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital (and stronghold of the Boko Haram), found posters and leaflets throughout the city carrying messages from the leader of Boko Haram. The message was chilling: Boko Haram has denied ever delegating anybody to discuss a ceasefire. Read On: http://archive.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=42762&a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;a mp;PN=1&TPN=1


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