Posted: 06/29/2010 at 6:32am | IP Logged

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants-things which must shortly take place. (Rev.1:1)

The Book of Revelation is the revelation of Jesus Christ Himself – A revelation that Jesus freely gives to His servants! To receive revelation is to open the scriptures. However, it is not the reading or study of the book that brings the revelation…It is received from Christ which unlocks or unfolds the truths that are contained in the book.

To receive genuine prophetic revelation is to experience Christ quickening the truth to our spirits and body. Prophetic accuracy and truth can only be quickened within a person who has eyes to see and ears which hear what the Spirit is speaking to the churches. Christ must be in us for the quickening to manifest as we understood in our last message. Many, if not most, believe that Christ is in every believer and are wondering why I would call Christ appearing “in us” as a mystery. Maybe, the familiar phrase and our understanding of “Christ in us the hope of glory” comes far short of what is really meant in Col. 1:24-27.

There is a prophetic revelation of Christ manifesting in us that is uncommon or still hidden within today’s church experience. The cool thing is that the reality of Christ in us shows or points to us “the things that must shortly take place.” Once again, it is Christ living or appearing in us which opens the book to our understanding and which we begin actually living. This is not an issue of salvation which is by grace. This is a message that declares the awesome benefit and power of Christ living within our lives and taking control of our desires in building His kingdom on earth as it is in heaven.

Many of us are having strange occurrences in our lives that seem incredibly unfair and unjust such as weird home foreclosures, employment terminations, uncommon financial and relationship issues, ect. Although I do not wish these terrible circumstances on anyone; these are in fact prophetic signposts of global dynamics that will soon come to pass as the days unfold through the manifesting of a prophetic generation. Prophecy is not just speaking, writing and singing…It is the embodiment within the revealing of the sons and daughters of God. In other words, as the revealing of the sons and daughters intensifies and the prophetic mantle grows stronger; we will witness living stones which are living markers of what will soon take place. Truly, a prophetic remnant has been marked and sealed by the Lord to exhibit His abounding grace and love in the midst of difficulty.

These occurrences are difficult, (I know, my family is experiencing some of the same phenomena) But the Lord has promised to meet all of our daily needs if we trust in Him and remain obedient to His leading.

Revelation 1:1 states, “The revelation of Jesus Christ which God GAVE UNTO HIM to show to His SERVANTS things which must shortly come to pass…” The literal meaning is clear: The revelation of Jesus Christ was given to Jesus enabling Him to personally give it to those who are His servants (Bond slaves of Christ). In other words, if it takes Christ to open the book, then Christ must be empowered and dwelling within and through us. The birthing of Christ in a believer by the Holy Spirit enables Christ Himself to be manifested in and through the life of that believer!

The scripture is clear in that “IF” we are able to comprehend the revelation that Christ gives us, “THEN” we will shortly see the events of the Book of Revelation take place. We must acknowledge that no other previous generation has received the full revelation of Christ. If they had, they would have already seen the events of Revelation and the scriptures would be literal history!

Obviously, the church is still stained and is fairly wrinkled. The church has not won the minds of the people and it is going to take more than revivals and mega-church programs. The Lord Jesus Christ is manifesting through His servants and will step for us in championing the cause of His love for mankind and that none should perish. This is the beginning of the manifestation of the ARMY OF THE WHITE HORSE. The Lord clearly states in Ez. 34:10-16 that He will no longer allow His sheep to be fed on false and ineffectual doctrine and will deliver them from their neglectful care and draw them to feed from His pasture. The Lord will work through us prophetically to perform what the natural man cannot do in bringing glory to His name. Lord, please help, strengthen, and empower me that you may be glorified in my life.