Rise
Up and Come Away
A
Prophetic Vision for our day
Wade
E. Taylor
For, lo, the
winter is past, the rain is over and gone; the flowers appear on the earth; the
time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in
our land; the fig tree puts forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender
grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.
Song of Solomon 2:10-13
During the time
in which we live, an urgent, present Word from the Lord is going forth. He
is saying to those who have a spiritual ear to hear: I am separating to
Myself all those who are willing to be made ready to have a part with Me in that
which I am about to do. Therefore, arise and come away with
Me.
The winter is
past, the rain is over and gone
A season of
spiritual barrenness has given way to an outpouring of the Holy Spirit which
came as rain. This former rain (Pentecostal, Charismatic
visitation) was given to prepare the way for an end-time visitation
of the Lord to His people the former rain, and the latter rain, in the
first month.
Be glad then,
you children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God: for He has given you the
former rain moderately, and He will cause to come down for you the rain, the
former rain, and the latter rain, in the first month. And the floors shall
be full of wheat, and the vats shall overflow with wine and
oil. Joel
2:23-24
This time of
visitation is bringing a flow of spiritual revelation, understanding, and moving
of the Holy Spirit. All who rightly respond to this time of the outpouring
of the Holy Spirit are experiencing a higher level of spirituality and anointing
(the floors full of wheat and the fats overflowing with wine and
oil).
The Flowers
Appear on the Earth
This visitation
of rain, is causing choice sons (spiritually mature overcomers)
to become a vibrant, visible witness (flowers appearing) for the Lord
throughout the earth. Much is being accomplished through the building up
of His Body.
The Time of the
Singing of Birds is Come
As a part of this
increased spirituality, a higher level of worship is being made available to the
Body of Christ. This singing of the birds (prophetic worship
in harmony) is the key that is unlocking the door to the heavenly
realm (Zion).
The Voice of the
Turtle is Heard in our Land
As a result of
this higher level of worship, the voice of the turtledove (prophetic
revelation) is bringing forth a progressive unfolding of the Word of the
Lord concerning His end-time purpose and the establishing of His
Millennial
The knowledge of the
Lord
Shall fill all the
earth
When the Spirit of the Lord shall
fall
It shall flow as a
river
It shall fall as the
rain
It shall rise as the
dawn
In glory ore the
land
A vast new realm
of spiritual life and experience is coming into view as being presently
attainable to those who are seeking to go beyond their present spiritual
experience.
The Fig Tree Puts
Forth Her Green Figs
Though yet a
green fig, Israel is aggressively asserting itself. The entire world is
aware of the presence and importance of Israel. Those who pray for Israel
will be rewarded by the Lord; those who oppose will be
judged.
The Vines with
the Tender Grape Give a Good Smell
A remnant within
the Church is beginning both to experience and to express the spiritual life and
ministry that the Lord desires. Those in whom the Spirit of the Lord is
moving can truly testify, The winter is past, the vines with tender grapes
are giving a good smell - for we were changed when the rain fell upon us, and
now His life is flowing through us.
At this present
time, a people are being called out from the world into the Church. Great
blessing and growth is taking place in the Church through this outpouring of the
Holy Spirit. At the same time, there is another call going forth from the
Lord to those who have responded to this deeper working of the Holy
Spirit. They have become intensely spiritually hungry, and are being
called apart to the Lord Himself.
To these He is
saying, Rise up and come away with Me. Those who hear and respond
are being called into a realm of spiritual identity and function with the Lord
Himself, in which they are becoming the expression of His life and
purpose.
The pressure to
participate in various legitimate activities, either church or secular, often
beckons loudly to those who are finding this new and richer experience in the
Lord. They struggle with the question of priorities, as they feel the many
valid claims upon their time and energies, but at the same time, they intensely
desire to come into all that the Lord is revealing to
them.
The Lord is
revealing Himself as standing outside of the door of all this activity,
knocking, due to the urgency of this present time. He is
saying:
Behold, I stand
at the door and knock: if any man hear my voice and open the door, I will come
in to him, and will sup with Him, and He with Me. Revelation
3:20
There is a price
to enter into His highest and best. As we come apart to sup with our Lord,
expressing our spiritual hunger and need to him, He will exhort us to
buy
of Me gold tried in the fire, that you may be rich; and white raiment, that you
may be clothed
. (Revelation 3:18).
This is a call to
rise above our being satisfied with all of the provisions and blessings that He
amply gives, and to come into an experience of spiritual identification and
fellowship with the Lord Himself.
John heard this
call. A door opened in heaven and he heard a voice as a trumpet
(prophetic revelation) talking with him, which
said:
Come up here,
and I will show you things which must be hereafter. And immediately I was
in the Spirit: and behold, a throne was set in heaven, and One sat on the
throne. Revelation 4:1-2
There is much
that the Lord desires to reveal concerning things to come; but notice that He
did not place the emphasis on these things. The revelation that follows is
of the Lord Himself in all of His Glory, with the overcoming Church caught up to
His Throne.
And He that sat
was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow
round about the throne, in sight like to an emerald. Revelation
4:3
Today, there are
manifold demands upon our time. Let us again meditate upon the true
purpose for this challenge, My Beloved spoke, and said to me, Rise up, My
love, My fair one, and come away (Song of Solomon
2:10).
This call that is
presently going forth from the Lord is for those who are willing to pay the
price by overcoming all that is less than His best, and rise into the place of
identity with Him in His Throne.
Jesus said,
And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to Me (John
12:32).
Here, those who
respond will be qualified to rule with the Lord in the closing out of this Age,
and in the establishing of the Age to come.
Let us be careful
both to hear and to heed all that the Lord is saying to us at this present
time.