"Jesus
Christ Raises The Dead (Without
Interpretation: Please read all of this Vision before reading and
studying the Interpretation!) I, Chris Williams, saw Christ Jesus sitting on a (1)white horse in a graveyard. I immediately heard God’s Holy Spirit say that (2)this is the graveyard between Mount of Olives and the (4)Golden Gate in the wall around Jerusalem, Israel. (1)I also knew Jesus was directly from Heaven, and I was seeing Him on the white horse as taught in Revelations 6:2, and not as seen in Revelations 19:11. I saw Him enter into the graveyard two times; He rode from the right to the left, or the East to the West, on my Vision screen. The first time I did not see the graves or scenery, but knew for sure He touched the ground on earth. He stopped in front of me and looked directly at me. The second time He rode past me with tremendous speed and power, retracing His first ride; however, this time I was not sure if, or when, He was touching the ground. He did not stop to look at me; I clearly saw graves at this time. I did see at least one tree, perhaps a few trees, in the background. They appeared to be (1b2)oaks or olive trees. (2)As Jesus rode through the graveyard, I saw His right arm/hand point toward the graves. When He did, the bodies rose from the dead, one by one, as He passed by and pointed at them. At this time, God’s Holy Spirit said to me (3)"Ezekiel 37". Jesus’ head was turned to the right and I stood to His left. I did not hear the voices or noise within this vision. Instead, I heard the entire interpretation of the vision, from God’s Holy Spirit, as I saw what He wanted me to see. I was in the Spirit. We had been, and still were, in worship as this vision occurred. The vision was given in 30 seconds time, and God gave me His interpretations, scriptures, and references as we went. This was the first vision I have received in which the scriptural references were said as I saw the Vision. This set the path I was to take in the interpretation. I have never had such a detailed vision in such a short amount of time. The (3)raised dead stood slightly above the ground and moved forward as an army behind Jesus <Ezek 37 - see below>. I do not remember seeing them on horses, but they most likely did not need them because (3)they are the "dead in Christ", or part of the dead in Christ, that will rise first. I saw them rise from their graves as He rode through the graveyard and pointed at them. They were given Christ’s new life. Because (3)Ezekiel 37 was referenced, and we know that it is the Holy Spirit who raises the dead <Rom 8:11>, we know that these Beings were given God’s new SPIRITUAL LIFE, as in Ezekiel 37, as Christ pointed at them. <Matt 3:11; Lk 3:16>. I quickly saw them joined by, what I believe to be, a Spiritual army from heaven (perhaps on horses), and/or a Spiritual army from earth. Those that rose from the graves in front of the (4)Golden Gate were definitely joined by others. The huge assembly/congregation were not visible for long, and I knew it was not God’s intention for me to really identify this group of children, other than those who had risen from their graves. I am not sure if those who rose from the graveyard, between the Mount of Olives and the Golden Gate, are the only bodies that rose. It is very possible that God restricted my view to these graves – which represent the final populace that may have come, or will come, from around the earth. This is the first time God has shown me the dead rising from graves; I was so excited that I began to cry in Joy. Because He is showing these Biblical events to His people now - in this way - we can rest assured that He is coming very soon for all of us! I heard God remind me of (3)Ezekiel 37 as the dry bones were filled with the Spirit of God and rose from the dead. God has referenced this particular scripture many times within the last year, both for me and others who have received His visions and prophecies etc. Jesus rode His horse, with continued speed and determination, through the Golden Gate located in the east side of the wall around Jerusalem. The gate did not have to open because it was no longer there. I did not see Jesus’ army move through the (4)Golden Gate with Him. (5)Jesus rode His white horse through the gate by Himself, and stopped in the (6)middle of Jerusalem. Originally, the original Hebrew/Israelite Tabernacle/Temple sat in the middle, or center, of Jerusalem. Then, and now, the wall encircles this city. I did not see Jesus ride clear through the city. He was on/above the ground, which would indicate that He was in the Spirit while manifesting on earth. He sat on His standing horse in the middle of old physical Jerusalem as the vision closed. However, as He stood within the walled area around Jerusalem, I did not see people, other buildings, the Temple, or activity of any kind. I saw dirt and dust, and the wall. At the time I saw this, it struck me that even the wall was old and in disrepair, dusty and dirty. This indicates that Jesus was in the Spirit, manifesting into the physical; and that He is allowing us to see the old physical Jerusalem as He Himself sees it. He sees it as dead and dirty. "This is not limited to the physical Israel, or Jerusalem, but also the dead who no longer wait for their Messiah/Christ to appear, saith the Lord, Amen." Immediately after this vision occurred, God told me to give the following scripture to Bev, a woman who had a vision either during, or before, the church service that Sunday: [1 Cor 10:1-5] Moreover, brethren, I do not want you to be unaware that all our fathers were under the cloud, all passed through the sea, all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, (*)all ate the same spiritual food, and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ. But with most of them God was not well pleased, for their bodies were scattered in the wilderness. NKJV (*) "all ate the same spiritual food, and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ": This reminds one of Communion doesn’t it? Vision Interpretation and Study Guide [NOTE: Though this Vision is complete, we still have more to learn about it as God further interprets it for us.] {All Scriptures are from the NKJV Bible, unless otherwise stated} (1) "white horse" (+) "I also knew Jesus was directly from Heaven, and I was seeing Him on the white horse as taught in Revelations 6:2, and not as seen in Revelations 19:11": [Rev 6:1-2] Now I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals; and I heard one of the four living creatures {Cherubim} saying with a voice like thunder, "Come and see." And I looked, and behold, a white horse. He who sat on it had a (1a)bow {with no arrows}; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer." [NOTE: Nelson’s Study Bible says under their note on Rev 6:2, "Because the first rider is on a white horse and is conquering, some take it to be Christ (vs 19:11 also)... Other widely held views are that this is the anti-Christ, or the spirit of conquest and delusion. (See Matt 24:3-6)" Though I did not see Jesus with a bow, God said, and then again verified, that He had chosen Revelations 6:2; and that indeed this is Christ on the white horse. In this Vision, we see Jesus go forth as a conqueror prior to the "great tribulation". "No arrows", in both Revelations 6:2 and in this Vision, indicate that Christ Jesus is not in battle against those raised from the dead; instead He is here to give them their long awaited individual resurrection. I have been told, prior to this vision, that all four horses, including this white one, went forth onto the earth already <Rev 6:2-8>: the white and red horse sometime between 1996-2001; the black horse on April 23, 2008 and the pale horse on November 20, 2008, with confirmation on December 4, 2008. If you are, or were, not aware of this fact, please ask me for a copy of the "The Four Horses In Revelations Are Upon The Earth NOW". As you re-read Revelations 6:2-8 for yourself, please notice that all four horses are sent out by God, via His four living creatures.Jesus Christ has personally come forth to conquer both the Spiritual and physical realms. We have entered the end-time; the battles are still fought over, and for, the salvation of all mankind. This is God’s ONE eternal intent. God’s people will see spiritual and physical miracles and wonders, through His SPIRITUAL remnant, in magnitude never seen before. The tremendous growth will occur within His Spiritual Church, over which Christ is the Head! God said, through me, on both February 18 and July 11, 2007, "the time of the fullness of the Gentiles is complete, or fulfilled", meaning it was finished and done. At that time, He referenced (1b)Romans 11:16-25. During our daily communion on August 8, 2007, Jesus also said, "This morning the wild (1b2)olive tree has been grafted back in"; He referenced (1b)Romans 11:16-24 again. Today’s Vision confirms these prophetic Words spoken by God on the above dates. Because Jesus’ Spirit is showing us these events happening first in Israel, specifically the opening of the graves at OLD physical Jerusalem, we know without a doubt that this resurrection from the dead, begins with our brothers and sisters mentioned in, but not restricted to, the verse given to me by God’s Holy Spirit (in church – originally for Bev): [1 Cor 10:1-5] Moreover, brethren, I do not want you to be unaware that all our fathers were under the cloud, all passed through the sea, all were baptized into Moses in the (1a2)cloud and in the sea, all ate the same spiritual food, and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ. But with most of them God was not well pleased, for their bodies were scattered in the wilderness."Why does/did Jesus ride into, and see, the EMPTY, deteriorating, dusty, dirty old physical Jerusalem, rather than the (1c)new SPIRITUAL Jerusalem? Notice that those "risen from the dead" did not follow Him into the EMPTY old Jerusalem; rather He rode into the center of the OLD physical Jerusalem by Himself. As we will read, all of God’s people are to enter into God’s (1c)NEW SPIRITUAL JERUSALEM now, even while still on earth. The overwhelming manifestation of the NEWNESS OF CHRIST on earth and in heaven has already begun. Throughout 2010 and 2011 I saw, along with others, the personal spiritual manifestation of Jesus Christ, Himself, in the local churches during worship etc. We have received many more prophecies, revelations, visions etc within this time frame also. Because of this Vision, I expect to see this NEWNESS greatly intensify now among Christ’s/God’s remnant. (1a) "bow {with no arrows}": As I
was studying scriptures for this Vision, I heard God’s Holy Spirit
repeatedly remind me that Jesus will return in the clouds. There
is a reason for this that should become very obvious as we
continue with this Study. I wanted to make it obvious to the
reader now - be sure and pay attention to the very intricate
connection between "the bow", "rainbow", "all flesh", the east,
resurrection, and the "clouds" in this Study. We are standing in
the end of all time!!!!
Jesus is showing us, in this Vision, that He is not here to
"judge" those raised from their graves.
"New Unger’s Bible Dictionary teaches us,
under RAINBOW, that the Hebrew word translated as
"(1a1)rainbow", means "BOW IN THE (1a2)CLOUD,"...
{The rainbow / bow is} "The token of the covenant that God
made with Noah when he came out from the ark {to begin life on
earth ANEW}, that "never again shall the water become a flood
to destroy (1a3)all flesh... Figurative {Rainbow}: Springing as it does from the effect of the sun upon the dark mass of the clouds, it typifies the readiness of the heavenly to pervade the earthly; spread out as it is between heaven and earth, IT PROCLAIMS PEACE BETWEEN GOD AND MAN; and while spanning the whole horizon, it teaches the all-embracing universality of the Noahic covenant. In the wondrous vision shown to John in the Apocalypse (Rev 4:3), it is said that "there was a (1a)rainbow around the throne, like an emerald in appearance"; amid the awful vision of surpassing glory is seen the symbol of hope, the bright emblem of mercy and of love, looking forward from the awful judgments of the Great Tribulation to the establishment of the millennial kingdom and finally to the sinless eternal state. BIBLIOGRAPHY: C. J. Bleeker, The Rainbow (1975). (from The New Unger's Bible Dictionary...){All definitions from New Exhaustive Strong’s Numbers and Concordance with Expanded Greek and Hebrew Dictionary, unless otherwise stated} (1a1)
"Rainbow (+) Bow" {As In} [Gen 9:8-17] Then God spoke to Noah and to his sons with him, saying: "And as for Me, behold, I establish My covenant with you and with your descendants after you, and with every living creature that is with you: the birds, the cattle, and every beast of the earth with you, of all that go out of the ark, every beast of the earth. Thus I establish My covenant with you: Never again shall (1a3)all flesh be cut off by the waters of the flood; never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth." And God said: "This is the (1a4)SIGN of the covenant which I make between Me and you, and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations: I set My (1a1)RAINBOW IN THE CLOUD, and it shall be for the SIGN of the covenant between Me and the earth. It shall be, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the rainbow shall be seen in the cloud; and I will remember My covenant which is between Me and you and every living creature of (1a3)all flesh; the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy (1a3)all flesh. The rainbow shall be in the cloud, and I will look on it to remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of (1a3)all flesh that is on the earth." And God said to Noah, "This is the (1a4)SIGN of the covenant which I have established between Me and (1a3)all flesh that is on the earth." [Dan 7:9-14] "I watched till thrones were put in place, and the Ancient of Days {our Father; Yahweh/Yehovah; Eternal Self Existent} was seated; His garment was white as snow, and the hair of His head was like pure wool. His throne was a fiery flame, its wheels a burning fire; a fiery stream issued and came forth from before Him. A thousand thousands ministered to Him; ten thousand times ten thousand stood before Him. The court was seated, and the books were opened. "I watched then because of the sound of the pompous words which the horn was speaking; I watched till the beast was slain, and its body destroyed and given to the burning flame. As for the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away, yet their lives were prolonged for a season and a time. I was watching in the night visions, and behold, One like the Son of Man, coming with the CLOUDS of heaven! He came to the Ancient of Days, and they brought Him near before Him. Then TO HIM WAS GIVEN DOMINION AND GLORY AND A KINGDOM, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and His kingdom the one which shall not be destroyed. NKJV {also see Rev 7:9-12} [Matt 24:30] Then (1a4)THE SIGN of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and THEY WILL SEE THE SON OF MAN COMING ON THE CLOUDS OF HEAVEN with power and great glory. NKJV [Matthew 26:64] 64 Jesus said to him, "It is as you said. Nevertheless, I say to you, hereafter you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power, and coming on the CLOUDS of heaven." (Also see Mk 13:26; Mk 14:62) [Revelation 1:7] Behold, He is coming with clouds, and EVERY EYE WILL SEE HIM, EVEN THEY WHO PIERCED HIM. And ALL the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. Even so, Amen. (1a3) "all flesh":
[Joel 2:28-29] "And it shall come to pass afterward that I will pour out My Spirit on ALL FLESH; {just} your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, {just} your old men shall dream dreams, {just} your young men shall see visions. And also on {just} My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days. [Acts 2:17-18] 'And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, That I will pour out of My Spirit on ALL FLESH; {just} your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, {just} your young men shall see visions, just}. And on {just} My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy. (1a4) "SIGN": OT:226 OT:225 ... properly,
to come, i.e. ... to assent: KJV - consent. (1b) Romans 11:16-25: [NOTE: I have increased Jesus’ reference because it pertains to this particular Vision] [Rom 11:1-32] What then? Israel has not obtained what it seeks; but THE (1b1)ELECT HAVE OBTAINED IT, and THE REST WERE BLINDED. Just as it is written: "God has given them a spirit of stupor, EYES THAT THEY SHOULD NOT SEE AND EARS THAT THEY SHOULD NOT HEAR, to this very day." And David says: " Let their table become a snare and a trap, a
stumbling block and a recompense to them. Let their eyes be
darkened, so that they do not see, and bow down their back
always." For if the firstfruit {Christ} is holy, the lump is also holy; and if the root is holy, so are the branches. And if some of the branches {Israel} were broken off, and you, being a wild (1b2)olive tree {Gentiles converted}, were grafted in among them {Israel/Jew}, and with them became a partaker of the root and fatness of the (1b2)olive tree, do not boast against the branches. But if you do boast, remember that you do not support the root, but the root supports you. You will say then, "Branches were broken off that I might be grafted in." Well said. Because of unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by faith. Do not be haughty, but fear. For if God did not spare the natural branches {Israel; Jews}, He may not spare you either. Therefore consider the goodness and severity of God: on those who fell, severity; but toward you, goodness, if you continue in His goodness. Otherwise you also will be cut off. And they also, IF THEY DO NOT CONTINUE IN UNBELIEF, WILL BE GRAFTED IN, for God is able to graft them in again. For if you were cut out of the (1b2)olive tree which is wild by nature, and were grafted contrary to nature into a cultivated olive tree {Jews; Israel}, HOW MUCH MORE WILL THESE, WHO ARE NATURAL BRANCHES, BE GRAFTED INTO THEIR OWN (1b2)OLIVE TREE? For I do not desire, brethren, that you should
be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own
opinion, that BLINDNESS IN PART HAS HAPPENED TO ISRAEL UNTIL
THE FULLNESS OF THE GENTILES HAS COME IN {Feb18, July 11,
Aug 8, 2007}. And so ALL ISRAEL WILL BE SAVED, as it is
written: "The Deliverer will come out of (1b3)Zion, and He
will turn away ungodliness from Jacob {Israel; Israel
literally means Prince of God}; for this is My covenant
with them, when I take away their sins {through their promised
Messiah/Christ}." Concerning the gospel they are enemies for
your sake, but concerning the election they are beloved for the
sake of the fathers. For the gifts and the calling of God are
irrevocable. For as you were once disobedient to God, yet have
now obtained mercy through their disobedience, even so these
also have now been disobedient, THAT THROUGH THE MERCY SHOWN
YOU THEY ALSO MAY OBTAIN MERCY. FOR GOD HAS COMMITTED THEM ALL TO
DISOBEDIENCE, THAT HE MIGHT HAVE MERCY ON ALL. Remember the
verse that God gave me for Bev – the lady in my church? It said:
(1b2) "oaks or olive trees":
OAKS: OLIVE TREES: [Rev 11:1-6] Then I was given a reed like a
measuring rod. And the angel stood, saying, "Rise and measure
the temple of God, the altar, and those who worship there. 2 But
leave out the court which is outside the temple, and do not
measure it, for IT HAS BEEN given to the Gentiles.
And they will tread the holy city {Jerusalem} underfoot for
forty-two months. 3 And I will give power to my two
witnesses, and they will prophesy one thousand two
hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth." These are the two olive trees and
the two lampstands standing before the God of the earth. 5 And
if anyone wants to harm them, fire {Holy Spirit Fire as
God speaks through them} proceeds from their mouth and
devours their enemies. And if anyone wants to harm them,
he must be killed in this manner. 6 These have power {promised
with the Holy Spirit} to shut heaven, so that no rain falls in
the days of their prophecy; and they have power over waters to
turn them to blood, and to strike the earth with all plagues,
as often as they desire. NKJV
(1b3) "Zion":
"... (fortification) - the city of David
and the city of God. The meaning of the word Zion underwent a
distinct progression in its usage throughout the Bible.
(1c) "NEW SPIRITUAL (HEAVENLY)
JERUSALEM": [Gal 4:21-31] Tell me, you who desire to be under the law, do you not hear the law? 22 For it is written that Abraham had two sons: the one by a bondwoman, the other by a freewoman. 23 But he who was of the bondwoman was born according to the flesh, and he of the freewoman through promise {Spirit}, 24 which things are symbolic. For these are the two covenants: the one from Mount Sinai which gives birth to bondage, which is Hagar — 25 for this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and corresponds to {physical} Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children — 26 BUT THE {new} JERUSALEM ABOVE IS FREE {and Spirit}, WHICH IS THE MOTHER OF US ALL. 27 For it is written: "Rejoice, O barren, you who do not bear! Break forth and shout, you who are not in labor! For the desolate has many more children than she who has a Husband." 28 Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are children of promise. 29 But, as he who was born according to the flesh then persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, even so it is now. 30 Nevertheless what does the Scripture say? "Cast out the bondwoman and her son, for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman." 31 So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman but of the free. NKJV [Rev 21:1-5] Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the
first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was
no more sea. 2 Then I, John, saw the HOLY CITY, NEW
JERUSALEM, COMING DOWN OUT OF HEAVEN from God, PREPARED as a
Bride {Strong’s Concordance: also a son’s wife} adorned
for her Husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from heaven
saying, "Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He
will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God
Himself will be with them and be their God. 4 And God will wipe
away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death,
nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the
former things have passed away." 5 Then He who sat on the throne
said, "Behold, I make all things new." And
He said to me, "Write, for these words are true and faithful."
NKJV
[Notice that the New Spiritual Jerusalem, as
opposed to the old physical Jerusalem, "comes down from heaven"
already "PREPARED as a Bride {or son’s wife} adorned for her
Husband." Where was she prepared? Revelations
19:7-8 somewhat answers this question for us: "Let us be glad
and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the
Lamb HAS COME, and His WIFE HAS MADE HERSELF READY." 8 And
to her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and
bright, for the fine linen is THE RIGHTEOUS ACTS OF
THE SAINTS. NKJV] The graveyard I saw Jesus ride through is located in the
(2a)Kidron Valley. It has also been called and named the
Valley of Jehoshaphat. It is "... the ambition of every
pious Jew to be buried {in this graveyard} on the
slopes of this valley, TO BE AT HAND AT THE RESURRECTION.
This, too, was an ordinary place for Jewish graves in preexilic
times (2 Kings 23:6, etc). The valley today, especially
that PART ADJACENT TO THE TEMPLE, is crowded with Moslem and
Jewish graves..." (copied from E. W. G. Masterman;
bibleatlas.org/valley_of_jehoshaphat.htm)
Again, I remind you of the verse that God gave me immediately
after I saw this Vision? This becomes extremely important in
understanding God’s full intent in giving us this Vision! [1 Cor
10:1-5] Moreover, brethren, I do not want you to be unaware that
all our fathers were under the cloud, all passed through the
sea, (*)all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the
sea, all ate the same spiritual food, and all drank the same
spiritual drink. For they drank of that spiritual Rock
that followed them, and that Rock was Christ. But with
most of them God was not well pleased, for their bodies were
scattered in the wilderness. NKJV (*) "all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the
sea, all ate the same spiritual food, and all drank the same
spiritual drink. For they drank of that spiritual Rock that
followed them, and that Rock was Christ":
Heb 11:11-16 By faith Sarah herself also received
strength to conceive seed, and she bore a child when she was
past the age, because she judged Him faithful who had promised.
12 Therefore from one man, and him as good as dead, were born as
many as the stars of the sky in multitude — innumerable as
the sand which is by the seashore.
13 These {Israelite} ALL died in faith,
not having received the promises, but having seen them
afar off were assured of them, embraced them and confessed
that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. 14 For those
who say such things declare plainly that they seek a homeland.
15 And truly if they had called to mind that country from which
they had come out, they would have had opportunity to return. 16
But now they desire a better, that is, a heavenly country.
Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has
prepared a city {New Heavenly Jerusalem} for them.
THE FIRST TIME THE DEAD JEWS/ISRAELITES WERE RAISED FROM
THE GRAVES & ENTERED OLD PHYSICAL JERUSALEM: [Matt 27:50-53] And Jesus cried out again
with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit {from His cross}.
Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to
bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split,
and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the SAINTS
{Jews; Israelites} who had fallen asleep were raised; and
coming out of the graves AFTER HIS RESURRECTION, they went into
the holy city {old or new physical Jerusalem?} and
appeared to many. NKJV THE DEAD JEWS/ISRAELITES/ALL CONVERTS INTO THE MESSIAH/CHRIST RISE FROM THEIR GRAVES AGAIN - IN THE FUTURE: [1 Cor 15:50-57] Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does corruption inherit incorruption. Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed — in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: "Death is swallowed up in victory." O Death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory? The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. BUT THANKS BE TO GOD, WHO GIVES US THE VICTORY THROUGH OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. [1 Thess 4:15-5:1] For this we say to you by the word of the
Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of
the Lord WILL BY NO MEANS PRECEDE THOSE WHO ARE ASLEEP. For
the Lord Himself will descend {in the future}
from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel,
and with the trumpet of God. And (2b)THE DEAD IN
CHRIST WILL RISE FIRST. THEN we who are alive and remain shall
be caught up TOGETHER WITH THEM in the clouds TO MEET THE LORD
IN THE AIR. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.
Therefore comfort one another with these words.
Remember that there are
Muslims buried in the graveyard across from the Golden Gate.
Were they raised from their graves with the others? I don’t know
who was raised for sure. Jesus did not make it clear to me. In
this Vision, I said, "
(2a) KIDRON VALLEY: Wikipedia teaches us, with
regards to the Kidron Valley: "... is the valley on the
eastern side of The Old City of Jerusalem which features
significantly in the Bible..." The Kidron Valley runs along the eastern wall of The
Old City of Jerusalem, separating the Temple Mount from
the Mount of Olives. It then continues east
through the Judean Desert, towards the Dead Sea,
descending 4000 feet along its 20 mile course. The
settlement Kedar, located on a ridge above the valley, is
named after it. The neighborhood of Wadi Al-Joz bears the
valley's Arabic name.
At one time, the water of the Gihon Spring flowed
through the valley, but it was diverted by Hezekiah's
tunnel to supply water to Jerusalem...
"Since the 4th century A.D. the KIDRON ... valley has
been named the Valley of Jehoshaphat. The tradition is
now strongest among the Moslems who point out the exact
scene of the Judgment; the Bridge As Sirat, dividing
heaven and hell, is to stretch across this valley from the
Charam area to the Mount of Olives ...
Jehoshaphat... "means "Yahweh judgeth," and `emeq,
"wide," "open valley"... The name is used in Joel
3:2... (2a1)THE SCENE OF JUDGEMENT: "Let the
nations bestir themselves, and come up to the (2a1)valley
of Jehoshaphat; for there will I {our Father} sit
to judge all the nations round about" (Joel 3:12).
(2a1)"THE VALLEY OF DECISION" (OR "SHARP JUDGMENT")
is another name the prophet gives to this spot (Joel
3:14)." (E. W. G. Masterman; copied from bibleatlas.org/valley_of_jehoshaphat.htm)
(2a1) "THE SCENE OF JUDGEMENT: Let the nations bestir themselves, and come up to
the valley of Jehoshaphat; for there will I {our Father} sit
to judge all the nations round about"... THE VALLEY OF DECISION":
[Joel 3:1-21] (God Judges the Nations ) "For behold, in those days and at that time, when I bring back the captives of Judah and Jerusalem, I will also gather all nations, and bring them down to the VALLEY OF JEHOSHAPHAT {Valley of Decision}; and I will enter into judgment with them there on account of My people, My heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations; they have also divided up My land... 6 Also the people of Judah and the people of Jerusalem you have sold to the Greeks {Gentiles}, that you may remove them far from their borders... 9 Proclaim this among the nations: "Prepare for war! Wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near, let them come up. Beat your plowshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears; let the weak say, 'I am strong.'" Assemble and come, all you nations, and gather together all around. Cause Your mighty ones to go down there, O LORD. Let the nations be WAKENED, and come up to the VALLEY OF JEHOSHAPHAT {Valley of Decision}; for there I will sit to judge all the surrounding nations. Put in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Come, go down; for the winepress is full, the vats overflow — For their wickedness is great." {also read Rev 14:14-20} Multitudes, multitudes in the VALLEY OF DECISION {Valley Of Jehoshaphat}! For the day of the LORD is near in the VALLEY OF DECISION {Valley Of Jehoshaphat}.THE SUN AND MOON WILL GROW DARK, AND THE STARS WILL DIMINISH THEIR BRIGHTNESS. THE LORD ALSO WILL ROAR FROM ZION, AND UTTER HIS VOICE FROM JERUSALEM; THE HEAVENS AND EARTH WILL SHAKE; BUT THE LORD WILL BE A SHELTER FOR HIS PEOPLE, AND THE STRENGTH OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL. SO YOU SHALL KNOW THAT I AM THE LORD YOUR GOD {FATHER}, DWELLING IN ZION MY HOLY MOUNTAIN. THEN JERUSALEM SHALL BE HOLY, AND NO ALIENS SHALL EVER PASS THROUGH HER AGAIN." {also read Matt 24:29-31} And it will come to pass in that day that the mountains shall drip with new wine, the hills shall flow with milk, and all the brooks of Judah shall be flooded with water; a fountain shall flow from the house of the LORD and water the Valley of Acacias. "Egypt shall be a desolation, And Edom a desolate wilderness, because of violence against the people of Judah, for they have shed innocent blood in their land. BUT JUDAH SHALL ABIDE FOREVER, AND JERUSALEM FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION. FOR I WILL ACQUIT THEM OF THE GUILT OF BLOODSHED, WHOM I HAD NOT ACQUITTED; FOR THE LORD DWELLS IN ZION."
(2b) "THE
DEAD IN CHRIST WILL RISE FIRST. THEN we who are alive and
remain shall be caught up TOGETHER WITH THEM": (3) Ezekiel 37 (+) "we know it is the Holy Spirit who raises the dead, we know that these Beings were given God’s new SPIRITUAL LIFE, as in Ezekiel 37, as Christ pointed at them" (+) "raised the dead" (+) "they are the ‘dead in Christ’, or part of the dead in Christ, that will rise first" (+) "raised dead stood slightly above the ground and moved forward as an army behind Jesus": [Rom 8:9-11] But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His. 10 And if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. 11 But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you. NKJV {also see (3a)Acts 2:14-21, below} (3a) [Acts 2:14-21]
17'And it shall come to pass (3a1) in the last days, says God, that I will pour out of My Spirit on ALL FLESH; {just} YOUR SONS AND YOUR DAUGHTERS SHALL PROPHESY, {just} your young men shall see visions, {just} your old men shall dream dreams. 18 And {also} on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and {just} THEY SHALL PROPHESY {as opposed to ALL FLESH}. 19 I will show wonders in heaven above and signs in the earth beneath: blood and fire and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the coming of the great and awesome day of the LORD. 21 And it shall come to pass that whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved.' NKJV (3a1) "in the last days...I will pour out of My Spirit on ALL FLESH; YOUR SONS AND YOUR DAUGHTERS SHALL PROPHESY, your young men shall see visions, your old men shall dream dreams...": Who is Peter speaking to? Men of Judea - Jews/Israelites! As he quotes Joel, who spoke to the Israelites, we read that God PROMISED to pour out His SPIRIT ON ALL FLESH! Not just the saved in Christ. That’s what it says!! However, there is a special blessing given to those who are God’s chosen people - those saved through Christ. That special blessing is, "I will pour out of My Spirit on... YOUR SONS AND YOUR DAUGHTERS SHALL PROPHESY {God will speak through them in their own language}, YOUR YOUNG MEN SHALL SEE VISIONS, YOUR OLD MEN SHALL DREAM DREAMS. 18 And ON MY MENSERVANTS AND ON MY MAIDSERVANTS I WILL POUR OUT MY SPIRIT IN THOSE DAYS; AND THEY SHALL PROPHESY. Notice that God divided the people into two groups in Acts 2:14-21, "(1a3)all flesh" and Israel’s "sons and daughters", later called "My menservants and My maidservants". Why, in the LAST DAYS (vs 17), would God pour out His Spirit on ALL FLESH, whether they are believers or not? 1 Corinthians 12:3 answers this in part, saying, "Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed, and no one {speaking by the Spirit of God} can say that Jesus is Lord EXCEPT BY the Holy Spirit." With regards to "all flesh" we are told that mankind is having the Holy Spirit poured out on their flesh SO THAT THEY CAN SAY JESUS IS LORD, and receive Christ’s Salvation! Keep in mind that on the Day of Pentecost in Acts 2 all those who had the Holy Spirit speak through them, and most all listeners, if not all listeners, were Jewish/Israelites/Hebrews. Christ Jesus, Himself, is a Jew from the tribe of Judah, within the nation of Israel. Basically, GOD GAVE HIS PERMISSION FOR THE GENTILES to enter into Christ’s Body of Believers {Church} in Acts 10 through Peter’s vision. In other words, the Promises were made to Christ/Messiah through Abraham; at that time, the Gentiles were the late comers. Israel’s/God’s "sons and daughters/menservants and maidservants: "If you have confessed that Jesus Christ is your Lord, you have already had God’s Holy Spirit poured out on your flesh. If you have confessed "Jesus is Lord", the Holy Spirit confirmed His presence as you heard Him speak through you. You may not have recognized the confession as the Holy Spirit speaking through you, but remember, NO ONE CAN SAY THAT JESUS IS LORD EXCEPT BY THE HOLY SPIRIT. Praise God! All who have confessed "Jesus is Lord" will, or do, prophesy; that is, hear God in their native language. They can also expect to see visions and dream dreams. In fact, speaking in tongues is never promised to God’s people; but prophesying is promised two times, and Visions and Dreams are promised to God’s people once. EZEKIEL 37: In reality it would be just as correct
to translate the Hebrew word ruwach as SPIRIT every
time it is used, at least in Ezekiel 37. This is what I
have done below; in so doing, we receive a new
understanding of God’s Vision through Ezekiel.
[Ezek 37:1-14] The hand of the LORD
came upon me and brought me {Ezekiel} out in
the Spirit of the LORD {our Father}, and set me down
in the midst of the valley; and it was
full of bones. 2 Then He caused me to pass by them
all around, and behold, there were very many in
the open valley; and indeed they were very
dry. 3 And He said to me, "Son of man, can these
bones live?"
So I answered, "O Lord GOD, You
know." 4. Again He said to me, "Prophesy {God
spoke thru him in his own language} to these bones, and
say to them, 'O dry bones, hear the word of the LORD! 5
Thus says the Lord GOD to these bones: "Surely I
will cause SPIRIT to enter into you, and you shall live
<Jn 6:63; Rom 8:2-11; 2 Cor 3:6Gal 6:8>. 6 I will put
{new} sinews on you and bring {new} flesh upon you,
cover you with {new} skin and put SPIRIT in you;
and you shall live. Then you shall know that I
am the LORD."' 7 So I prophesied as I was commanded; and
as I prophesied, there was a noise, and suddenly a
rattling; and the bones came together, bone to bone. 8
Indeed, as I looked, the sinews and the flesh came upon
them, and the skin covered them over; but there was
no SPIRIT in them. 9 (*)Also He said to me, "Prophesy
to the SPIRIT, prophesy, son of man, and
say to the SPIRIT, 'Thus says the Lord
GOD: "Come from the four winds/SPIRIT(s), O
SPIRIT/wind, and breathe on these slain, that they
may live."' 10 So I prophesied as He commanded me,
and SPIRIT came into them, and they lived, and stood
upon their feet, an EXCEEDINGLY GREAT ARMY.
(3b) Then He said to me, "Son of man,
THESE BONES ARE THE WHOLE HOUSE OF ISRAEL
{which includes Gentiles who are now in Christ}. They
indeed say, 'Our bones are dry, OUR HOPE IS LOST,
AND WE OURSELVES ARE CUT OFF!' 12
Therefore prophesy and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord
GOD: "BEHOLD, O MY PEOPLE, I WILL OPEN YOUR GRAVES
AND CAUSE YOU TO COME UP FROM YOUR GRAVES, AND BRING YOU
INTO THE LAND OF ISRAEL {physical or
Spiritual?}. 13 THEN YOU SHALL KNOW THAT I AM THE
LORD, WHEN I HAVE OPENED YOUR GRAVES, O MY PEOPLE,
AND BROUGHT YOU UP FROM YOUR GRAVES. 14 I WILL
PUT MY SPIRIT IN YOU, AND YOU SHALL LIVE, and I
will place you in your own land. Then you shall know
that I, the LORD, have spoken it and performed it," says
the LORD.'" NKJV]
(3b1) Ezekiel 37:11-14:
Nelson’s Study Bible in their notes under Ezekiel
37:11-14 teaches, " The bones symbolize the
whole house of Israel. This identification picks
up on imagery already used: (1) those identified as
dry or spiritually dead (see vv 2-5); (2) those
identified as despondent and dejected, with no
apparent hope of being "RESURRECTED"
as the people of the living God; and (3) those
described as disassembled and dispersed before being
rejoined and rebuilt (see vv 6-10). The major thrust
of this passage is the coming spiritual rebirth of
God’s chosen people through the agency of His Spirit
(see vv 15-28; 36:22-32). The spiritual rebirth would
miraculously revive and restore human beings to what
God had intended them to be in the beginning. The same
body-breath sequence occurs in the creation of Adam
(see Gen 2:7)."
Because God said "Ezekiel 37" as
Jesus pointed to the graves and the dead rose, and
because of Nelson’s Study Bible statement above,
finally because this is what God has shown me as I
have meditated on this Vision, we KNOW that as Jesus
rose the dead in this Vision, He was speaking of the
three groups referenced in Ezekiel 37:1-14, and listed
in the above paragraph. He is showing that as this
Vision occurs in real time, we will see "(1) those
identified as dry or spiritually dead (see vv 2-5);
(2) those identified as despondent and dejected, with
no apparent hope of being "RESURRECTED" as
the people of the living God; and (3) those
described as disassembled and dispersed before being
rejoined and rebuilt (see vv 6-10). The major
thrust of this passage is the coming spiritual rebirth
of God’s chosen people through the agency of His
Spirit (see vv 15-28; 36:22-32). The spiritual rebirth
would miraculously revive and restore human beings to
what God had intended them to be in the beginning."
Remember Jesus’ quoted statement, as He allowed us to
see the old physical Jerusalem as He Himself sees it?
He saw it as dead and dirty, and said, "This is not
limited to the physical Israel, or Jerusalem, but also
the dead who no longer wait for their Messiah/Christ
to appear, saith the Lord, Amen." It was also an all
inclusive statement.
As I said above, "God said
through me, on both February 18 and July 11, 2007,
"the time of the fullness of the Gentiles is complete,
or fulfilled", meaning it was finished and done.
At that time, He referenced Romans 11:16-25.
During our daily communion on August 8, 2007, Jesus
also said, "This morning the wild olive tree has been
grafted back in"; He referenced Romans 11:16-24
again."
(*)Verse 9, above:
(3d)
"TWO KINGDOMS": The
Hebrew word that ra’ comes from gives us insight
into God’s definition of "EVIL": OT:7489 ra`a`... to
spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); ... to
make (or be) good for nothing, i.e. bad (physically,
socially or morally)..." (Copied from New Exhaustive
Strong's Numbers and Concordance with Expanded
Greek-Hebrew Dictionary...)
(3f)
ONE SHEPHERD: WHY IS JERUSALEM’S GOLDEN GATE
IMPORTANT "The Golden Gate, as it is called
in Christian literature, is the oldest of the
current gates in Jerusalem's Old City Walls. (4b)ACCORDING
TO JEWISH TRADITION, THE SHEKHINAH ... (DIVINE
PRESENCE) {ALSO GLORY} USED TO APPEAR THROUGH THIS
GATE, AND WILL APPEAR AGAIN WHEN THE MESSIAH COMES Though the gate is sealed today, "in Jewish tradition, this is the gate through which the Messiah will enter Jerusalem. Ottoman Sultan Suleiman sealed off the Golden Gate in 1541 to prevent the Messiah's entrance. The Muslims also built a cemetery in front of the gate, in the belief that the precursor to the Messiah, Elijah, would not be able to pass through the Golden Gate and thus the Messiah would not come... ACCORDING TO JEWISH TRADITION, THE MESSIAH WILL ENTER THROUGH THE GATE RIDING ON A WHITE (4c)DONKEY. EVER SINCE THE DESTRUCTION OF THE TEMPLE THE JEWS PRAY HERE TO REBUILD THE GATE AND ALLOW THE SPIRIT OF GOD TO RETURN TO THE CITY, AND THE MESSIAH TO PASS THE GATE, ASKING FOR MERCY AND REVIVAL OF THE GATE (HENCE THE JEWISH NAME OF THE GATE: SHA'AR HARACHAMIM - GATE OF THE MERCY). ACCORDING TO CHRISTIAN RELIGION, JESUS IS THE MESSIAH; ... HE ENTERED THROUGH THE GOLDEN GATE ON THE SUNDAY BEFORE PASSOVER ("PALM SUNDAY") RIDING ON A (4c)DONKEY, AN EVENT THAT FURTHER ANGERED THE JEWISH LEADERS AND EVENTUALLY LED TO THE CRUCIFIXION SEVERAL DAYS LATER. ... the Golden gate the oldest gate in the present walls..." (4a) "prince": (Christ Our Prince of Peace) [Acts
5:29-32] But Peter and the other apostles answered
and said:"We ought to obey God rather than men. The
God of our fathers raised up Jesus whom you murdered
by hanging on a tree. Him God has exalted to His
right hand to be Prince and Savior, to give
repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.
And we are His witnesses to these things, and so
also is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those
who obey Him." NKJV [Ezek 44:1-4] (THE EAST GATE AND THE
PRINCE)
Then He brought me
{Ezekiel} back to the outer gate of the
Sanctuary which faces toward the East, but
it was shut. And the LORD said to me, "THIS GATE
SHALL BE SHUT; IT SHALL NOT BE OPENED, AND NO
MAN SHALL ENTER BY IT, BECAUSE THE LORD GOD
OF ISRAEL HAS ENTERED BY IT; THEREFORE IT SHALL BE
SHUT. 3 AS FOR THE PRINCE, BECAUSE HE IS
THE PRINCE, HE MAY SIT IN IT TO EAT BREAD BEFORE
THE LORD {also as a Priest}; HE SHALL
ENTER BY WAY OF THE VESTIBULE OF THE {eastern}
GATEWAY, AND GO OUT THE SAME WAY."
Also He brought me by way of
the north gate to the front of the temple;
so I looked, and behold, THE GLORY OF THE LORD
FILLED THE HOUSE OF THE LORD; AND I FELL ON MY
FACE...
[Ezek 46:2-18] 'Thus says the
Lord GOD: "The gateway of the inner court that
faces toward the east shall be shut the six
working days; but on the Sabbath it shall be
opened, and on the day of the New Moon it shall be
opened. 2 The Prince {Israel had a physical
Prince also} shall enter by way of the
vestibule of the gateway from the outside, and
stand by the gatepost. The priests shall prepare
his burnt offering and his peace offerings. He
shall worship at the threshold of the gate
{also see Isa 60; Ps 118:-24-19}. Then he shall
go out, but the gate shall not be shut until
evening. 3 Likewise the people of the land shall
worship at the entrance to this gateway before the
LORD on the Sabbaths and the New Moons. 4 The
burnt offering that the prince offers to the LORD
on the Sabbath day shall be six lambs without
blemish, and a ram {older male sheep}
without blemish... 10 THE PRINCE SHALL THEN
BE IN THEIR MIDST {Middle; Center}.
(4a)WHEN THEY GO IN, HE SHALL GO IN; AND
WHEN THEY GO OUT, HE SHALL GO OUT... 12 "NOW
WHEN THE PRINCE MAKES A VOLUNTARY BURNT OFFERING
OR VOLUNTARY PEACE OFFERING TO THE LORD, THE
GATE THAT FACES TOWARD THE EAST SHALL THEN BE
OPENED FOR HIM; AND HE SHALL PREPARE HIS
BURNT OFFERING AND HIS PEACE OFFERINGS AS HE DID
ON THE SABBATH DAY. THEN HE SHALL GO OUT, AND
AFTER HE GOES OUT THE GATE SHALL BE SHUT...
16 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "If the prince
gives a gift of some of his inheritance to any of
his sons, it shall belong to his sons; it is their
possession by inheritance. 17 But if he gives a
gift of some of his inheritance to one of his
servants, it shall be his until the year of
liberty, after which it shall return to the prince
. But his inheritance shall belong to his sons; it
shall become theirs. 18 Moreover the
prince shall not take any of the people's
inheritance by evicting them from their property;
he shall provide an inheritance for his sons from
his own property, so that none of My people may be
scattered from his property...."NKJV (4a) "when
they go in, he {the Prince} shall go in;
and when they go out, he shall go out...
when the Prince makes a voluntary burnt offering
or voluntary peace offering to the lord {our
Father}, THE GATE THAT FACES TOWARD THE EAST
SHALL THEN BE OPENED FOR HIM; and he shall
prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings
as he did on the Sabbath day. THEN HE SHALL GO
OUT, AND AFTER HE GOES OUT THE GATE SHALL BE SHUT": [Rev 3:7-12] "And to the angel
of the church in Philadelphia {love as brothers}
write, "These things says He who is holy, He who
is true, He who has the key of David, He who
opens and no one shuts, and shuts and no one opens:
‘I know your works. See, I have set before you
an open door, and no one can shut it;
for you have a little strength, have kept My word,
and have not denied My name. Indeed I will make
those of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are
Jews and are not, but lie — indeed I will make
them come and worship before your feet, and to
know that I have loved you. Because you have kept
My command to persevere, (4a1)I also will
keep you from the hour of trial which shall come
upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on
the earth. Behold, I am coming quickly!
Hold fast what you have, that no one may take your
crown. He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar
in the temple of My God, and (4a1) "I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth": This is the only church promised this in revelations! They are given this from Christ Jesus because they walk in "LOVE", "brotherly Love" as Christ, Himself, did and DOES! This is also the only Church, in revelations, given an "open door". To the Church of (Rev 3:14) Laodiceans He says, "I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me." {also see (5) below} (4b) "ACCORDING TO JEWISH TRADITION, THE SHEKHINAH ... (DIVINE PRESENCE) {ALSO GLORY} USED TO APPEAR THROUGH THIS GATE, AND WILL APPEAR AGAIN WHEN THE MESSIAH COMES" (+) "(Ezekiel 44:1–3, above )":(DEVINE PRESENCE/GLORY) {Ezek 40:1-5} In the twenty-fifth year of our captivity, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after the city was captured, on the very same day the hand of the LORD {God our Father} was upon me; and He took me there. 2 In the visions of God He took me into the land of Israel and set me on a very high mountain; on it toward the south was SOMETHING LIKE the structure of a city {Jerusalem: old or new?}. 3 He took me there, and behold, there was a man whose appearance was like the appearance of bronze. He had a line of flax and a measuring rod in his hand, and he stood in the gateway. 4 And the man said to me, "Son of man, look with your eyes and hear with your ears, and fix your mind on everything I show you; for you were brought here so that I might show them to you. Declare to the house of Israel everything you see." 5 Now there was a wall all around the outside of the temple... (The Temple, the LORD's Dwelling Place) {Ezek 43:1-12} Afterward he brought me to the gate {in the wall}, THE GATE THAT FACES TOWARD THE EAST. 2 and Behold, THE GLORY OF THE GOD OF ISRAEL CAME FROM THE WAY OF THE EAST. His voice was like the sound of many waters; and the earth shone with his glory. 3 It was like the appearance of the vision which I saw — like the vision which I saw when I came to destroy the city. The visions were like the vision which I saw by the River Chebar; and I fell on my face. 4 And the glory of the LORD came into the temple by way of the GATE WHICH FACES TOWARD THE EAST. 5 THE SPIRIT LIFTED ME UP AND BROUGHT ME INTO THE INNER COURT; AND BEHOLD, THE GLORY OF THE LORD FILLED THE TEMPLE. 6 Then I heard Him speaking to me from the temple, while a man {He was with the LORD God Almighty - angel?} stood beside me. 7 And He {God} said to me, "Son of man, THIS IS THE PLACE OF MY THRONE AND THE PLACE OF THE SOLES OF MY FEET, WHERE I WILL DWELL IN THE MIDST {middle; center} OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL FOREVER. No more shall the house of Israel defile My holy name, they nor their kings, by their harlotry or with the carcasses of their kings on their high places. 8 When they set their threshold by My threshold, and their doorpost by My doorpost, with a wall between them and Me, they defiled My holy name by the abominations which they committed; therefore I have consumed them in My anger. 9 Now let them put their harlotry and the carcasses of their kings far away from Me, AND I WILL DWELL IN THEIR MIDST {middle; center} FOREVER... 12 This is the law of the temple: The WHOLE AREA SURROUNDING THE MOUNTAINTOP IS MOST HOLY. Behold, this is the law of the temple... (4c) "DONKEY":Most Christians believe and teach that Jesus Christ will ride upon a white horse, rather than a donkey, when He returns as King: JESUS CHRIST RODE A DONKEY:
[Matt 21:1-11] Jesus sent two disciples,
saying to them, "Go into the village opposite
you, and immediately you will find a donkey
tied, and a colt with her. Loose them and
bring them to Me. And if anyone says anything
to you, you shall say, 'The Lord has need of
them,' and immediately he will send them." All
this was done that it might be fulfilled which
was spoken by the prophet, saying: "Tell
the daughter of Zion {Jerusalem},
'Behold, your King {Jesus Christ}
is coming to you, lowly, and sitting on
a donkey, a colt, the foal of a donkey
.'" So the disciples went and did as Jesus
commanded them. They brought the donkey and
the colt, laid their clothes on them, and set
Him on them. And a very great multitude
spread their clothes on the road; others cut
down branches from the {palm} trees and
spread them on the road. Then the multitudes
who went before and those who followed cried
out, saying: "Hosanna to the Son of David!
'Blessed is He who comes in the name of the
LORD {OT: Yahweh/Jehovah; Eternal Self
Existent}!' Hosanna in the highest!" And
when He had come into Jerusalem, all the city
{Jerusalem}, was moved, saying, "Who is
this?" So the multitudes said, "This is Jesus,
the Prophet from Nazareth of Galilee."
{DO NOT MISS READING THE FOLLOWING SCRIPTURES -
GET READY TO PRAISE GOD, CHRIST AND HOLY SPIRIT!} {MUST READ: Zech 8: thru 9:8} THEN read the
following!!! Notice in (the MUST READ, above) Zech 9:8, God
said, "Now I have seen with My eyes". This is what
Jesus was doing in old Jerusalem: He was here
seeing with His eyes. Has He SPIRITUALLY appeared
in your Church, your home etc as yet? I have seen
Him myself many, many times recently, as have many
that I know. He is here, has been here, surveying
His army/troops! [Zech 9:9-17] (The Coming King ) "Rejoice
greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O daughter of
Jerusalem! Behold, your King {Christ} is coming to
you; He is just and having salvation, LOWLY AND
RIDING ON A DONKEY, A COLT, THE FOAL OF A DONKEY
{before His crucifixion and resurrection}.
I will cut off the chariot
{instrument of warfare} from Ephraim and the
horse {Christ is on His horse during this
time!} from Jerusalem; the
battle bow {instrument of warfare}
shall be cut off. He shall speak
peace to the nations; His dominion
shall be 'from sea to sea, and from the River to
the ends of the earth.' "As for you also,
because of the blood of your covenant {Christ}, I
will set your prisoners free from the waterless
pit {Jesus has done this}. Return to the
stronghold, you prisoners of hope. Even today
I declare that I will restore double to you.
For I have bent Judah, My bow,
fitted the bow with Ephraim, and RAISED
UP YOUR SONS, O ZION, against your sons, O
Greece, and made you like the sword of a mighty
man." Then the LORD will be seen over them, and
His arrow will go forth like lightning.
The Lord GOD will blow the trumpet, and go
with whirlwinds from the south. The LORD
of hosts will defend them; they shall devour and
subdue with clingstones. They shall drink and roar
as if with wine; they shall be filled with blood
like basins, like the corners of the altar. The
LORD their God will save them in that day, as
the flock of His people. for they shall be like
the jewels of a crown, lifted like a banner over
His land — For how great is its goodness
and how great its beauty! Grain shall make the
young men thrive, and new wine the young women.
{also read: John 12:12-15} [Zech 10:12] Ask the LORD for rain in the
time of the latter rain. The LORD will
make flashing clouds; He will give them
showers of rain, grass in the field for everyone.
For the idols speak delusion; The diviners
envision lies, and tell false dreams; they comfort
in vain. Therefore the people wend their way
like sheep; they are in trouble because there is
no shepherd. My anger is kindled against
the shepherds, and I will punish the goatherds.
FOR THE LORD OF HOSTS WILL VISIT HIS FLOCK,
THE HOUSE OF JUDAH, AND WILL MAKE THEM AS
HIS ROYAL HORSE IN THE BATTLE. FROM HIM COMES
THE CORNERSTONE {Christ}, FROM HIM THE TENT
PEG, FROM HIM THE BATTLE BOW {no arrows},
FROM HIM EVERY RULER TOGETHER. THEY SHALL
BE LIKE MIGHTY MEN, WHO TREAD DOWN THEIR ENEMIES
IN THE MIRE OF THE STREETS IN THE BATTLE. THEY
SHALL FIGHT BECAUSE THE LORD IS WITH THEM, AND
THE RIDERS ON HORSES SHALL BE PUT TO SHAME.
"I WILL STRENGTHEN THE HOUSE OF JUDAH,
AND I WILL SAVE THE HOUSE OF JOSEPH. I WILL
BRING THEM BACK, BECAUSE I HAVE MERCY ON THEM.
THEY SHALL BE AS THOUGH I HAD NOT CAST THEM ASIDE;
FOR I AM THE LORD THEIR GOD, AND I WILL HEAR THEM.
THOSE OF EPHRAIM SHALL BE LIKE A MIGHTY
MAN, AND THEIR HEART SHALL REJOICE AS IF WITH WINE.
Yes, their children shall see it and be glad;
their heart shall rejoice in the LORD. I will
whistle for them and gather them, For I will
redeem them; and they shall increase as they once
increased. I will sow them among the peoples, and
they shall remember Me in far countries;
they shall live, together with their children, and
they shall return. I will also bring
them back from the land of (*)Egypt, and
gather them from Assyria. I will bring them
into the land of Gilead and Lebanon, until no more
room is found for them. He shall pass through the
sea with affliction, and strike the waves of the
sea: all the depths of the River shall dry up.
Then the pride of Assyria shall be brought down,
and (*)the scepter of Egypt shall depart.
(*) Please read, "1997, Egypt Will Push The World Into The Deep (Vision)", Chris Williams. Notice it is the "world" and not the earth that is "pushed into the deep" If you would like a copy please contact me at chris.williams.ministry@gmail.com Above, in Galatians 4:21-31, Paul told us, "Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and corresponds to Jerusalem which now is {old; physical}, and is in bondage with her children — 26 BUT THE {new} JERUSALEM ABOVE IS FREE, WHICH IS THE MOTHER OF US ALL". Because Paul included the then saved in Christ as part of the new Jerusalem, I am sure that Jesus is showing us the old physical Jerusalem in this Vision. Remember, I saw it in disrepair, dusty and dirty. We read/see that it is empty; and perhaps has been emptied by Him. We did not see the raised dead enter into this Jerusalem; and are safe in assuming they rose into New Jerusalem saved, Spirit filled Beings. Unlike in Matthew 27:52-53, we do not see these risen dead enter into the "city", old Jerusalem. Instead we see Jesus standing/sitting in old Jerusalem by Himself on His white horse - as a conqueror. At the time this Vision takes place, Jesus is on earth to save, and/or baptize, and/or raise the Jews/Israelites, and perhaps all (?). I say this because, we read above, "blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in. And so ALL Israel will be saved, as it is written: "The Deliverer will come out of Zion {Jerusalem}, and He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob {Israel}; for this is My covenant with them, when I take away their sins {Christ is this covenant}." Again, we also read that on February 18 and July 11, 2007, God said, "the time of the fullness of the Gentiles is complete, or fulfilled." At that time, He referenced Romans 11:16-25. During our daily communion, on August 8, 2007, Jesus also said, "This morning the wild olive tree has been grafted back in", and He referenced Romans 11:16-24 again. Again, I would be so blessed if you send me God’s Word/Vison/Prophecy if and when you hear more. (5) {This Vision showed} "Jesus rode His white horse through the {eastern} gate by Himself": [Hos 3:4-5] For the children of Israel shall abide many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, without ephod or teraphim. Afterward the children of Israel shall return and seek the LORD {Yahweh/Jehovah; Eternal Self Existent} their God and David {Christ} their king. They shall fear the LORD and His goodness in the latter days. NKJV JESUS CHRIST RIDES / WILL RIDE A WHITE HORSE: [Revelation 6:2] And I looked, and behold, a white horse. He who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer. [Revelation 19:11] Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war. NKJV
(6) "{Jesus} stopped in the middle of Jerusalem": As (6a)Jesus stopped in the middle, or center, of Jerusalem, I heard Him remind me that He and His Father are the finished Temple in the New Jerusalem {the Spirit; our Mother} – that drops down from Heaven. "But I saw no temple in it,
for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its
temple. The city {new Jerusalem} had no need
of the sun or of the moon to shine in it, for
the glory of God illuminated it. The Lamb is
its light. And the nations of those who are
saved shall walk in its light, and the
kings of the earth bring their glory and honor
into it. Its gates shall not be shut at all by
day (there shall be no night there) <Ezek
44:1-2, above>. And they shall bring the glory and
the honor of the nations into it." Remember, we were taught by Paul, in Galatians 5, that new "Jerusalem above is free, which IS THE MOTHER OF US ALL." The following study/information was copied from askelm.com/temple/t001211.htm. I thank them for confirming God’s words to me with regards to His Temple, Himself, being located in the center of New Jerusalem. "New Evidence for the Site of the Temple in Jerusalem (December 12, 2000)... The Temple Was Situated in the Center of Early Jerusalem on the Southeast Ridge {according to the original Pattern God gave Moses} "... There is another simple
way of showing the location of the original
Temples. Josephus said that the "Lower City"
which was once the site of the elevated Citadel
(called the Akra or the City of David) was on a
ridge shaped like a crescent moon. [17] That is,
when one observed this ridge from the Mount of
Olives, it appeared "crescent-shaped" in a north
to south view and its "horns" pointed toward the
Kidron Valley. The northern "horn" would have
been near the present southern wall of the Haram
esh-Sharif and the southern "horn" just north of
the confluence of the Valley of Hinnom. The
exact center of this "crescent-shaped" ridge
would have been at the Ophel Mound directly over
the Gihon Spring. Remarkably, we have an
eyewitness account by Hecateus of Abdera written
near the time of Alexander the Great that
informs us that the Temple was located
"nearly in the center of the city." [18]
Coupled with this observation, we have other
eyewitnesses in the Holy Scriptures telling us
the same thing. Note, for example, Psalm
116:18,19 where it plainly states the Temple
was located in the center of Jerusalem...
"I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people, in the courts of the Lord’s house [within the Temple], in the midst [center] of thee, O Jerusalem." The Psalmist knew that the Temple (just like Hecateus of Abdera said) was located in the center of the City of Jerusalem. [In Hebrew, the English word rendered "midst" means "center" in geographical contexts and is so translated by several versions.] There are quite a number of texts within the Scriptures that reckon the Temple to be situated directly in the center of Jerusalem..." [Copied from askelm.com/temple/t001211.htm; referenced material: [17] War V.4,1. The "crescent shape" can easily be seen on a map. It looked like a theater style configuration and the horns of the crescent were directed toward the spur ridge that was a part of the southern Mount of Olives. [18] Hecateus of Abdera, see Josephus Contra Apion I.22. [19] Ezekiel 37:26 & 28; also Ezekiel 48:10,15,21 (the Catholic New American Version correctly translates the Hebrew word as "center"); also see Zechariah 2:4,5; 8:3,8. These verses in context show that the biblical peoples knew that the Temple itself was positioned in the center of Jerusalem (in the center of "the crescent-shaped" City of Jerusalem) that was confined at that period solely in the southeast ridge.]" (6a) Jesus stopped in the
middle, or center, of Jerusalem: Please read the following excerpt, from a former vision: "February 11, 2007 - "Repetitive Vision With Jesus & Chris Walking" (Vision)". "Today, February 11, 2007, while in one of the four repetitive visions, I came up the path and I reached the top of the hill, or mount. Our Father {not Jesus} said, "What do you see?" I saw, quickly, a golden Temple or building in the Heavenly Kingdom. It was covered with a brilliant yellow golden light all around it, which made the details very difficult to see. The building was huge due to the many wings, or building extensions. [NOTE: On February 24, 2007, God told me that the huge building, or Temple, I had seen was actually the holy city, New Jerusalem. I have updated the balance of these visions to reflect this. This is why the Temple/building was so large in stature. Originally I had trouble seeing any of the details because the light was so bright around it. The object itself was light.] I then saw, perceived, that the golden light and God’s city became one in the shape of a huge golden ring. The golden light and New Jerusalem {Christ’s Bride/Wife} became this ring as I stared at the city; God said, "It is the Wedding Ring". The tree, that had previously been to my left {and then right and vise versa} on the path that Jesus and I walked together, appeared in the center of the ring as I stared at the city. The ring was as large as the city had been. Jesus was no longer by my side, and I heard a voice say, "Tree of Life. The "tree" that once stood beside the path Jesus and I walked on, now stood in the middle of the "Wedding Ring", New Jerusalem, Christ’s Wife and Bride. God said the "tree" was/is the "Tree of Life", Christ Jesus. The Tree Of Life, Christ Jesus, positioned Himself in the middle of the Wedding Ring, which was originally the city, New Jerusalem. It was at this point, that God told me that the Temple I had seen at first, was actually in the CITY; and the city I saw was New Jerusalem. In essence, God is showing us that Christ Jesus, who is the eternal Tree of Life, Temple, His Body, has now positioned Himself within the covenant "Wedding Ring", New Jerusalem, His Bride/Wife, and Church. We see that in this Vision, the Temple, Christ's Body membership, is completed; and Christ is present as Himself, the eternal Tree of Life. We are gazing at God's Kingdom <Lk 17:21>. [NOTE: Did you notice, above, that New Jerusalem, Christ’s Bride/Wife/Church has embodied/embraced/encircled Christ, even though Christ "positioned Himself" in the middle of Her, the Wedding Ring"?... (Not included here - The original vision goes on to show/explain why this is so important.)
[End Of Vision With Interpretation] "Unlimited permission to copy and post or reprint without altering text or profiteering is hereby granted subject to proper credits and inclusion of this Author’s name,Chris Williams; and email address: chris.williams.ministry@gmail.com "
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